Thank you for popping by today, I'm so happy with this card for the STAMPING SUNDAY BLOG HOP The theme this month is "The Weather Man", I decided to choose a rainbow theme as a link to weather.  We get to enjoy some wonderful rainbows here in Mid Wales, the prevalence of the regular rain helps with that!  I grabbed some card strips from my scrap pile and ran through the Timber 3D embossing folder after dousing it with Basic Gray Ink. The colours I used were Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Coastal Cabana, Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushell, Berry Burst, Melon Mambo and Pretty in ..read more

Well, a very Happy New Year to you crafty friend. It has been a long while since I have blogged.  Although I have been creating, and teaching and being busy, I'm afraid I have neglected my blog. Also I have not participated in the Sunday Blog Hop for a while.  I'm determined to at least get back to doing this hop and trying to share more news and pictures with you. This month's theme is Heart and Home One of the new Saleabration freeebies seemed perfect, it's stamp and die set and is free when yo spend £110 (easy to do with all the lovely new goodies that are available) I pa ..read more

It's the 25th of the month, and over on the  Christmas Stampathon Facebook group {here} we have a new challenge for the coming month. I stamped a One Sheet Wonder I used... STAMPS Stippled Roses 162657 Painted Lavender 162594 Two-Tone Flora 160844 COLOURS Inks - Real Red, Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Wild Wheat, Saddle Brown Stazon CARD STOCK Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Kraft Envelopes and Cards STAMPS Stippled Roses 162657 Painted Lavender 162594 Two-Tone Flora 160844 COLOURS Inks - Real Red, Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Wild Wheat, Sa ..read more

Thank you for hopping to me today :) A special hello if you've reached me from Katja's blog So our theme this month is Manly or Mainly Monochrome I choose to go Monochromatic first, however I think these card's might fit into the Manly category. I used the gorgeous Botanical Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! (162903) and the Around the Bend dies (160649) with Basic Black, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate and Basic White card stock, then stamped with Smoky Slate ink and Basic Gray ink. I love using contrasts to make patterns really pop, made all the more special when it has been created yoursel ..read more

I had so much fun stamping this wreath, especially as there are some colours that are returning in the upcoming colour refresh.  It was stamped on to 12x12 basic white card. This tends to happen every few years, where Stampin' Up! shake up their core colours.  They get rid of some, welcome some new ones back and say hello to some new ones. In the list below I have put and R next to returning colours, and an N next to brand new ones. INK COLOURS R Fresh Freesia 155611 N Bubble Bath 161664 Highland Heather 147103 Balmy Blue 147105 R Lost Lagoon 161678 Mossy Meadow 147111 Granny A ..read more

Welcome once again to the Stampin' Sunday Blog Hop This month we are bringing you Technique Triumphs! Are you ready to take your paper crafting to the next level? Whether you're a seasoned crafter or just starting out, there's always something new to explore in the world of card making and scrapbooking. For this card, I used a creative technique that involves using two different thicknesses of embossing folders along with the charming Petal Park stamp set and punch. But what happens when you combine two embossing folders of different thicknesses?  Can you see the result is a unique ..read more

Hi there, we have been enjoying/enduring some hotter days here in the UK, and have recently got back from a holiday with family and friends. While I was away I scheduled some videos on my YouTube channel, including one where I made these cards with Stampin' Up! products. I made the black and white paper "ribbon" using the glimmer paper in the July to December 2022 mini catalogue.  Unfortunately I used a couple of embossing folders that have retired.  However we have plenty of others to choose from, and many designs would work on a card like this. The initial idea was inspired by t ..read more

Well hello my lovely cardmakers out there, welcome to the Blog Hop for March, this month we were asked to CASE each other. To CASE in crafting community can mean different things - Copy and Share Everything, Copy and Selectively Edit, Copy and Steal Everything, obviously I prefer the first 2 to the last one.  I love to credit those who have inspired me.  As someone wisely said, "there is nothing new under the sun".  All our art and creations have been influenced and inspired by others.  Even when we think we have hit on an original idea, you may discover that someone else ..read more

I loved the results of this experiment that I just had to share it with you! Mixing stamp sets together comes really naturally to me as I have learned to appreciate the infinite potential of doing this.  However I am aware that I don't want to overwhelm my viewers and readers with too many choices. I think these cards prove a happy medium. I use just two stamp sets; Hills of Tuscany 162682 and Garden Meadow 162736, or in this case Jardin Des Pres.  I was accidently sent the stamp set and Stampin' Up! were kind enough to let me keep it. The ink pads I used were Early Espresso, P ..read more

Hello and welcome to this month's hop with the theme Whimsical Wings and Soaring Hearts I'm going to go straight to it and present my card... I used the Bee Mine Designed Series Paper that is from the current Mini Catalogue and went a bit grungy on it with the Pecan Pie ink - which is awesome for that vintage look. The heart was created with triangles from the Patchwork Pieces Dies set 161592 and the Flowers and leaves from the Paper Florist Dies set 161284. The lovely butterfly wings are already precut and in the Paper Butterfly Accents 162612 To view how I made it watch this. Pl ..read more