Yesterday I went through my craft studio marking the products from the August to December Mini Catalogue that are retiring. While I'm always sad to see things go, I know that it makes way for new goodies. My challenge over the coming weeks is to remind you of some of the things you might want to ... VIEW POST
Christmas Gleaming Revisited
With the Designer Series Paper sale on until the end of the month I'd planned to use DSP in today's project. I even got so far as to cut the paper and glue it to some card. But then I realised that it was a distraction and set it aside to use on a future project. That happens sometimes and I'm OK ... VIEW POST
Step By Step Ornament Colouring
Today's project was supposed to be a quick gift tag using one of the ornament images from the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set. In the end it took me a lot longer than I'd planned as I decided to stop and take a photograph at every stage. So with an unusually photograph heavy blog post, here's my ... VIEW POST
Goodbye to Brightly Gleaming Foil Elements
Today's Simple Sunday project came about as I realised that every time I made a gift tag it involved at least one punch (and often more). It made me wonder if I could make a tag using absolutely no punches at all. So with the retiring Brightly Gleaming Foil Elements as my starting point I set to ... VIEW POST
Stamping My Own Holly Border
Of all the plants associated with Christmas, I have to say that holly is my favourite. There's something about the distinctive spiky, glossy leaves that I love, with or without the berries. With more and more of the retiring Holiday Catalogue items going out of stock, I decided to create a card ... VIEW POST
My Favourite Holly Image This Season
I may have mentioned this before, but of all the holly images available from Stampin' Up! right now, the one in the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set is my favourite. I love the size, the fact that there's four berries, and how the leaves are arranged. It's perfect for stamping directly onto a project, ... VIEW POST
