tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76562536037290982972024-03-19T06:00:32.032+00:00All Things StampyStampin Up UK Demonstrator Helen Read All Things Stampy. Ideas, projects, tips, special offers and events for people interested in all aspects of cardmaking, stamping and papercraftingHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.comBlogger2888125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-37544598041808166332024-03-19T06:00:00.004+00:002024-03-19T06:00:00.135+00:00Easter Bunny treat bags Would you believe I have never bought an Easter stamp set before? Easter Bunny, which features in the January to April Stampin’ Up!® catalogue is my very first Easter set. This year I was determined to make some cute little gifts and with Easter just around the corner, I thought I’d better get cracking! (See what I did there?) With the stamp set decided, the next stage was to work on a the Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-29559050416885276282024-03-12T06:00:00.003+00:002024-03-12T06:00:00.190+00:00NINE project ideas using Hooray for Surprises and Flight and Airy Designer Series PaperHave you tried the Hooray for Surprises dies to add an extra fun element to your Stampin’ Up!® projects? They were the theme of my Spring Craft Day at the weekend. Please bear with me here as I realise the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper we used is no longer available, as it was a Sale-a-Bration item available free with a £45 Stampin’ Up!® order during January and February. I will Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com1Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-58002967381632970162024-03-05T06:00:00.002+00:002024-03-05T06:00:00.247+00:00Two card ideas using new Stampin' Up!® Online Exclusive Happy Little Things Today at Stampin’ Up!® we have a brand new collection of Online Exclusives going live!There are products for the coffee-lover, for those who love big bright flowers, for nature-lovers, pet-lovers and those who make cards for children. I was in need of some new sentiments so was thrilled to see two fabulous sentiment sets. One of them is called Happy Little Things and is really Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-82678779390158148092024-02-27T06:00:00.002+00:002024-02-27T06:00:00.197+00:00Perennial Lavender Stampin Up card ideas - and an online class for all UK craftersThe most popular Designer Series Paper in the current Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalogue is Perennial Lavender – and with good reason. This beautiful paper from the Perennial Lavender Suite coordinates with the Painted Lavender stamp set; another popular Mini catalogue product. I’ve been crafting with these Stampin’ Up!® products recently and absolutely love the gorgeous purple tones and fabulous Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-67339298953160337022024-02-20T06:00:00.001+00:002024-02-20T06:00:00.130+00:00Four fab Stampin’ Up!® colour combinations for you to use This is a bright fresh colour combination using Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Sweet Sorbet and Petal Pink. Perfect for spring Stampin’ Up!® projects. This week I have four fabulous Stampin’ Up!® colour combinations for you. I have started posting these every Sunday on my Facebook page and Instagram so be sure to follow if you want to see more. In the interests of honesty, I am posting them Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com1Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-14839961240915310522024-02-13T06:00:00.001+00:002024-02-13T06:00:00.147+00:00Six EASY cards using Sunny Days Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!®Sale-a-Bration is a wonderful time of year for Stampin’ Up!® fans as we can earn lots of gorgeous free products. One of them is this pack of Sunny Days Designer Series Paper, which I've used here to create six REALLY simple cards which anyone can make with no special equipment. All I have used here is some Thick Basic White cardstock, Basic Black cardstock for layering, some Stampin’ Up!® Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-79990898391325179032024-02-06T06:00:00.001+00:002024-02-06T06:00:00.173+00:00Five card ideas using Painted Lavender Stampin' Up!® stamp set When I learned that the best-selling Stampin’ Up!® stamp set from the Jan-April Mini Catalogue is Painted Lavender, I was not in the slightest surprised. When I used it at my Catalogue Launch Party last month, several people placed orders for it and the coordinating Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper. Painted Lavender is a beautiful stamp set with lots of possibilities. Stamp it Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-62913813025228699212024-01-30T06:00:00.004+00:002024-01-30T06:00:00.149+00:00SIX card designs using Trusty Toolbox FREE Stampin’ Up!® Designer Series PaperDid you know you can earn some fabulous FREE Stampin’ Up!