How to make a cute congratulations card

Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how easy it is to make a cute congratulations card using a sketch. It’s been a while since I played along with the @global_design_project but this week’s sketch challenge #GDP378 just called to me. I love the simplicity of the sketch and was totally inspired by the creations of the Design […]

How to use patterned paper to make gorgeous Christmas cards

Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to use patterned paper to make some really gorgeous Christmas cards. The paper I chose for these cards is Lights Aglow 6″ x 6″ Speciality Designer Series Paper from the Jul – Dec 2022 Stampin’ Up! mini catalogue. It is so pretty! The first card was […]

September Sketch Challenge for The Stamping Cove

Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing a card that I made for The Stamping Cove September sketch challenge. So for this sketch challenge I used the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks and Ranunculus Romance stamp set and co-ordinating dies by Stampin’ Up!. These products go so well together and the colours I chose are Fresh Freesia, Orchid […]

Thanks card with a die cut sunflower

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]