Continuing my quest to rediscover some of my less used craft products, I came across the Gift Bag Punch Board. I'm ashamed to say that it's probably over a year since I last used this tool. It's stored in a rack at the end of my workbench next to my Big Shot so it's easily accessible. Why it's been neglected so long I can't explain, but today I was determined to change that. THE GIFT BAG First I needed to choose the paper for my gift bag. I pulled out the Nature's Poem Designer Series ... VIEW POST
Scrappy days
Every now and then I like to have what I call a 'scrappy day'. On a scrappy day I make a conscious effort to use scraps on my projects. This might be card from my card scraps tin, short pieces of ribbon or trim from my ribbon box. Sometimes it's pieces that have been stamped, punched or die-cut during a previous crafting session but never actually used. Today is one of those days and so for my simple Sunday project I created this thank you card. CARD FRONT AND BACKGROUND I started ... VIEW POST
Petal Palette revisited
One of the first stamp sets that I purchased from the Stampin' Up! 2018 Occasions Catalogue (now retired) was Petal Palette, along with the coordinating Petals & More Thinlits. I had a lot of fun with this set and was so pleased to see the stamps and dies were carried over into the 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue. Sometimes though when a new catalogue is launched and with all the new goodies being promoted, it's too easy to forget about the older sets that are still available and today I ... VIEW POST
Nature’s wonders
One of the things I really noticed when I returned home from my vacation was how much our property had changed in the space of 3 weeks. The trees that were virtually bare are now completely covered in leaves and there's so much more wildlife around. I never tire of seeing how the landscape changes with each season, although right now a little more warmth wouldn't hurt, it is mid-June after all. When I first saw the new Rooted in Nature Stamp Set I must admit that it didn't excite me and I ... VIEW POST
With love
Four days after returning from an extended vacation in Europe I'm still trying to get myself back into a routine, and that includes working on projects for the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Design Team. This week the challenge is WWYS173 Make A Difference. The Make A Difference Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! is another great alphabet set but I ignored all the individual letters and instead used other elements in the set to create a pretty gift tag. With the aid of my Stamparatus stamp ... VIEW POST
Sparkle and shine
I was never a really into shiny, sparkly stuff like glitter on my papercrafting projects, until someone introduced me to Stampin' Up! and their Glimmer Paper and Stampin' Glitter. Since then I've not used it a whole lot but it has made an appearance from time to time, and probably more and more often as time has moved on. So I was a little surprised to feel real disappointment when two of the three Stampin' Glitters and all the Glimmer Paper appeared on the retiring list this year. Of ... VIEW POST
