While I try to set aside time for my crafting, life sometimes gets in the way. Like yesterday evening as I dealt with hubby’s flight from the UK being cancelled, and confirming his new flight details. Checked at 2am, only to discover he’d not seen my message and arrived at Heathrow an hour before he needed to. Then this morning a brief power outage set me back. So to me it makes sense to get cracking on my Christmas crafting. Today’s pretty gilded poinsettia bookmark will accompany a gifted ... VIEW POST
Another Rustic Idea
It’s time for another simple Sunday project and this week it’s a quick and easy card idea using the Rustic Crate Stamp Set. One of the things I hear a lot from fellow crafters is how challenging it can be to manage their card scraps. One way I’ve learned to deal with the problem is to make sure I actually use the scraps I keep. So every now and then I’ll design a card purely based on what scraps I have. The same goes for things like twine and ribbon. ODD SIZED LAYERS When I began to ... VIEW POST
Rustic Crate Realisation
I started my sneak peeks on Wednesday with a project using the Rustic Crate Stamp Set. I mentioned at the time that there were coordinating dies and I used these and the stamp set to create today’s project. I’ll be honest and say that like many of you I assumed that the dies would include the ability to make a crate. Well they do, sort of. You see the two main dies are designed to fit together to create a little pocket that gives the illusion of a 3D crate. PRETTY POINSETTTIAS If you've ... VIEW POST
Rustic Crate First Peek
One week from today the Stampin’ Up! September to December 2023 Mini Catalogue will go live for customers. I was able to order products early and have had enormous fun playing with them. I’ve held off showing anything to you as I know how frustrating it is to fall in love with something only to be told you have to wait a month before you can get it. But today I’m delighted to begin my week of sneak peeks, starting with this simple project using the Rustic Crate Stamp Set. PUMPKINS & ... VIEW POST
