I really wanted to do a challenge this week and found one on CAS(E) this Sketch that I liked. Unfortunately, by the time I got round to uploading my card, I realised the challenge had closed 🙁 However, as the title says ‘better late than never’ so I thought I would share it with you. My card uses the brand new set Watercolour Words. I just love the sketchy effect… Read More »
A very quick post as I won’t take up too much of your time – there is shopping to be done!! Our brand new Annual Catalogue has arrived! Just click here to view the catalogue online and you will be able to find it on my side bar later on today. As I told you yesterday, tot up all the items on your wish list, if they are getting near £90, then… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! are pulling out all the stops for the month of June, not only does our brand spanking new catalogue launch tomorrow (June 2nd) but we also have a fabulous offer starting tomorrow and running right through until June 30th. If you choose to purchase the starter kit (£130 worth of products of your choice for just £99 – and I challenge you not to find this amount of products in… Read More »
Where has the time gone? I missed last month which means it’s been 2 months since I’ve been part of the Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop – it sure doesn’t feel that long! It’s almost new catalogue time, excited?? Me too! As demonstrators we have the privilege of being able to receive and order early from the new catalogues and one of the sets I chose was a set called… Read More »
It was our Regional Training Day in Telford recently and we have a tradition of swapping cards and projects at Stampin’ Up events. We make a selection of cards to swap with other demonstrators to exchange ideas and inspire each other. With the arrival of Baby Finn, I didn’t have time to make too many but I took part in a small swap with the other member of my Stampin’… Read More »
I decided it was high time I did another challenge and I thought I would try my hand at a graduation card for TGIF’s 3rd challenge. This is a fairly new challenge site, if you haven’t seen it yet, you can find it here. Here is my entry I decided to go with the colours I had for my own graduation (many moons ago!) which were Black, Gold and Purple… Read More »
I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my display projects in yesterday’s post and today, I wanted to show you the remaining projects. As I told you yesterday, they were all made using the brand new set ‘Sweet Lil’ One’ from the new catalogue and the co-ordinating DSP ‘Sweet Lil’ Things’. I used a lot of sparkle with our Silver Glimmer Paper on this Baby Shower Invitation. It’s a Stair Stepper… Read More »
I was honoured to have been asked to create a display for the UK Regional Event that took place in Telford today. It coincided with the arrival of baby Finn so I was a little pushed for time, but sure doesn’t everyone work better under pressure?! I was given the gorgeous stamp set ‘Sweet Lil’ One’ from our upcoming Annual Catalogue along with some new DSP ‘Sweet Lil’ Things’ and the… Read More »
One of my favourite sets will be leaving us when the new catalogue comes out and I am so sorry to see it go. I rreally feel like I haven’t used it enough so it featured in my Technique Class last night and will feature again in my Fast and Fabulous on Thursday night. It’s Last Chance Saloon for Fine Feathers!! Last chance for you too if you wish to… Read More »
I have another three gorgeous cards to share with you today that I received recently for Baby Finn. He is now 5 weeks old – time is just flying! Firstly, here is one Gemma made using our soon to retire Everyday Occasions card kit. This is a great set and has everything you need to make 20 gorgeous cards. When they are all complete you will still have seven stamps… Read More »
Another great set will be leaving us shortly so I wanted to show you a couple of examples while you still have time to purchase it. Firstly, here is a card I made when I participated in a swap. Painted Petals was one of the first sets that caught my eye in the Occasions catalogue. It’s strange as I’m not normally a ‘florals’ person avoiding them completely in fashion and… Read More »
In the excitement of our Retiring List being released recently, some of you may have forgotten that our Spring Summer Catalogue retires soon too. These items don’t feature on the retiring list as the whole catalogue will retire, however, we may be lucky with some items carrying over into the annual catalogue. I wanted to show you a couple of cards made with some of my favourite sets from this… Read More »
It’s been a long time since I blogged – my little man is keeping me very busy – at all times of the day and night!! He just turned 4 weeks yesterday – where has the time gone?! Mind you, at this stage of the game, the days are blending into nights and back into days again – I had forgotten how exhausting the early days can be… but as… Read More »
So, it’s that time of the year when our new annual catalogue is nearly here, but first we have to make room for those bright and shiny new products by saying a tearful goodbye to some of our current products. Our Retiring List was released yesterday – I have an updated version for you here. This shows some of the items that have already sold out (marked with an X… Read More »
This week’s challenge on Pals Paper Arts is a colour challenge and I must admit, this one had me stumped for a while. I could do any two of the three purples, but add in a third and I just wasn’t sure where to put it. My original ideas for the sketch were floored as they just didn’t seem to work, but introducing a hint of gold seemed to make… Read More »
Stop Press!!! Our clearance rack has been updated and full of great bargains some at up to 80% off. If you see something you like, bag it quick as at these prices, they don’t hang around for long! See the clearance rack here. And if that wasn’t enough, we have some more fabulous bargains on our weekly deals. until next time, happy shopping! Eimear
I thought I would share with you my latest creation and the inspiration behind my winning card on the recent PPA challenge. This was my card and you can read about how I made it here. Baby Finn arrived early Thursday morning and is already a huge hit with his older siblings (and his parents!) as you can see. I’m hoping to get back in my craft room soon and will… Read More »
Edited to add, my card was picked in the top three in this week’s challenge, 🙂 I haven’t taken part in a challenge for a few weeks, life has just got in the way – ever find that?! But I’ve just managed to sneak this entry in at the last minute so hope you like it. Our challenge this week was to follow this great sketch challenge from Nicole… Read More »
I’ve had a few requests for instructions on my door on the card I posted for the Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop on Saturday so have snapped a few pics and hope it makes sense to you all. You can see the original card here. So I took my piece of Whisper White card, my oval framelits, my Big Shot and my magnetic platform – this is great when you… Read More »
Welcome everyone to our Blog Hop for March. You may have arrived from Pip’s blog and if so, a very warm welcome to you. This month our theme is Masking and I’ve added my own Easter theme as we are so close to Easter Sunday. My first card is quite a classic, clean and simple card, using our ready-made notelet sets. These are a great size and very handy for… Read More »