Inspiring Inkin'

Last Saturday was a busy stampin’ class day, 4 classes throughout the day 3D projects, scrapbooking, gifts, albums and an extreme cards class ! So what exactly is an extreme card?  These cards are not difficult, but time consuming, lots of layers, stamping techniques, embossing, cutting out, ribbons, crochet trim and the finished cards certainly [...]

Wow, what an amazing weekend I had, Saturday was my hostess event where I launch the new catalogue.  I hold it every year as a special treat for the amazing people who invite me into their home and allow me to share Stampin’ Up! with them and their friends and family. They are the lifeblood [...]

Somehow it is now the last week of the children’s school holidays, I’m not quite sure how that happened ! We are still rushing around trying to get all the back to school and college essentials. Today however is a fun day, we are off to London, lots of places to go, first stop will [...]

This card continues the theme from yesterday of sharing. Last November we went the the 2nd European Stampin’ Up! convention.  One of the presenters was the amazing Pam Morgan, she shared lots of things you could do with our paper daisies and this card is inspired by what she shared with us. This was one [...]

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. We had and are still having a lovely time, and very pleased that both sets of parents braved the weather and came to visit.  I’m sure we have all chatted, laughed, been spoilt and eaten too much, but best of all we are rested and raring to go [...]

Okay whilst you are reading this I will be in a coach heading from my hotel to the convention venue, 300 demonstrators 6 coaches…….you can imagine the noise……..! Today’s projects are my team goodies, they will of course all get one of my general swaps from yesterday as well. First up a notebook, this is [...]

Well I’m almost on my way………Car is packed, I’ve been up for ages…….excitement! Today’s cards are my general swaps, I wanted something to fit my theme but be sparkly and bright…… Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo Pirates anyone? I don’t think the photo does these justice, they are VERY bright and VERY sparkly, [...]

Well actually they arrived on Friday as expected……but an all day class on Saturday and the garden on Sunday put paid to my playing ! The stamps have now seen ink and they are still my favourites ! First up a non traditional card, what I mean is it’s bright and cheery not exactly what [...]