christmas and technique cards for Tech4Stampers blog hop

Christmas/technique cards for Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop

Sale-a-bration is the theme for September’s Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. Thanks to the lovely Sara Sayers for setting the theme. As Sale-a-bration gallops toward the end in two weeks time, I selected the Be Dazzled papers which you can get free with a £45 purchase, and another using the Summer Shadow dies which is […]

fancy fold card with counting sheep

Fancy Fold Card with Counting Sheep

Today I have a Fancy Fold card with Counting Sheep stamps and also the Sheep Dies. We’re half way through Sale-a-bration, so I thought I’d better feature these asap. The Counting Sheep stamp set is free subject to a qualifying purchase of £45 before shipping. The Sheep Dies are also a free item with a […]

DIY background card with Textures & Frames and gorgeous leaves bundle

DIY background card with Textures & Frames

Hello and welcome to this Sunday’s DIY background card with Textures & Frames from the Sale-a-bration brochure. I hope you’re well and enjoying the summer break. Do you procrastinate when there are jobs you don’t quite know how or where to start? For ages, I’d been putting off playing with Sale-a-bration’s Textures & Frames stamp […]

clean simple card with Welcoming Woods

Clean Simple card with Welcoming Woods

I love this clean simple card with Welcoming Woods. They look like the trunks of Silver Birch trees. I’m no Arborist, so if anyone knows what these are, leave me a comment and enlighten me! Free Sale-a-bration papers There’s a pack of Peaceful Prints 12″x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper which is […]

floral thank you card with Delicate Dahlias

Thank you card with Delicate Dahlias

I have a thank you card with Delicate Dahlias to share with you today. I got the Delicate Dahlias stamp set free with a qualifying purchase during Sale-a-bration. This stamp set is a two-step stamping one, so there is a linear image, followed by a “filler”. This means you don’t need to colour it with […]

vellum embossed card with shaded summer

Vellum embossed card with Shaded Summer

It’s Sunday again and this time I have a vellum embossed card with the Shaded Summer stamp set. Did you know you can emboss on vellum? When you emboss with vellum, it turns white as the embossed impression is made. The new Merry Melody 3D embossing folder can be found on page 42 of the […]

diorama card with Feels like Home sale-a-bration sneak peek

Diorama card Sneak peek

Hello and welcome to this Sunday’s post on a Diorama card sneak peek. I used a stamp set called “Feels like Home” and it’s free subject to a qualifying purchase of £45 before shipping. For Stampin’ Up! addicts, you will be familiar with Sale-a-bration. For a limited time, during “Sale-a-bration” any order of £45 or […]

birthday in a box art gallery

Birthday in a box

Happy Sunday! It is such a worry when one’s other half has been diagnosed with a serious illness. Worst still, if the surgery takes place on your birthday! I wanted to surprise my friend with something special to help alleviate such a traumatic day. Julie Kettlewell was a guest on the UK demonstrator FB group […]