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How to make a Step-Fold Card – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Feb ’23…

How about a colour challenge and a fun fold, all in one, well that’s what you’ve got today with this tutorial for a Step-Fold Card in the colours Berry Burst, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock, brought to you by the Stamptastic Friends. The Stamptastic Friends are a global group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come together to share lots of creative ideas and crafty inspiration. I love being a part of this team and can’t wait to see what the rest of the gang have in store for you this month using this bold colour challenge. To make this Step-Fold […]

Watercolour Emboss Resist Technique – Trip Achievers’ Blog Hop Jan ’24…

Hello and welcome to today’s Trip Achiever’s Blog Hop, where today I have made a birthday card for you using the wonderful watercolour emboss resist technique and a gorgeous new stamp and die bundle called Lifetime of Love. The flowers are just so gorgeous! I am so delighted to be able to take part in these blog hops this year, with a wonderful group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world that earned the Stampin’ Up! Incentive trip for the 2022/23 Stampin’ Up! year . Only about 1% of all the Demonstrators earn this trip every year and in […]

Softly Sophisticated Bundle – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Jan ’24…

Ooooh, we have got some delights in store for you with this month’s Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop, sharing all things Sale-A-Bration means I get to share this amazing Softly Sophisticated Bundle which you can earn for FREE with a £90 spend in January and February! I love hopping with the Stamptastic Friends crew. We may be a small group but we love coming together to share our creations with you, and hope that you are inspired to get creative yourself. The Softly Sophisticated Bundle is a gorgeous stamp and embossing folder bundle which work so beautifully together. I love how […]

Flight and Airy – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Dec’ 23…

Hello and welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, where we are focussing on Birthdays this month, I couldn’t help but fussy cut some of the birds from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration Flight and Airy DSP for this pretty card. The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop team area group of global Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who just love to inspire you and share our creativity. Every month we release a tutorial bundle for sale in addition to this blog post, and you can find details about that at the bottom of this post. The Designer Series Papers that I am using today will […]

New and returning colours from Stampin’ Up! – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Jul ’23…

This month’s blog hop is focussing on the new and returning colours from Stampin’ Up! I don’t know about you but I am LOVING our new colour line up and I have chosen a really fresh and vibrant set to work with today. The Stamptastic Friends are a small group of lovely Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who come together to share their makes with you and hope to inspire your creativity. Please do check out the links at the end of the blog post to have a hop around and see what everyone else has been creating. I overlooked this stamp […]

Watercoloured Flowers – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Jun ’23…

I think I am in the zone with watercolouring at the moment, what with my watercolour cardmaking course in full swing, so I couldn’t help but bring you these amazing watercoloured flowers from the Fresh as a Daisy suite today. This suite is so versatile and the stamps and dies are just so easy to work with. The Creativity Abounds team are a super talented bunch of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who come together to bring you tutorials and creative inspiration, as well as our brilliant Stamp Camps. The next one is on the 8th July (though […]

Elegant embossed handmade card…

Hello and welcome to the Tech 4 Stampers blog hop, where today I have got an elegant embossed handmade card for you. Sometimes, with certain types of occasions, you really want a more clean and simple card, and I think the use of an embossing folder can really help with this. Read on to find out more… The Tech 4 Stampers group is a wonderful group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, all working on learning more about the wonderful world of technology, under the watchful eye of Louise Sims, our teacher and mentor. We come together here to showcase our handmade […]

Paper Florist Dies from Stampin’ Up!…

I think I am in love with the new Paper Florist Dies from Stampin’ Up! and just love how all of the different elements and flowers can be used individually or combined to make small or gigantic flowers! I have opted for the latter on this easel card, making the one big flower a real focus point. To see these dies on the Stampin’ Up! website, please visit by using the button below. I have used four colours for this card, the new Lemon Lolly and Bubble Bath, the returning Lemon Lime Twist and the continuing Balmy Blue. I think […]

Marigold Moments – Artisan Design Team April Monthly Post…

My Artisan Design Team group were tasked to create with the Marigold Moments stamp set for our April monthly posts, and the team did an amazing job of showcasing the versatility of this stamp set. I was blown away with some of the projects that had been created! I opted for a very traditional colour scheme, with oranges and yellows, and added in a touch of gold, too. I actually had some gold foil wrapped chocolates left over from another project, and decided to make some treat packaging using the lovely press seal bags, to go with my card. I […]

Fresh as a Daisy suite from Stampin’ Up!…

The Fresh as a Daisy suite from Stampin’ Up! was one of the first suites that jumped out at me from the upcoming 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, and I can certainly say that it didn’t disappoint! With its beautiful papers and gems, fun stamp set and GORGEOUS dies, this suite is fantastic for any level of crafter. Our Creativity Abounds July Stamp Camp is using this Fresh as a Daisy suite, so if you think you might like it, why not come and join us? All you need to do is purchase the suite (£69.50) through me, when the catalogue goes […]