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Valentine sweet treat gets a birthday makeover

Valentine sweet treat gets a birthday makeover

Remember from yesterday that I said you didn't need to eat all the other colour skittles? (I know foolish huh?) Well you can use them to make today's birthday version of the sweet treat. This time the skinny cello bag was loaded with the remaining colours popped in,...

A sweet treat for my sweetheart

A sweet treat for my sweetheart

A sweet treat to share with you today. First a confession , I've had some of these skinny cello bags in my craft cupboard ever since they arrived in the main catty back in October ... and I've never got around to using them. Boy do I regret it now, I could have so...

Thinking ahead to Mother’s Day

Thinking ahead to Mother’s Day

So as promised, yesterday's valentine gets a makeover ... to become a Mother's Day card! The layout remains the same and the stamp set is still Affection Collection (W127946 or C127949), the main changes are the colour combo and the sentiment. Yesterday's Marina Mist...

Wedgewood valentine

Wedgewood valentine

I told you I'd be back to this gorgeous set again soon enough didn't I? It's the Affection Collection (W127946 or C127949) stamp set (that I got FREE at convention)! My friend had spotted that the Marina Mist and Very Vanilla combo I was using before Christmas looked...

Super easy earrings

Super easy earrings

I've been meaning to have a go at making these earrings ever since I saw someone else wearing them at our annual Stampin' Up! convention. Seriously, the hardest part was remembering to go and buy the jewellery findings needed ... or was it waiting for the Crystal...

Sale-a-bration paper and stamps sneak peek

Sale-a-bration paper and stamps sneak peek

Another sneak peek from our upcoming Sale-a-bration for you today and I'm using two different Sale-a-bration goodies. This first is the Sycamore Street DSP pack and the second the Vintage Verses stamp set (the Thanks sentiment is just one of four stamps). Of course...

Paper tag thank you card

Paper tag thank you card

From news of our new electronic talking tags yesterday to a paper tag background today. A popular item from the Autumn/Winter catty has been the Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags: Now that Christmas is over and done, you might be wondering what to do with any tags...

New gizmo – Talking Tag

New gizmo – Talking Tag

I just love gadgets and gizmos and this new one from Stampin' Up! looks great fun. It's a label that you scan, record a message and then stick the label onto something. The recipient scans the label and gets to hear the message you recorded. Personalise birthday...

Valentine vouchers

Valentine vouchers

Here's an idea for an inexpensive Valentine's gift using the Sealed With Love Simply Sent kit (free when you purchase the My Little Valentine stamp set 3-21 January 2013). The Simply Sent kit envelopes (10 in a pack) are double sided and so can be closed up and tied...