Helloo! Do you love the new catalogue? It’s always lovely to have new toys – by that I mean each new catalogue launch! With Stampin’ Up!’s new catalogue release program, the “mini” is not so much a mini, but a mini “tome”! From cover to cover, the August-December 2020 Mini is 83 pages big!!! It […]
Category Archives: Card making, Fun Folds, technique
So Much Happy Card
Hello there! I hope you’ve had a good week. What do you think of the new August-December 2020 mini? In Stampin’ Up!’s new catalogue release program, the January-June 2021 mini and the July-December 2021 mini as it will now be called, has a longer sales period. Both these catalogues will carry more products whereas the […]
Ornamental Envelopes and dies
The new Autumn-Winter 2020 mini is a Day old! The introduction of Stampin’ Up!’s new catalogue program, the new August-December 2020 Mini which has a longer lead in time to Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I hope you approve the change! For those of you who like to plan ahead, this is good news! I am […]
Zany Zebras plus Sneak Peek!
Wouldn’t you call these cute Zebras zany when you see them? They are the cutest ever! I found it difficult to visualise them in any other colour than black stripes. It just went against the grain so instead, I put the colour in the background! It’s the best way to use up scraps. As I […]
Sneak Peek – Christmas Gnomes
Hi there! How are you? Hope you’re doing well as lock down eases in UK and I hope you’re all following Government guidelines to stay safe. Yes, Christmas Gnomes! I’m not usually a fan of garden gnomes. When I saw these, it tugged at my heart strings and I just had to have it! The […]
Technique – No line water colouring
At time of writing, I was still under “curfew” . We’re talking pre-30th June and UK is having a heat wave! To my dismay all the months of staying at home seemed futile because people flocked to the beaches in their hordes. People seem to have forgotten that although restrictions have been relaxed, COVID-19 is […]
Pampered Pets – Pop Twist card
Sometimes it’s good to revisit techniques. This fun fold was all the rage about 3 years ago. The stamp set I chose is just perfect for this type of card. The patterned papers in the Playful Pets suite on page 40 to 42 have the most adorable artist’s impressions of cats and dogs. It may […]
Playful Patterns Stamparatus rainbow
Give me an alphabet die set anytime – I love them! Even better is one that includes the numerals as well! Not only that, there are multiple dies for more popular letters! I show you two ways to use the Stamparatus for a technique called “hinge” stamping. The one with red and blue stripes is […]