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 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 »
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 »
Welcome to our last Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop of 2016. You may have arrived from the fabulous Pip Todman or this may well be your first stop, either way you are very welcome here with me, Eimear Carvill at Stamp In Colour. Our theme this month is, as the title suggests, Sneak Peeks, as our brand new Spring summer catalogue launches on January 4th so we are showcasing some of our soon-to-be available… Read More »
Hello and Welcome to this month’s Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop. You’re currently visiting Eimear from Stamp in Colour. You may have arrived from Mikaela or this may well be your first stop, either way you are very welcome indeed. As we are heading into the final Christmas preparation days, we thought we would give you some fun Christmas gift wrapping ideas this morning. I just love the Warmth and Cheer… Read More »
So it’s here… We are having a sale this week, and boy is it a good one?! Here is the list of products that are on offer… take note of the products with the asterisks as they are on offer while stocks last and may well sell out quickly. If you need a visual of what these products are, the catalogue links are on the side bar just to your… Read More »
Every month, I run a technique class. We make two or three cards that are more intricate than normal or use a particular technique. This month, I decoded to focus on another hidden gem in the Autumn Winter catalogue – the Seasonal Decorative Masks – and I showed my ladies, three different ways to use the masks Firstly using inks and sponges – here is the first card we made. Here’s how… Read More »
I have a great new offer to tell you about that starts today, November 1st. Not only do we have a brand new set of dies launching today, but we also have 25% off a selected number of stamp sets during the full month of November Here are the dies in action… As I mentioned earlier, we also have several stamp sets that will fit these shapes perfectly on offer… Read More »
Hello and a very warm welcome to this month’s Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop. You may have arrived from our Guest Hopper Heidi (thank you so much for joining us this month, Heidi) or this may well be your first stop, ether way you are very welcome. Our theme this months is Trees and Leaves and I did wonder for a while, would I go Autumnal, Winter or A-seasonal?! In the… Read More »
Pop-Up Panel cards are all the rage at the moment, so I had to have a go and make one myself. I found a tutorial from a German demonstrator for the construction of the card. I don’t speak a word of German – French, Spanish and Italian are my languages -but crafting is a universal language, isn’t it and her tutorial was easy enough to follow, you can find it here.… Read More »
Well what a weekend we just had! It was exhausting but exhilarating to organise a successful Crafty Escape Day for a group of wonderful crafty ladies here in Wiltshire. I thought I would share a little medley of photos from the day. We had a technique class in the morning – luckily noone had too late a night or too early a start as we had a full morning’s sessions… Read More »
It’s World Cardmaking Day this Saturday October 1st and to celebrate my downline Caroline and I have organised a luxury craft retreat. I will post lots of news about it next week as I don’t want to spoil the surprise for our attendees! However we are not the only ones celebrating World Cardmaking Day, Stampin’ Up have got some great offers for you from October 1st until October 5th. And that’s not all….… Read More »
Yes the wait is over, the Autumn Winter catalogue is now live, you can view it by clicking on the image below and it will be live on my right hand side tool bar from today. So many gorgeous products there – if you would like your own copy, then do get in touch. And if that were not exciting enough for one day, we have some fabulous savings for… Read More »
We’re getting ready for a double Happy birthday in our household this weekend and you may have seen my son’s card to his Dad if you follow me on Instagram (I was super proud!!), so without further ado, here is my card. My July Technique Tuesday class focused on shaker cards and I have become quite addicted to this style ever since! This is pretty much the same card as… Read More »
Stampin’ Up have just launched a fabulous promotion for July and August and you are going to LOVE it! Firstly, for every £45 you spend between July 7th and July 31st, you will earn a £4.50 Bonus Days coupon that you can use between August 2nd and August 31st. The coupons are sent by email and you do need to keep the codes in a SAFE PLACE. Happy Shopping! And… Read More »
I must admit to always being late when it comes to family occasion cards – but not this time (thanks to my sister who texted me to remind me!!). It’s my parent’s wedding anniversary this weekend and I decided to open up my Sunshine Sayings stamps and co-ordinating Sunshine Wishes thinlit dies (sold in a money-saving bundle!!) to make them a card. I held my team evening last night and… Read More »
Oh – Triple Time Stamping Tutorial – try and say that three times in a row!!! You may have seen the Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop this weekend where I shared a Flamingo card using the Triple Time technique. I promised to share the technique with you in case you were not sure how to achieve this look. It really is quite simple. Firstly, cut your three layers – for my card… Read More »
One of the sets scheduled to be a best seller this year is the Foxy Friends bundle – I’ve just received mine and can’t wait to play with it. I think it is going to give the owl punch a good run for it’s money. There are so many little creatures that you can make with it, the young and the young at heart are going to fall for it… Read More »