Welcome to May’s Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop where our theme this month is Whatever the Weather. We have been blessed with some beautiful weather which has given us one less thing to complain about! In the UK and Ireland, there is one thing we love to moan about and that is usually our miserable weather. Thankfully, considering everything else that the Gods have thrown at us these past few months,… Read More »
This month the Stampin’ Creative team have decided to case projects from the founder of Stampin’ Up herself, the lovely Shelli Gardner. I would class Shelli’s style as soft, feminine and whimsical with plenty of layers which I feel is in contrast to my own style. Having said that, I’m not sure what my style exactly is …?? A couple of her most recent blog projects caught my eye and… Read More »
Welcome to the first Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop of 2020! Already we are thinking ahead to Valentines Day on February 14th – or are we? Our theme of Hearts of Friendship is pretty vague and can mean all sorts of things. If you’ve arrived from Tamara’s Blog, you will, no doubt, have loved how she interpreted the theme and fingers crossed, you love my Label me Bold Valentines too! Whilst… Read More »
If you saw my earlier post, you will have seen two of my make and takes from my recent Catalogue Launch Party. I promised you I would show you my Sailing Home Make and Take. I so love this bundle and loved showcasing it. It’s perfect for the men in your life, but equally striking for sea-loving females – I mean, really, who doesn’t love the sea?! Here is the… Read More »
Did you know that our recent Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin kit coordinates perfectly with the Bird Ballad suite from the brand new Annual catalogue?? If you didn’t, then step forward today’s project where Bird Ballad meets paper Pumpkin in a Double Point Fold Card! This card is a really fun fancy fold and looks amazing with these two fab products. Stampin’ Up is the queen of co-ordination and this… Read More »
Today is a very exciting day!! If you don’t already know let me tell you, the Annual Catalogue for 2019-2010 is now LIVE!!! This is the moment that most of the Stampin’ Up Work has been waiting for and I felt it was appropriate to create a Magnolia Lane Thank you card! I have not yet purchased the full bundle but I couldn’t resist the DSP in my pre-order. It’s… Read More »
A very quick post from me today as I want to show you another Paper Pumpkin alternative. I needed a Get Well card for my elderly neighbour who had a fall. Hugs from Shelli was the perfect choice. So without further ado, here is my Paper Pumpkin Alternative Get Well Card. I wanted to create a full size card so I chopped the print card in half and mounted… Read More »
In my last post where I introduced the Hugs from Shelli Paper pumpkin kit, I promised to show you a few alternative card ideas. Time ran away with me and I’ve only had the chance to create a couple so far. These are alternatives to the original card designs – but using the exact same supplies. Come back soon and I will show you other alternative Paper Pumpkin cards from… Read More »
I was so excited with my scrapbook page using the stamps from Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin kit, that I actually forgot to show you the kit itself. If truth be known it has taken me almost 24 hours to upload my video – the perils of living in the sticks!! Bust first of all, here are the cards if you make them exactly as per the photo instructions. Well… Read More »
I just received my Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin kit yesterday. I must admit that I was not expecting to love it as much as I did. For me, this kit is worth it for the stamp set alone and at £20, it’s an absolute bonus to have all the card bases, envelopes, ink spot, adhesive and embellishments included!! Today, I wanted to show you a Hugs from Shelli alternative… Read More »
Fantastic news – we have a brand new exclusive kit available from 15th May! Wooo hooo! Hugs from Shelli has been designed by co-founder Shelli Gardner and she loves the vintage style with all things birds, nests and flowers! It is a one-off kit here in the UK, available while supplies last, but if it is successful we may see these kits available as a monthly subscription which would be absolutely… Read More »
This month our theme with the Scrapbooking Global team is to create a Mixed Media Scrapbook page. You may have arrived from the lovely Liz Yuille, or this may well be your first stop on today’s Scrapbook Hop but either way, you are very welcome with me, Eimear Carvill, a Stampin’ Up demonstrator in the UK. I have to admit, I hadn’t really a clue what Mixed Media involved and… Read More »
I recently started a mew class at my WLCR retreat venue. It takes place every two weeks at The Bull in Fairford. I’ve called it Cards and a Cuppa as we make a simple card and enjoy a Tea or Coffee courtesy of The Bull – all for just £5. Today, my attendees had a choice of making these cards – either portrait or landscape, in yellow hues or pink… Read More »
I know I have probably flooded my blog with samples from the Wonderful Romance bundle – I would apologise if I didn’t love it so much. In our catalogue, the bundle uses a lot of Petal Pink which is not my favourite colour, but I’ve used it with the Fresh Fig and that changes it up for the better for me. I adore it with the more rich tones of… Read More »
This month, the Let’s Get Hopping team have decided to set a challenge of CASE’ing ourselves. CASE’ing is a term we use a lot within Stampin’ Up and means Copy And Share Everything or Copy And Selectively Edit. This means we can take a design that we see from another demonstrator, and with permission, we copy or take inspiration from the design and make our own version. It is correct… Read More »
Welcome to this month’s Enjoy the Little Things in Life Video Blog Hop. We are showcasing some of our favourite techniques or techniques that we’ve always wanted to try. My project this month uses a tool I rarely pick up and a technique I should use more because the effects are beautiful. So, this month, I am showcasing a Sponge Brayer Blending Technique video tutorial and I hope you find… Read More »
This week at The Global Design Project we are casing the fabulous Steffi Helmschrott – I just love her style. She has an amazing rainbow card to case which made me want to make some Pop of Petals Butterflies. Here is Steffi’s card… and here was what her creation inspired me to make. I used several rainbow colours and embossed the Butterfly from Pop of Petals in white. It’s… Read More »
This week’s challenge at the Global Design Project has a theme of Down the Garden Path. I thought I would share the Fabulous Floral Romance suite that I used to make a card for the Sunday class at our recent WLCR Crafty Escape to the Country. There was a choice of making a piece of Home Decor, a set of cards, or even both! Most people opted for both so… Read More »
The Let’s Get Hopping team are taking up Stampin’ Ups #simplestamping challenge with our hop this month. When you hop around us all, you will see some #simplestamping ideas for Thank you cards, Birthdays and even Valentines. We don’t do Valentines here in the UK like in other countries. You can give a card to your husband/wife, girlfriend/boyfriend or when you were school age, your secret crush, but we don’t… Read More »
I set myself a challenge to do some simple stamping this year. It is a real challenge for me but a challenge that Stampin’ Up! themselves started at our last Onstage, so I had to give it a go. I wanted to do some simple stamping with Amazing Life, which was a set we received in our goody bags last Onstage. I don’t think my cards or my style is… Read More »