Ever since I first saw the Snailed It Stamp Set I had a project idea in my head. My regular readers will know I love notebooks. Yes I know I can keep information on my phone or computer and technology does have its place, however a notebook doesn't need to be charged or plugged in to work. So when I was thinking about "snail mail" I decided to decorate an actual a-z index book. ACCIDENTAL COORDINATION I must admit that when it comes to keeping snail mail addresses in an real book, I ... VIEW POST
Basically Black With White And Gold Accents
Today's project is another one of those happy accidents that often happens as I'm clearing up after finishing a project. There'll be scraps of card and paper on the desk and sometimes a stamp set or dies and I'll just begin to play. This time it was a piece die-cut from Basic Black Card and a tiny black and white strip of DSP that got me started. Before I knew it I'd created a very striking masculine / gender neutral birthday gift tag. WHITE ON BLACK So the piece that started ... VIEW POST
True Love Won’t Last Forever
A few days ago I showed you a tag that I stamped and then painted with ink. It seems like I may be a bit obsessed with ink painting at the moment as that's how today's project started. However instead of stamping the images, I cheated somewhat and reached for the True Love Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack instead. It's not the first time I've coloured one of the black and white sheets, but I just can't help it. Sadly the True Love DSP is likely to be retiring very soon so I'm making the most ... VIEW POST
Snailed It Stamp Set For A Fun Card
I fell in love with the Snailed It Stamp Set the minute I saw it in the Stampin' Up! January to June Mini Catalogue. There's something very expressive in the eyes, right down to the eyelashes on one image! The images can be left as they are or coloured in, which makes them extra versatile. What's also great about this stamp set is that there's coordinating Snail Dies which cut out the snails, the toadstools and more. Plus there's the Snail Mail 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) which ... VIEW POST
Snail Dies But Without The Snail
As you might expect the Snailed It Stamp Set contains a number of snail images and the Snail Dies coordinate with them. But there's also some other dies in the set that I love by themselves. One of them is the large postage stamp die and that features prominently on today's project. Avoiding the snail images entirely, I also chose the toadstools to brighten up this very simple birthday card layout. PAPER TOLE TOADSTOOLS I began this project with the toadstool image and a Tuxedo Black ... VIEW POST
Mourning The Loss of Mango Melody Blends
As a Demonstrator I've had longer than customers to review and digest the impact of the list of products being retired by Stampin' Up! I make a point of checking it often as there's always things I overlook the first or second time round. Even so, sometimes it's easy to miss something simply because I make an assumption which turns out to be wrong. So today's cute bookmark project comes with a cautionary tale that even Stampin' Blends aren't immune from the cut! HELLO HELLO My project ... VIEW POST
