I have been a paper hoarder from the beginning days of my time as a paper crafter, I have no problems admitting that confession! I think we have all been there and done that! We are paper crafters after all. Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper is like no other – the quality – the designs – the colours – the…
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How To CASE Your Own Cards – It Begins and Starts With You! | Stampin’ Up! Meandering Meadows
Happy Monday everyone, it’s sure to be another beautiful week and another fun Global Design Project challenge.. It’s time for another CASE the designer challenge and I am so thrilled to be the feature this week. On my last post I spoke about the benefits of CASE’ing the catalogue when you are in a creative slump. Another great way to…
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How to CASE The Catalogue & Why It’s A Great Idea! | Stampin’ Up! Masterfully Made Suite
Happy Friday lovely crafters and blog readers! Friday means that it is time for another TGIF challenge. I was inspired straight away by the gorgeous sketch this week and what appeared to be greenery coming out of the main focal point on the sketch. I was feeling BRIGHT this week and wanted to give the Masterfully Made suite some love,…
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How To Make Quick & Easy Christmas Note Cards | Stampin’ Up! St. Nicholas Bundle
It’s almost that time of year and who has a list of cards to make a mile long and not enough time to make them? I think I can hear a lot of you agree that this you! Well these are the type of card for you, quick and easy note cards. I decided to make these live on my…
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How To Use Embossing Paste To Add Texture To Punched Shapes | Stampin’ Up! Curved Occasions
Happy Monday everyone. It’s a new week and a new challenge! It’s all about patterns this week and I hadn’t used these beautiful Inked & Tiled punches yet – they reminded me of a quilt pattern and I must say I completely admire quilters and their talent for following patterns and their skills! I am the complete opposite. However this…
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How to Use a Negative Die Cut Piece As a Mask | Stampin’ Up! Textured Florals
Do you send out thank you cards? I have to say they are a card that I make lots of! There are so many things that you can show gratitude for, or be thankful for. Gratitude journalling is something I took a liking to over the recent years and if anything it taught me that there is always a reason…
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How To Create a Funky Geometric Background With Repetitive Shapes | Stampin’ Up! Heartfelt Hexagons
Do you love the look of funky geometric patterns and shapes? or the idea of using repeated shapes? I love how quick and simple it can create a funky background on a card. I sat down at my desk with a colour challenge in hand for this month’s Let’s Craft Together Challenge and I love to have a ‘main’ colour…
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How To Use a Sketch But Totally Flip It | Stampin’ Up! Beary Cute
Welcome to another new week, another new Global Design Project challenge and it’s a new sketch this week. This week I want to talk about how to use a sketch in a different kind of way because you may look at the sketch and then look at my card and wonder, what was she thinking? global design project #GDP414 Here…
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How to Create a Cloud Background Using Border Dies and Blending Brushes | Stampin’ Up! Winter Owls
It’s another #FabInstaHop and this month we are all featuring our Favourite Halloween movies and creating projects inspired by them. What a FUN hop! I can’t wait to see what the rest of the team have created! I have to say that I am loving these fun themes and where the challenges are taking my brain and the fun memories…
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How To Create a Pearlescent Dry Embossed Background with Embossing Folders | Stampin’ Up! Petal Park
I am so excited to be joining the Be Inspired Design Team for a series of of monthly themed and inspiring blog hops that I hope bring some inspiration to you all! I am so honoured to have been asked to be part of the amazing team of talented designers! This month we are featuring embossing folders and and not…
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How to Add Colour Over The Top of Foiled Paper | Stampin’ Up! Night of Flight Host Stamp
Do you have a favourite season? I gravitate towards Autumn. I just love the gorgeous oranges, red and brown tones! The challenge this week over at GDP includes a colour palette that felt very Autumnal to me and I was keen to play! Of course you could interpret that however you felt but you know when you get a feeling!…
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