How to use deckled circles dies to make a card

Hello Today I want to show you how to use the Deckled Circles dies Stampin’ Up! to make a card. In fact I think it’s a great way to stretch our dies. I thought the card below was perfect for Global Design Project theme challenge (#GDP419) Tis the Season. This theme challenge was the perfect […]

Do you want some quick and simple christmas card ideas?

Well today I want to show you some quick and simple christmas card ideas using Festive & Fun stamp set by Stampin’ Up! This fun stamp set is in our September – December 2023 mini catalogue. The card below was one of the cards from my September card classes and was inspired by one of […]

How to make a winged christmas card

Hello Today I want to show you how to make a winged Christmas card, or at least that’s what I call this card fold. I first came across this style of card on Instagram. It was created by Susan Campfield, a very talented American Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. Susan called it the Flying Seagull fold and […]

How to make simple pop up birthday cards

Hello there Today I want to show you how easy it is to make some simple pop up birthday cards. In the examples I’m sharing, there is very little stamping because I fussy cut some of the cute critters in the Zany Crew 12″ x 12″ designer series paper. That pretty patterned paper is part […]

How to add lots of texture to your card making

Hello Today I want to show you how easy it is to add lots of texture to your card making using the Timeless Arrangements bundle by Stampin’ Up! The dies in this bundle are absolutely beautiful and the Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder helps to add even more texture too the examples I’m sharing with you […]

How to use intricate dies in our cardmaking

Hello – it’s been a while! Today I want to show you how easy it is to use intricate dies in our cardmaking. The Gorgeous Garden dies from the Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue are easily overlooked. These stand alone dies are both really lovely. The card below was one of my August class makes and […]

An easy gatefold birthday card for the men in your life

Hello Today I want to show you how to make an easy gatefold birthday card for the men in your life. The first birthday card was one of my April class projects and is a homage to three of the colours that retired as part of our colour refresh – Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay and […]

How to make birthday cards with lots of texture

Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to make birthday cards with lots of texture using die cuts, heat embossing and a 3D embossing folder. If you’ve followed me for a while you’ll know that one of my favourite techniques is heat embossing because it adds something special to a handmade card or […]

How to make clean and simple cards

Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how easy it is to make clean and simple cards using stamps, ink and a punch. The card below is a prime example and was one of the projects in my March card classes. The colours for the first couple of cards are Polished Pink, Pale Papaya […]

How to make a simple easel sympathy card

Happy Sunday! Today I show you how to make a simple easel sympathy card using Stampin’ Up! products. The bundles used to create this card are Perched in A Tree from the Jul – Dec 2022 mini catalogue and Fancy Something from the January – April 2023 mini catalogue. I’m so happy that the Perched […]