We all have a friend who’s completely daft. Sometimes more than one. They’re the one who keeps you laughing with their ideas and antics. Who pull silly faces and say silly things, and without whom life would be very boring indeed. So when I was asked to create a cover for a pocket photo album this was my brief. I found the perfect sentiment in the free Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Special Moments and, with the addition of an image from Senior Years, this is what ... VIEW POST
Sentimental Swirls For Any Occasion
Sometimes the simplest of ideas take time to bring together. Take this morning for instance. I woke up knowing that I was going to use the new Sentimental Swirls Stamp Set to create a background for a card. But then I thought I'd add embellishments by stamping flower and leaf images from the set and punching them out with the coordinating punches. But when I chose my sentiment from the free Special Moments (Sale-A-Bration Host) Stamp Set all that went out the window. The end result was ... 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
Oceanfront For A Quick And Easy Card
One of the things I love about stamping is how easy it is to create beautiful projects without having to be an artist. Over the past few years Stampin' Up! has produced a number of stamp sets that are known as 'builder' sets. That is you can use the various stamps to build a scene. The new January to June Mini Catalogue has another one of these sets, it's called Oceanfront and it's amazing. It's an image only set so you can add a favourite sentiment without feeling guilty. Today I paired it ... VIEW POST
