Convention wouldn’t be convention without swaps! This year, I did things a little differently. I went down the MDS route and once I’d designed the card, sent it off to Photobox to print 150 of these beauties. I was delighted with the results. It had a glossy finish and was true to Stampin’ Up! colours. […]
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Stampin’ Up! Convention 2013
As you read this, I will be attending Stampin’ Up!’s annual Convention in Manchester. UK is the host nation this year so I am thrilled that 3 of my team are attending with me this year! The format has been changed slightly as our numbers grow, and it is more of a Stampin’ Up! Expo […]
VIDEO – #16 WEDNESDAY’S WORKSHOP WOW – Gift Packaging Countdown Wk 8
Today’s video is all about packaging. Stampin’ Up! makes it so easy, particularly at this busy time of year. Take advantage of the 20% saving on the Tag a Bag Bundles – visit my online store and email me if I can be of help. Can you believe we are now on Week 8 already? […]
Kissing!
Ha ha! Did that get your attention? This was a technique I revisited last month, new to my card club ladies though. I cased this from our very own Annual Catalogue with some minor adjustments – page 62. My pearls have gone haywire from being packed in a box with other stuff. The stamp set […]
Festive Flurry & A Banner Christmas
I just loved working with the Soft Sky and Smoky Slate combo. Here I’ve made a polaroid frame using the square framelits and attached a window sheet to it. I experimented with heat & stick powder followed by dazzling diamonds which gave this subtle hue directly onto the window sheet and was delighted with […]
VIDEO – #15 WEDNESDAY’S WORKSHOP WOW – Countdown Wk 7 – Gift Bow Angel
For Week 7’s countdown to Christmas, here’s a christmas angel. I saw a picture of this lovely angel made with the Gift Bow Bigz L Die on Cindi Wilkinson’s blog here. It’s always nice to think of other ways to use the die other than for bows. Here’s my take on it. Enjoy! Let me […]
Calm Christmas
No MDS today, but I do have lots more cards I made for my preview event which I have yet to share. I used Soft Sky for the card base, Old Olive core-dinations card stock as a layer, sanded round the edges and white embossed the dove and greeting on Very Vanilla card stock then […]
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday is held on the 2nd Sunday in November closest to 11 November which was Armistice Day – the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 1100 hrs in 1918. It is held primarily to commemorate the contirbution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in […]