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Sara Rayner

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Sweet Taffy tag

Sweet Taffy tag

A quick gift tag for you today. I had a parcel of new catalogue goodies arrive last week but I wasn't home to enjoy it. Sooo frustrating. I got back last night and these yummy Sweet Taffy papers jumped out at me, so it made sense to combine them with the About the...

Lovely Lace thank you

Lovely Lace thank you

One of the new embossing folders in the new catalogue is Lovely Lace. This is such a pretty and varied embossing plate, that I added very little to it for this thank you card. The card base is an A6 landscape of Tangelo Twist. A mat of Sahara Sand was run through the...

Mini Moonlight Bag

Mini Moonlight Bag

I feel guilty *blushing*. I've had these Essentials Hardware Clips since last year (they've carried forward to this year's catalogue but I've already had them for a full twelve months) and I think I've used two of them … now … including this one. Lol. They're one of...

QR codes open up new videos

QR codes open up new videos

Have you spotted these little squares dotted throughout the catalogue? They're called QR codes and they let you open up how-to videos from Stampin' Up! - relevant to where you see them on a page. The one here, under the Dress Up your Packages title, takes you to a...

Stampin’ Up! UK Pinterest competition

Stampin’ Up! UK Pinterest competition

Do you use Pinterest? I'm on there frequently - it's a fabulous source of inspiration. I have a Pinterest page of My Own Creations, with over 400 pins linking back directly to the blog page recipes, so please start following my board by clicking on the button below,...

Blended bowl of cherries

Blended bowl of cherries

Yesterday I shared news about the new Blendabilites markers and gave a sneak peek of a panel of colouring in that I'd done with them. Now I'm back to show the finished card. As I only have Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Blendabilities at the moment (see -  even I...

Blendabilities

Blendabilities

One of the fabulous new products in our 2014-15 Catalogue are the sets of Blendabilities markers. These alcohol-based marker sets come in a 3-pack of light, medium and dark shades (of the same colour). In addition, there's a 6-pack skin tone assortment and a Color...

Heartfelt congrats

Heartfelt congrats

Today's post is another of those cross-overs with my "other" business, my South Hill Designs jewellery business. Two of my lovely team members promoted to Independent Artist last week and so I sent them each a congratulations card. I know they've received them now, so...

Save money on your wish list

Save money on your wish list

How are you loving the new catalogue? Have you put together a wish list yet? As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I was able to pre-order from a selection of new products which was fantastic, but even I didn't get chance to choose from the whole range. Now that the...