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For the Birds thank you card

For the Birds thank you card

My Friday feature last week, showing how to use our all occasion stamp sets for Christmas cards, used the For the Birds. And again, this stamp set isn't just for Christmas, it has images and sentiments that you can use year round. Here, I've used it to create a bright...

A postage collection for hubby

A postage collection for hubby

Yesterday was my DH's birthday. He did get a card from me, but it was a bit late - oops!  Poor thing, I'm always rushing around so much that he often gets left until last. I am making it up to him with a special meal out though  So this was the card I made him ......

Team training and Summer Stamptacular

Wow, what a busy weekend I've had - but fun! Saturday was our new catalogue launch Open House (followed by our regular Template & Technique class). It was a great turn out. Thanks so much for coming along ladies. I really hope you enjoyed yourselves  - I certainly...

Mosaic Madness birthday card

Mosaic Madness birthday card

The Mosaic suite makes for great patterns within your cards and other projects. With these matching products, the variations are endless. Here's today's pattern. The card base is an A6 portrait of Basic Gray matted with Smoky Slate. A mat of Pistachio Pudding was run...

August Template & Technique Class

August Template & Technique Class

  SATURDAY 10 August 2013 1.30PM – 3.30PM In August, we’ll be combining a Centre Step card template and the bubbles technique to make a pretty summer time card. Included in the class cost, everyone will receive a Coastal Cabana ink pad. We know that August is a...

For the Birds Christmas card

For the Birds Christmas card

Here I am again with my Friday feature - a Christmas card using one of our all occasion stamp sets. For the Birds has this cute little ice skating bird, complete with Christmas sentiment. Please pop along to our FREE Open House tomorrow if you get chance and see this...

Label Love Mr & Mrs

Label Love Mr & Mrs

The Label Love stamp set is one of my new favourites (not least because you can get the stamp set and matching punch as a bundle* with 15% off)  When I've shared it with my customers though, they've commented that they're not sure about it because they wouldn't use...

Embossed Tag a Box

Embossed Tag a Box

Stampin' Up! have really added some great gift wrap ideas to the catalogue this year. It's so easy now to co-ordinate your cards and gifts and give a professional finishing touch to any handcrafted gifts (homemade biscuits and sweets, hand sewn projects). I was so...

Gently Falling birthday card

Gently Falling birthday card

I just love so many of our new colours. Here I've combined the new In Color, Strawberry Slush with the new grey, Smoky Slate. Now the only ribbon we do in Strawberry Slush is the new Ruffle Stretch Trim and that didn't really suit my project ... so I created my own...