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: Techniques
How to use partial die-cutting in your cardmaking
Hello Today I’m sharing some examples of how you can easily use partial die-cutting in your card making. Firstly, have you tried this technique? It is certainly easier that you think. As an illustration, this first card was one of the projects from my August classes, and my ladies were convinced they would be unable […]
How to make a cute hexagonal treat box
Hello Today I’m coming on to share some cute hexagonal treat boxes that I made for a team swap. These treat boxes were CASED (copy and share everything) from a talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrator from USA called Julie, the Paper Pixie. A Ferrero Rocher chocolate fit perfectly in each treat box and are quite easy […]
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 a split panel birthday card
Hello Today I’m going to show you how easy it is to make a split panel birthday card. Like a lot of fun fold cards it is easier than you think and was actially one of the card from my July classes. For this birthday card, I pulled out the Country Flowers bundle, some of […]
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 […]
How to make cards with Simply Zinnia by Stampin’ Up!
Hello Today, I want to show you how to make cards with the fabulous Simply Zinnia stamp set by Stampin’ Up! (163472), which is part of an online exclusive collection. That means you won’t find these products in any of the Stampin’ Up! catalogues. These cards are a good example of simple stamping. They show […]
Clean and simple floral card ideas – Painted Lavender Bundle
Hello Today, I’m sharing a couple of clean and simple floral card ideas made with the gorgeous Painted Lavender Bundle, part of the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! (162613). This collection has been really popular and I can’t stop creating with it. Click here to see other samples that I recently shared. This […]
Simple card fronts for a Team Swap – Perennial Lavender Suite
Hello Today, I’m sharing the simple card fronts that I made for a recent team swap using the gorgeous Perennial Lavender Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! (162613). The whole suite caught my eye but I simply fell in love with the purple tones in the Perennial Lavender 12″ x 12″ dsigner series paper (162593). Look […]
Learn how to make a cute Rocker Card
Hello I know it’s been a while but today I’m back to show you how easy it is to make a cute rocker card using the Deckled Circles Dies (162286) by Stampin’ Up! The birthday card below was one of three projects we made in my February classes and I shared the tutorial on my […]