General · Handmade

Something old, something new …

... but nothing borrowed and nothing blue... Instead some gorgeous smoky slate cardstock and ink – a brand new colour shade which I just love! Plus a brand new stamp set too, all available in the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue available from 2nd July 2013.  So a little sneak peek of some up-and-coming goodies for you… Continue reading Something old, something new …

Anniversary · Birthday · Cakes · General · Gift tags · Gifts · Thank you · Valentine

Sale-a-brate good times, come on!

It’s a sale-a-bration! (OK, so now that song will be going around my head for the rest of the day!) I made this gift set using some of the fabulous stamp sets available for FREE during Stampin' Up's sale-a-bration – madison avenue, vintage verses and patterned occasions (my favourite)... The colour inspiration came from the… Continue reading Sale-a-brate good times, come on!

Christmas · General · Gifts · Halloween

Stampin’ Up! event swaps …

Today I'm sharing photos of the beautiful swaps I received from members of the Pink Ladies team at the recent Stampin’ Up! event in Reading.  Swapping is a great way to share ideas and also to sample the lovely goodies from the new catalogues… I got this cute little tissue holder from my upline, Michelle Last … Next is… Continue reading Stampin’ Up! event swaps …

Birthday · General

Tea shoppe stepper …

We used the Tea Shoppe stamp set from the summer mini catalogue for this stepper card … with some stamping on the inside too… and not forgetting the envelope … Another great make and take from Michelle’s craft day. I really love how the finished card looks; love the colours and the stamped images, and… Continue reading Tea shoppe stepper …