by Barbara | May 9, 2023 | Birthday cards, blog, General
New month – new catalogue! This month (May, already), sees the return of a male themed project for the Tech4Stampers bloghop. Its great that it is the start of the brand new Annual Catalogue, but that is also a bit of a dilemma. I have only purchased a small...
by Barbara | Apr 11, 2023 | Birthday cards, blog, Cards
I used a sentiment from Framed Florets on the inside, also embossed in gold. I love the finished item and hope you do too. Please leave me a comment below if you would like! It would be great if you could hop over to my other friends who are taking part by clicking on...
by Barbara | Feb 28, 2023 | Birthday cards, Blog, blog, Cards
This card was designed for my Coffee and Card group using the FREE Sale-a-bration designer series paper ‘Dainty Flowers’ to make a Dainty Flowers Birthday card. They coordinate with a bundle from the January to June mini catalogue called Dainty Delight. I...
by Barbara | Feb 15, 2023 | Birthday cards, blog
February and March, are busy times for me with many family and friends birthdays and not forgetting Mothers’ day too (for us in the UK). All those occasions gave me the perfect excuse to get out this brand new suite of products called Irresistible Blooms and...
by Barbara | Jan 10, 2023 | Birthday cards, Blog, Cards
Each month a lovely group of talented Stampin’Up! take part in a themed bloghop….its a great way to share our creativity with lots of people and hope you will follow the ‘hop’ by clicking on the links below. Some months I join in, but not...
by Barbara | Oct 11, 2022 | Birthday cards, Cards
October already, and I’ve been rather lax at blogging lately, but alas, I’m back! The theme for this months bloghop is ‘For the Men’ and I decided on an almost monochromatic style for this card. The ‘He’s All That’ stamp set...
by Barbara | Apr 12, 2022 | Birthday cards, Cards
For the very first time, I’ve decided to join in the Tech 4 Stampers Academy bloghop. The theme this month is Pretty in Pink and there are so many pretty pinks to choose from from Stampin’ Up! The Sweet Ice Cream stamps and punch I thought were perfect for...
by Barbara | Jan 6, 2022 | Birthday cards, Cards
I made this card for my Granddaughter’s birthday using the gorgeous Awesome Otters stamp set. This is one of the items you can get for FREE with a £45 order! Yes, FREE!! Once again Sale-a-bration has started, this time running from January 4th until February...
by Barbara | Nov 19, 2021 | Cards, Christmas, Fancy Folds, Uncategorized
During the past week, I have run a workshop demonstrating four fancy fold Christmas cards. In fact, the workshop extended into another session, as I didn’t take into account how much work we actually had to do! (Note to self, 2 fancy folds is enough in one...
by Barbara | Nov 1, 2021 | Birthday cards, Cards
Today I sat and looked at all my stamps and thought…..what haven’t I used recently? Its way too easy to forget about those stamps you bought when they launched and then have pushed them to one side once new stamps are released. So, I flicked through my...
by Barbara | Sep 19, 2021 | Cards, General, Kits/shares
Earlier in the summer, I ran a workshop using the lovely Hand-Penned Petals Memories & More card pack. If you haven’t seen or used memory & More packs, they are great for some quick and easy cards as well as for using for scrapbooking and using in the...
by Barbara | Sep 8, 2021 | Cards, Christmas
You only have to look around the shops to know its ‘that time of year’ approaching! The summer has flown by with holidays, grandchildren and the dreaded Covid, and also the redesigning of my website, but now a sort of normality is happening. Craft groups...
