A star for my Star! It’s brilliant news – my downline has just become a Stampin’ Up! Mummy! I’m thrilled for her and wanted to congratulate her for achieving this with this card. She is an extremely talented crafter and very experienced, often having to come up with original designs as she works freelance as […]
Simply Said, A Little Bit of Happiness, Sanded
I’ve just become a Stampin’ Up! granny thanks to the efforts of my lovely downline, (you know who you are), and I made this card to welcome the latest addition to our little SU family. This is 8″ x 4″ Whisper White card folded in half. I used the Sanded background stamp in Ruby Red, […]
Neighbourhood, All in the Family, Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories, Ovals All
I made this card for a friend who shares my passion for all things Stampin’ Up!, an SU sister who has moved to pastures new. This is a stair step card 10.5″ x 5″ scored at 1.25″, 2.5″, 4.25″, 6″ and 8.25″. I stamped my images in Black Stazon on Confetti White as there was […]
Inspiring Inkin Challenge #6 Christmas in July
I struggled with this one as we were not allowed to use the traditional red or green for a christmas card. In the end I chose a night scene using Lovely as a Tree, Winter Post and Best Yet stamp sets. I used a masking technique for the moon and skaters and left the foreground […]
Nursery Necessities, Hidden Message Card
This is a variation on a theme. It looks nondescript from the outside, doesn’t it? The card base is Close to Cocoa, scraps of Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa and Whisper White to mat with. I used the Nursery Necessity stamp set and photos cut precisely to match grid. It’s at times like […]
Technique Club – Grid/Faux tile in a Hidden Message card
For Technique Club this month we made a hidden message card, a fun project to do and definitely with a WOW factor! The ladies worked extremely hard and learnt how to do this Grid Technique using a Scor-It tool and applying it to the hidden message card (butterfly image from Garden Whimsy). They also did […]
June & July Promotion
This has been pinned to top of post as it runs until the end of July. Scroll down for blog updates. Stampin’ Up! will give you a FREE background stamp worth £14.95 if you host a £250 workshop during June or July! There are 7 styles to choose from on Page 56 of the Idea […]
Pocket Silhouette
I had to set a challenge for a friend’s Club night last Thursday – a sketch challenge and this is the card I made from the sketch. It’s a really simple z-fold card. I used some retired scraps, stamped flowers from Pocket Silhouettes (one of my favourite sets) first in More Mustard, then in Old […]