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Tomorrow I'm going to the wedding of a good friend of mine, so of course I have to make her a card!  She has a flowery theme to her invitations, so I thought the Detailed Floral thinlits would fit perfectly.  These dies can be used for a wide range of cards, but when you pair them with the matching stamp set Floral Phrases, it's ideal for a wedding.  I cut the dies out on shimmery white cardstock, and used my watercolour pencils to shade underneath, then blended it together with my aqua painter.  Then all I needed was the sentiment [...]

I am so blessed to have the loveliest friends!  This is another new home card that I received from the fabulous Debbie Prince.  She's used the new Rooted in Nature stamp set from the 2018-19 Annual catalogue, and I just adore the colour combination that she's used.  There's even a shimmer to the leaves that makes this card so elegant and sophisticated, I've put a close-up photo below.  Isn't she clever? Thank you Debbie for your kindness in making this stunning card for me x Happy crafting!

Just a quick post to show you this STUNNING new home card that I received from the very talented Kathy Trebilcock.  She's a Stampin' Up! demonstrator who I've made friends with from attending the different conventions and events that SU! have run, and she is as lovely as she is creative.  She sent me this beautiful card and matching wall art, made using some SU! products which are sadly now retired.  This just goes to show, you need to snatch them up quickly before they are gone forever! Thank you Kathy for your beautiful thoughtful gift x Happy crafting [...]

It's here at last!  The 2018-19 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue goes live today, and boy is it crammed full of gorgeousness!  This year is Stampin' Up!'s 30th anniversary, and they're celebrating with 241 pages filled with a bumper selection of stunning crafting products.  There are 14 suites of products, and 34 bundles giving you 10% off when you buy selected items together. On top of that, Stampin' Up! have had a colour revamp with this catalogue.  You'll remember from the retiring lists that some of the older less-popular colours have gone, and in their place we have [...]