Does anyone else get hung up on one or two patterns in a paper pack that affects your whole view of the pack? In the current Sale-A-Bration Brochure I saw the wood slice pattern in the Rings of Love Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack and it left me cold. So I immediately decided that I wouldn’t choose that paper, even if it was free! However after seeing samples made using other designs in the pack I changed my mind. For instance, how could I miss out on these sweet birds? LOVE IS FUSSY ... VIEW POST
Here’s A Sweet Honeybee Idea
Stampin’ Up! is great at coordination and often that comes in the form of suites and discounted bundles. But sometimes I see coordination in other parts of the catalogues and it sparks an idea I simply can’t get out of my head. This was the case with the Honeybee Home Stamp Set, Honeybee Blooms Dies and Hive 3D Embossing Folder. It simply had to be paired with the hexagons in the Beautiful Shapes Dies. Today was the day to bring my Idea to life and I really love the ... VIEW POST
Beautiful Shapes Worth The Effort
As soon as I'd saw the Beautiful Shapes Dies in the Stampin' Up! January to June Mini Catalogue they were on my wish list. Since getting the dies I haven't been disappointed and have enjoyed experimenting with them. The nested circle dies are nice, and I've used the hexagons to create frames and for sentiments. Also in the Beautiful Shapes are a couple of dies that cut out tiny diamonds and triangles. I'd had an idea for these right away, and today was the day to put it into ... VIEW POST
Beautiful Shapes For A Modern Wreath
With Christmas nearly a month ago you'd think that wreath designs were a thing of the past (at least for a while). Well to be honest so did I. For today's card project I intended to create something spring-like with flowers and leaves, and I did. However when I pulled out the Beautiful Shapes Dies things took on a life of their own. By the time I was finished my card still had the planned flowers and leaves, but the die-cut hexagon shapes had morphed them into a modern-style ... VIEW POST
Daydream No Longer
At last it's January 4th and the Stampin’ Up! January to June 2022 Mini Catalogue is now live. Today's also the first day of the two-month Sale-A-Bration promotion. This is where you can earn free stuff just for placing a qualifying order. I've had my copies of the catalogue and brochure for a while, and I'm excited that finally you can order from them too. I've now updated all my sneak peek posts with links to all the products used to create each project. In the meantime here's a reminder of ... VIEW POST
A Paper Pumpkin Thing – Lots Of Pun
If you've been following my blog for a while you'll know that I love a good pun. So you can only imagine how egg-cited I was to get the December Paper Pumpkin kit called Lots of Pun. I simply had to start playing with it right away, and I haven't run out of ideas yet! Here's just a couple of them, especially for this month's A Paper Pumpkin Thing blog hop. Oh, and I couldn't help including a little new product sneak peek too... The exclusive stamp set included the Lots Of Pun kit ... VIEW POST
