I always have to pay a premium for candy corn every year – because when I plan and film my projects ahead of Halloween, I cannot source them locally in the shops. Consequently I weigh and repackage them into Stampin’ Up!’s handy 2″x 8″ cello bags (which are trimmed to fit a 4″ high pouch) […]
Author Archives: Elaine Harding
All The Good Things – Bonsai
Hello Everyone! Remember the Koi from All The Good Things stamp set I touched on Sunday before last? I thought I’d follow up with one of the Bonsai today. I am simply loving my Stamparatus, Stampin’ Up!’s own brand of stamp positioning tool. To stamp multi-colours on an image, it was standard practice to use […]
Christmas Countdown #4 of 12 – Alpine Adventure
I fell in love with the Alpine Adventure set, mainly because of the dies! I’m loving the concept of incorporating pairs of leaves on a single die which greatly reduces the amount of times you need to run it through the Big Shot to get 2 pairs of leaves! Another bonus is the new gold […]
Halloween Countdown #4 of 6 – Still Night
Hi there! This owl in the Still Night bundle was too pretty really to pass for a “Fright Night” owl, but I was determined I should give it a go and here is the result! I mixed old with new – using a staple “Itty Bitty Greetings” and “Artisan Textures” to set the scene. I […]
A Masculine Card
Happy Sunday peeps! Who ever would’ve thought the Still Night set could masquerade as a masculine birthday card! This was made lovingly for hubby’s birthday in September. Do you remember the check black and white, old olive papers we had in last year’s Autumn/Winter catalogue? I was sorry to see them go, but am SO […]
Christmas Countdown #3 of 12 – Beautiful Baubles
I wasn’t going to get this set, but I could see that the set of dies which coordinate with this set could save me card stock and time in my quest for a one layer card. Having been stung in previous years for using dimensionals on all my cards and rising postage costs, I am […]
Halloween Countdown #Wk 3 of 6 – Spooky Sweets
I bought a “Hamper” of Halloween sweets through Amazon as at time of creating and filming this project, Halloween had not quite made it into our shops. It was pot luck in the hamper, so my choice of sweets was limited. There were some roles of “Swizlels Parma Violets” wrapped in a 7g tube and […]
World Card Making Day Sale
Hiya – just a quickie today! Did you know that October 6th is World Card Making Day? To mark the day, Stampin’ Up! has a week long sale on selected items! There may be some stamp sets or kits you’ve hankered after, or you could save on basics like envelops or adhesives. The sale is from […]