Another very proud moment, simply doing what I love.  Last year I was amazed to appear in the Top 50 UK Demonstrator list achieving #20 for 2016-17. Stampin' Up! have just released the Global and individual country rankings for 2017-18 and I'm not only amazed to be at #13 in the UK, but also to have two of my Team joining me in the UK Top 50 this year.As Independent Demonstrators, we work really hard, having dedicated and loyal supporters amongst our families, friends, customers and...

Hello and welcome back for another CASE Challenge with my Demonstrator friends Emma and Becki. Week 12 on the CASE challenge was my  turn to share my suggested inspiration, this time I chose our Australian Demonstrator colleague Kylie Betucci with her wonderful 'Love It, Chop It' series.  I was lucky to meet Kylie in person in July on our Alaskan Incentive trip of a lifetime.  This last week, she shared how to incorporate using our 6" DSP and Envelope Punchboard to make...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...