Happy Sunday! This week we have had a scorcher in the UK with record temperatures so it seems a bit weird to be writing about Christmas cards. But today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made for a Christmas in July theme challenge at The Stamping Cove Facebook Group last month! The Christmas card […]
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Beautiful Shapes and Hues of Happiness for a Theme Challenge
Happy Sunday! Today’s card is for the Global Design Project’s Theme Challenge #GDP351 and I’ve used Beautiful Shapes and Hues of Happiness from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. Our Inspiration As soon as I saw the inspiration for this challenge the hexagons from the Beautiful Shapes dies and Hive 3D embossing folder sprang into my […]
How to use a die cut shape as a stencil
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how you can use a die cut shape as a stencil to create a pretty background. In my last post I showed you another way to use die cuts and mentioned a video I’d watched by Kylie Bertucci, a super talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Australia, and […]
Time for a Colour Challenge
Happy Sunday! Today I’m playing along with another Global Design Project challenge and this week it’s time for a colour challenge. The fun and vibrant colour combination for #GDP349 is Tahitian Tide, Daffodil Delight and Parakeet Party. As usual the GDP Design Team have lots of lovely projects to inspire us. It’s been an exciting […]
What is a CASE Challenge?
Happy Sunday! Today I’m playing along with #GDP348 Global Design Project a CASE the designer challenge. What is a CASE challenge? Well CASE = Copy and Selectively Share. When you CASE a project you can take anything you like from the design and make it your own. It might be the stamp set, the colours, […]
How to Make Easy Book Binding Fun Fold Cards
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to make an easy book binding fun fold card. It’s the first time I’ve made this style of card and I’ve been meaning to try after receiving a book binding card from a fellow American demonstrator last year. Fun fold cards can seem intimidating but are […]
Slimline birthday card for a sketch challenge
Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing a slimline birthday card that I designed for the June sketch challenge over at The Stamping Cove. Sketches are a great starting point for a card or project and can really help to spark the imagination and I had a lot of fun putting this card together using products from […]
What is a colour challenge?
Happy Sunday! Today’s card is my entry for the Global Design Project #345 colour challenge and features the Hydrangea Haven stamp set and co-ordinating Hydrangea dies by Stampin’ Up! I haven’t played along with one of the Global Design Project challenges for a while but find creative challenges are a good way to get my […]
Learn how to use a sketch to inspire you to make a card
Happy Sunday! Have you ever used a sketch to help inspire you or would you like to learn how? On Friday night my lovely upline Emma Goddard organised a virtual team gathering. As well as chatting about what our favourite products are in the upcoming Jul – Dec mini catalogue (as demonstrators we get to […]
Simple and stepped up cards with Wisteria Wishes by Stampin’ Up!
Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing some simple and stepped up cards created with the Wisteria Wishes bundle by Stampin’ Up! As soon as I saw this stamp set and dies in the new annual cataloguewere they were on my wish list because them brought back some lovely memories of home. My parents had an amazing […]