Yesterday I received a parcel of goodies from Stampin’ Up! and I couldn’t wait to get them unpacked. It was mostly new Stampin’ Blends and Stampin’ Write Markers plus a few packs of cardstock. But amongst them were a couple of stamp sets along with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. As soon as it was unpacked I had to experiment and created a vintage-style bookmark. But while looking for an ‘old’ book for the photo I was delighted and amazed to discover one containing a family inscription ... VIEW POST
Quiet Saturday
I think the hectic schedule of the past month has finally caught up with me. Why else would I sleep in when I can spend the entire day crafting uninterrupted? They’re forecasting heavy rain so my plan is to spend some quiet time creating lots of new projects for my blog. For the next few days I’ll be bringing you projects using currently available products from Stampin’ Up!. Then, starting on August 30th it will be a week of sneak peeks from the amazing September to December 2023 Mini ... VIEW POST
Natural Tones
When the Stampin’ Up! 2023/2024 Annual Catalogue was launched it included a colour refresh. This is the process where they retire some of their core colours and introduce (or bring back) new ones. So as part of reorganising my craft studio I’ve been taking stock of the colours I have in cardstock, ink pads, markers etc. That’s when I noticed that I’ve only got four of the five sets of Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. I’ll have to rectify that! Meanwhile here’s today’s project using ... VIEW POST
Quiet Meadow Vintage Style
Although I try not to copy anyone else's projects, as a papercrafter I’m endlessly fascinated by other artists’ design processes. Something I love but struggle with are collage style projects. These are most often found on scrapbook pages but I’ve seen some great examples on cards too. The other style I’m still working on is ‘vintage’. That’s a real challenge for me, but with practice I feel I’m definitely improving. Today’s experiment involved limiting myself to ... VIEW POST
Beautiful Very Versailles Stamp Set
What a frustrating morning! My vintage style gift tag made using the Very Versailles Stamp Set was done yesterday, and today I just had to write the blog post. However, on-going problems with our rural internet have been worse than ever. Just recently it's been extremely unstable, cutting out every couple of minutes. Right now we have a temporary fix, but long-term we've been told we should upgrade our service. So instead of my planned crafting day I'll be researching our options. ... VIEW POST
Peace On Earth Without The Angels
We've made it to the end of another month and another promotion. Today marks the end of the most amazing joining offer I've ever seen from Stampin' Up! If you've been undecided about whether to join my team of Crafty Canadians, or want to check out the offer, see my Join Stampin' Up! page for all the details. Just remember the deadline is 11.50pm MT tonight. Tomorrow sees the launch of the Last Chance promotion featuring retiring products from the July to December 2021 Mini Catalogue. Items ... VIEW POST