® Designer Series Paper during January and February? Yes, it’s Sale-a-Bration, and one of the free gifts you can earn when you spend £45 is this gorgeous Trusty Toolbox Designer Series Paper. Read on for six easy ideas for making the most of this fabulous paper. I am firmly of the opinion that masculine cards should be quick Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-7916059090190255672024-01-23T06:00:00.001+00:002024-01-23T06:00:00.221+00:00Ideas, tips and colour combos for Stampin’ Up!’s Hooray for Surprises bundleOne of the most intriguing bundles in the new January-April Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalogue is Hooray for Surprises. This is a fun stamp set in its own right but the real innovation comes from the coordinating Hooray for Surprises dies. As you can see from the image, there are four dies in the set with little notches around the shapes. Two are circles with a tab, one is a heart with a tab and the Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com1Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-31094723332385641202024-01-16T06:00:00.007+00:002024-01-16T06:00:00.137+00:00Three clean and simple cards with Jungle Pals Sale-a-Bration stamp set One of my craft pledges for 2024 is to keep things simple. It’s not always panning out that way but today’s projects are pretty clean-looking at least. I’ve used the Sale-a-Bration stamp set from Stampin’ Up!® called Jungle Pals, which is free with a £45 order during January and February. I didn’t like it to begin with, but the sloths drew me in and I soon fell in love with the otherHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com1Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-79024469769697499882024-01-09T06:30:00.005+00:002024-01-11T19:06:28.973+00:00Trend watch: what will be the hottest Stampin’ Up!® and papercraft trends in 2024? What do jellyfish have to do with 2024? Everything, it seems. It’s no secret that you a a good trend will transcend the worlds of fashion, home décor, packaging and beyond. The features and designs you see on clothing in 2024 will pop up on cushions, wallpapers, stationery and yes, in the world of papercrafts. I’ve been researching the hot trends for the year and a theme that kept popping Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-34730615184751428682024-01-02T06:00:00.007+00:002024-01-02T06:00:00.152+00:00Two card ideas using Notes of Nature bundle and Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!® Are you raring to craft after the Christmas and New Year break? I hope so because there’s an exciting new range of Stampin’ Up!® products available from Thursday with the launch of the new January-April Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-Bration promotion. One of the stand-out products for me in the new Stampin’ Up!® Mini is this Notes of Nature Bundle, which I've used here to Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-53854537252512292592023-12-25T06:00:00.000+00:002023-12-25T06:00:00.143+00:00Merry Christmas from AllThingsStampyNo projects this week as I am taking some time away for Christmas. I do hope you have a lovely Christmas break, whatever it is you're doing.
Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-25927243304137772792023-12-19T06:00:00.001+00:002023-12-19T06:00:00.155+00:00Stampin’ Up!® Sneak peek: Watercolor Melon Sale-a-Bration stamp set ideas Are you ready for a sneak peek? This fabulous new Stampin’ Up!® stamp set, Watercolor Melon, will be part of our Sale-a-Bration offering in January and February. To get your hands on this fun new Watercolor Melon stamp set, just spend £45 and choose it as your FREE Sale-a-Bration gift. Watercolor Melon is a Distinktive stamp set, which means the stamps have a clever Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-77983837376562892842023-12-12T06:00:00.004+00:002023-12-12T06:00:00.278+00:00Showcase of projects made with retiring Stampin’ Up!® craft supplies I bet you’ve made – and maybe even written – all your Christmas cards by now but it’s never too soon to start preparing for next year. If you’re like me, you’re watching your craft budget carefully, which is why the Stampin’ Up!® Last Chance sale and Clearance Rack are so perfect. Take a look at some of the projects I’ve made this year, using Stampin’ Up!® items which are currently (at the Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-63921945663564898952023-12-05T06:00:00.003+00:002023-12-05T06:00:00.156+00:00Stampin’ Up!® Nested Treat Boxes – decorated for Christmas gift giving I absolutely loved the Stampin’ Up!® catalogue sample showing the Nested Treat Boxes in the September-December Mini Catalogue, and couldn’t resist recreating it for my December Crafty Friday class. Here’s the original project from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalogue, which inspired my version. As half a pack of Nested
