Swaps for US Stampin’ Up! Convention 2014 Tutorial Well I obviously had to share the swaps that I took to America with me, and this is them! I was travelling a large amount of the time, and with baggage allowances to factor in, I kept them small and simple, but I do feel that they…
Stampin’ up! UK Demonstrator Pootles – Wisteria Wonder Zoo Babies It’s a pretty lilac baby card! Honestly, I’m not broody. Much. Really. Honestly…. But when I was prepping projects for while I was away (I’m home now, but probably suffering with Jet Lag, so I’m still scheduling!), I felt the burning urge to get the…
Stampin’ Up! UK Pootles – Pull Top Box or Drawer Tutorial Oooooo it’s a pull top box. Or rather, that’s what it was when I was designing it, and then I put a picture on facebook…. “it’s upside down” were a few comments…. And that totally threw me. I’m thinking ‘what is? the picture, the…
South Hill & Stampin’ up! on Sunday Work of Art Candy Dot Scatter So today is my last day in America. I’m flying home today and should be back in the UK tomorrow morning. But the last few days, I’ve actually been at the US Stampin’ Up! Convention, where I’ll have been in amongst apparently…
Stampin’ Up! UK Demonstrator Pootles – Sahara Sand meets Blackberry Bliss One of the things I hear quite frequently is that people struggle to put colour combinations together. I may have an added advantage by being a makeup artist, but I do think that if you take a neutral and add any colour to it,…
Stampin’ Up! UK Demonstrator Pootles – Sweetie Round Bags for Camping Tutorial One of the best memories I have of childhood holidays with my parents and 2 older brothers was that magical time after our evening meal. We’d all have mucked in to clear up and clear away, and just as we sat down to…
Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator Pootles – Daffodil Delight Daisy Dreams… I’ll admit it. It’s alliteration gone mad, but who can resist it when Stampin’ Up! does it so very well! But what do you think of my dinky daisies at the bottom? Ridiculously easy, they’re made with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and…
Mini Milk Carton Carrier Tutorial Part 2 It’s part 2!!! Was it really bad having to wait 2 days to get the 2nd part? I’m so mean. But I do like to keep my videos on set days of the week, partly because my own little head will keep on top of things then, but…
Stampin’ Up! UK Pootles – Lullaby Baby We’ve Grown I do rather like a baby card. I rarely get the opportunity to make them, so when the Pre Order came out for Demonstrators, and the Lullaby DSP was on it, I couldn’t resist. I mean, come on, who could?! It’s baby papers. It’s in soft…
Mini Milk Carton And Carrier Tutorial – Part One Ooooo it is Monday and it is time for another 2-part project! It wasn’t intentional that I did a few 2 parters, it is simply how my head went off at a tangent, and then how I set out my schedule of when I wanted the…
Pootles – South Hill & Stampin’ Up! on Sunday – Adventure Bound! And it is Sunday! Yay! We know what that means! A merging of my working lives with South Hill Designs and Stampin’ Up! And today’s project is specifically all about the American colours, because as you’re reading this, I am currently in Arizona…
Congratulations those Sassy Salutations! Oh well this is just a whole new level of stamping for me! One layer stamping! How brave am I? To stamp straight onto cardstock and keep those fingers crossed (though not at the same time that would be a technical liability while holiday a stamp in hand…) But this has…
Pillow Gifts (Double Giant Tea Light Treat Box) So today is the first day of the South Hills Conference, but I am actually rooming with some American ladies, and I wanted to take them a little gift to thank them for letting me bunk in with them! I did have to pay hommage to the…
Hopeful Thoughts Thank You Card – To You! Well, today is July 10th, and as this blog post goes live, I’m very probably stood in a check in line at Manchester Airport ready to fly out to America for the South Hill Designs Conference followed immediately by the Stampin’ Up! North America Convention! 12 months…
Thank You Card Box & Lid tutorial Well, I did promise a couple of days ago that I would share the box project to go alongside the Thank You Cards from Monday’s video, and here you go! I did at least this time remember to prep my sponge in advance… My husband was rather cheeky…
Soft and Subtle Pansies and Petite Petals Oh I do love a pretty flower! I’ve been trying very hard to not go overboard on the new products from the new catalogue, so today’s card is a deliberate use of stamps and inks that I’ve had for a long time, and hopefully you have too. I’m…
In Colour Thank You Card Tutorial + Sponge Prep Tip Okay, I’m going to confess, right here, right up front. Yes, I had forgotten to prep my sponge for the brand new colour… When I originally built the prototype, I’d planned to recreate it in Blackberry Bliss, which DID have a sponge prepped for it,…
South Hill & Stampin’ Up! on Sunday Hey There Cupcake Tutorial Yay! Sunday again! That means…. mixing up the working lives again! You’ll have to listen to the video to discover why I came up with a cupcake and it’s relationship to Treacle… Lets just say, 3 year old Oliver had a hand in it….!…
Vivid Vases – Blended… Well, I really had to do it again didn’t I. Try and take on the Blender Pens. I will get there, I will get there, I will I will I will! To be fair, this was far easier than my Perfect Blend card of a week or so ago, and probably…
Tealight Treat Box Tutorial It’s that time of year again. I mentioned it at the beginning of the week – lots of schools are closing down for the summer, children are moving to different schools, and teachers all over are being thanked for their hard work and teaching throughout the year. Having talked to many…
Regal Regarding Dahlias and Butterflies Simple stamping and a smattering of punching, and you know that I’m going to be happy. And this card, with it’s pretty butterflies certainly makes me happy! I do think that black and white is very elegant, but equally, I feel that a splash of colour will always add that…
No Stick Box Tutorial EEEEEKKKK! It’s a tiny box, and it’s one that doesn’t need any adhesive! How cools is THAT? Super cool is what I reckon! I did say in the video that this isn’t my box or set of measurements. And who’s is it? Well, it’s South Hill Designs‘ actually! Our lockets come…
Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! UK July 2nd The brand new Weekly Deals have just gone live! Available only until next Tuesday night, these are now on special offer! I am stunned and delighted to see both the Silver Foil Vellum and the Angled Tag Topper Punch in there! Eeeeeek! I am soooo stock piling…
Stampin’ Up! UK 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue is LIVE So as of midnight, the annual catalogue is now live, however, as I hope you can understand, the process of moving from one set of products over to another, in terms of online potential for chaos, well, it’s massive. And that means that shops and our back…
Post It Pouches in School Colours Tutorial LAST DAY OF THE RETIRING LIST AND SPRING CATALOGUE Well this has to be one of my favourite projects to make when a quick-gift is needed! I started making them a few years ago when the boys’ teacher numbers were rising (we’re well over 20 now between them)…
