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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Birds and Branches Bundle

Birds & Branches Bundle

Having shielded up until 30 June, I am looking forward to being able to explore further afield! Open fields, hearing bird song and communing with nature beckons and I can’t wait! The thought of “freedom” inspired this card. The stamps are photo- polymer. They are clear so you can see exactly where you’re stamping. To […]

Teeny One Sheet Wonder

Teeny One Sheet Wonder – Flowers for Every Season

I did it !!! Four unique cards made from one sheet of 6 x 6 DSP ! Yesterday I published a cutting guide on a one sheet wonder over on my Facebook page. It was certainly a challenge because I didn’t like the reverse side of the paper! I solved the problem by introducing mat […]

Centre step card Stampin Up Outdoor Barbecue

Outdoor Barbecue – Centre Step Fold card

With the warmer weather approaching, our thoughts turn to barbecues! The supermarkets are filled with marinaded barbecue meat and fresh salads and it means I get a day off from cooking! I don’t know if it’s true of your household, but it seems to be a “man” thing to get the barbecue going so I […]

Clean and Simple Card Stampin Up Witty-cisms by Elaine Harding

Witty-cisms – Looking Sharp

What do you do with a Saguaro cactus? They’re prickly and not exactly pretty looking plants. They grow in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona where we saw them up close and personal and only then did I appreciate that these tree like cacti can grow up to 40 ft in height, or more and are […]