Time is ticking on and it’s almost time to close booking on our WLCR Crafty Escape to the Country Spring Retreat. This is the fifth retreat that Caroline and I have run our WLCR Crafty Escape together and we are back at Lydiard House by popular demand! Our first event was way back in October 2016! You can read all about it here. Here is what we got up to.… Read More »
You may have seen my recent post where I showed you a gorgeous Thank you card using Sprinkles of Life and the co-ordinating Tree Builder Punch. Today, I wanted to show you my ‘Crafting with Children’ endeavours where, together with my children, we made a batch of Thank you. These were to thank friends and family for all the Christmas gifts showered upon my children this season. Each child wanted… Read More »
We had a family tradition whereby every Boxing Day morning, the Basildon Bond notepaper would be presented on the dining table and it was time to write our Thank you cards. I have continued this tradition with my own family. We do wait, however, until our return to our own house so we can get stuck in with my craft supplies and make the whole Thank you experience a bit… Read More »
SPRING SUMMER CATALOGUE PRODUCT SHARES Have you had a chance to peruse the catalogues with all the fabulous new products available now in the new Spring / Summer catalogue? Do you wish that you could have a taster of all the new products? Well, read on because I’m bringing you some Product Shares of all the new Stampin’ Up! goodies! What is a Product Share? It would cost you… Read More »
We have some fabulous sets coming your way in Stampin’ Up’s brand new Spring Summer 2018 catalogue and Picture Perfect Birthday is no exception. When Jen announced Celebration as the theme for this hop I really wanted to use this set. We received it during our Onstage gathering in April and I especially love this sentiment . It was used as a table decoration at our Silver Elite and… Read More »
I’m so excited to announce the the Spring Summer 2018and Sale-a-bration catalogues are LIVE. As demonstrators we’ve been able to order from these since the beginning of December; earlier if we attended our Onstage gathering in November, so to finally be able to share the spoils with our customers is so exciting! To shop online, just click on the image below: Or you can browse the full catalogue in all… Read More »
I’m taking part in a Global Blog Hop this morning with some very talented demonstrators where we all want to show you some of the fabulous FREE stamps you could earn yourself during Stampin’ Up’s Sale-a-Bration 2018. Every spend of £45 can earn you 1 x level One product or a £90 spend could earn you 2 x Level One products or 1 x Level Two product. The Sale-a-Bration 2018… Read More »
Welcome to the final Stampin’ Creative Hop of 2017 where we are giving you a Sneak Peek of the upcoming Spring Summer 2018 catalogue. There are so many good things coming your way, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek of one product in particular, the Lots of Happy Card Kit. Every time I buy one of Stampin’ Up’s kits, I think they can’t top it and then… Read More »
Welcome back to the December round of Let’s Get Hopping where are theme is working with small stamps. These can be tricky to work with but I’m sure once you’ve hopped round us all, these will be the first stamps you reach for in your collection. You may have arrived from Verity Biddlecombe at Pretty Little Button or this may well be your first stop, but either way you are… Read More »
Just a quick post from me this morning to let you know that we have had several new items added to our Clearance Rack. Great deals on washi tape, ribbons – in perfect Valentine colours and cardstock packs at £2.90!!! with matching ink pads!! Check out the Clearance Rack Now!! If you are interested in any of the items featured, I would strongly encourage you not to wait around as… Read More »
We have lots of resources to use as Stampin’ Up demonstrators when it comes to finding project inspiration. I found this idea using a different set on one of our Facebook groups from Kathryn Simpson. Later another fellow demonstrator from my home country, Emma Fawcett made a similar project using the Bethlehem edgelits, I loved her version and wanted to use it in a class but needed to simplify it… Read More »
Do you have to practise a smile for Christmas morning where you fake heartfelt thanks for a gift that you have no idea what to do with, or have already got hundreds of?! No need this year with the Stamp in Colour Stampin’ Up Christmas wish list. How to use the Stamp in Colour Christmas Wish List Get comfy on the sofa with your favourite tipple while you browse through… Read More »
I saw the most beautiful Christening card by my fellow Stampin’ Creative teamie Mikaela Titheridge (The Crafty Oink Pen) and I just had to case it. You can see her original card here, isn’t it absolutely beautiful? I needed a Christening card today and with Mikaela’a permission I made a boy version with In the City. Mikaela used the gorgeous Hometown Greetings edgelit dies but I’ve used the church from In… Read More »
It’s been a long time since I took part in a challenge but my lovely Stampin’ Creative teamie, Emma Goddard has recently joined the Inspire Create design team and as I had yet to play along, I thought I would give it a go. I needed a family Birthday card and had yet to play with any of my pre-order goodies, so out came ‘Picture Perfect Birthday’. I used the… Read More »
Welcome to the penultimate Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop of 2017! What a quick year it has been, it feels like summer is just over and here we are with our Step into Christmas blog hop! Somehow it just doesn’t seem possible… However, it is indeed the last Saturday of November and here we are in the Stampin’ Creative Christmas themed blog hop. You may have arrived from Caroline at Craft… Read More »
I am delighted to be taking part in the third Let’s Get Hopping Blog Hop where our theme is Back to Basics. We are a group of demonstrators from around the world brought together by our love of papercrafting, blogging and of course Stampin’ Up! Our aim this month is to show you that simple stamping can still be stunning without fancy effects. Some of us found this month’s “Back… Read More »
The sale starts at 23.00 on Sunday 19th November – check out all the amazing discounted products! The first page with the green heading are discounted for the first 24 hours only, so be quick and they are also while supplies last. Online Extravaganza Details Here is a card made with one of the gorgeous sets on offer, Milestone Moments. This was a card I made my husband for… Read More »
In today’s post, I wanted to show you a twist on my swap for our recent Onstage Event in Solihull, you can see the original swap here. Like my swap I am still using Weather Together and I created a fun little Christmas card by simply changing the colours. This time, I used our fabulous Stamping’ Blends to colour in the three gifts. So very easy to do and the… Read More »
I have such exciting news since attending Onstage 2017 in Solihull. The Stamparatus is here!! I was involved in its development and have been so excited to share news about it and now I finally can!! Think you know all about stamp placement tools – think again – this blows everything else completely out of the water!! The Stamparatus will change the way you stamp, and before long, you’ll… Read More »
We wait for 6 months for these events to come round and before we know it, they’re over!! But Onstage Solihull 2017 was amazing – thank you so much Stampin’ Up! – it was a blast!! We kicked off the beginning of Stampin’ Up’s 10 year anniversary in the UK with the Centre stage event. This is an exclusive event for Silver Elites and above and it is truly an… Read More »