Hello and welcome back for another CASE Challenge with my Demonstrator friends Emma and Becki. Week 9 on the CASE challenge is inspired by the amazing Andrea Gutzner and her lovely gift bags.  She is an extremely talented crafter and I really admire her work.  You can find her blog  HEREFor my project today, I have made a little bag that can be prepped in advance and flat-packed, which is always good when you have lots to create !Signs of Santa bundle #149967 was on my...

Today we're back again for another CASE Challenge with my Demonstrator friends Emma and Becki. Week 8 on the CASE challenge is a reflection technique, inspired by the amazing Michelle Zindorf.  She is an extremely talented crafter and I really admire her work.  You can find her blog  HERE.For my project today, the nearest stamp I had to this project was the oak tree from Lovely As A Tree #128655 (W) #127793 (C).  I have the wood mount style so couldn't use my...

Welcome back for another Alaska Achievers Monthly Blog Hop with fellow Demonstrators globally, who all enjoyed their prestigious Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip in July this year, reaping the rewards of our hard work to achieve.  You join me, Sandra, here in Norfolk, UK and today we are here to share more products from the 2018 Autumn/Winter catalogue.My base card is Shaded Spruce with Soft Suede and Whisper White layers.  A mask was applied from torn scrap paper to keep the snow...

I shared last week how delighted I am to take part in my first CASE Challenge with Emma and Becki. Week 7 on the CASE challenge is inspired by the amazing  Bonnie O'Neill and her Colour Challenge cards.  You can check out her blog HERE.  To CASE Bonnie's card, I have chosen to use the delicate snowflakes and sentiment from Beautiful Blizzard #148565 (W) #148562 (C).To complete this challenge, I used a Mellow Moss base card, with Soft Sea Foam and Whisper White layers....

Welcome to another Ink & Share Blog Hop.  Todays theme is 'Anything But A Card'.  Much as I love making cards, I really enjoy making 3D and Home Décor projects, so was excited about todays hop.  You join me here in Norfolk, UK and my project today was partly inspired by Amy Combs whom I met on the Stampin' Up! Alaskan Cruise Incentive Trip recently.  She was one of the lucky attendees who had received some 'new' products from the Autumn/Winter catalogue and created...

Welcome to todays hop with Stampin Friends colleagues round the globe.  Today is my first 'hop' with this group and I liked the fact that they always create a card plus a project.For today's hop our theme is   'Halloween'.  Whilst this holiday is not celebrated as much in the UK as in the USA, I have some lovely stamps and products to share with you. Thinking anything orange and black, surprisingly took me to Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper #146338 as I was looking to...

Welcome to the monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. For this month's hop, we are all showcasing our favourite technique.  You are currently visiting Sandra from Norfolk, UK. I hope you enjoy the project I'm sharing with you today. There are so many techniques I love, it was hard to choose one.  However, today I decided to share the 'Bokeh' technique, great for creating backgrounds and one I loved teaching. Planning for this hop, I jumped back to a couple of last years...

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.  Halloween isn't as 'big' in the UK as it is in the States, however those with children do often celebrate and go 'trick or...

Thank you for joining us back here again with another hop around the globe, showcasing our Home Décor projects.   Grab yourself a cuppa and take a few moments out of your busy schedule.Today I'm sharing a little 6" box frame design, using a festive theme from the new Autumn/Winter catalogue.  I have an 'owl thing' going on in my Stamp & Craft Studio and so when I saw the Still Night stamp set #147673 (W) #147670 (C), I just knew it would be on my first order !The background has...