#1 Advent – NEW Year of Cheer Speciality DSP

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, its not very often I take to Christmas Paper, but this year I have fallen in love with the NEW Year of Cheer Speciality DSP.  It has classic foil designs perfect for holidays, weddings and anniversaries.  There are 12 sheets, 3 each of 4 single sided designs ALL of them have […]

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Merry Patterns Host Promotion – Stampin’ Up!

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, I am just popping in on this glorious summer evening with an update for you. MERRY PATTERNS HOST PROMOTION We have your first Christmas present!  If you place an order between 1 September and 31 October you can get the Merry Patterns Stamp Set for free! With its candles, holly, jolly deer and […]

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How to make a Gold Embossed Garden in Bloom Card

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, as its the height of summer now the Garden In Bloom Stamp Set was a perfect choice to use on my Card today.  I noticed on Page 156 of the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue that there were some cards using this Set that used Gold Heat Embossing.  I love this technique, as […]

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Beautiful You Cards made using DSP scraps

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, I had so many leftover pieces of Designer Series Paper and wondered what I could make with them.  As I was browsing through my Stampin’ Up! Catalogue I noticed some Cards on Page 141 with small circles on them.  Ooooohhh, I thought what a great idea.   So after having a […]

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How to beautifully wrap Homemade Jams and Preserves

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, what an amazing summer we are all enjoying and with all the summer fruits coming into season now I had to make my homemade jam.  I have already made strawberry and red gooseberry jams this month.  I have a red gooseberry bush in my garden which fruits without fail each year […]

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