Day 5 of Martin Stone’s #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge and we are Driving Home for Christmas. This just brings a sense of warm homecomings and get togethers. Families driving for hours, leaving the stress of work behind to spend some time celebrating Christmas with their loved ones. I chose the classic car from the Geared Up Garage stamp…
Hello and welcome to Day 4 of the #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge. I’m thoroughly enjoying myself as I take up each of these challenges. Today it’s my favourite type of challenge – card sketch. Card sketches provide a great starting point which allows you to get creative. They are also great when you find your mind is not…
Day 3 of Martin’s Mayhem #30DayChristmasCardmakingChallenge and it’s all about a Candy Cane Christmas. This brings images in my mind of children, fun and lots of Christmas cheer. Of course there is that thing about stripes – red, green and white or how about some pink and red? I went with the traditional stripes and…
Class in the Mail for September features the Dandelion Wishes stamp set which has been around for a couple of catalogues. With the introduction of the Dandelion 3D Embossing folder in this Annual Catalogue I thought it would be nice to create a class combining these 2 products. If you haven’t participated in a Class…
Onto Day 2 of Martin Stone’s 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge and it’s technique time with the Paper Piecing Technique. Paper Piecing is a technique which involves using various pieces of cardstock or Designer Series Paper to build an image. This could be a pre-designed image such as a stamp or a new one…
Always up for a challenge and ready to get some serious Christmas card making done this month, I’m taking part in Martin Stone’s 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge. The theme for Day 1 is Winter Winds. As soon as I saw this I felt a cold, winter chill and a scene popped up in…
So we don’t just get 1 machine, we get 2. However, currently only the standard size machine is available. The super cute mini one will be available in time (possibly later on this year). The Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine has many features. The first thing I noticed was how easy it was to use….
I’ve been having fun creating with the Wonder of the Season Memories & More Card Pack. I created a few cards the other day focusing more on the Cherry Cobbler in this pack. You can view those here. Today, I’ve gone for a more neutral colour scheme with the lovely shades of green and gray…
If you’ve been waiting for a good time to get the Starter Kit, September 1st is YOUR DAY! Stampin’ Up! are giving new demonstrators who join between 1st and 30th September a pre-selected bundle of products in addition to the very generous Starter Kit which is available already. In a regular Starter Kit you get…