Stampin’ Up!’s Inaugural Convention in Bad Homburg

We’re back! Here’s a piccy of the European Office – not many opportunities to have the UK, German and French staff altogether plus VIPs from Head Office! Unfortunately, the lovely Paula Gory, our country manager, chose to duck her head just as I “clicked” the camera! So you have to look hard to see her […]

Convention swaps

These are some of the swaps I made for Convention. They were Whisper White 3″ x 6″ cardstock folded in half, a bite was taken out of the front of the card so that a 1 3/8″ Real Red circle could be adhered to the lower layer of card on dimensionals. When the card is […]

Inspiring Inkin Challenge #14

We had to draw inspiration for this fortnight’s challenge from the gorgeous chocolate cake above. I decided I would make my own too, but in paper so it’ not quite as yummy as the real thing! The other proviso was that we had to use glitter and I certainly have on my creation! I decided […]

Tree Trimmings

I used the large ornament from Tree Trimmings and stamped it 6 times, cut them out, stacked them and pierced a hole through all the layers, used a rhinestone brad to secure it and fanned it out so it looks like an snowflake. The matted layers had the corners nipped out with a quadrant of […]

Tree Trimmings, Autumn Days

Back to Tree Trimmings, another way to use the ornament. Loving the word window punch – was able to make the rim of the flower pot with it. Stamp: Tree Trimmings, Autumn Days, Sincere Salutations Inks: Always artichoke, Ruby Red, Versamark Papers: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Ruby Red Accessories: rhinestone brads, snips, eyelet border punch, […]

Autumn Days, Queue Up

Loving the pine cone and fir needles so made another sample using this. Punched out circle in centre of wreath , inked edges in Chocolate chip. Stamped partial image from the Hostess Level 3 set, Queue up and adhered straight on to Real Red card base. Raised wreath bit on dimensionals and adhered a Real […]

Autumn Days, Tree Trimmings

This is another variation on a theme – instead of circles, a rectangle mat, using a quadrant of the 1/2″ circle punch, nipped out the corners all round, stamped fir cones all round, matted on to Always Artichoke, stamped images several times, folded in half, adhered together for 3D look, attached gold cord to top […]

Tree Trimmings, Autumn Days Season of Joy

This is a 3D card I did for a workshop yesterday evening. Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Autumn Days, Season of Joy Inks: Real Red, Versamark, Stampin’ Write Markers – Old Olive and Chocolate Chip Papers: Glorious Green, Whisper White, Real Red Accessories: 5/8″ Real Red grosgrain, dimensionals, stampamajig, snips, silver elastic cord. Share this… Facebook Twitter […]