Just a quick hello

18Jun12

Just saying hello as I’ve been missing from blog land for so long. Hopefully you’ve all been doing lots of crafting while I’ve been gone because I have 🙂  And here is a little sneak peek of a card I’ve just completed. I’m having my first ever “team meeting” on Wednesday with the other demonstrators […]

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How to tie a Bow

18Feb11

I promised I’d be back tomorrow to show you how to tie a bow but seeing as I’ve done the video already, I thought I’ld put it up before I chickened out. For those that know me, you’ll know that I am shy and every time I do a workshop or class I am nervous! […]

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Tags: Bow Tying Tutorial, Easy Bow, How to Tie a Bow Tutorial, Perfect Bow, Tutorial

Starting with Stampin’ Up! – pt 3

23Sep10

We’re up to part 3, the final video, in the Starter Kit Techniques videos.  If you missed the previous videos, simply go back to Part 1 or Part 2 to watch how easy it is to use your Stampin’ Up! products. To finish off the series, here is the third video: And one final reminder […]

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Tags: Demonstrator, Stampin' Up!, Starter Kit, Technique, Tutorial

Starting with Stampin’ Up! – pt 2

21Sep10

I hope you liked the first video in this three part series.  I did 🙂 Were you inspired to use the techniques demonstrated?  Or did you make the projects that were shown?  If you missed it, go back and check it out. But first have a look at the second video from Stampin’ Up! to […]

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The bare necessities

11Sep09

I have a friend (you know who you are lol) who doesn’t have a huge supply of Stampin’ Up! products.  I was like this too when I first signed up as a demonstrator and I felt really inadequate compared to all the other beautiful examples that I found online.  I just wanted it all and […]

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Tags: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Cuttlebug Die Cutting, Great Friend, Nestabilities, Old Olive, Oval Punches, Ribbon, Ruby Red, Sponging, Stampin' Up!, Stampin' Up! Markers, Technique - Masking, Very Vanilla

Paper Tole

08Aug09

I have a confession to make, I secretly love paper tole.  Paper Tole is the technique of layering multiple copies of an image together to form a 3 dimensional version of the picture.  Sometimes it can be a bit cluttered and too grandma-ish (no offense to any Grandma’s reading this) but the time and skill […]

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Tags: Blender Pens, Cuttlebug Embossing, Designer Series Paper, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Very Vanilla, Water Colour

Fifth Avenue all Glossed Over

29Jul09

I had to use my fifth avenue floral set again because it has been collecting dust and also wanted to show you all another stamping technique.  The technique I have used is called crayon resist and really gives some awesome highlights and detail to an image. I started with a plain piece of glossy white […]

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Tags: Baja Breeze, crayon resist, Fifth Avenue Floral, Gloss Cardstock, Mellow Moss, Riding Hood Red, Sponging, Taffeta Ribbon