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
A Paper Pumpkin Thing – Jolly Gingerbread
It's time for the A Paper Pumpkin Thing blog hop featuring the November 2020 kit called Jolly Gingerbread. We're a bit later than normal due to the US Thanksgiving Day holiday but I hope you'll think it was worth the wait. The Jolly Gingerbread kit was designed to make 15 gift card holders with a gingerbread house theme. However there are so many more things you can create with this kit. I've already seen lots of card idea so I decided to do something different. In fact both projects are ... VIEW POST
Starting The Day With Some Early Espresso
Brrr it's chilly out but my car now has a lovely new set of winter tyres. Now all I need to do is put the snow brush and shovel in the trunk and I'll be set for driving in the colder weather. Right now though I'm happy to stay indoors with a couple of toasted buttered crumpets and a warm cup of coffee. I suppose that's what led me to the colour scheme for today's project, Early Espresso with a touch of Very Vanilla. EARLY ESPRESSO STAMPING I began by creating the focal point for my ... VIEW POST
Home to work and back again
Every year I make myself a notebook to record my car expenses. I know you can buy pre-printed books for this purpose but they're so cramped I gave up on them several years ago. Since then Stampin' Up! has always obliged me by releasing just the right images and/or sentiments. This year it was the Coming Home Stamp Set that provided the inspiration for my 2021 vehicle notebook. COMING HOME Having decided to use images from the Coming Home Stamp Set I started with those. Using Tuxedo ... VIEW POST
