Have you ever thought that after creating one project you probably have everything right there to make a second coordinating item? What’s more, having created the first one there’s very little extra designing required. It’s taken me over 10 years to have this epiphany, and now I can’t seem to stop. Here’s a perfect example… A couple of months ago I designed a card with a cute little frog from the Charming Duck Pond Stamp Set. Then I simply used the same tools and materials to make this matching ... VIEW POST
Back To The Pond
Frames Waste Is Useful
One of the first items to catch my eye in the Stampin’ Up! 2024/2025 Annual Catalogue was the Frames and Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. Unlike most of their 12” x 12” DSP packs this one contains only six sheets. Three of these are printed on both sides. However the remaining three are single-sided but printed with floral frames and individual pieces that simply pop out of the sheet. Of course I couldn’t resist using a couple of the ‘waste’ pieces to create this pretty ... VIEW POST
Columns Of Daisies
I’ve just returned from a trip to Maine with my Granddaughter from the UK who’s spending three weeks with us in Canada. Sadly the weather there wasn’t brilliant, with one day completely washed out by torrential rain. Still, that gave us a great excuse to go shopping together instead. Our first stop was a huge bookstore in South Portland called Books-A-Million. We both had such fun and came out laden with new books. Now we’re back home I couldn’t resist creating this simple bookmark using the ... VIEW POST
Ta Ta Tag Topper Punches
Although I’ve recovered from the cold symptoms I experienced with my recent COVID infection, I still have some lingering side-effects. Most annoying for me is a foggy brain. It’s improving, however not quickly enough for me. So crafting is my release and I’m enjoying revisiting products and techniques I haven’t used in a while. Today’s project was an experiment using an alcohol ink technique on clear window sheet. I liked the results so much I turned it into a bookmark using the retiring Fancy ... VIEW POST
Sweets & Treats – Cupcake Edition
A week or two ago I created a fun bookmark with an apple pie image using the Sweets & Treats Stamp Set. For today's project I went back to the same set but this time for the cupcake. Little images like this make great focal points for simple cards but today I went even smaller. So here's a 3" x 3" card turned into a gift tag with the addition of a punch and twine. It's a great way to practice #simplestamping ideas. FOLDED GIFT TAG I began with my Paper Trimmer and cut a 3" x 6" ... VIEW POST
Dressed To Impress With A Lipstick Or Two
Today's project was one of those happy accidents that happen from time to time. I was sorting through through some of my older but still available stamp sets and came across Dressed To Impress. This is such a fun set including a shoe, perfume bottle and flower images. But my favourite image is the lipstick. This set hasn't seen ink in a long time, so I decided to take a break from organising and make a quick project instead. COLOURFUL LIPSTICK I began with a 2" x 5-1/2" strip of ... VIEW POST
