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Colour Combo Blog Hop – January
Hello and Welcome ! We are back again this month with another trio of colours, showcased by our talented group of Global Demonstrators. If you have just joined me from Cheryl's Blog or as one of my followers, a big warm English welcome to you. For my project today, I wanted to feature the Stamparatus and looked through my shelves for a large Happy Birthday stamp. This sentiment from Perennial Birthday stamp set from the Annual Catalogue was perfect for repetitive stamping today. The sentiment...

JOY OF SETS ‘Something New’ Blog Hop
Hello and Welcome ! Today I'm joining a new group of Global Demonstrators at 'The Joy of Sets' Blog Hop group. This months hop we will all be sharing 'Something New'. You could be seeing projects sharing welcoming in the New Year, the new decade, a new family member, a new job, a new routine or just having fun with all our new crafty things we may have gotten over the holidays. If you have just joined me from Fiona's Blog or as one of my followers, a big warm English welcome to you. My 'new'...

STAMP ‘N HOP – Sale-A-Bration & Mini
Hello and Welcome ! I'm back again today with our talented group of Global Demonstrators, in this months 'Stamp 'N Hop' Blog Hop, sharing our projects from the ***NEW*** Spring Summer Mini Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration brochure. If you have just joined me from Laura's Blog and seen her wonderful projects, or as one of my followers, a big warm English welcome to you. Today I am sharing the 'Happy Birthday To You' stamp set, which is available FREE with a minimum spend of £45 (UK Customers) until...

IDEAS Blog Hop – ‘Sending Love’
Hello and Welcome ! Today I am back with this talented group of Global Demonstrators, in todays I.D.E.A.S. Blog Hop (International Demonstrators Exciting Artistic Stampin'). Every month we each create a Tutorial Bundle to share our Stampin' Up! Inspiration with our Customers, Blog readers and our Teams. Todays 'Blog Hop' is to give you a sneak peak of all our 'Sending Love' themed projects. If you have just joined me from Odette's Blog or as one of my followers, a big warm English welcome to...

I’m Bringing Birthdays Back #3
Hello and Welcome ! #imbringingbirthdaysback is a global birthday card movement that will spread happiness in 2020 to an unprecedented number of mailboxes. Another creation travelling on its way to celebrate another birthday. For todays birthday card I used ChristmasTime is Here Designer Series Paper again, but this time with the 3D Bricks Embossing Folder. Hope you have enjoyed todays cards and hope the recipients enjoy them as much too. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back here...

I’m Bringing Birthdays Back #2
Hello and Welcome ! #imbringingbirthdaysback is a global birthday card movement that will spread happiness in 2020 to an unprecedented number of mailboxes. More birthday cards being despatched today, I am joining in sharing Birthdays card this year. My first card today has been made from some retired elements I had in my 'creative stash'. Next, is another creation using the gorgeous ChristmasTime is Here Designer Series Papers, teamed up with the Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder #151823. I...

I’m Bringing Birthdays Back
Hello and Welcome ! As we start a New Year and a New Decade, I am joining in sharing Birthdays card this year. #imbringingbirthdaysback is a global birthday card movement that will spread happiness in 2020 to an unpresedented number of mailboxes. These are three of my first birthday cards to be delivered today very local to me and one posted. I loved the ChristmasTime is Here Designer Series Papers this Winter and thought they teamed up so well with the Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder...

Happy Birthday Meerkats
Hello and Welcome ! I know it's Christmas Day, but it's also my husband birthday, so I just had to nip on and share his Birthday card with you. We've had a strange Christmas this year. Having both had a bad cough for over four weeks, a few days ago mine developed into a full blown head cold, with a throbbing head, I felt really rough. Yesterday David travelled to his elderly 91yr old Aunt, stayed over to cook her Christmas lunch and travelled back today. I didn't go as didn't want to pass on...

PAPERCRAFTING BLOG HOP – Gift Packaging
Hello and welcome back to another hop around the globe with my fellow Demonstrators sharing projects around the above theme. You may be starting out with me or just arrived from someone else along the way, but you won't want to miss anyone's inspiration, so I've listed everyone participating this month at the bottom of this post. Festive Gift Wrapping My first gift box today, dare I say, came about by accident ! During a recent private class with a small family group, one of the ladies needed...