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For ideas, inspiration and tutorialsInk Stamp Share Blog Hop : Tic-Tac-Toe
Welcome back to our Ink, Stamp & Share Blog hop, joining myself here in Norfolk, UK, and other fellow Demonstrator colleagues around the Globe.Today we are all choosing to work on a 'Tic, Tac, Toe' challenge or here in the UK, like our noughts & crosses game. Everyone participating today will be creating a project using one line in any direction, from the board below.I have decided to do go straight down the centre, using Embossing, Ribbon and Metallic. I layered Whisper...
CASE Challenge 11 – Magic card
Hello and welcome back for another CASE Challenge with my Demonstrator friends Emma and Becki. Week 11 on the CASE challenge is inspired by our Demonstrator colleague Becky Christensen with her Magic card. I love this style of work and was so looking forward to creating todays project. You can find her blog HERE.I am so grateful to my fellow stampers today for choosing Becky's inspiration. This is the first 'magic card' I have made ! One slight little blooper...
Papercrafting Blog Hop – Fall / Thanksgiving theme
Welcome back to another hop around the globe with my fellow Demonstrators sharing projects with a Halloween theme. 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. Those Autumn leaves are definitely falling in all their colourful glory. Thinking of which stamp set to use, I...
CASE Challenge 10 – Twist & Pop card
Hello and welcome back for another CASE Challenge with my Demonstrator friends Emma and Becki. Week 10 on the CASE challenge is inspired by our Demonstrator colleague Carol B with her Twist & Pop card. I love this style of work and was so looking forward to creating todays project. You can find her blog HERE.For my project today, I have chosen to use the Peaceful Noel stamp set #147694. The Joyous Noel Speciality Designer Series Papers #147816 have foiled...
Kre8tors Blog Hop : Autumn Colour Theme
Today I'm back with my fellow Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, sharing our creativity globally through our Kre8tors Blog Hop group. This months theme is an Autumn Colour Challenge using this photo for inspirations. Aren't they just gorgeous colours for this time of the year ?For my card today, I used a Soft Suede card base, with a Very Vanilla mat layer. The small speckles from Waterfront #146386 were stamped in Gray Granite ink pad 147118. Thank You Thinlits Dies...
STAMP ‘N HOP – October Blog Hop: Christmas Jump Start
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 'Christmas Jump Start' projects, basically anything helping us get ready for the upcoming festive season.This coming weekend, I have a stand at Sincerely Yours Craft show in Thetford. I will be showcasing lots of new products from the Autumn/Winter catalogue. This set of boxes is a great way of doing...
Ink & Share Scrapbook Hop : Fall Theme
Welcome back to our Ink & Share Scrapbook Blog Hop, this month sharing our scrapbook pages created using a fall theme. Today you have joined me here in Norfolk, UK . Our weather here is still very good for October, the leaves have turned to their autumnal colours but the sun is still shining most days.Today I've chosen to feature one of the Designer Series Papers from Country Lane DSP #147804 for my base scrapbook page. Having grown up on a small farm, I just love the old...
Colour Combo Blog Hop – October
Welcome back to another Colour Combo Hop with another gorgeous set of colours. You join us today for a another hop around the globe with fellow Demonstrators, joining me, Sandra, here in Norfolk, UK. I hope you enjoy your visit round the globe today and you enjoy the wonderful inspiration shared.Blackberry Bliss has been one of my all time favourites and was so pleased when in returned in the colour revamp this year. Teaming up with Real Red and Petal Pink were colours I...
Gift Bag Tutorial
Hello and welcome back. As promised yesterday on my CASE Challenge post with Demonstrator friends Emma and Becki, I am sharing my tutorial how to make the little gift bags I featured.I deliberately made mine using a hole sheet of A4 card, no messing about or cutting to start with, so it really is very quick to create.Firstly, you will be scoring the black lines in my diagram above. With the short side at the top, score at 5cms and 16cms.Turn, and with long sides at the top, score...