Birthday card Hippo happiness

Hippo Happiness and friends

There are lots of little stamps in this Hippo Happiness bundle to make cute cards. What drew me to this set were the coordinating dies! I love it! There are 3 sets of stitched label dies in addition to the cut outs for the animals and butterfly and all the little extras. It included a […]

collage-Four-Season-Floral

Four Season Floral Cards

Lets start with a set of Four Season Floral cards. As with any hobby, there has to be a beginning before you become a dab hand at it! What better time to do it when there are Bonus Coupon Codes to be earned for every £45 spend, or multiples thereof in July! Take for example […]

No line water color prized peony

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 mechanism

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

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 […]

Clean and Simple card Stampin Up In Good Taste by Elaine Harding

In Good Taste Suite

Happy Sunday! At time of writing, lock down was gently easing. We were allowed a little more freedom. However social distancing was still the buzz word, and we could interact with friends/family in outdoor spaces. So there is reason to be happy! This card celebrates the people we love from the In Good Taste Suite […]

Stampin up field of Flowers card by Elaine Harding

Field of Flowers Bundle – Tasteful Labels

Hi there – you might be wondering what’s so special about this bundle. I must admit, I did wonder why this was included in our pre-order. It’s all because of the Confetti Flowers Border Punch! You’ll find it on page 117 of the 2020-21 Annual Catalogue. If you follow me on my YouTube channel I […]

Celebrate Sunflowers vellum card

Celebrate Sunflowers with vellum

I never thought I would say this, especially since lock down in March, the days seemed to drag. Now that public houses and non-essential shops are allowed to trade once more I pray that caution at some social distancing and vigilance with hand washing will still prevail. We’re certainly not out of the woods yet. […]