How should you store you classic ink pads? I always heard to store any ink pad upside down so that the ink is always ready on the surface BUT... did you know that the classic Stampin Ink Pads were designed so that the pad was upside down when clos…

Stampin Ups five petal punch is Fab. I use it to make my own flowers by cutting out several from pattern paper. Spritzing with water and connecting together with a brad. I also like to use it to creat a window in small notecards like I have here i…

A day late I know... just doing a bit of catch up this morning :) My video how to today is about using the treat cups to creat a valentines card. (or card for that special someone)

This layout is the first page of a Family History album I really want to get started on this year. I used the circle punch for the photos. I may have to add a few more leaves as I couldnt find the photos of my nieces and nephew that I really liked..…

No doubt you've heard me blabbing on about Tim Holtz at some stage on my Blog. I have been collecting a few of his products here and there over the last year or two in my fav colours - broken china, fire brick red and picket fence... yeah I know…

Everytime I stamp or scrap I sponge and ink the edges of things. What I have found is that I end up with a container full of inked up sponges etc and have no clue as to what colour goes with what ink pad. I saw another demonstrator online who had us…

Just realised the Video How to didnt go live.. so if you checked by scroll down or select from post menu to the right. Sorry about that folks :)

The Colour Coach This tool in invaluable when it comes to choosing and matching colours to be used on your projects. The set includes all of the available colours Stampin up has to offer and these can be seen in the picture below..I Love Then ALL…

Hi readers!! :) Today's How To Video will show you how to make a lovely little card using those little tiny stamps that sometimes come with your stamp sets. In the past I probably would have looked over these and never given them any use at all …

The Transparency tag was the perfect addition to this page!

I really enjoy making these transparent tags. I hope you do to. Come back and see how I used it on my scrapbooking page tomorrow! :)

I am a subscriber to this Utube Channel and I LOVE what she creates. This is a super way to dress up those old flat boring cheap napkins!!!!! LOL My next dinner will be way posh LOL!

Just add ink are celebrating there 100th Birthday with a challenge that inlcudes just adding crowns! Here is my contribution (sorry about the pic) :) They have challenges each week you should definately join in :)

Heré's an entry I submitted to Card Patterns Sketch Challenge  I have used the retired elegant Soire pattern paper from stampin up, chocolate chip ink and New stamp from the "You are Loved"stamp set. There are so many great challenge s…

Last week I gave you some hints about Stampin Write Markers this week I am going to give you a simple tip for using these when stamping. One way to use them is to colour straight onto your stamp. This is particularly using if you want to stamp vario…

I saw some bookmarks a while back that had these little owls as toppers. These will make the cutest back to school bookmarks for my work besties ;) I have teamed them with the paper kit available in the Summer mini catalogue. They just need a bit of…

Pink and Black were the colours of the day and the perfect backdrop for my ribbon diecut!! In case you were wondering I do all of my scrapbooking in 8x11. I used to be a 12x12 gal but the albums are so big they poke out of my bookcase so I made the…

This technique is really effective and you can get so many different looks depending upon the ribbon material or die that you use.

Doing my usual surfing around for the Wednesday spot and came across a ripper of an idea created by Angel Dee an Independent Stampin up Demonstrator and member of the Angels Group. I love a bit of tongue in check naughtiness and Angel has created ju…

I absolutely love the Stampin Write Markers and use them all the time. The markers feature a fine tip for details and writing and a brush tip for wider colour applications. They are acid and xylene free water based dye ink markers. The markers are o…

Ok confession coming... when I first saw all the owls appearing in layouts and cards I thought What the!!.... then they started to grow on me so much so that when I first saw this little fellow prior to becoming a demonstrator I just had to have him…

I feel like I used to have all the time in the world to participate in online challenges so I am taking the opportunity to revisit some of those I love while I am on holidays and Artastic is one of them. When I saw the painting this layout instantl…

Today my video how is about fancy little homemade storage boxes that you can use to decorate your office desk. I initially made these for markers before learning that they needed to be stored horizontally so they now house my glitter tubes instead..…

I am generally going to make something on Technique Friday and then 'show off' a scrapbooking page that uses the technique/creation. I have been on about trying to get pages finished and this is just the motivation I need to get a 2012 album…

Today I am going to show you how to make a grogeous litttle punched border rosette!! These are so cool and look great on any project.

There are so many talented people around the world!! I just love browsing for new ideas and inspiration. I found these adorable little pyramid boxes created by Kate Pullen. There is a link to instructions and a downloadable template to create the bo…

I have noticed that there are many fabulous paper flower die cuts on the market these days but what happens if you dont have a big shot (?? why havent you bought one yet!! LOL I can help you with that!!) Yes I know that they are a big investment (Yo…

When I first saw these I thought they were terribly difficult to make so I took on the challenge and with a few minor mishaps managed to create a working model! I used Meloin Mambo Cardstock, real red ink and the new You are Loved stamp set from the…

I dont normally make a resolution I usually have a statement for the year like 2008 the year that was great... 2010 get hiking again... etc I havent thought of one yet for this year however I am going to attempt to do something a little crazier I am…