Tuesday 28 February 2023

Easy cards using Love Cats stamp set from Stampin’ Up!®

Love Cats card ideas Stampin Up UK

Do you love cats and cat cards? If not, I suggest you move swiftly on as today all my projects feature the fabulous Love Cats stamp set from Stampin’ Up!®

While the stamp set is in the Valentines section of Stampin’ Up!®’s January-April Mini Catalogue, this set offers so much more. 

Love Cats stamps Stampin Up UK

I don’t make Valentines projects but this wasn’t going to put me off the best cat stamp set Stampin’ Up!® has offered for years. In fact, I have taken scissors to rubber and trimmed down the “Hi there, Valentine” stamp so it reads simply “Hi there”. 

For these projects I have teamed the Love Cats stamp set with various other Stampin’ Up!® sentiment sets so I can send cards for all occasions to my cat-loving friends. 

Tuesday 21 February 2023

Designer Series Paper projects using Sale-a-Bration papers

Stampin Up UK Favored Flowers Sale-a-Bration
 
I love all the gorgeous Designer Series Papers from Stampin’ Up!® and love making them the focus of my projects because they do all the work for you. 
 
On Saturday I ran a class on Zoom which I called a Paper Caper as customers could choose from two packs of Stampin’ Up!® Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-Bration brochure: Favored Flowers or Day At The Farm.

Tuesday 14 February 2023

Easy card making using Enjoy the Adventure Memories & More Cards from Stampin’ Up!®

Stampin Up easy cards Enjoy the Adventure Memories More

 
Have you ever used Memories & More Cards from Stampin’ Up!®? I love them for quick and easy projects.

They are of course perfect for pocket scrapbooking, but also great for so much more. I have used them here to make some simple cards, combining Stampin’ Up!® Enjoy the Adventure Memories & More Cards with the coordinating Enjoy the Adventure Memories & More Cards & Envelopes, with just the addition of some fab Black and White Gingham Ribbon (a favourite of mine).

Tuesday 7 February 2023

Six cards using Dainty Delight, with top tips for using Stampin’ Up!® Blending Brushes

Stampin Up Blending Brushes Dainty Delight card ideas

My monthly Crafty Friday classes for 2023 are focussing on techniques. Each month on Zoom, crafters around the UK can learn a different technique to make beautiful Stampin’ Up!® cards. 
 
This month the focus was on our gorgeous Stampin’ Up!® blending brushes. We now sell blending brushes in two sizes; standard and small. The standard brushes are perfect for covering large areas, while the small are ideal if you want to add colour to smaller spaces. 
 
Today I have three projects to show you, plus some great tips for getting the best results using your Stampin’ Up!® blending brushes.
 

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