Like many people in eastern Canada my plan today is to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Fiona. Looking at the current forecast I am pretty sure we’ll have trees and powerlines down. In addition to hurricane force winds, there’s also going to be a lot of rain making for a very messy clean up when it’s all over. And if we lose power? Well I’ll wait it out in my craft studio. I may not be able to heat emboss, but stamping and die-cutting is a very welcome distraction! OPEN DOOR But ... VIEW POST
I Love Free Paper
I’ve never yet met a crafter who didn’t love getting free products. I think that’s why Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration promotions are so popular. Twice a year we get the chance to choose some exclusive products simply for placing an order we were probably going to send in anyway. Something I always look forward to seeing is the free paper choices. This time, despite not being excited by the coordinating stamp set and dies in the Mini Catalogue, I couldn’t resist selecting the Rings of Love paper ... VIEW POST
Peaceful Place For Christmas Cards
Once again Stampin' Up! knocked it out of the park with their October Paper Pumpkin kit called Peaceful Christmas. This amazing kit was designed to coordinate with the Peaceful Place suite in the July to December 2021 Annual Catalogue. As a result, even if you didn't get the actual kit there are lots of design ideas you can take from it to make your own Christmas cards. PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS START This card uses a combination of pieces from the Peaceful Christmas kit starting with one of ... VIEW POST
Peaceful Place Just Got More Interesting
With patterned paper it's sometimes difficult to use up small pieces as the patterns are too large. But with the Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) there's lots of ways to cut it and use it. The monochrome colour scheme is great as it is but also works well with additional pops of colour added. Today I decided to do just that to create a quick and easy Post-It Note® cover. PEACEFUL PLACE The scrap of Peaceful Place DSP I had was actually a little larger than I ... VIEW POST
Peaceful Start To My Sneak Peeks
One week from today the new Mini Catalogue will go live, along with the second Sale-A-Bration promotion of 2021. So it's about time I gave you some sneak peeks of what you'll be able to buy starting August 3rd. I thought I'd start simply with some gorgeous paper from the Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. SNOWY CABIN SCENE There's so many great designs in the Peaceful Place Specialty DSP pack it was hard to know where to start. In the end I chose the sheet with ... VIEW POST
Coming Home Project Inspired By Up!
Today's project once again uses a number of retiring products. It's one that I'm sure has been done before in some way, but I simply couldn't resist it. So using the retiring Coming Home Stamp Set and Balloon Bouquet Punch here's my bookmark tribute to the movie Up! BALLOONS I began my bookmark by cutting a 2" x 5-1/2" strip of the retiring Thick Whisper White Card. Then I shaped one end using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. Next I created the cloudy sky using Seaside Spray ink and ... VIEW POST
