The owl is certainly a very popular animal at the moment, and the new Two Step Owl punch from Stampin' Up! takes this a step further with everyone wanting to use the owl punch for all sorts of tasks. I recently visited my sister and took the punch to show her. Her grandson saw it … Continue reading Lane’s Owl Bookmark
Author: Annette
Christmas Workshop
This week I held a workshop for my sister Helen and some of her friends. The theme was Christmas, so the make and take included a Christmas card in traditional colours, and a gift box which could be adapted for any occasion. I also demonstrated some simple cards and ornaments using punches. The Christmas card … Continue reading Christmas Workshop
Happy Birthday Marg
Happy Birthday to my sister Margaret. I wanted to put her card up earlier, but was waiting until she received it via snail mail first. It is now a few days since her birthday and the snail seems extra slow, so I thought I should show it to her here. I used a technique called … Continue reading Happy Birthday Marg
Colour Challenge
It is often difficult to come up with colours to put together on a card, so I like to try different colour challenges to get some inspiration. Sometimes the colours don't look like they will work well, but generally I am quite surprised at the results. Today I tried a Splitcoaststampers Colour Challenge and am … Continue reading Colour Challenge
Early Christmas
Continuing on from my last post, I have made a few 'Clean and Simple' Christmas cards using sets from the Stampin' Up! catalogue due out on 1 September. The first two use a set called Contempo Christmas, and the last card uses the Level 3 Hostess set Playful Pieces - a very versatile set. You … Continue reading Early Christmas
An Early Welcome
Today I thought I would show you a couple of cards made with supplies that will be in the new Stampin' Up! catalogue which makes its appearance on 1 September. This first one uses the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Folder, and the stamp set Oval All makes its return from a Mini Catalogue earlier this … Continue reading An Early Welcome
