Welcome to Challenge CTC557 of the Caseing the Catty Challenge. Each Sunday our crew goes Live to inspire you with ideas from our Challenge of the week. This week we are Caseing our 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue which retires on the 4th of May. We would love for you to play along with the week’s challenge…
Last Friday and Saturday I attended the very first Stampin’ Up! Virtual Card Making Retreat. It was such an amazing event. Each day consisted of 7 hours of teaching and learning. It was so much fun. What was even more fun is that I got to spend those days with my friend Lucia, who invited…
Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday blog hop. It’s our 5th anniversary this year and we are celebrating by Caseing our fellow team members. For our seventh month of celebrations, we are CAS(e)ing our American team member, Chris Smith. Chris is a Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen design team alumni and has a classic and…
I’ve been totally enamoured with the Just a Note Bundle lately. The texture on it is just amazing and for this stationery lover, it’s just the perfect set. It pairs beautifully with anything as you can see on this card to which I’ve also added images from the Sunrise Sailing bundle. I used the colours…
Welcome friends to the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop for August. It’s our 5th year as a team and our members are from Stampin’ Up! markets from around the world. On the second Wednesday of each month, we share inspiration using our much loved products, centred around a theme. This year as we…
Happy Sunday! Today I have a set of cards featuring the beautiful Peaceful Pier stamp set in the 2025-2026 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. These were created for the Create it 3 Ways Instagram Hop with the theme of Summer this month. So make sure you check out my Instagram Page to see all the summer…
The Peaceful Pier stamp set has firmly claimed a spot in my Top 5 Picks from the 2025–2026 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue — and for good reason! I’m drawn to its idyllic scenes and calming imagery, which make it such a versatile choice. Whether you’re crafting for a special occasion or just sending a thoughtful…
Today’s project features the Trusty Tools stamp set—a fantastic option for the handyman in your life. I’ve created a masculine themed Thank You card using the stamps and coordinating dies. This sketch is open to a variety of creative interpretations. Instead of the bow featured on the original sketch, I swapped it out for a…
I’ve got a Father’s Day card to inspire you with this Saturday. While we are not celebrating Father’s Day in Australia, I know other parts of the world areand I thought it would be nice to create something for the occasion. Of course, you could substitute the sentiment and make it work for some other…