When the Sailing Home Stamp Set and Smooth Sailing Dies first came out they were accompanied by a coordinating paper pack. Sadly, although the stamps and dies carried over, the paper was retired. So I was excited to see the amazing New Horizons 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP). This pack contains 48 sheets (12 double-sided designs) that have been hand-painted by the talented artists at Stampin' Up! As I'd hoped, there were backgrounds that were suitable for a sailing theme, and I simply ... VIEW POST
Hats Off For An Inky Solution
On Christmas Day my card featured a robin against a striking watercoloured scene from the amazing New Horizons 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP). Sadly the project you saw was a do-over, as while cleaning up I'd dropped an open black ink pad onto the original card and ruined it. So that day I took the card apart and remade it with a new (but identical) background. However as I mentioned yesterday I hate wasting product, so here's the second part of my solution to use that damaged ... VIEW POST
Hedgehog Punch Is Part Of My Solution
On Christmas Day I made one final card of the season for my blog post that day. It was a project featuring the robin and a sentiment from the now retired Happy Holly-Days Stamp Set. The background was a sneak peek using some of the New Horizons 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP). If you saw that blog post today's hedgehog gift tag project might seem a little familiar, but there's a good reason for that.. You see it uses the original background I made for that card, and then ... VIEW POST
Daydream No Longer
At last it's January 4th and the Stampin’ Up! January to June 2022 Mini Catalogue is now live. Today's also the first day of the two-month Sale-A-Bration promotion. This is where you can earn free stuff just for placing a qualifying order. I've had my copies of the catalogue and brochure for a while, and I'm excited that finally you can order from them too. I've now updated all my sneak peek posts with links to all the products used to create each project. In the meantime here's a reminder of ... VIEW POST
IDEAS Blog Hop – Loving Sale-A-Bration
It's the first Monday of the month and that means it's time for another IDEAS blog hop. Like other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators around the world we're looking forward to a new catalogue, and the best promotion on the Stampin' Up! calendar; Sale-A-Bration. When you can get exclusive free products just for placing a qualifying order, what's not to love? So the IDEAS team decided that this month we'd showcase Sale-A-Bration products. For my projects I couldn't resist pairing the free Driving By ... VIEW POST
Christmas Blessings To You And Yours
EDITED: Following a few requests I've updated this post including directions below to make this card. There's no blog project this morning as I simply wanted to wish you a merry Christmas and a peaceful 2022. Thank you to you, my blog followers, customers and friends for all your support in 2021, I cannot tell you how much you are appreciated. Please enjoy this final card using the retiring Happy Holly-Days Stamp Set. I couldn't resist including a little new product sneak peek... it is ... VIEW POST
