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Reminder of our October Seasonally Scattered Class

Reminder of our October Seasonally Scattered Class

We still have some places available at our Seasonally Scattered Class on SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER 1.15PM – 3.45PM Come join us to make a thank you card and two Christmas cards – one with a matching mini gift box. In our October class we’re focussing on the Seasonally...

Festival of Trees box

Festival of Trees box

Yesterday I shared the SU! video showing how to use our Gift Box Punch Board and I mentioned that I might be back with another box soon. Well soon is here now 🙂 This time it’s dressed up for Christmas. The box base was cut and folded from a 10” x 10” piece of Cherry...

Gift Box Punch Board video

Gift Box Punch Board video

I've shared a lot of boxes made with the Gift Box Punch Board since I got it (and there's still more to come 🙂 ). This is absolutely one of my favourite products from the Autumn/Winter catalogue  (and that's a tough choice because there are so many great things)...

Tips for creating a smarter long envelope

Tips for creating a smarter long envelope

When I created a long envelope to go with my 3" x 6" card I came across a very small problem and so thought I'd share my tips for getting around it. The Envelope Punch Board has the measurements for creating a matching 3" x 6" envelope - this bit is no problem - but...

A long envelope to match

A long envelope to match

Yesterday I shared this card, which is a custom design - 3" x 6". A pretty card but it won't fit in my standard envelopes. … so I pulled out my Envelope Punch Board to create an envelope especially for it. I used a sheet of Sweet Taffy DSP and followed the...

Ribbon weave thanks

Ribbon weave thanks

Today’s card is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) from the Annual Catalogue. I love the Dress Up Your Packages ideas on page 15 and decided to create a card based on the Taffeta Ribbon design - 2nd row up from the bottom, 2nd in from the left. Although I only used 3...

Curvy Keepsake swap

Curvy Keepsake swap

I had a great time this morning catching up with my crafty friends - that was a real tonic after all my internet frustrations of late (not that they’re fixed yet - just that I was able to have good whinge to people that understand). 🙂 And of course it wasn’t all...

Snowflake Framelit card

Snowflake Framelit card

Time again for another Christmas card I think 🙂 Today is a bit of a snowflake themed day. I've got a snowflake locket on my South Hill Designs blog today - just click on the link to take a peek. Although the Letterpress Winter stamp set works very elegantly with the...

Paper Dolls September Team Get Together

Paper Dolls September Team Get Together

The Paper Dolls will be having a team get together this Sunday 21 September. We'll be meeting up at 10am at Meadowhall, Sheffield. This is a chance for our team to share the latest news, our latest designs, plan future events (the Stampin' Up! Annual Convention is...