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 […]

zany zebras rainbow plus sneak peek

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

White embossed card Stampin Up

Forever Greenery with Tasteful Touches

Goodness me, Sunday again? The wonderful thing about a pre-order is that Stampin’ Up! helps focus your mind on what they predict will be a popular item. I love that the Suites they choose also coordinates with each other. I’ve mixed and matched the stamp set Tasteful Touches with the gorgeous embossing folders from the […]

Embossed Father's Day Card

A Good Man with something new

Eek! I suddenly realised that Father’s Day in the UK is on 21st June! I had to reshuffle all my posts and create 2 new videos for masculine cards this week! Do you remember “A Good Man” stamp set from last year? It hasn’t dated and I dug it out with a refresh! I partially […]

punch art medical person

SHARE SUNSHINE PDF – COVID 19 GIVEBACK

A bit late to the party as Stampin’ Up!’s COVID 19 – Giveback campaign began on 28 April, the day we received news that a member of our family had passed away. My apologies but everything was put on the back burner for a while. Share Sunshine is a digital stamp set which is downloadable […]