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How to make a cute Christmas treat box – Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop Nov ’24…

If you know me you will know I LOVE making treats and gifts, and so this blog hop was right up my street and I couldn’t wait to share this cute Christmas treat box with you – I made twenty of these for a recent swap at our team get together and they went down well I think. They are really easy to make, too! I love being a part of the Stamptastic Friends group – they are such a lovely bunch of crafters and we come together once a month to share our love of creativity with you. I […]

Color Fusers Blog Hop – Nov 2024

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, where we are back in the land of pinks and purples – wahooooo!!I haven’t made many non traditional Christmas cards this year, having mainly stuck to reds and greens, so it was nice to play with something a bit different this month. The Colour Fusers are a lovely bunch of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who bring you a colour challenge every month, and who love to inspire you to get creative, so why not have a go at this yourself! I absolutely adore purple, so starting with a Fresh Freesia card […]

Humble Home Christmas Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Oct’ 24…

Hello and welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, and my Humble Home Christmas Card. We are focussing on all things holiday from the new Stampin’ Up! Sep – Dec Mini Catalogue and as soon as I saw this set I knew it was for me… a gorgeous house to colour in AND a punch? I’m sold! There’s a bit of a divide in the Stampin’ Up! world between those who love Real Red for their Christmas makes and who loves Cherry Cobbler. I personally flit between the two each year dependent on which DSP, embellishments and ribbons we have […]

Country Birdhouse – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Oct 2024…

Now, this project might not be what you are expecting when you see the colour combination that the Color Fusers are working with this month, it really wasn’t my favourite (that is a huge understatement) but I brought in the trusty Country Birdhouse bundle, added some flowers and made it my own. If you read on I’ll share how I got such light and delicate colours, and also how I managed to create a mix of browns and greys from just three colours. It’s all down to the beauty of colour mixing! I am not a fan of Wild Wheat […]

Season of Green and Gold -Stamptastic Friend’s Blog Hop Sep ’24…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamptastic Friend’s Blog Hop where we are CASEing another Stamptastic Friend and I have made this card using the gorgeous Season of Green and Gold suite from Stampin’ Up! I CASEd a card made by the wonderful Ginny Harrell, otherwise known as Celebrate The Journey. I absolutely love how all of the elements in a suite co-ordinate when we use the suites from Stampin’ Up! The papers, dies and stamps all work so perfectly together. This card is a book fold card so I started with a base of Thick Basic White cardstock and […]

Reindeer Days Treat Package – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Sep’ 2024…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Creativity Abounds Blog Hop where we are talking all things Reindeer, and I have got a cute little Reindeer Days Treat Package for you. I love this suite and was so pleased we were using it for our October Stamp Camp – why not come and join the fun with us. The Creativity Abounds Crew are a group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world who bring you monthly tutorials, blog hops and three times a year a fabulous Stamp Camp. Why not have a hop around using the links at the end […]

Colours of Autumn – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Sep 2024…

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, and this hop, where this month we are featuring some lovely colours of autumn. This is not one of my favoured colour palettes but I must say I was pleased with the result in the end! As soon as I saw the browns and yellows here I immediately thought of leaves, the range of amazing colours that we get through Autumn (or Fall) always delights me, so what better set to work with than the lovely Spotlight on Nature. The Color Fusers Blog Hop Team come from all over the world, […]

How to make a Flip-Flap fun fold card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Aug ’24…

This month the Creativity Abounds blog hop team are focussing on fun fold cards, and I have got a great one for you, the flip-flap fun fold. Well, that’s what I am calling it at least! The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop group consists of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world, and we so enjoy sharing our love of crafting with you all. As well as monthly blog hops, we also have a monthly tutorial bundle with the same theme, which is where we are hiding the instructions for all of these cards. If you download this tutorial for just […]

How to use the Colour Lifter from Stampin’ Up! – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Aug ’24…

I have taught many a colouring lesson over the last few years and I am often asked similar questions, one of which is how to use the colour lifter (or color lifter!) from Stampin’ Up! I absolutely love the colour lifter and I hope this post is going to help you see how you might start to use it in your own colouring too, if you don’t already. The Stamptastic Friends are a small but mighty group of Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come together once a month to bring you lots of crafty inspiration, and this month we are […]

Spotlight on Nature – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Aug 2024…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers blog hop where we have got a really fresh colour scheme for you – some of my favourite colours in this one, and they pair so well together. I finally managed to get my hands on the Spotlight on Nature stamp set last week, so I had to use it for this project. The Color Fusers are a global group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come to your computers once a month with a colour challenge – and some are more challenging than others. This one was a lovely one for me […]