Spring has been a long time coming. It's as if the alarm went off but she hit the snooze button and went back to sleep for a few extra weeks. Finally though my crab apple trees have come into leaf and the blossoms are hopefully not far behind. So with warmer weather and blue skies outside I was inspired to make a project using the new Forever Flourishing Dies. A LITTLE PREPARATION I began my gift tag by cutting a 2" x 3-1/2" piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card. Then using some Stampin' ... VIEW POST
Country Club Colouring Sheet
If you find colouring relaxing then don't overlook the Country Club 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) Pack. As well as lots of golf-themed designs there are some great geometric patterns that I know I'll use. One of the designs in the Country Club DSP pack is quite different though. It has 12 line-art scenes (4 each of 3 different scenes - sort of) designed so you can leave them as they are or you can colour them. COUNTRY CLUB BACKGROUND I began my project by cutting and scoring ... VIEW POST
Painted Labels Dies Sneak Peek
Sometimes I look at dies and can't see any use for them away from the coordinating stamp set. This is certainly not the case for the new Painted Labels Dies. They're designed to coordinate with the Painted Poppies Stamp Set, but don't be fooled. These dies are great for other projects too as today's sneak peek shows. MASCULINE TAG I decided to use the Painted Labels Dies to make gift tag without any poppies in sight. First I found my sentiment in another 'floral' stamp set, Vibrant ... VIEW POST
Bird Ballad Meets Vibrant Vases
I absolutely love how Stampin' Up! coordinates its products and makes putting together projects so easy. Most of the time the coordination is obvious like when they create a whole suite of products. Sometimes though the coordination is more subtle and it takes a while for me to catch on. Today I was really excited to discover that the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (DSP) coordinates with the Vibrant Vases Stamp Set! It really turned designing my Simple Sunday project into something extra ... VIEW POST
A Custom-sized Basic Box With Lid
It won't be long before the Stampin' Up! 2019 Holiday Catalogue goes live and our attentions turn to Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas. So I thought it might be helpful to begin a series of tutorials showing you how to make different types of treat and gift packaging. Today we'll start with a basic tray-style box with a separate lid, like this. CUSTOM TWO-PART BOX This box is essentially two open trays, with the bottom of the lower one slightly smaller than the lid. They are easy ... VIEW POST
Vibrant Vases for #WWYS211
This week's What Will You Stamp? challenge is WWYS211 - Vibrant Vases. I love this set because it coordinates with the Vases Builder Punch. What's more the punch also coordinates with the Varied Vases Stamp Set in 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue. So you may be surprised to find that my Design Team project doesn't use the punch at all! HEAT EMBOSSING The flowers in the stamp set are so pretty and wanted to focus on those for my project. I also decided that I'd use no ink. That's right, I ... VIEW POST
