Author Archives: Paula Reid

Boutique Blossom

By | September 27, 2013

Hi there Wow it’s the end of another week and almost the end of September. Here’s another card we made at our team training day in June. There’s quite a bit happening in this card – and I love it.  We used a number of new products:  Soho Subway DSP, Chalk Talk Framelits, Very Vintage… Read More »

Washi Tape

By | September 26, 2013

Hi there Back again – three times in one week and the week isn’t over yet! This is one of the cards we made at team training back in June!  It uses the lovely Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape and the cute stamp set ‘For the Birds’.  Washi Tape is great fun to use on… Read More »

Gorgeous Grunge and Label Love x 2

By | September 25, 2013

Hi there Back again with another two cards using Gorgeous Grunge and Label Love :).  I’m really enjoying the Label Love stamp set and matching Artisan Punch (another bundle with 15% off when stamp set and punch bought together).  This is a great set to use for sentiments – six in the set and one… Read More »

Missing in Action

By | September 24, 2013

Hi there I can’t believe it’s over three weeks since I last did a blog post! I have been rather busy organising an office move (which happened last weekend) for the new company I work for.  We are now in the new office and everything was up and running Monday morning (let out HUGE sigh… Read More »

Christmas Single Stamps

By | September 17, 2013

Hi thereStampin’ Up! have just announced a new promotion of single Christmas stamps. SINGLE STAMPS — NEW HOLIDAY COLLECTION! A new, holiday-themed collection of single stamps is now available! The holidays will be here before you know it, and these holiday-themed single stamps may be just what the budget-conscious stamper needs. There are eight different… Read More »

Sympathy Cards

By | September 1, 2013

Hi there Well it’s been a very sad weekend for me.  My cousin died very unexpectedly yesterday and we will have to wait until at least Wednesday for an autopsy report.  I still can’t believe it.  She was the most giving person and always helped others.  She was 15 years older than me but always… Read More »

New boss’s birthday

By | August 27, 2013

Hi there Yesterday was my new boss’s birthday so thought I’d give him a card and a little gift of chocolate (of course). I am loving making these little boxes using a sheet of 12 x 12 DSP.  They are so quick to make up and hold 6 Whittakers mini slabs.  It’s hard to make… Read More »

Happy Birthday Hanna

By | August 24, 2013

Hi there Here’s another birthday card I didn’t get round to posting at the correct time – this one is for my beautiful niece who turned 17 at the end of June! Now can you work out what we gave her?  We joined forces with my parents and bought Hanna some art supplies.  She still… Read More »

Birthday catch ups

By | August 23, 2013

Hi there Well I’m a little bit (well actually quite a bit) behind in my blogging at the moment.  This card was given back in May for our neighbours son who turned 3. Can you guess what we gave him as a present?  Jake’s a bit little for the Lego set we got so his… Read More »

Secret Garden

By | August 21, 2013

Hi As promised here is the card we made at team training earlier this month. To achieve this look we stamped the image first with White Craft ink then sponged over the top.  We created a ‘mask’ out of scrap card stock using the matching framelit set, placed it back over the stamped image and… Read More »

Happy Birthday Allison

By | August 19, 2013

Hi there Today is my sister-in-laws birthday and here is the card and gift that I made for her. First of all the card – the layout is cased from a card we made at team training earlier this month (I will try and blog it later this week). I wanted to use my new… Read More »

August’s ‘Best of’ stamp sets

By | August 6, 2013

HiWho better to pick a “Best of” stamp set than the person who helped start Stampin’ Up! 25 years ago? Shelli Gardner, our CEO and Co-founder picked her favourite stamp images from the past 25 years and helped combine them into a single set just for you! This set along with Best of Flowers and… Read More »

Buy 3 and get 1 FREE offer

By | August 5, 2013

BUY 3 GET 1 FREE OFFER Offer Dates: 1-31 August, 2013 Offer Details: Buy three packs of select Designer Series Paper and get one for free! The Fine Print: These items don’t qualify for the offer: Designer Series Paper Stacks Specialty Designer Series Paper Designer Series Paper from the holiday catalogue Designer Series Paper ordered through hostess… Read More »

Try Stampin on Tuesday #129

By | July 31, 2013

Hi there Here we are again with another great sketch for Try Stampin on Tuesday I had the three butterflies sitting on my desk so decided to make them my base for this weeks card.  They’re stamped using Strawberry Slush so I checked out my Colour Coach for some help and came up with one of… Read More »