Tag Archives: Smoky Slate

Lets Get Hopping 31 with Botanical Prints Medley

Welcome to this month’s Let’ Get Hopping Blog hop where we are sharing our ‘Happy Colour’.  I have to admit my all-time favourite Stampin’ Up Colour may not be perceived as a ‘happy’ colour as such but I just love Smoky Slate.  It makes its way into at least 80% of the cards I create and is my all-time favourite neutral!  It goes so well with Subtles, Regals and Brights… Read More »

Last few days of Happy Watercolour

By now, I am sure you are all familiar with Happy Watercolour.  It is one of my absolute favourite sets and the source of many of my cardmaking ideas and inspiration. I am sorry to report that it is not being continued in our new annual catalogue.  That means it will be retiring on June 30th.  . I also used it most recently in my private class that I talked… Read More »

Stampin’ Up! UK CASE of Morning Meadow with a hint of Stretch Ruffle Trim

I often hear the refrain of ‘but I’m not artistic’ or ‘I don’t have the ideas’.  Quite frankly, I don’t always come up with original ideas either!  Luckily, Stampin’ Up! have a policy known as CASE-ing which stands for Copy and Share Everything.  Sometimes, I see a design online that gives me an idea, or maybe I copy the layout with different supplies, or in this case, I fall in… Read More »