Halloween Little Treats 3D bag

Little Treats for Halloween

I have the cutest little treat box in Week 2 of my Six Week Countdown to Halloween Series. One of the first projects I created with this bundle was a sneak peek project just before the August-December 2020 Mini launched. I had “pimped” the box and cut off one of the tabs to hold a […]

Stampin cut & emboss machine

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine is now available to the world! I’ve road tested it myself and it really cuts well and also embosses like a dream! If you’re looking to replace an old die cutting machine, look no further. I can recommend this one whole heartedly! What’s even more exciting […]

Sneak Peek christmas Gnomes

Sneak Peek – Christmas Gnomes

Hi there! How are you? Hope you’re doing well as lock down eases in UK and I hope you’re all following Government guidelines to stay safe. Yes, Christmas Gnomes! I’m not usually a fan of garden gnomes. When I saw these, it tugged at my heart strings and I just had to have it! The […]

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 […]

Pampered Pets Pop Twist mechanism

Pampered Pets – Pop Twist card

Sometimes it’s good to revisit techniques. This fun fold was all the rage about 3 years ago. The stamp set I chose is just perfect for this type of card. The patterned papers in the Playful Pets suite on page 40 to 42 have the most adorable artist’s impressions of cats and dogs. It may […]

Sympathy card Woven Heirlooms

Woven Heirlooms

Sadly in all families we have to endure the loss of a loved one and my sister-in-law rang to convey her sympathies. During our chat, it transpired that the lock down had prevented her from re-stocking or purchasing much needed cards for various occasions. It then occurred to me that as a crafter and Stampin’ […]

Welcome to….Stamp with Elaine’s new home!

I am so excited!!! A huge THANK YOU to the lovely Louise Sims for creating my new brand and website in WordPress! I finally made the transition after years of procrastinating and am now trying to get to grips with how it works! She sorted out all the gremlins I had with blogger, and created […]