Christmas - The Songbird Stamper

How to make my easy table favours – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop – Dec ’23…

Hey everyone, the Stamptastic Friends are blog hopping again and this month we are talking gift wrapping, so I have got a tutorial for how to make my easy table favours, perfect for those small gifts or for adorning the Christmas table. I love making little 3D projects like this easy table favour, and this one is so quick and easy to make you will have no problems doing multiples for your friends and family. They make lovely little thank you gifts for those Christmas parties that might be happening this week too. All you need are two small pieces […]

Beautiful Blended Background – Trip Achievers’ Blog Hop Nov ’23…

I’m delighted to be able to join in with the Trip Achievers’ Blog Hop this month, and really enjoyed creating this beautiful blended background with the Stampin’ Up! inks and blending brushes. This blog hop brings you some amazing inspiration using current Stampin’ Up! product, and I can’t wait to see what the other achievers have been creating for us all. I was very lucky to get my hands on the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder and die set very early on, and love how it pairs in Silver Foil with this beautiful blended background. The background is created […]

Abundant Beauty Christmas Card – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Nov ’23…

Hello and welcome to our Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop, and my Abundant Beauty Christmas Card tutorial. Our theme this month is CASE a Stamptastic Friend, and I chose to CASE the lovely Ginny Harrell. The Stamptastic Friends is a group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world who love to bring you fresh and creative ideas for your papercrafting, you can hop through all of this month’s posts using the links at the bottom of the page. Here is a picture of Ginny’s card that she made using the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks, isn’t it gorgeous, and I do […]

Easy Christmas Table Favour – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Nov ’23…

Welcome to the November Creativity Abounds Blog Hop where our theme is all about Christmas packaging, Christmas gift and of course, an easy Christmas table favour! We love getting together twice a month to bring you lots of creative inspiration for your papercrafting adventures. I made these table favours as gifts for a big Winter event that I ran, and everybody loved them so much that I have decided to share the instructions with you all, so you can make them for yourself too. You can easily switch out the papers and colours and sentiments to suit any occasion as […]

Cute Christmas Gift Bag – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Sept ’23…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Creativity Abounds Blog Hop where our theme is the AMAZING Winter Meadow suite and I am here to show you this cute Christmas gift bag made using one of my favourite sheets of paper from this new product line up. The Creativity Abounds blog hop team is a group of 13 Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who come together each month to bring you creative inspiration and tutorials for your cardmaking and papercrafting. October is our Stamp Camp month, and this time we chose to work with the Winter Meadow suite of […]

A simple sketch challenge – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Sep’ 2023…

The Stamptastic Friends have got a simple sketch challenge for you today, and I really enjoyed making this card using the Joy of Noel and Christmas Classics bundles from Stampin’ Up! I was at an all day retreat yesterday using these two sets and I was so inspired to continue to create when I got home. The two stamp sets co-ordinate beautifully together and look so pretty paired with the wintry colours of Pool Party, Lost Lagoon and Blueberry Bushel. If you would like to have a go at our challenge, you can find the layout at the bottom of […]

Suspended Book Fold Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop August ’23…

Our theme for this month’s Creativity Abounds Blog Hop is ‘Fancy Folds’ and I have got one for you that I have never seen before, a suspended Book Fold Card. I saw this card on Pinterest and the tutorial was from Jan B, using some lovely summer papers, but I decided it would look fabulous as a Christmas card, so I have chosen some brand new products to play with. The Creativity Abounds crew are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who love to share ideas and inspire creativity – please do have a hop around […]

How to make a giant cracker….

I love the Cracker and Treat Box dies from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue and while the standard version is cute, it is a little small for a ‘proper’ gift, so I want to show you all how to make a giant cracker using exactly the same die set, some card and some paper. It’s much easier than you might think, and turned out a great size! All you need to do is cut four of the dies from the same colour cardstock and then watch my video for how to cut them down and pop them together. It doesn’t […]

Magnetic Gift Card Holder – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop November ’22…

Hello and welcome to the Creativity Abound Blog Hop where today I want to show you how to make a magnetic gift card holder. Our theme this month is Christmas gift packaging, so I might be a little off piste here, but all our nieces want these days is money or gift cards, so it’s nice to be able to decorate these up a bit. The Creativity Abound Blog Hop Team are a group of demonstrators from all around the world who want to share our love of all things stamp, ink and paper with you. You can make two […]

Make your own Christmas Cards – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop November ’22

One of my favourite things about cardmaking is being able to make your own Christmas Cards, in whatever colours and styles that you most like (or your recipient will most like!) and so when this month’s theme was “Wonderful Winter” I knew I just wanted to share a card that anyone could make. I feel really lucky to be a part of the Tech 4 Stampers Academy, such a lovely group of people all learning and developing our Stampin’ Up! business using the dark art of technology – all guided by the expert hand of tech guru Louise Sims. I […]