Saturday, 30 August 2025

Get ahead with these very easy Stampin’ Up!® Christmas cards!

stampin up quick easy christmas card ideas
 

What kind of Christmas card maker are you? Do you focus on one Stampin’ Up!® stamp set or bundle and make them all the same?

Do you throw all your Stampin’ Up!® supplies at your cards and make lots of different cards?

Have you started already and have a firm plan? Or do you leave it to the last minute?

If you’re like me, the answer will probably be a combination. I relate to all of the above apart from the first one because I don’t like making cards all the same. 

Even though it’s still summer, I have made some cards already... but I know I will still have a last-minute rush to ensure I have enough to send.

Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Important changes to Stampin’ Up!® products and packaging

Stampin up stamp packaging changes
 

This is not my normal type of post but I think it’s important to know as soon as possible about some changes coming to Stampin’ Up!® products. There are a lot happening at once so I have created some fact sheets to help you. 

Monday, 11 August 2025

Eight tips for finding your papercrafting and cardmaking mojo

Lost your mojo papercraft cardmaking

We’ve all experienced this at some point: the utter inertia that comes from losing your crafting mojo. Yes, even Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators experience this from time to time.

It can be so dispiriting. You want to craft – you may even have new Stampin’ Up!® supplies – but nothing happens. You find yourself browsing Pinterest for ideas but never make any of them. You may even get as far as starting stamping but nothing you make looks right to you.

Help is at hand! Here are my tried and tested methods for finding that elusive mojo – and no, “buy new stuff” is NOT one of them!

The small print

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