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For ideas, inspiration and tutorialsORIGAMI BOX TUTORIAL
This year I've been sharing this gorgeous little gift box with my customers and just finally getting round to catching up with posting Tutorial.Like so many of my crafting friends and Stampin’ Up! colleagues, I have a huge stash of 12” scrapbook paper that is crying out to be used. As long as it is a perfect square, this box can be made from any size Designer Series Paper, just adjust the lid to fit your finished box.For this box, I started with a 9” square DSP. Set aside the...
Ink Stamp Share : New Year Colour Challenge
Welcome back to our Ink, Stamp & Share Blog hop, joining myself here in Norfolk, UK and other fellow Demonstrator colleagues around the Globe.Our theme today is taking inspiration from the colours in this graphic, as we approach the festive season and upcoming New Year celebrations.Are you someone who sets New Years Resolutions ? I don't tend to set Resolutions as such, as they always seem to get broken. Instead I like to think of what I want from the year ahead, setting a few...
SDBH – SAB/Occasions Catty Sneak Peak
Welcome to our monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. This month's theme is our upcoming Sale-A-Bration and Spring/Summer catalogue. You are currently visiting Sandra from Norfolk, UK and I hope you enjoy todays creative projects, as you hop around the globe.Today I am sharing with you my first card created using the Piece of Cake #148610 stamp set from the Spring/Summer (Occasions) catalogue, together with the co-ordinating Cake Builder Punch #148525 when buying together as a bundle, saving 10%...
Papercrafting Blog Hop – Gift Packaging
Welcome back to another hop around the globe with my fellow Demonstrators sharing our Gift Packaging projects. You may be starting the hop with me or just arrived from someone else in the loop, but you won't want to miss anyone so I've listed everyone at the bottom of this post. A warm welcome to you joining me, Sandra, here in the UK for todays hop. As crafters, we love making our own gift packaging and you have probably seen a few already on my Blog already. For todays...
STAMP ‘N HOP : Favourite Spring Summer 2019 Catalogue Product
Hi and welcome back to another hop around the globe with Stamp 'N Hop blog hop ! My name is Sandra and you are joining me here, in Norfolk, UK.This month we are all featuring our favourite new product from the upcoming Spring Summer (Occasions) 2019 catalogue.Last month, I was fortunate to be able to attend the Stampin' Up! 30th Anniversary celebrations at On Stage in Orlando, Florida. Can you image the atmosphere of nearly 7000 fellow Demonstrators from round the globe, meeting up...
CASE Challenge 18 – Winter Sketch Challenge
Hello and welcome back for another CASE Challenge with my Demonstrator friends Emma and Becki. Week 18 on the CASE challenge and it was back to my choice of inspirational post, this time choosing our Demonstrator colleague Windy Ellard and her ideas for her Winter Sketch Challenge. You can find her blog post HERE using Merry Merlot and Mossy Meadow inks.This card has been created using the new Frosted Floral Suite, which includes First Frost stamp set and Frosted...
Kre8tors Blog Hop : Christmas theme
Hi and welcome back, joining myself and fellow Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, sharing our creativity globally through our Kre8tors Blog Hop group. You join me here in Norfolk, UK and looking forward to sharing my Christmas themed projects with you today.Today I'm sharing with you another of my Creative Festive Retreat weekend projects, completed by three groups of ladies last month. During the weekend, they created an Advent box that was all made completely from scratch,...
CASE Challenge 17 – Using Up Scraps
Hello and welcome back for another CASE Challenge with my Demonstrator friends Emma and Becki. Week 17 on the CASE challenge it was Becki's turn to share her inspirational post, this time choosing our Demonstrator colleague Carolyn King and her ideas for using up scraps. You can find her blog post HERE.We ALL have lots of scraps and, more importantly, I'm sure most of us save every valuable piece of Designer Series Paper ?I've previously posted about cutting my scraps into strips at 8.5cm...
Festive Retreats with Santa’s Workshop
With today being the start of Advent, it seems appropriate to share with you one of the projects three groups of ladies have completed with me at my Festive Retreat Escape weekends, over the last month. I am sharing our most involved project of the weekend, using the Santa's Workshop Suite. These were all completed from scratch, no smelly match boxes, just started with 16 sheets of thick white card, together with lots of cutting, scoring and above all …….lots of patience !...