One of the things I love about Stampin' Up! products is the coordination. They make it so easy to put projects together. Colours used on Designer Series Paper (DSP) is listed in the catalogue and on the packs. These match with the card , ink, ribbon and other accessories. Sometimes they go even further and match DSP patterns with stamp images and dies or punches. Well yesterday while creating today's project the gears finally engaged and forced me to change my project design. I've already ... VIEW POST
Garage Gears For Girls
It appears I may be a bit contrary. I go out of my way to get stamp sets and dies suitable for masculine projects, and then spend my time working out how to use them for feminine projects! Today's card is a case in point. I pulled out the Geared Up Garage Stamp Set and coordinating Garage Gears Thinlits Dies and designed this... OIL SPILLS OR ABSTRACT BACKGROUND? It all started with the 'oil spill' image from the Geared Up Garage Stamp Set. I wanted to see how it might look in a ... VIEW POST
Masculine Gift Tag Or Card In Progress?
Masculine projects are often considered to be challenging, so I force myself to make something at least once a week. I've certainly found that it has made designing them easier for me. Of course it doesn't hurt to have great masculine appropriate products either. The new Classic Garage Suite from Stampin' Up! is amazing and I love playing with it. Today I thought I'd use the suite to make a masculine gift tag. Of course after I'd finished it I thought how great the tag would look on the ... VIEW POST
Classic Garage Suite Sneak Peek
A couple of days ago I showed you a masculine decorated notebook using accessories from the Classic Garage suite in the 2019 Occasions Catalogue. I promised you a proper look at the stamp set and dies, and today's the day. Well sort of. I didn't end up using the Garage Gears Dies on this masculine Valentine's card project, but I'll show them to you anyway. PREPARING THE CARD I began with a piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card that I cut and scored using my Stampin' Trimmer. Then I ... VIEW POST
Classic Garage Accessories Sneak Peek
Every time Stampin' Up! reveals a new catalogue one of the first things I look for are products suitable for masculine projects. Most papercrafters I know say that the guys in our lives are the most difficult to create for. I tend to agree with them. Imagine my delight when in the 2019 Occasions Catalogue I found the Classic Garage suite of products. There's the Geared Up Garage Stamp Set, Garage Gears Thinlits Dies and Classic Garage accessories including Designer Series Paper, ribbon and ... VIEW POST
