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Sale-a-bration Just Kiddin’ DSP

Today’s focus is on Sale-a-bration’s Just Kiddin’ DSP which is free with a £45 order, but how do you use it it you don’t have the stamp set, or dies or embellishments from the suite? So here are a few ideas as to what you can use. Fussy cut images from DSP I simply cut […]

pretty peacock botanical -leaves lifetimeLove

Botanical Layers – Lifetime of Love bundle

Botanical Layers with Lifetime of Love Bundle “thank you” card. There’s only a week left when Sale-a-bration ends. You can find the second release Sale-a-bration items in the More to Sale-a-brate flyer which you can view HERE. Lifetime of Love Dies Some of the Lifetime of Love floral dies not only fit the stamped images, […]

Bubble Bath card with Everyday Details bundle

Any occasion card with Everyday Details

Any occasion card with Everyday Details bundle and Sale-a-bration’s 2nd release product called Delightfully Eclectic 12″x12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) DSP. You can earn the DSP free with a £45 order. Eek! There’s less than 2 weeks when Sale-a-bration draws to a close. Earn Delightfully Eclectic DSP during Sale-a-bration This bumper pack of Delightfully Eclectic […]

Mother's Day Thoughtful Expressions & Stippled Roses

Thoughtful Expressions for Mother’s Day

Thoughtful Expressions for Mother’s Day using Sale-a-bration’s 2023 New Core Colours Stampin’ Write Markers which is FREE with a £90 order. The Thoughtful Expressions Stamps & Dies are part of the Poetic Expressions Suite Collection. I love the dies which can turn a simple card into something more special – and who is more deserving […]

Collage painted lav Mum

Mother’s Day card with Painted Lavender

Mother’s Day card with Painted Lavender. I also used the Perennial Postage bundle. Both these bundles are from the Perennial Lavender suite in the January-April 2024 mini on pages 22-25. The Painted Lavender stamp set only contains images and all the sentiments are in the Perennial Postage stamp set. By getting both you will qualify […]

bee my valentine card

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve often wondered how Valentine’s Day came to be celebrated. For decades, I thought it had a romantic connotation. Here’s a little factoid. Apparently Valentine’s Day did not come to be celebrated as a day of romance until circa 14th century. There have been several Christian martyrs named Valentine. However, the day […]

azure afternoon alcohol painting technique on vellum with Lifetime of love bundle

Ways with Vellum – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop

Ways with Vellum – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop theme for February 2024. For this month’s Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop, I’m going to create paint effects with Stampin’ Up! re-inkers and isopropyl alcohol on vellum card stock. Do you remember the gorgeous papers called Expressions in Ink 12″x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) DSP […]

valentine card with Natures Sweetness and Love for you

Valentine card with Nature’s Sweetness

I wanted to create a masculine Valentine card with Nature’s Sweetness specialty DSP. It coordinates with the Notes of Nature bundle which is part of the Nature’s Sweetness Suite Collection on pages 40-43 of the January-April 2024 mini. For the embellishments, the Opaque faceted gems from Sale-a-bration is ideal because it coordinates with Nature’s Sweetness […]