#6 Advent Countdown – Gift Box for Lipstick

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, my Gold Gift Box was inspired today by left over pieces I had of the Year of Cheer Speciality Designer Papers. It is the perfect size for a lipstick, nail polish, key ring holder and chocolates. I also love to make little boxes for stocking fillers during the Christmas period.  They […]

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Colorful Seasons by Stampin’ Up!

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today’s Card is very simple in design, but there are times when LESS is MORE, as they say! Rich Razzleberry is one of my favourite Stampin’ Up Colours and that is the reasoning behind using it for my Card Base.  It is also a great Autumn Colour.  My Card was created […]

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Stampin’ Up Embossing Paste meets Colorful Seasons

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, I have recently been investigating the new Stampin’ Up! Embossing Paste (Page 201 of the Stampin’ Up Catalogue) and haven’t been disappointed with the results.   I placed a little paste into a sectioned paint palette and coloured each using my Ink Refills in Soft Suede, Garden Green and Peekaboo Peach.  Using […]

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#5 Christmas Gift Box using Santa’s Sleigh (Stampin’ Up!)

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today’s Gift Box revisits a video tutorial from a couple of months ago (August 1st) for a Pretty Gift Box for Holiday Treats.  I wanted to make this again with a slightly different appeal and also a slightly easier design to make.  As I shall be making quite a few of […]

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How to make a Pleated Card using Stampin’ Up Products

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today’s Pleated Card is perfect to make using the Painted Autumn Suite of Products from the Seasonal Catalogue on Pages 48 and 49.  Such adorable Designer Papers that really make this Card POP!  So unusual in its style and I love DIFFERENT!  The inspiration for my card today I found on […]

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#4 Advent Countdown – Gift Box for Honey Pot

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, what could be better than to gift a gorgeous Pot of Honey made by local bees and potted up by my good friend John (a Beekeeper).  Just perfect to add a special touch to Christmas or at any time.  Honey has such wonderful health benefits too and they say that it […]

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Colorful Seasons by Stampin’ Up! – Card for Autumn/Fall

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, With Autumn now definitely in the air I was inspired to create today’s Card.  Using the Colorful Seasons Stamp Set with co-ordinating dies. In September I made three videos for my Customer Rewards Programme that showcased how I stamped the Tree Rings Stamp Out, and this is a Big Old Stamp […]

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How to make gorgeous Cards using Petal Garden Pack – Stampin’ Up!

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today’s cards made using the Petal Garden Memories and More Card Pack.  Featured on Page 192 this pack includes a total of 72 double sided cards, 2 each of 36 designs, cardstock sticker sheets and gold foil die cuts.  They are perfect to use with the Memories and More Albums, photo […]

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Stampin’ Up Gold Striped Treat Bags

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, today I just had to share with you these gorgeous Gold Striped Treat Bags that are perfect to fill with gifts of your choice.  So easy peasy, its unbelievable how quickly I made all TEN of them.  They are completely food safe too.  (I only hope that my photo do these […]

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How to add Milk Shakes and Muffins to your Cards

Hi my Stampin’ Friends, I have really enjoyed making projects using the Coffee Cafe Suite of Products, but today I wanted to make something a little different using this Set.  So I made a strawberry milk shake and muffin.  Well Coffee Houses these days make all sorts of flavoured Coffees and Shakes, don’t they?  That […]

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