Hi fellow crafter Welcome to my weekly blog, where I hopefully give you inspiration to create your own beautiful handmade cards.This week I am showcasing an old but goodie stamp set called Very Versailles. Combining this with the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper I have created a gorgeous birthday or sympathy card. I cased this idea from Karen Egan and added my own flair to it. CARD RECIPE 1. Card base is Whisper White cardstock. 2. First layer is Gorgeous Grape cardstock, 14.4 x 10cm. Adhere to card base using Tom bow adhesive or the new Stampin Seal. 3. Second layer chose a piece of Designer Series Paper from In Good Taste. These gorgeous texture papers are perfect for backgrounds. Cut at 13.9 x 9.5cm. Stamp onto this the leaves image using Old Olive ink and the wisteria flowers in Gorgeous Grape ink. Adhere to card base using Tom bow adhesive or new Stampin Seal. 4. On a piece of Whisper White cardstock and Gorgeous Grape ink, stamp the sentiment from Beautiful Friendship stamp se...

My Favourite Things               2020/2021 Annual Catalogue It's time to reveal My Favourite Things from the Stampin' Up! 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. The Annual Catalogue runs from June 3, 2020 - May 3, 2021. This week I am showing you my favourite Punch bundles, well two of them anyway. I love punches as they are a quick and easy way to add die-cut shapes that add interest and depth to your projects. Stampin Up have a range of punches from builder shape punches, to labels & tags. Craft punches create paper cut outs for card making, scrapbooking, and other paper crafting. Check out the full range of punches on pages 165 - 169 in the Annual Catalogue.  AVAILABLE NOW!   Check out the  new online store  for all your paper crafting products and tools.  I LOVE HEARING FROM YOU !  What are your favorite new products in this fabulous catalogue? Let me know  HERE CLICK TO VIEW CATALOGUE ON LINE my favourite PUNCH BU...

Hi lovely Welcome to my weekly blog, where I hopefully give you inspiration to create your own beautiful handmade cards. I created these cards with beautiful Flowers For Every Season, 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper and new In Colours, Cinnamon Cider and Magenta Madness. This Designer Series Paper has graceful flowers representing each of the four seasons and the other side has corresponding patterns.  Combining both sides of the paper creates an eye catching handmade card. Easy Greeting Card Layout: Recipe It dosen't get much easier than this .... Card Base - 14.9 x 21cm 1 Piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) 10 x 9cm 1 Piece of DSP 10 x 5.5cm Just co-ordinate your card base with your Designer Series Paper! Adhere the DSP overlapping each other. The greetings are from the my favourite new go to sentiment stamp set, Many Mates. Use any label punch that you have, I used Story Label and Tailored Tag. Then use the corresponding In Colour ribbon as the card base, wrap around ca...

My Favourite Things               2020/2021 Annual Catalogue It's time to reveal My Favourite Things from the Stampin' Up! 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. The Annual Catalogue runs from June 3, 2020 - May 3, 2021. This week I have inlcuded my favourite Stamps, well two of them anyway. I do have others but these two got my attention when looking through the catalogue. I love Distinktive stamps for their beautiful artistic quality and the ease of which they can help you create beautiful handmade cards. The Monogram one is versatile and can be used for any type of card or memory keeping. You could highlight the big letter with bright colour or embossing powder to give a wow effect. AVAILABLE NOW!   Check out the  new online store  for all your paper crafting products and tools.  I LOVE HEARING FROM YOU !  What are your favorite new products in this fabulous catalogue? Let me know  HERE CLICK TO VIEW CATALOGUE ON LINE my favo...