So the Year-End Closeout has started and the majority of items in the Stampin' Up! August to December Mini Catalogue are retiring. All retiring items are only available while stocks last. In fact some may have already sold out by the time you read this. Stamp sets generally last longer as they are manufactured by Stampin' Up! but there's no guarantees. It makes my job of creating projects a little more challenging as I don't want to show you something that you can no longer buy. I think I'm ... VIEW POST
The Ladybird – My Favourite Insect
I'm melting. The weather here in my part of Nova Scotia is so humid it's tough to get motivated to so anything. It's a good job that the project for today's blog is a simple Sunday card. In fact I decided to keep it quite minimal with lots of white space. The most complicated part was choosing an image and sentiment. When I found this little ladybird on a leaf I knew it would be perfect. I love ladybirds, they're colourful and eat all the nasty aphids in my garden. So with that I ... VIEW POST
Glossy Berries With Crystal Effects
A few days ago I decided to play with my new bottle of Crystal Effects from Stampin' Up! I wanted to see how different it was compared to using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen in adding shine to an image. The more I look at it, the more I think the finished project still needs some tweaking, but here's what I have so far. BERRY BOUGH What I needed for this 'test' was an image with berries, and I found exactly the right thing in the Frosted Foliage Stamp Set. But before I got to the Crystal ... VIEW POST
