Sara’s Crafting and Stamping Studio

Stampin’ Up! Independent Demonstrator

Tip – building the pinwheel

Tip – building the pinwheel

The Pinwheel die (129411) makes make quick and easy pinwheels that are sized just right for a card front. There are a few tips though that will make building the pinwheel that little bit easier. After die cutting your pinwheel, curl the corner that has a pinhole in it...

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Aviary birdcage birthday card

Aviary birdcage birthday card

This birthday card uses a selection of Scallop Trim mats (measurements here) to frame the caged birds. As there isn't too much space behind the frames for extra layers, the background was textured for added interest. The card base is an A6 portrait of Regal Rose (a...

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Beginners cards – masculine and feminine

Beginners cards – masculine and feminine

Today I had the good fortune to be helping out at a Learning at Work day - where employees get to have "taster" sessions of different skills and pastimes. (If you were there today and are stopping by my blog for the first time then "Hi", it was lovely to meet you )....

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£25 extra to spend!

£25 extra to spend!

A quick reminder that there's just over a fortnight left to get an extra £25 to spend! If you host a £250 workshop before 30 May, then you’ll not only earn the usual £40 hostess credit that is a regular hostess benefit but … we’ll give you an extra £25 to spend! Email...

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You are … Father’s Day card

You are … Father’s Day card

The arrow from the Cute Clips is a great way to highlight just one item from a selection. Which got me thinking of another way to use my sentiment sets to make a masculine card. Here I've used it for a Father's Day card but you could easily adapt it for a birthday,...

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