Mastering Ribbon ~ # 1 Bows

Stampin’ UP! has the most amazing selection of ribbons and trims ranging from twine  up to 1/2 inch wide and the selection of textures and colors that coordinate with other products makes it so easy to decorate cards and other paper crafting projects.

Over the next few weeks I am going to be sharing a few hints and tips on how to use the ribbons and trims and today I start with bows.
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Painted Harvest Lions

We have a brand new Occasions catalog but we can still get the Painted Harvest Stamp Set and that really cute Cat Punch, both of which I used to create this card.  I used the one of the greetings from the stamp set but it would make a perfect birthday card for a child I think.  This card also uses a couple of products from my stash that get overlooked, the Starburst Punch and the Wood Texture DSP Stack.
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New Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-bration is now live

This new year will also bring the brand new Occasions Catalog AND Stampin’ Up!’s largest sale of the year called “Sale-A-Bration” (fondly called SAB). If you’ve placed a $25 order with me during the previous 6 months you should be receiving  your complimentary copies of both the Occasions Catalog and the SAB brochure any day now.  If you’re not familiar with how this annual sale works here’s a quick run down. Continue reading

Happy Retirement

Today is the first day of my dear sweet husbands’  retirement.  He started work at 16 years of age, put himself thru college and has provided for his family ever since, often working long hours and travelling a lot of miles.

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Happy Birthday Eclipse Card

Christmas is behind us for another year 😦 but I hope everyone had a good day!

There are folks who have birthday’s around the weeks before and after Christmas, my maternal Grandmother’s birthday was actually born on Christmas Day ~ she would have celebrated her 109th birthday this year. and it was her wedding anniversary as well, I think they married in 1929!   I often think that they get a little short-changed, so I made a very special card for those ‘Christmas/New Year Babies’ Continue reading

MERRY Christmas ~ Pennants

At the beginning of December I shared the PEACE Pennants project I designed for Craft Project Central, I really enjoyed creating this 3D piece of home decor and decided to create a slightly more specific one for Christmas.

MERRY means ‘Cheerful and Lively’ and perfect for the 5 wood blocks I had and for my Christmas Day post.

I would like to wish everyone who has followed me, liked and shared my posts and shopped for their Stampin’ UP! goodies with me during 2017.  I hope you will continue to support me in my small business in 2018 and if there is anything you would like me to feature please leave a comment below 🙂 Continue reading

Christmas Cracker – Lindor Treat Box

I have one more Christmas themed treat box to share before the BIG Day.  As many of you may know I am an ex-pat Brit living in North Texas for a little over 16 years.

One of the Christmas traditions in the UK is to have Christmas Crackers on the table.  In our family we used to pull them after we had eaten the main course and before we tucked into the dessert of Christmas Pudding and Mince Pies with either brandy butter or whipped cream.

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