#15 Advent – Gift Bag for Gold Chocolate Coins

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today’s Gift Bag for my Advent projects hold some of those yummy Gold Chocolate Coins they sell at this time of the year.  Children just LOVE them, don’t they?  I used the Wise Men from Afar Stamp Set as the design on my bag which I have Gold Heat Embossed.  The […]

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#14 Advent – Santa’s Sleigh Shaker Card

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today’s Shaker Card is a design I CASEd (copy and share everything) from the main Stampin’ Up! Catalogue on Page 119.  I thought I was being very clever until I took my photos and then realised that I had forgotten to put my ribbon on!!  Oh, duh!  Never mind though its […]

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#13 Easy Christmas Gift Tags (Prettily Wrapped)

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, on my blog today I am making some super easy Christmas Gift Tags that can be made in minutes.  I really enjoy using the Santa’s Sleigh Stamp Set with matching framelit dies, as there are so many gorgeous images with sentiments too.  They have been made using Emerald Envy/Real Red Cardstock […]

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NEW Stampin’ Blends (Colour me Happy) – Stampin’ Up!

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today sees the release of the NEW Stampin’ Blends (Colour me Happy) from Stampin’ Up!  These are high-quality, alcohol-based blending markers in 12 exclusive Stampin’ Up! colours. Stampin’ Blends come in Stampin’ Up! colours. Because they fit right alongside our other product lines, they give you an opportunity to play with […]

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#12 Advent Countdown – Book Bible Gift Box with Surprise Compartment

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, my project today was a request that I had from one of my Subscribers, Cheri several months ago now to make a Bible Book.  (Hope you like it Cheri?)  I really wasn’t sure how I could create anything like this, but as I always love to rise to a challenge I […]

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#10 Advent Countdown – Acetate Covered Recipe Cards

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, my post today was inspired a couple of weeks ago when I was baking some Muffins and I saw the Recipe Cards I had created a few years ago.  I felt they needed to be covered to keep them clean, especially as I am quite messy when I am baking.  So […]

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Pop-Up Dragonfly Dreams – Stampin’ Up!

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, the video tutorial today is an idea on Pinterest that was inspired by Gosia MacKinnon at MyPapercraft.co.uk.  Gosia made this Card for her Mum earlier this year and I thought it was absolutely lovely.   I really wanted to make this Card, but using my Dragonfly Dreams Bundle Stamp Set with […]

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#8 Advent – Merry Patterns (Stampin’ Up!)

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today’s card uses the Merry Patterns Stamp Set, as I couldn’t resist stamping out the Reindeer image wearing a woolly jumper!  It does make me smile.  I used the Thick Whisper White Cardstock for my Card Base which measures 11 1/2″ x 4 1/8″, scored on the long side at 5 […]

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#7 Advent – Merry Patterns Stamp Set (Stampin’ Up!)

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, my Cards today use the Merry Patterns Stamp Set and I just love the way the candles can be stamped in a group of three.  I inked up the photopolymer image that has three candles using Cherry Cobbler/Rich Razzleberry Ink stamped on full strength in the foreground of the group of […]

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