Gather Together embossing paste card

Gather Together – Returning Fave

The “Gather Together” stamp set and dies first made its appearance in last year’s Autumn catalogue. Long story short, I gave myself a heart attack and thought I’d gotten rid of it! Imagine my relief when I found it again! Shimmer Paints Do you remember the shimmer paints? The dies from “Gathered Leaves” die set […]

Whale done fancy fold

Whale Done – fancy fold

Hello! Happy Sunday! I thought I’d share a fun fold card using a stamp set called “Whale Done” which has a coordinating punch. It also has a gorgeous Seabed 3D embossing folder and it’s ideal for creating a lovely ocean scene! The closest I can get to an ocean is through my imagination. A reminder […]

Coming Home and Forever Fern

Coming Home Forever Fern

Coming Home is a stamp set which is entirely imagery, so I paired it with Forever Fern. The former is a photopolymer stamp set which was chosen by Stampin’ Up! as a “Making a Difference” stamp set. This means that whenever a Coming Home stamp set is sold, GBP 2.50 will be donated to charities […]

Have a Hoot general card

A family of Owls

Did the title make you sit up? I’m sorry, they’re not real owls, although they are amongst my favourite creatures. This is another example of using the clearly Christmas themed stamp set into something that’s more generic. Inside the card, you can add whatever sentiment you wish. I’ve left it blank, so it may even […]

Zany Zebras and Camouflage

Zany Zebras and Camouflage

Happy Bank Holiday weekend! Where’s the time going? I can’t believe I’m penning this for yet another Sunday! My week is just flying by too fast! Is it for you? I thought I’d give the background stamps a little bit of love. Did you spot this Camouflage stamp in the Annual Catalogue on page 138? […]

Life is beautiful - seasons cards

Life is Beautiful – Seasons

Trees…..or “A” tree is an image you can build on, whether it’s for Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter. Is it a tree of life in all its guises for the four seasons? I found it in the “Life is Beautiful” photopolymer stamp set. It’s a “Dist-ink-tive stamp set so it incorporates light, shade and depth […]

Nothing Better than 40 birthday card

Nothing’s Better Than 40!

My baby turns 40 this year – my, oh my – doesn’t it make me feel positively ANCIENT! This stamp set wasn’t on my radar at all. However, given that my daughter loves a cocktail or two, and not to mention chocolate, I thought….why not? With lockdown, we haven’t seen any family since Christmas. Lockdown […]

Everything Essential punch card

Everything Essential punch card

Do you sometimes suffer a creative block? Fear not, as the Catalogue is the greatest source of inspiration! My card is a variation on a theme. The sample Stampin’ Up! created for the Everything Essential Bundle on page 61 was the floral image in the bottom right corner. They have stamped some of the tags […]