As I couldn’t decide which Mother’s Day Card I preferred to publish – I’m publishing both! I was trying to think outside the box. I hope you like the end result because personally, I’m not entirely sure about this one. It’s out of my comfort zone, but it was fun challenging myself to use the […]
Author Archives: Elaine Harding
Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts – Stamp surgery!
Have you ever been brave enough to chop up your red rubber stamps? It’s pretty liberating if you have the courage to do it. Just make sure the scissors doesn’t go anywhere where it shouldn’t, so make sure you have your glasses on if you need them to take the guess work out! Yep! you […]
Setting up Stamparatus – A Mother’s Flair
Much excitement as those who ordered their Stamparatus last November will be receiving theirs imminently ahead of next year’s Annual Catalogue in June 2018! If you ordered yours in December, you should be receiving yours later in March/April in the order that your order has been received by Stampin’ Up! Remember to complete transaction by […]
A Good Day
Hello there! This was another card I designed for our January team meeting using the Sale-A-Bration Tutti Frutti cards and envelops. What a coincidence this card is about the weather as UK is currently “snowed” under! “The Beast from the East” as it’s been nicknamed has played havoc with our transport infra structure. It warms […]
Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts
Mothering Sunday is just round the corner, so my thoughts have turned to creating cards that celebrate our mothers past and present. This set can be adapted to suit any occasion, but is really sweet as a “Mother’s Day Card”. We love the new-ish Spring/Summer catalogue, but there are some lovely things in the Annual […]
Multiple Die Cutting – Stamparatus & Picnic with You
Wouldn’t it be cool to have a way to stamp and die cut a gazillion tiny elements to make up this picnic basket ? I’m waiting with bated breath for news as to when the Stamparatus will be delivered for those of you who managed to place an order for this AMAZING tool in the […]
Forgotten gem – Mini Treat Bag Thinlits
I’ve forgotten about the mini treat bag dies and had so much fun re-acquainting myself with them! Just as well the Springtime Foils were a freebie from the 2nd Sale-A-Bration release! The foiled DSP are quite heavyweight and great for making boxes – and treat bags, of course! They are single sided, so when cutting […]
New type of stamp Dist-INK-tive Heartfelt Blooms
Heartfelt Blooms – an exciting new type of stamp called a Dist-INK-tive stamp. The science of manufacturing rubber stamps is amazing. These days you can just take a photo and transform it into a red rubber stamp which looks like a photo! Stampin’ Up! calls stamps like these which have different opacities Dist-INK-tive stamps – […]