There's no blog project this morning as I simply wanted to wish you a merry Christmas and a peaceful 2023. Thank you to my blog followers, friends and family for all your support in 2022, I cannot tell you how much you are appreciated. I also want to send a very special thank you to everyone who chose me as their Demonstrator when placing orders with Stampin' Up!, and to those who buy my finished projects at local craft stores and fairs. It's because of you that I'm able to continue to share ... VIEW POST
True Beauty
Sometimes I repeatedly overlook a stamp set because I’m hung up on one particular image that doesn’t appeal to me. I sometimes end up getting the set, but only when I realise that I actually love everything else. This month I experienced a completely different dilemma. I fell in love with one particular die in the Organic Beauty set; the large trellis. But I’ve been hesitant to get it and the coordinating True Beauty Stamp Set as it was more flowers. What was I thinking? This bundle is ... VIEW POST
Holly Leaves At Last
Did you know that when I post a new project I aim to only use products that you can actually buy? From past experience I know how frustrating it is to fall in love with something only to find it’s no longer available. So I try to never do that to my followers. This makes writing my blog posts challenging as I have to reschedule projects when something is temporarily unavailable. Today though is a good day as the Holly Berry Dies used on this design are back in stock. LEAVES OF HOLLY ... VIEW POST
No Holly Boughs Today
As an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator it’s helpful to have something to keep track of my journeys. One year I bought a book specially made for this purpose but it didn’t really meet my needs. So now I make my own, and every year Stampin’ Up! provides the inspiration. My latest notebook started with the camper van piece from the He’s The Man specialty paper. By the time I was done I’d also used three different products from the Boughs of Holly suite, but still avoided including any holly ... VIEW POST
