Little Baby Bumblebee

I loved this new stamp of the little bumblebee so decided to use it for a card I made for friends who recently became grandparents. You can find it on page 39 of the new Spring catalogue along with lots of other great ideas for baby cards and gifts.  The lovely hello honey coloured quilted ribbon is beautiful too and reminded me of a soft baby blanket so perfect for this card.

I'm teaching a class tomorrow so I'll be back soon to share the lovely projects we will be making then.  We have some snow here 

in Northern Ireland at the moment so I hope it doesn't effect travel too much as I want my ladies to make it here to the class! Keep safe if you're out driving in the ice and snow.

Butterflies and Something Borrowed Designer Paper

I've already showed you the swap I made for last Sunday's get together and the ones I received in return so I'm sharing a card we made.  We used the beautiful Butterflies Thinlits Dies and the Something Borrowed Dsp, these papers would be great for anything to do with weddings or anniversaries but we used it on this birthday card, so very versatile! I loved this card, thank you Clare for the design and the lovely day.

If this has inspired you to get crafting with our great products you can have a look at Stampin' Ups full range by clicking on the catalogues on the right side of this blog or go straight to my shop by clicking the button, top right, order on-line. Don't hesiate to contact me if you need any advice.

Thanks for visiting

Stampin' Up swaps

As I promised you, here are the swaps I received yesterday, lovely, aren't they! I love being part of Stampin' Up, I have made so many new friends in the last three years and it's great getting together with like minded people who share my passion for paper crafts.

I still have the card we made together to share with you so please 

pop back to see that.

Bokeh effect

Hi everyone, hope you all had a lovely weekend. I spent my Sunday with a group of other Stampin' Up demostrators and what a great bunch of girls! As we always do, we did a card swap and this was mine.  I decided to make my own background by trying out the Bokeh effect that everyone is doing at the moment and I was fairly happy with my first attempt.  I used a stamp set I have just bought called Hello Life, it is really meant to be used in conjunction with project life but it's very versatile and worked well for the 'string' of the balloon. Check it out on page 6 of the Spring catalogue. I also intend to use it to stamp along photographs and to make the poloraid style shown on the same page.

I'll be back soon with a photo of the swaps I received as soon as it's bright enough to take a photo!

Bow Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!

Morning everyone, I made this cute little card, inspired by one in the Stampin' Up catalogue which is full of great design ideas.  Have a look at the video below showing you how easy it is to create these fantastic little bows which you can put on cards, gift tags, boxes, anything really - take a look.

It's cold here in Northern Ireland but what a great excuse, on a weekend, to stay in and get your craft goodies out!

Bow Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!

Hostess Club thank you

Sorry I haven't been around for a week but I've had a really bad cold and I'm afraid when I'm struggling to do normal things, while sick, my poor blog is the first thing to go!

Anyway I'm here now and feeling a bit better and sharing with you the thank you card and gift I give to my hostess club members this January. I made the little box using the lovely new FREE card from Stampin' Up, you can see it on page 15 of the Sale-a-Bration leaflet and it's called Irresistability Yours. The lovely Lotus Blossom stamp I used on the card is also one of the free items you can choose during Sale-a-Bration which runs until the end of March. For every £45 you spend you can choose any item from the leaflet.

 

Wondering what the gift inside the box was? It is a little handbag size hand sanitising spray, very useful at this time of year with all the coughs and colds around! Hope to be back again soon! In the meantime, keep warm.

Painted Blooms

Hello there, we are having very stormy and rainy weather here in Northern Ireland but not to mind, it's a good excuse to stay indoors and craft! I am having great fun playing with all my lovely new products from the Spring catalogue and thinking ahead to spring time. I made this little card using a beautiful paper out of the Painted Blooms pack, so many lovely painted flower images in this pack. Have a look at it on page 19 of the catalogue, really pretty.
The Lotus flower is from a free stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration leaflet, for every £45 spend you get to choose any free gift from this leaflet.

Hope you all have a nice cosy crafty weekend!

Inspiration from the new Spring Catalogue & SAB

Hello there, thought you would like to see this little card I made, I took inspiration from a card on page 17 of the Sale-a-Bration leaflet. There are loads of ideas in both the Spring catalogue and SAB leaflet, email me if you would like a paper copy or have a look at the spring catalogue by clicking on the photo of it on the right side of this blog.

Have a lovely evening

New Spring Catalogue & Sale-a-Bration freebies

Today's the day! View the new spring catalogue by clicking on the photo of the catalogue on the right, if you would like a physical copy please email me with your address and I'll get one in the post to you. 

It's also time for a wonderful promotion from Stampin' Up, for those of you who don't know what Sale-a-Bration is, let me tell you.  It's Stampin' Ups way of giving back to its customers by rewarding them with free gifts. For every £45 you spend between now and the end of March you get to choose a free gift from a large selection. How exciting is that!  Click on the image of the Sale-a-Bration leaflet on the right side of this page to view all these great gifts.

I'll be back soon with lots of ideas using all the yummy new products.

Happy New Year

Good morning and a very Happy New Year from me here in Northern Ireland! Hope you all had a good Christmas, we had a lovely one with family and friends but now the hustle and bustle is over I'm ready to get back into a normal routine.

Kicking off the new year with Stampin' Up is very exciting, tomorrow is the start of our lovely new Spring catalogue and our Sale-a-Bration promotion!! For every £45 you spend from tomorrow until the 31st March you can choose any item free from the Sale-a-Bration leaflet, I think this year has the best choice ever! 

I am hosting an open afternoon today, if you live anywhere near me and would like to attend please contact me for details, I would love to meet you.  If you are too far away and don't have a Stampin' Up 

demonstrator already I would be happy to send you the above catalogue and leaflet in the post. From tomorrow you will be able to look at the online version by clicking the link on this blog and you can place an order with me by clicking my "order online button". Everyone who places an order, either in person or online will receive a handmade thank you card from me.

Here's a little sneak peek of I card I made using some of the new products-

Sale-a-Bration is great from my customers but it is also a good time to join Stampin' Up too, perhaps you love paper crafting and maybe already enjoy using our fantastic products, you might consider a part time job with us. Perhaps you just want to get your craft supplies at a discount or maybe you would love to start 2015 with a nice little part time job to supplement your income. Join us during Sale-a-Bration for just £99 and get a starter kit which includes everything you need to start off and get TWO free products! If you would like to chat things over with me and talk about the options please contact for further details.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you come back soon.