Over the past couple of weeks I've been away at a Stampin' Up! event being held in Orlando, Florida. I had a great time and among other things I am now the proud owner of a 2019 Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Although hubby and I drove down together, he had to fly back early, so I was left to bring the car home alone. Lots of people thought I was mad but I was looking forward to the journey. In the end I completed the trip in just 4 days, and proved that ... VIEW POST
This Little Piggy Is Happy
While there's lots of lovely new things in the Stampin' Up! 2018 Holiday Catalogue I try not to forget what I already have. As a crafter I always look at the way new things might complement existing tools and materials in my studio. The Buffalo Check background stamp was a bit of a no-brainer of course. A simple, classic check design that could be stamped in any number of colours. Today I paired the This Little Piggy Stamp Set with an interesting variation on the check pattern. THIS ... VIEW POST
This Little Piggy
This Little Piggy Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! is so cute, with an assortment of line art pig images and a variety of sweet sayings. Sadly though it's been sitting unloved on my shelf for far too long and this week's Global Design Project challenge #GDP147 - Country / Farm Life gave me just the excuse I needed to ink it up again. For my colour scheme I thought I'd draw my inspiration from this week's Clean and Simple, Colours & Sketches challenge CAS281 - Colours. The colours I had to ... VIEW POST
