Fun fold – sneak peek. There is a new nest of square dies coming soon. Just like the Spotlight on Nature dies where the nest of circle dies have different borders, this new nest of square dies also has 4 each of 3 border patterns too. Sneak peek time! They are part of the Tile […]
Altered Paper Pumpkin – Hooray for Birthdays
Altered Paper Pumpkin – Hooray for Birthdays. This is the July kit, but unfortunately it had been delayed and I didn’t received it till Saturday 8 August! Better late than never, they say so it was a race to get it done! Grab a cuppa – lots of card alternates and how to cut up […]
Simply stamped card – Sweetly Sentimental
Simply stamped card – Sweetly Sentimental. I’d bought the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil bundle, so it had an accompanying stamp set as well, but I wanted to show the value of having the stamp set even if you have not yet invested in the Stampin’ Hot Foil System or are still thinking about how useful […]
Product of the month – Glow of Harvest
Product of the month – Glow of Harvest. The Glow of Harvest 12″x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Papers is an exclusive Product of the Month for August. Subject to a qualifying order excluding coupons/rewards/shipping/handling of £70, you can purchase it for a mere £5.00! These papers have a gentle shimmer and […]
Two-step stamping – Shimmering Scenes
Two-step stamping – Shimmering Scenes. Happy Sunday everyone! Today’s offering is a landscape card and a sneak peek at some dies which will be coming in the September-December 2026 catalogue! Sorry to say, I can’t get my head around “Christmas in July” even after 18 years with Stampin’ Up! I just received the two-step stamping […]
Easy quick anniversary card – Sunset Coast
Easy quick anniversary card – Sunset Coast. The Sunset Coast is a Two-step stampin’ set where you layer two or more images to create one final image. You can find it in the March-August 2026 catalogue and is part of the Scenic Coast Suite collection on pages 26-27. Sunset Coast Bundle This Sunset Coast bundle […]
Hot Foil technique 2 – Anniversary card
Hot foil technique 2 – Anniversary card. Craft an elegant anniversary card with the Sweetly Sentimental bundle which has a hot foiling die to create several shimmering metallic sentiments and versatile greetings for different occasions. If you’ve never hot foiled before, there is an instructional video at the end of this post. For this card, […]
Hot Foil technique 1 – Garden Silhouette
Hot foil technique 1 – Garden Silhouette. Naturally I’ve been exploring other ways to use the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil die. Did you know you can dry emboss with the hot foil die? First I’ll show you the card I made. You can hot foil the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die on a 6 ¼” […]