Treat Boxes had already bust the budget for this Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-47567762112567617262023-11-28T06:00:00.006+00:002023-11-28T06:00:00.130+00:00Three projects using Stampin’ Up!® Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper The recent Starter Kit offer attracted lots of people into my Stampin’ Up!® team, so I thought it was time to send them a proper welcome pack. I wanted to use the gorgeous Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper because I love it so much. Happily, this is now back in stock in the Europe warehouse and even more happily, this item will be carrying over beyond the end of the year. I didn’t Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-18595995192781079822023-11-20T06:00:00.007+00:002023-11-20T06:00:00.133+00:0012 projects using Beary Cute stamp set Are you looking for some Beary Cute project ideas? You’ve come to the right place. I recently held a full day event using the Beary Cute stamp set from Stampin’ Up!® Guests could choose to receive half a pack of either the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper or A Walk in the Forest. Both packs of Designer Series Paper coordinate perfectly with the Beary Cute stamp set and I couldn’tHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-75651124156530671562023-11-14T06:00:00.003+00:002023-11-14T06:00:00.159+00:00Winter Meadow projects inspired by November mood board Kickstart your Christmas creativity with my November mood board. There’s enough inspiration on this board to help you create all kinds of projects, and I used it as my starting point for several Stampin’ Up!® projects using Grassy Grove, the Christmas Classics bundle and Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper. But first, how to use a mood board. It’s simple: just take Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-3636414299704471482023-11-07T06:00:00.000+00:002023-11-07T06:00:00.201+00:00Grassy Grove Stampin’ Up! set gets the vintage and distressed treatment Do you ever get a creativity block? This happens to us all, even Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators. Perhaps especially Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators because some of feel the need to create new content all the time for our crafty audiences. I think we all need to let go of the idea that every creation should be brand new and original. After all, there is no point in reinventing the Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-13449753381413507652023-10-31T06:00:00.006+00:002023-10-31T08:46:27.138+00:00Garden Meadow card in a box It’s nearly November which means it’s almost time for a new release of Online Exclusives from Stampin’ Up!® For me, the stand-out products from the 7th November release are all in the Meandering Meadows Suite Collection. It’s rare that I order a whole Stampin’ Up!® Suite but I couldn’t resist this one. The Meandering Meadows bundle features the gorgeous Garden Meadow stampHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-91685742534859692252023-10-24T06:00:00.014+01:002023-10-29T16:41:13.143+00:00Christmas card ideas with Christmas Classics and Merry Melody It’s October, which means Christmas cardmaking has begun in earnest. A local Women’s Institute group were the first to get a full-on Christmas card class, and we made two cards using the Christmas Classics stamp set from the Stampin’ Up!® September-December Mini Catalogue, and Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder, from the current Stampin Up!® annual catalogue. First up – Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-9529909995055429782023-10-17T06:00:00.004+01:002023-10-17T06:00:00.142+01:00Fragrant Forest and Grassy Grove in a gorgeous autumnal colour combination I have a colour combination for you today, and a card which blends the brand new Fragrant Forest background stamp with a Stampin’ Up!® old favourite, Grassy Grove. This is my kind of Christmas card, but also my kind of card to send year-round, too. Yes, I love trees, as regular readers should know by now!When I saw the Fragrant Forest background stamp in the September to December Mini Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-10618342209026623912023-10-10T06:00:00.003+01:002023-10-10T06:00:00.149+01:00Are these the easiest Christmas cards ever? Do you have no time for crafting at the moment? Or maybe your mojo has gone walkabout? I'm hearing both of these issues from many of my Stampin’ Up!® customers and friends. In fact, thanks to a new job and the commitment of rehabilitating a rescue dog, I barely have any crafting time for myself either.Undeterred, I decided to throw some quick Christmas cards together at the weekend to Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com1Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656253603729098297.post-9026419151095072892023-10-03T06:00:00.006+01:002023-10-03T06:00:00.143+01:00October Mood Board card ideas using Christmas Classics and Inked & Tiled from Stampin’ Up!®Happy October! It’s a new month of new ideas from me, with the latest in my Mood Board series of Stampin’ Up!® projects. Please keep reading to see two projects I made using this board as my starting point. I created this October Mood Board to inspire myself, my Stampin’ Up!® UK customers and team. But crafters everywhere can be inspired by the colours and/or images on the mood board –&Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019389888168680581noreply@blogger.com0Derbyshire, UK53.1046782 -1.562388524.794444363821157 -36.7186385 81.414912036178848 33.5938615