Every now and again while I'm crafting an idea pops into my head. Some of them work, some don't. And some, seem so obvious I wonder why I haven't tried it before. So it was today, when I decided to use foil sheet to create a dress for one of the ladies in the Beautiful You Stamp Set. Paper piecing on an image isn't new, but adding embossed details to the foil is (for me at least). BEAUTIFUL YOU I began with a 2" x 4-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla Card. Then to shape the top I used the ... VIEW POST
Simple Support And Inspiration
One of the things I love about being an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Canada is the support I receive from our Manager, Dale Hampshire. A few months ago I received a lovely card with an encouraging message inside and it's been on display in my studio ever since. It's a beautiful card designed by Tamara Bertram and today I used it as the inspiration for this project. SIMPLE IMAGE For my simple card I needed a simple image, but more specifically an outline drawing. My ... VIEW POST
Storage By Stampin’ Up!
If Stampin' Up! didn't already have an exclamation mark I would have added one to my blog title. This morning it was announced that starting from Monday we'll all be able to buy products from the new Storage by Stampin' Up! range. Woo hoo! I've been wanting to reorganise the area immediately around where I create and have been looking for just the right option. Stampin' Up! obviously knew this, and created their new range just for me (and people like me). Storage by Stampin' Up! is a ... VIEW POST
Rainy Morning Brighter Days
It's been warmer here in Nova Scotia just lately, but rain and grey skies have replaced our usual vivid blue. Once again the weather influenced my choice of project and stamp set, but it's anything but dreary. So with the 'wishing you brighter days' sentiment on the inside of the card, here's your morning papercrafting inspiration. THE COLOURS I began with a piece of Whisper White Card and the umbrella girl image from the Beautiful You Stamp Set. I stamped the image onto the card using ... VIEW POST
Autumn Colours By The Waterfront
For the past few days I've managed to resist the urge to make Christmas projects and I've succeeded again today. This week the What Will You Stamp? challenge Design Team have been working on WWYS186 - Waterfront. Oh I did think about using the fir trees in a snowy background, but instead went with autumn colours. THE BACKGROUND I began by preparing the background for my scene on a layer of Very Vanilla Card. Starting with the Z-shaped stamp from the Waterfront Stamp Set inked up using ... VIEW POST
Stampin’ Blends and Beautiful You
Are you ready for some awesome news about Stampin' Blends, the alcohol markers from Stampin' Up! There's another 6 colours being released when the 2018 Holiday Catalogue goes live on September 5th. Of course being Stampin' Up! they've made sure the colours fit the season. The new colours are Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Mango Melody, Basic Black, Cajun Craze and Blackberry Bliss. As always you can buy the markers individually or in combo packs containing a light and dark colour. I have some ... VIEW POST
