by Claire Daly | Oct 12, 2026 | Cardmaking, Christmas Cards, Heart of Christmas Team Blog Hops, Product of the Month
Hello again crafty friends. Today I am sharing two new Christmas cards using the Stampin’ Up! Shining Stars dies, which are the October Product of the Month. These cards are for our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for week 6. Here is a look at the two cards I made...
by Claire Daly | Oct 5, 2026 | Christmas Cards, Heart of Christmas Team Blog Hops
Hello again crafty friends. I hope you are well. Today I have another Christmas card for you. We are using the Welcome Noel dies and a combination of two of my favourite current Christmas patterned paper. This card is for Heart of Christmas Week 5. Here’s a look...
by Claire Daly | Sep 28, 2026 | Christmas Cards, Hot Foil System, Hot Foiling, Ink Blending / Blending Brushes, Ink Pad & Reinker Stamping Techniques
Hello friends. Today I have a brand new Christmas card for you featuring Stampin’ Up! Holly Jolly Branches and some of the hot foiling products. This is for Heart of Christmas week 4. Here is my card for this week. It’s a little hard to photograph as it...
by Claire Daly | Sep 21, 2026 | Christmas Cards, Embossing Folders, Heart of Christmas Team Blog Hops, Hot Foil System, Hot Foiling, Shaker Cards
Hello crafty friends. Today I have a Christmas card idea for you using the Stampin’ Up! A Little Christmas Suite. This is for Week 3 of the Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2026. Between now and the end of November we will be sharing Christmas...
by Claire Daly | Sep 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hello crafty friends. I had a crafty play day with some friends during the week, so I had a chance to play with the September 2026 Aspen’s of Gratitude Paper Pumpkin Kit. In addition to a couple made using the instructions, I also made four alternative Christmas...
by Claire Daly | Sep 14, 2026 | Cardmaking, Christmas Cards, Hot Foiling, Vintage / Shabby Chic / Grunge Style Cards
Hello friends. Today I have a Christmas card for you featuring the Stampin’ Up! Welcome Noel bundle. This card is for our Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas blog hop. This is week 2 as I wasn’t able to participate last week. Each week between now and...
by Claire Daly | Sep 2, 2026 | Monthly Specials and Offers
Hello friends. Welcome to the first day off spring and what I like to call the Christmas crating season. Today I want to summarise everything that’s happening in September in Stampin’ Up!. It’s a lot, so let’s get straight into it. New...
by Claire Daly | Aug 10, 2026 | Cardmaking, Fun or Fancy Fold Cards
Hey friends. Today I have a free printable tutorial for a fun fold card using the Stampin’ Up! Simply Leaves bundle of stamp set and punch. This card is a swing pop out card (I think that is what it’s called anyway!). Here’s how the card looks...
by Claire Daly | Jul 17, 2026 | Cardmaking, Fun or Fancy Fold Cards, Nature and Floral Cards, Product of the Month, Stamping and Papercraft Techniques
Hello crafters. Have you ever wondered how to make an easel card? Today I am sharing an easel card with you, along with links to a past video showing you how to make easel cards. The ‘bones’ of the card is the same as the ones in the video, but I have used...
by Claire Daly | Jul 6, 2026 | Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, Colouring Techniques, Designer Series Paper, My Stampin Up Video Tutorials, Wedding, Anniversary, Love or Valentine
Hello again crafty friends. It’s lovely to be back. One of the things I am concentrating on in my Stampin’ Up! up business right now is to blog more again. The main reason is that I really enjoy writing and always have a nice feeling when I have had the...
