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New Catalogue Highlights

Day 2 of the new catalogue featuring New Catalogue Highlights. What do you think of it so far? Today’s video is a quick tour of the highlights. I’ve made some samples of my personal favourites.  As usual it’s difficult to narrow it down. If you’re like me, you want it all! lol! I really tried […]

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Meant to Be – about to be UN-bundled!

Happy Sunday! I made this anniversary card for my hubby with the Meant to Be Bundle. This stamp set and dies have carried over to next year, but they will no longer be bundled with the Stitched Be Mine dies. So if you love it, make sure you get it before our current catalogues expire!  […]

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Happy Tails Mirror image!

Are you a feline fan or a canine one?    Growing up, my Mum used to have such a menagerie of creatures in suburbia.  We moved home so many times and each home had its own quirkiness or need. In one of our homes in the Far East, it was quite boggy at one end […]

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Butterfly Gala – One Sheet Wonder

Are you a frugal crafter?  Today’s project illustrates how you can make a little go a long way!  From just a 6″x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) sheet of paper, I had the potential to make 9 card layouts.  For this video I made a half dozen as it was a nice round number. I’ve […]

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Butterfly Gala Sneak Peek

Butterfly Gala Sneak Peek. Happy Boxing Day – Did you have a good Christmas?  If you have a moment to yourself and happen to be surfing, here’s a sneak peek of something new in our Spring/Summer Catalogue which will go live on 3 January 2019!!! If you have shopped with me this year, a copy […]

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A Masculine Card

Happy Sunday peeps! Who ever would’ve thought the Still Night set could masquerade as a masculine birthday card!  This was made lovingly for hubby’s birthday in September.   Do you remember the check black and white, old olive papers we had in last year’s Autumn/Winter catalogue?  I was sorry to see them go, but am SO […]

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Stamparatus Wreath Stamping Tutorial

Where else can you get such fabulous precision stamping on a wreath than with Stampin’ Up!’s fabulous new stamp positioning tool!  Having two stamping plates which you can use on both sides gives you 4 work surfaces, eliminating the need to keep swapping your stamps around – perfect!  We may have come late to the […]

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Where’s my Mojo gone?

I had a lovely break albeit a short one, but downing tools meant I lost my Mojo and I’m finding it hard to  get back into the swing of things. Take for example this creation – believe you me I’ve had several attempts, and the whole card has been a catalogue of failures but I’m […]