Inspiring Inkin'

And HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !  Today is my Mum and Dad’s wedding anniversary, I hope they have a wonderful day xxxx Traditional Christmas cards today, one bright and one vintage looking. This first vintage style card uses the Skaters from Winter post and teams them up with the Medallion background stamp, it would look great in [...]

Hello, lovely day here in Hampshire.  I can see blue skies and the sun is streaming through the window, Keeva and I will be out walking later. Actually I don’t think I have ever shared a picture of my dog Keeva, so here you go, she is a Border Terrier and VERY friendly ! and [...]

It’s so cold and grey here today I wanted to share a little bit of sunshine! The card is certainly bright !  Regal Rose and Daffodil Delight.  This is a quick card which uses 3 punches, the oval, scallop oval and decorative label. The ribbed section is made using the crimper, a very clever tool [...]

The owl punch has to be one of the single most versatile punches Stampin’ Up! UK has.  You can make it into a penguin like the bookmark here or a Lion. A ghost, alien, chick and even Rudolph……..watch out for those in the coming weeks! Today I have used it just as an owl, 2 [...]

Yesterday was my Inspiring Inkin’ Stampin’ Up! quarterly team training, and it was Christmas ! 36 of my team and guests had a wonderful day, of stamping, crafting, chatting, training, sharing business tips and tricks and of course eating cake too!  A big thank you to Kerry, Michele and Elizabeth who did some fantastic demonstrations [...]

Hello there, good week?  I can’t believe it’s Friday ! My working week is a bit upside down at the moment as Connor is at home on study leave whilst he is taking his GCSEs it’s amazing how much of a difference to your working routine someone else in the house makes.  The good news [...]

You see I couldn’t go very long without sharing some more Bliss cards, I adore this set and I matching it with the wonderful Crumb Cake card is fabby! The 6 petalled flower does remind me of a poinsettia and since I’m having a few weeks off thinking about Christmas…..I’ve added some pearls to make [...]

Each year the amazing cards I receive astounds me, I wanted to share these creations with you today, there are a huge variety of styles. Stamping ( of course……….), Decoupaged Fabric and paper, punching, peel offs, brayering.  So much talent, thank you very much xxx I have lots more so do pop back tomorrow too!