Hello Do you like using watercolor pencils? Well today I will simply show you how easy it is to make elegant birthday cards by repeat stamping a large image and adding colour with watercolor pencils to those images to give a soft subtle look. My photography skills are poor, so you can’t see the beautiful […]
Category Archives: Simple Stamping
How to make a floating pop-up gatefold birthday card
Hello Today I’m showing you how to make a gatefold birthday card with a couple of floating pop-ups on the inside. This was one of my card class projects, but the die cut flowers were a bit fiddly so some of my lovely crafting friends simplified it, which I loved and have re-created in the […]
How to make an easy fun fold birthday card
Hello Today, I want to show you an easy fun fold card called a Diamond Z fold pop up. (Rolls off the tongue doesn’t it!) Both of the cards in this post were made for my nieces, who recently turned 20. (I added a few extra details to personalise them before posting them.) This fun […]
Use stamps with layering masks to make a birthday card
Hello Today, I will be showing you how quick and easy it is to use stamps with layering masks to make a stunning birthday card. I used the gorgeous Layers of Beauty Stamp Set (163514) and co-ordinating Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks (163517) from the new Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue. The sentiment is from the […]
I made some stylish christmas cards for a colour challenge
Hello I made these stylish christmas cards for colour challenge last week – Global Design Project #GDP417. The challenge colours were Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon and Petal Pink. And although I’m a pink and purple girl, Petal Pink isn’t a colour I’m drawn too so it really was a challenge to use this in my […]
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 simple Christmas cards
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to make some simple and sparkly Christmas cards. I designed this simple Christmas card for my November card classes and also made it at three workshops for brand new stampers. For some time now I’ve been wanting to go live on YouTube but have been dithering […]
How to use decorative masks in your cardmaking
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how easy it is to use decorative masks in your cardmaking. Masks are a great way of creating a pretty background on a project instead of patterned paper. I love using decorative masks and for my projects today I used the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks that are […]