You’re in for a treat with my Crafting for the Weekend video this week. I am sharing some of the swaps I received while attending Stampin’ Up!’s Onstage Live Event in Amsterdam last week. You many have seen mine last week on my Facebook pages, but here is another look… and I also shared a video of how to make it here. This week, I wanted to share the… Read More »
We have just secured a new venue for our Summer Crafty Escape to the Country from Wiltshire Luxury Craft Retreats and if I do say so myself, you truly are in for a treat. You can read all the details in the flyer below but the nuts and bolts are…. When: Saturday June 10th 2017 (9am – 8pm) Where :Lydiard Park Conference Centre, Swindon Cost: Bronze package – £65 Goody bag… Read More »
So by the time this Crafting for the Weekend post goes live, Sale-a-bration will be over 🙁 but what a great promotion it was, and I do hope you managed to bag yourself some free items – there was such a fantastic selection! We are heading off to Amsterdam next week and will have first sight of the brand new annual catalogue which launches in June – cannot wait!! But… Read More »
Today’s Tuesday tip features a very quick and easy card but also a super tip on how to heat emboss with every colour of ink you own! All you need is versamark ink and clear embossing powder! It’s so simple! Watch this video and then head straight to your craft space to try it out Here is everything I used for the three different cards. Our fabulous Sale-a-bration promotion ends on… Read More »
Two blog posts in one day!!! Wonders will never cease! I didn’t get a chance to show you this yesterday and today is of course, the Stampin’ Creative blog hop day, so I just had to blog twice!! This week’s challenge at the Global Design Project was Fairground – but the images used in the title image teaser pictured below made me think more of circus with the Big Top… Read More »
Welcome to this month’s Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop where our theme is Last Chance for Sale-a-bration. You may have arrived from Louise at Stampin’ Delight and if so you are very welcome. You are currently visiting Eimear Carvill from Stamp in Colour, I am a Stampin’ Up demonstrator based in Wiltshire and am delighted you’ve stopped by this morning. I have a couple of very different cards to show you today,… Read More »
I decided this Tuesday to go back to basics and give you a series of tips to help you get perfectly stamped images exactly where you want them. One of the worst thing’s is when you create a paper crafting masterpiece and ruin it at the last minute with a crooked sentiment. I know we say ‘there are no mistakes in crating, just an opportunity for an embellishment’ but still,… Read More »
It was high time I got my creative juices flowing again with a challenge and over at the Global Design Project, they have a sketch challenge this week. I immediately had an idea in my head so went straight to work. Firstly, here is the sketch And here is what I came up with. I still have the Urban Underground suite on my brain after my Mini Craft Day at the… Read More »
Are your drawers bulging with all your embellishments or do you have an array of pots all over your desk? During the Christmas holidays, I decided to purge my craft room and found a much better storage solution for some of my supplies – it’s a really simple one and one that Stampin’ Up sells too – empty stamp cases!! So much easier to line them up on my shelves… Read More »
I’m back with my new series of videos to get you in the mood for Crafting this Weekend – this time we are using the gorgeous Sale-a-bration set Avant Garden to make a quick and easy birthday card. This set is free with a £45 purchase from now until the end of March when our Sale-a-bration promotion ends. So if you like this set, do man sure you get it… Read More »
I think there are two breeds of crafters – highly organised and meticulously tidy crafters and then those of us who work in organised chaos! You can the tell which category I fall into! However, I do love it when my workspace is clear of clutter and I can start a new project afresh. I don’t have one of those workspaces that people drool over on Pinterest. Though it’s large and… Read More »
This is my new series of blog posts to get you in the mood for crafting over the weekend. It may be a project you want to case or it may inspire you to try something similar yourself. This week, I wanted to show you how to use the Confetti Star Border Punch. It is a great addition to your punch collection and an all year round punch, perfect for… Read More »
I’m going to try and bring a tip every Tuesday, this may be a paper crafting technique, a storage solution or any other random tip I find along the way that I think you would find useful. Today, I want to highlight the features and benefits of the Stampin’ Trimmer. It is, by far, the best paper trimmer I have owned, and probably like most paper crafters, I have tried a few… Read More »
Good morning and welcome to this month’s Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop where our theme is Birthday Bonanza! You may have arrived from Pip at Queen Pip cards or this may well be your first stop, either way you very welcome to Stamp in Colour with me, Eimear Carvill. I am based just outside Swindon in Wiltshire and am delighted to showcase the Birthday Bright Project Kit for you this morning.… Read More »
My father and my hero, will celebrate his 90th Birthday next week. He is a total inspiration to me and always has been. We are having a small family gathering as he didn’t really want a big fuss, but I still wanted to create some special invitations so here they are all lined up … We had decided to go with the colour scheme of Black White and Gold.… Read More »
I am absolutely loving the Lift Me Up stamp set and its coordinating framelits – you may have seen my daughters birthday card recently – so I thought I would share it with you in a class. You do not have to physically attend the class in my craft studio, you can purchase the kit from me and create your cards in the comfort of your own home alongside a video… Read More »
I have neglected to join in on a challenge for quite a while now, so after seeing the latest challenge on the Global Design Project I decided it was time! This week we are CASE-ing the very talented Krista Frattin and here is her original card. It is my daughter’s ninth birthday tomorrow and ever since I spotted the sentiment in the Lift Me Up stamp set, I knew I wanted… Read More »
We have a brand new look for the 2017 Stampin’ Creative Blog hop and hope you enjoy hopping around us all this morning. You have arrived at Stamp in Colour with me, Eimear Carvill. I am a demonstrator based just outside Swindon, in Wiltshire. Our theme this month is Wildlife and as we are awaiting the arrival of a little baby boy in our family… pretty much any day now… I thought I… Read More »
I do love family birthdays but there is always a little part of me that is a bit sad that my boy is growing up! He just turned 7 and of course we had our usual family creative time where I helped his sisters to make him some birthday cards! I am particularly proud of my daughter’s card – all her own idea – based on the Mario brothers. The… Read More »
Just a quick post from me this evening to let you know our technological issues are all ironed out and the Stampin Up site together with my online shop is up and running with our BRAND NEW SPRING SUMMER CATALOGUE fully loaded!! It is packed with gorgeous new products which you are going to LOVE! Click on the image in the sidebar and load it onto your device so you… Read More »