I'm a cat person. There I've said it. I had a variety of pets as a child, dogs, cats, rabbits etc. But I love the individuality and personality of cats. We currently have Houdini (who's just popped into the craft room to remind me I haven't given him breakfast...). He's a sweet black cat, 11 years old now, but still spritely enough to catch the occasional mouse. Last month right in the middle of my 24 cards in 24 hours challenge Houdini caught me unawares and brought a live mouse into the ... VIEW POST
Treat Yourself To Discounted Stamp Sets
Today's the day! Right now until 11.50pm MT you can treat yourself and save 15% off virtually all the cling stamp sets in the Stampin' Up! 2021/22 Annual Catalogue. Only the Host stamp sets are excluded. I have a few sets still on my wish list so will definitely be taking advantage of this offer. Two sets included in the promotion are Count On Me and Pampered Pets and I combined them to make this sweet gift-card holder... SIMPLE GIFT-CARD HOLDER Some time ago I designed a basic ... VIEW POST
Seeing The Last Of Seaside Spray
Today's card really is the final one using the retiring Seaside Spray ink. It's a beautiful blue colour that I am going to miss terribly. So it seems only fitting that my final project is a sympathy card. DOG SYMPATHY The Pampered Pets Stamp Set is one I've had for a while but not used much. It contains images of two dogs and two cats plus some great sentiments that are not specifically pet related. Today I began with a 4" x 5-1/4" layer of Very Vanilla Card and using Early ... VIEW POST
Seaside Spray Soon To Be Gone
I mentioned the other day that all 2019-2021 In Color products will be retiring soon. So before it's gone for good today I wanted to showcase Seaside Spray Card and metallic ribbon. All I had in my head was to make a gift tag that wasn't floral and this was the result. SEASIDE SPRAY START I began my project by pulling out some Seaside Spray Card to use for my tag base. The last few tags I've made have either been folded or created using one of Stampin' Up!'s tag topper punches, so ... VIEW POST
And Now A Bookmark For Dog Lovers
Last month I created a bookmark featuring one of the cats from the Pampered Pets Stamp Set. This stamp set isn't only cat images and I promised to design something for the dog lovers among you. So today for my simple Sunday project I did just that. DOG AND BOWL I began by cutting a 2" x 5-1/2" strip of Thick Very Vanilla Card, then shaped one end with the Fancy Tag Topper Punch. Next, from the Pampered Pets Stamp Set I chose the image with the dog facing away. Then using Basic Gray ... VIEW POST
Pampered Pets – Cat First Obviously
A few weeks ago I received my birthday present from my daughter, the Pampered Pets bundle from Stampin' Up! For various reasons I've only just got round to playing with it but now I can't put it down! So be prepared for lots of new projects featuring the cats and dogs from the set. Today for my simple Sunday project I decided to show you a quick bookmark featuring the happy cat. DEFINITELY PAMPERED I began by using my Paper Trimmer to cut a 2" x 5-1/2" strip of Thick Very Vanilla ... VIEW POST
