Welcome to our penultimate Stampin Creative Blog hop of 2020 where our theme is Gift Wrap. If this is your first visit, then warmest welcomes, if you’ve hopped here from elsewhere then you are also very welcome to Stamp in Colour with Eimear where I want to show you a perfect little parcel made with the aptly-named Perfect Parcel Dies! A little background… Firstly a little background to the gift. … Read More »
It’s no secret that Gnome for the Holidays is one of my favourite sets from the Christmas catalogue. I do love a gnome and picked up some adorable little guys on my trip to Krakow last year – remember when we could travel anywhere we wanted?! – Anyway as soon as I saw Gnome for the Holidays, I knew I wanted to do a class with them. One of my… Read More »
Welcome to this month’s Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop where our theme is Remembrance. Of course, as we approach the month of November and Armistice Day, we remember those who have sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today. However I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight a little blue flower with Lovely You that represents remembrance and is long-associated with dementia. I stamped the little flower several times… Read More »
I’ve managed to get my ducks in a row and participate in this month’s Lets Get Hopping Blog Hop with our theme of One for the Boys. It’s so good to be back and to showcase the first suite I bought from the Annual Catalogue for my masculine card today. World of Good is a fabulous suite and still a firm favourite of mine! You may have arrived from Nina… Read More »
Since the pandemic put a stop to my in-person classes, I’ve been having. lot of virtual fun with my ladies on a weekly basis st Cards and a Cuppa. I thought I would show you a sneak peek of one of my October cards using Autumn Greetings. There is still time to sign up for this month. You won’t have the first week’s kit on time for the live class,… Read More »
I’ve missed hopping with my favourite ladies and am delighted to return especially when this month’s theme is Fancy Folds. I do love a Fancy Fold, it can take a Plain Jane card to wow-dom!! Not that I think my card today is Plain Jane but it’s so easy to create and packs a punch too. I’ve used the fabulous Nothing’s Better Than bundle which you can find in the… Read More »
Today I’ve taken part in a Video Hop with the Stamp Around UK team. We are a group of UK demonstrators who all share a love of paper crafting and sharing our creations via Youtube. Our theme this month is DSP (Designer Series Paper) and I’ve decided to show you a couple of projects showcasing the Playing with Patterns DSP. This is a bright and funky collection of 48 sheets… Read More »
Welcome to this months Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop where our theme is In-Colour Combo. This year we have some fabulous new In-colours. I think it may be the first year that I have loved them all equally. And the first card I wanted to show you is how well all 5 of them look together. Therefore my first In-colour combo features all five in-colours. If you haven’t already seen… Read More »
Have you ever wanted to sample the DSP before committing to a full pack? I have the perfect solution as I am launching my DSP Paper Share today! We have some fabulous new papers in the new catalogue, you can see the full range here in my shop. The cost for the full share is £35 and will be posted direct to your door. Depending on the size of the original… Read More »
Today is an exciting day in the World of Stampin’ Up! Our brand new Stampin’ Up 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue is live and kicking! You can see it by clicking above and it will always be on the toolbar on the right hand side so you can access it any time. Check out a little tour of the catalogue here with a look at some of our fabulous suites. I will be… Read More »
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 »
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 »
Welcome to May’s Video Blog Hop with the Stamp Around UK team where our team this month is Masculine. I have made a really simple card but with a little twist that issue easy to recreate. I’ve also used DSP that I don’t think you would associate with a Male. card – it may indeed surprise you! So here is my project for this months Blog hop using….wait for it….… Read More »
I have two pieces of news for you today. Firstly, as demonstrators we have just seen our brand new Annual Catalogue (which is AMAZING, by the way), but this also means that we have launched our Retiring List from the Annual Catalogue and our Last Chance Products from the Spring Summer catalogue. Some of these products have fabulous reductions and one such product is the Botanical Prints Medley. This was… 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 »
Welcome to the penultimate Stampin Creative Blog Hop of 2019 – wow where did that year go? and how many times do you think you’l hear that phrase in the next 30 or so days, lol?! Today, our Stampin’ Creative theme is Deck the Halls and I’ve taken this theme to heart and created some quick and easy Wrapped in Plaid Home Decor pieces perfect for your Christmas table. … Read More »
I’m back with a quick and easy video tutorial for this Night Before Christmas Gift card holder. It is super easy to make and uses the fabulous Night Before Christmas suite which includes the Holly Jolly Christmas bundle. Don’t you just love that Santa Claus? He looks so jolly! In fact, where you’re from is he Santa Claus or Father Christmas – he’s always been Santa Claus to me! I… Read More »
Welcome to this month’s Stampin’ Creative Blog hop where we are exploring the wonderful world of Festive Treats – is your mouth watering yet? Hopefully the little treat I have rustled up will whet your appetite to get creative in the craft room. I thought after a hard night travelling round the world Santa may be a little tired of mince pies and might fancy a little champagne truffle instead… Read More »
This month we have the challenge of creating a One Layer Card. If you know me, you will know that I would find this challenge one of the most difficult. I don’t think my cards are overly fussy but to not use layers or dimensionals is so out of my comfort zone, but I hope nonetheless that you will warm to my Wonderfully Wicked One Layer halloween card! Without… Read More »