Hello and welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop for April. On the second Wednesday of each month, our team comes together to share creative inspiration centred around a monthly theme. It is always such a joy to see the many different ways each person interprets the same prompt. After spending the…
Happy Easter! I hope you have been enjoying a beautiful day celebrating this day. Today my card combines a couple of challenges and I’ve gone through our Last Chance list to show some love to some products which are going to be leaving us. The Petals of Beauty bundle has got lots of use from…
Every month, Stampin’ Up! issue a Creative Challenge to keep us inspired and for January it is a fun sketch. As a first saw the sketch I was wondering how I would ever create something with so many bits and pieces intersecting without it looking too busy. I love creating using a sketch and the…
Hello and welcome to the Caseing the Catty Challenge CTC552. The crew are starting the hop by Caseing any project from the Stampin’ Up! January – April mini Catalogue. To CASE is to Copy and Selectively Edit a project. This can be a direct copy or you can put your own spin on it. I’ve…
Happy New Year! I wish you the very best for 2026 and I thank you for being so supportive of my creative passion. This year is going to be filled with more inspiration and I look forward to sharing it with you. For my first blog post of 2026 I’m sharing a project with you…
Day 6 at The Stamping Lounge 12 Days of Christmas challenge brings with it a sketch challenge which is one of my favourite ways to be inspired. Sketches provide a spring board for creativity. Just hop on to our FB page to see all the fun inspiration to be had using this sketch. This card…
Many of you know that in my day job I work in a Secondary School and right now it’s coming to the exciting (and stressful) year end with exams and graduations. A handmade card is a lovely way to celebrate the achievements of a graduate and makes it that much more special. For my card,…
To kick off the week, I’ve got some fresh inspiration featuring a new-to-me bundle — the Stampin’ Up! Pine Tree Trimmings Bundle. This bundle includes a coordinating stamp set and dies that are perfect for creating clean and simple Christmas cards or quick seasonal projects. The minimalistic dies make it easy to achieve that crisp,…
Welcome to the Caseing the Catty Challenge and this week for CTC537 the crew are Caseing the Traditions of Christmas Suite which is on Pages 21-27 of the Stampin’ Up! September-December Mini Catalogue. This is a mega suite and includes 2 stamp and die bundles, Specialty Designer Series Paper, Embossing Folder, embellishments and ribbon. To…