Flourishing Phrases Greetings Card with Copper Embossing

I am really rather pleased with the simplicity of my card today but think it is also rather posh, don’t you think?  I used the new Copper Emboss powder for my floral spray on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and of course set it using my heat tool.  There is such beautiful detailing on […]

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Easy Saturday #1 – Floral Phrases Greetings Card

My unusual greeting card today has a very quirky opening created with a punch through which my butterfly provides the closure. Rather a neat idea, don’t you think?  The slot was punched out using a retired punch now but you can still achieve this by using the smallest framelit die in the Bunch of Banners […]

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Handmade Gift Bag using Pop of Paradise

I thought I would share with you the gorgeous little gift bag I made for my friend’s Birthday recently.  I scaled the bag up for my gift and noticed that you can make two of these bags from one sheet of any of Stampin’ Up’s 12 x 12″ Designer Series Papers, so there is absolutely […]

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Advent Gift Bag Treats using Vellum and gold heat embossing – Stampin’ Up!

My little Advent tutorial today are for my cute little gift bag treats using Vellum and gold heat embossing them using the Perpetual Calendar Stamp Set which is perfect for smaller projects.  These would be perfect as little table treats or to fill with smaller sweeties for children.  You could also add some ribbon on […]

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Easy Explosion Gift Boxes – Stampin’ Up!

I had seen quite a few explosion boxes on Pinterest and wanted to make one for two large candles I had purchased.  I didn’t want to make it too complicated though so I sat and had a play with my card. I have made them in Cajun Craze and Peekaboo Peach Cardstock with matching Regals […]

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Handmade Triple Step Stamping Card using Embellished Ornaments

My video today is my first Christmas project for this year and shows the triple step stamping technique that I love.  The usual way to do this is to place a small piece of snail adhesive on each layer of Whisper White Cardstock and then stamp your design. However, I recently purchased a MISTI which […]

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Have You Ever Thought about Becoming a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator?

Being a Demonstrator is such fun.  As well as the discounts you get to enjoy crafting with all the gorgeous Stampin’ Up products and share and inspire others with your creativity.  During the year you also get to meet fellow Demonstrators and enjoy their company at Onstage Live Events at Telford in the U.K. as […]

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Twisted Fun Fold Card, Stampin’ Up Affectionately Yours

Today I have this really easy Twisted Fun Fold Card which looks complicated but really isn’t.  It uses one sheet of Card and I have decorated mine with the Affectionately Yours Speciality Designer Series Papers.   A gift card will slot easily into the inside of the pocket too.  I decorated the inside of my […]

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Handmade Affectionately Yours Greeting Card

My projects today are two very pretty greeting cards I made for new Team Members using the Affectionately Yours Speciality Designer Series Papers. This paper stack has 12 sheets which measure 12 x 12″ and two of them have beautiful copper embossing on them.  They are so pretty and I love them. There is also […]

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