Happy Father’s Day to the men in our lives both present and past. I’m posting this later than usual to give hubby a chance to see his card before it goes public! I couldn’t decide which stamp set to use. I liked the font from the Varied Vases set for “You are simply the best!” […]
Author Archives: Elaine Harding
Geared Up Garage – faux tearing technique
With the coordinating papers retiring from this set, I had to think of a way to make my own – and what better way than to revisit an age old technique I learnt 10 years ago! The Faux tearing technique – all you need is some copy paper torn up and with a sponge […]
Centre fold easel card – Come Sail Away Suite
Of all the nautical themed stamp sets Stampin’ Up! has produced, this has got to be one of my favourites! Although I don’t have much blue in my wardrobe, it’s still one of my favourite colours. Pair Night of Navy with Sahara Sand makes me happy! I love the cut and emboss dies that coordinate […]
Something whimsical!
Happy Sunday! The new catalogue is almost a week old (in the public eye) so now that you’ve had time to “digest” and mull over it, have you established your favourites? Today’s card is from a Host Set (which is only available as a Stampin’ Reward for a qualifying workshop order of £150 or more) […]
A Good Man meets Waterfront
Hi there! I’m capitalising on the fact that there’s only a week to go before Father’s Day, whether it’s your Dad, or significant other to tell them how much you appreciate them and this is a great excuse to use a brand new stamp set from the new Annual Catalogue called “A Good Man”! I […]
New Catalogue Highlights
Day 2 of the new catalogue featuring New Catalogue Highlights. What do you think of it so far? Today’s video is a quick tour of the highlights. I’ve made some samples of my personal favourites. As usual it’s difficult to narrow it down. If you’re like me, you want it all! lol! I really tried […]
Woo Hoo!!!! Launch Day
Happy new Catalogue Day! You’ve had several sneak peeks, and today is the day the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue goes live!!! This “tome” is lighter in weight but still packed with fun things for the avid crafter and Stampin’ Up! are introducing a new separate brochure just for Beginners for simple stamping to get them […]
Sneak Peek – Above the Clouds
Here’s a sneak peek at another stamp set called “Above the Clouds” which has a coordinating punch and can be purchased as a bundle to save 10%. My grandson turned 12 recently, and I made him this card. In fact there is another sneak peek of another stamp set called Delightful Day. Sometimes I tweak […]








