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Cross-stitched Christmas gift tag

Cross-stitched Christmas gift tag

It's just 15 weeks to Christmas and so once each week on the run-up, I plan to share a Christmas tag or other type of gift packaging - that way I'll be well prepared when the big day comes around 🙂 Don't forget though that each of these ideas could be recycled for...

Share What You Love choc gable box

Share What You Love choc gable box

A total change of pace today. Moving away from Christmas and cards for a little gift box. The Share What You Love DSP has some sweet little flowers for fussy cutting out. Just one fussy cut flower was needed for decorating this box. The Gable Boxes come in both Silver...

Cross-stitched Christmas in greys

Cross-stitched Christmas in greys

I was only planning a series of three Cross-stitched Christmas cards in contemporary colours, but as I completed the last (pink) one I was hit with the idea of adding this card to the set. The pink version was such a girlie card that I felt inspired to create a...

Cross-stitched Christmas in pinks

Cross-stitched Christmas in pinks

Still continuing with the Cross-stitched Christmas in contemporary colours, today the stamp set is in pinks. I have a friend who loves everything pink so I think this one may be for her. In addition to an embossing folder this time, as it's already quite girlie, I've...

Cross-stitched Christmas in blues

Cross-stitched Christmas in blues

Continuing with the Cross-stitched Christmas in contemporary colours, today I have the stamp set in blues. It's been stepped up a little today in terms of design simply by adding an embossing folder, but then again there are no framelits this time, so is it stepped...

Cross-stitched Christmas in purples

Cross-stitched Christmas in purples

I'm back to the Cross-stitched Christmas today. Last week I used it with some traditional colours of greens and red but over the next few days I'll show how the same stamps can work with more contemporary colours too. For today's version using purples, the basic card...

Stampin’ Up! Autumn Winter Catalogue 2018

Stampin’ Up! Autumn Winter Catalogue 2018

The new Autumn/Winter catalogue is out now. Lots of fabulous new kits, bundles, individual stamp sets, papers and tools not only for Autumn, Halloween and Christmas but for year round too. Stampin' Up! have really worked hard to make these products work well in other...

Sharing new home cards and a sneak peek

Sharing new home cards and a sneak peek

We moved home a couple of weeks ago today and friends, family and new neighbours have sent us some beautiful cards, both shop bought and handcrafted, to mark the occasion. Today I'm sharing some of the lovely handcrafted cards with you. This first one is from my...

Dashing Along September offer

Dashing Along September offer

Our September offer is especially for hosts. Host a party with 275 €/£200 in sales from 1–30 September and you'll earn our FREE, exclusive Dashing Along Designer Series Paper. Perfect for layering, this beautiful, traditional Christmas paper includes a mix of old...