Category: 1" Circle Punch/Any Occasion/Die-Cutting & Embossing Machine i.e. Big Shot, Gemini, Stampin' Cut & Emboss,/Gift Card Envelope & Trims thinlits dies/Gift Card Holder/Money Wallet/Night of Navy/Old Olive/Real Red/Shaded Spruce/Snowflake Sentiments/Stampin' Up!/Under the Mistletoe DSP

Christmas Gift Card Holder

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This year I am determined to be more organised for Christmas, I say this every year then something happens that puts me way behind schedule. Last Christmas (the Wham song is in my head) Kayleigh had emergency surgery and needed a lot of looking after so crafting went out the window. Every year I have all […]

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Category: Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies/Basic Black/Birthday/Birthday Blast stamp set/Happy Birthday Thinlits/Large Numbers/Pretty Label Punch/Real Red/Silver Foil Sheets/Stampin' Up!/Star Blast Edgelits

Devi’s 18th Birthday Card

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I was in two minds whether to share this birthday card I made for a very special young lady who celebrated her 18th birthday recently because some of the products I used are retired stamps and dies. I’m at a crossroads with my crafting/blogging.  I was tidying my craftroom and I got upset whilst putting my […]

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Category: 2 Step Stamping/Boxes/Pear Pizzazz/Petal Palette stamp set/Real Red/Scalloped Tag Topper/Sweet Sugarplum/Tempting Turquoise/Tranquil Tulips/Wild Wasabi

Inexpensive Vintage style Glass Bottle Gifts

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Earlier this month I made a huge box that I named THE Whopper of a box because it was 12″ x 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″.  You can find the tutorial for the box here. I needed a box this big for some Vintage Style Glass Bottles that I bought on the Hobbycraft website. I bought  a […]

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Category: 3D Projects/Banner Triple Punch/Basic Black/Boxes/Brightly Lit Christmas/Cherry Cobbler/Christmas in the Making/Crafting Forever/Everyday Label/Holly Berry Builder Punch/Holly Berry Happiness/Merry Music Speciality DSP/Pacific Point/Real Red/Rich Razzleberry/Stampin' Up!/Stampin' Up! Watercolour Pencils/Tranquil Tide

OnStage Solihull Swaps – Ribbon Scissor Charms

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Last weekend Hubby and I went to Solihull for the Stampin’ Up! OnStage Local event which is held twice a year.  Demonstrators who attend get a copy of the upcoming catalogue and play with some of the new products. For the event I made 50+ swaps and I got to swap and chat with lots […]

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Category: 3D Projects/Basic Black/Birthday/Christmas/DAD/Die-Cutting & Embossing Machine i.e. Big Shot, Gemini, Stampin' Cut & Emboss,/Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies/Layering Oval Framelits dies/Masculine Projects/Occasion/Real Red/Silver Foil Sheets/Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge/window sheet/World's Best Trophy

Tool Box Tutorial

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When I posted the Tool Box Gift Card Holder I made for a recent Blog Hop I was overwhelmed by all the lovely comments I received. I had several requests to do a tutorial for the Tool Box and I’ve finally managed to finish this in-depth tutorial that I hope will help everyone to make the […]

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Category: Birthday/Christmas/Covered Notebooks/Die-Cutting & Embossing Machine i.e. Big Shot, Gemini, Stampin' Cut & Emboss,/Large Letters/Magnetic Platform/Occasion/Real Red/Swirly Snowflakes/Thank You/Whisper White

Swirly Snowflakes All Year Round

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To cut down on the cost of Christmas I’ve been making some handmade Christmas gifts. One of the things I’ve been making is covered notebooks, I went Christmas shopping with my daughter recently and I couldn’t believe how expensive they were. It is definitely a lot cheaper for me to buy some plain notebooks and cover […]

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Category: 3D Projects/Basic Black/Birthday/Boxes/Christmas/DAD/Foil Sheets/Layering Oval Framelits dies/Masculine Projects/Occasion/Real Red/Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge/Stampin' Up!/Thank You/window sheet/World's Best Trophy

SSSC – Masculine Gift Card Holder

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Thank you for joining us for the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Blog Hop. I volunteered to set the challenge for today’s hop, I chose the theme Masculine gift card holder. The ladies taking part in todays blog hop are all really talented and I know you will find lots of inspirational projects.  Please continue the hop […]

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Category: Die-Cutting & Embossing Machine i.e. Big Shot, Gemini, Stampin' Cut & Emboss,/Favours/Ferrero Rocher/Real Red/So Detailed Thinlits Dies/Stampin' Up!

So Detailed Wedding Favours or Valentine Treats

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I really love the new So Detailed Thinlits Dies from Stampin’ Up!  The die-cuts are really beautiful and they can be used for so many things.  I used one of the dies to make my Luminaire’s (click here for the luminaire’s) and both of the smaller dies make beautiful belly bands.

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Category: Luminaire/Pootler's Blog Hop/Real Red/Sealed With Love/Stampin' Up!

Pootler’s Blog Hop – Spring/Summer 2017 Catalogue

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Thank you for joining us today for the Pootler’s Blog Hop. Today the Pootler’s will be showcasing some of the products in the new Spring/Summer catalogue. This catalogue is bursting with fabulous products and I have to say for me it’s the best catalogue I’ve seen since I found Stampin’ Up! products. My wish list is HUGE!!

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Category: Jolly Hat Builder Punch/Pokéball/Pokémon/Real Red/Softly Falling

Pokémon Pokéballs Christmas Card

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When I was making my swaps for the Stampin’ Up! OnStage event that I went to in Telford earlier this month I used the Jolly Hat Builder Punch to make Christmas hats for my UPS teddy bears.   Whilst putting together 60 hats I had a ‘light bulb moment’ about Pokémon Pokéballs with Santa hats. I told my hubby and daughter about […]

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