Faux Tile Technique with Cheerful Daisies stamp set

 

Stampin’ Up’s new Annual Catalogue goes live to customers TODAY and you are in for a real treat!

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One of the stand-out suites in the catalogue is the Fresh As A Daisy Suite and I have a little hint of it here in today’s projects, which use the Cheerful Daisies stamp set. I made this for this week’s Crafty Friday online class; I don’t usually post projects ahead of classes but I'm sure the ladies won’t mind. 

11 card ideas using the new Stampin’ Up!® In Colors™ for 2023-2025 – and colour comparisons

 

It’s time (finally!) for some sneak peeks of the new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalogue. Yes I know I’m a few weeks behind many other demonstrators but I’ve had very little crafting time lately. 

 

Anyhoo... I really want to show you the FAB new In Colors™ so have made two sets of monochromatic cards to show them off, plus one card which brings four of the five colours together. Right at the bottom, I have created some colour comparison graphics to show how the new In Colors™look against Stampin’ Up!® colours past and present.

 

Stampin' Up! card ideas using the silhouette technique

 

Here’s a fun technique which doesn’t require any special equipment – and can help you get more mileage out of your Stampin’ Up!® stamps.

 

It’s called the silhouette stamping technique and is so simple but is often overlooked.

All you do is stamp any outline image in black, then colour it in... black. This creates a silhouette and gives you a whole new look for your stamped image. 

Easy projects using Rain or Shine Designer Series Paper (retiring soon)

Have you managed to get everything you want from the Stampin’ Up!® Last Chance sale? On your shopping list should definitely be this gorgeous Rain or Shine Designer Series Paper. 

20+ projects using retiring Stampin' Up!® products - get them while you can!

The Stampin’ Up!® Last Chance Sale begins today! There are lots of amazing products retiring, including – gasp! – the Stamparatus! So be sure to invest now if it’s been on your wish list – and if you already have one, make sure you’re covered for spare magnets and grid paper.

Today I am going to showcase some of my favourite Stampin’ Up!® stamp sets which are retiring. I’ve loved creating with these sets and will be sad to see them go but onwards and upwards – a new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalogue is just around the corner!

Eight projects using the Dainty Delight bundle from Stampin' Up!®

Saturday was my long-awaited Spring Craft Day – a day of creating beautiful projects using the Dainty Delight bundle and the now-retired Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper.

All through Sale-a-Bration, I used my rewards for this gorgeous paper so I would have enough for everyone to receive half a pack in their kit. Anyone who upgraded to include the bundle received a full pack.

And I was really glad I’d been hoarding it because by the time I came to place my final order, the paper had all gone and I couldn’t order any for the late bookers. Luckily I had just enough for everyone.

Make sure you get your Sit Stay Relax stamp set from Stampin' Up!® before it retires

 

Have you seen the Sit Stay Relax stamp set from Stampin’ Up!®? It’s a host stamp set, and I often find these can be overlooked.

I love it because it features cats and dogs, and I hope you will do. I am showcasing a card made with this great set now because we know for sure that this set will retire at the end of April. A new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalogue in May means a new set of Stampin’ Rewards, so if this set is on your wish list, you need to make sure you earn it before then. 

Five card ideas for using your Stampin’ Up!® In Color™ scraps

 

Do you save your card, paper and ribbon scraps? I do because, as a Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator, I create quite a few – and they’re a really useful crafting resource. I continuously strive to reduce waste in my crafting, both for environmental reasons and to show people how they can save money.

 

These five projects all show you how you can put your Stampin’ Up!® scraps to good use, while making fab cards which don’t cost the earth – in both senses of the word.

Tutorial: reflection stamping using Grassy Grove from Stampin’ Up!®

 

Today I want to show you how to use a really fun – albeit unpredictable and a bit messy – technique which I showcased at last week’s Crafty Friday online class.