Stampin' n Slimmin'

Beautiful Peacock! I love this free stampset from Stampin' Up!s Sale-a-bration.  I finally managed to have a play this weekend.   For every £45 spend in either the Annual catalogue or Spring/Summer catalogue or both you can choose a free item.  Contact me for any catalogues or information.  Or, visit my Stampin' Up! online shop:  http://lynnsmith@stampinup.net I decided to use the set to make my mother-in-law's birthday card.  I'd seen lots of lovely designs on pinterest and was eager to have a play.  I love how it turned out!  What do you think?   Ingredients Inkpads:   Tranquil Tide Melon Mambo Berry Burst Lemon and Lime Twist Powder Pink Cardstock : Berry Burst Lemon Lime Twist Whisper White Stampsets :  Beautiful Peacock (SAB 2018) Thoughtful Banners Happy Birthday Gorgeous Thinlits:   Stitched Shapes Others :  Brights Sequins Assor...

February - Love! This month's blog hop has to be Love!  I've not been too good this month and have hardly done any crafting.  I almost pulled out of this hop, but then thought it will force me to craft, which may bring back my enthusiasm.  I need to make a card for my amazing hubby anyway, so at least it gets that done nice and early. I think I'm the first in the hop this month, so no previous hopper to link in.  But, in case you're hopping backward, here's the link for Julie:   https://createhandmadehappiness.blogspot.co.uk/... This year I decided to go for a simple card for Valentine's Day, with white on white.  I think it looks classy. I used Falling Petals embossing folder on Whisper White cardstock, mounted onto a Whisper White card base.  I then used the sentiment - 'You're My Valentine Every Single Day' from the Sure Do Love You stampset, finishing with Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  Simple and elegant! Next ...

New Year - Fresh Start After a tough year last year I'm expecting another tough one.  In November I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.  This wasn't unexpected, I thought I'd be okay with it, but I'm finding it difficult to adjust.  I also have another neurology appointment later this month, as there is a suspected neurological problem too.  I have had health issues on and off since uni, nearly 20 years now!  In some ways I am lucky as I am not as bad as some with the condition, but everyday life is very difficult at the moment.  My family are also finding it hard to deal with.  Anyway, after no more than 2 1/2 hours of sleep due to pain, unusually I am feeling quite positive today.  So, enough of the moaning and let's get on with the blog! Let's start with the Stampin' side of the blog: I've been a Stampin' Up! demo for almost a year now, but stayed as a hobby demo rather than a business one.  One of my resolutions for the year is to s...

Jem's January Blog Hop - New Catalogue! (Spring/Summer) Happy New Year everyone.  Hope you all had a great Christmas. You should be joining me from Sarah's blog.  If you missed it or are hopping backwards, use the following link: https://theragbagbadger.blogspot.co.uk/... I've made a few resolutions this year, one of which is Stampin' Up! related. I'm planning to Blog more and try to evolve from a Hobby demo to running a small business. I only pre-ordered one bundle from the Spring/Summer catalogue, but I love it's versatility.  I ordered the Sure Do Love You stamp set and Lots to Love framelits.  I decided to go with the obvious Valentine's creations, although I stayed away from cards. I made the box first using the box die and 'Powder Pink' cardstock, I then cut out an aperture using the heart die.  Next I stamped the 'Sure Do Love You' using 'Berry Burst' ink and die cut that, attaching it to th...

December Blog Hop - Christmas Decorations Hi everyone!  Hope you are more organised than me.  As usual, still loads of cards to make!  You should be joining me from Uma's blog, if you missed it or are hopping backwards use the following link  https://asenseofuma.blogspot.com/2017/12/christmas-decorations.html I decided to make a card holder,I made it by CASEing Hayley Shaher's wooden plaques.  I have been wanting to make a card holder like this for ages and this seemed like the perfect excuse (I hope it counts as a decoration, though!!).  I bought the wooden plaque from Hobbycraft, then sponged with white acrylic paint.  Once dry I used the Carols of Christmas suite to finish. I stamped the 'Deck the Halls' sentiment and baubles using Smoky Slate.  I decided to add some glitter by die-cutting the baubles from glitter card and using dimensionals to stick them on. I decided something was missing, but ...

Welcome to September's Blog Hop.  This month's theme is 'Autumn Colours' You should be joining me from Sarah's blog.  if you missed it, here's the link:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/hom...              I had lots of fun with this month's theme, even though as usual, I left it to the last minute!  Not as last minute as it now feels, as I have just spent an hour and a hour half writing this blog, pressed save, and it didn't save, therefore I had to do it all again, sooooo frustrating!!! For my 'Autumn Colours' I chose to use the following colours: Fresh Fig, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and the retired Delightful Dijon and Watermelon Wonder.  I think I used all of these in all my cards this month. My first card was created using the Aqua painter's and the 'Beautiful You' stamp set.  I watercoloured the background, stamped, then used adhesive gems (non SU), and backed with Water...

Jem's August Blog Hop! Fingers crossed this works.  You should be joining me from  Amanda Bates blog.  In case you missed it use this link: https://thecraftspa.blogspot.com/2017/08/05-anything-but-card-for-august-jems-blog-hop.html The theme this month is 'Anything But A Card' This is my first blog as well as my first blog hop, so forgive me if it doesn't go to plan.  I'm hoping I can set this up and then edit tomorrow, as I have not yet completed my projects.  If not, then please view the previous post, but use the links from this one.  I will make sure it is scheduled slightly earlier than this one. The first project I am completing is a scrapbook page in a box frame, a present for our new great nephew.  I also decided to make a matching one for his older sister too. For the boy's frame I have used the Stampin' Up! 'A Little Wild' stamp set and matching thinlits.  I have used Dapper Denim, Marina Mist a...