Hello, my crafty friends! 👋 Welcome to the first Be Inspired Blog Hop of 2026! Our theme this month is Clean and Simple. If you’re hopping along, you’ll know you’re in very good company — this hop brings together a wonderfully talented group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world, and I’m so grateful […]
Category Archives: Heat Embossing
January Card Class Projects – Extraordinary Flora
Hello, my crafty friends! 👋 For my January card classes, I made cards featuring the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape and Extraordinary Flora Bundle from Stampin’ Up! I made two versions and these projects were designed to be quick, effective, and perfect for letting the gorgeous washi tape shine. My colour inspiration came directly from the […]
Be Inspired Blog Hop – Thank You
Hello, my crafty friends! 👋 Welcome to the last Be Inspired Blog Hop of 2025! If you’re hopping along, you’ll know you’re in very good company — this hop brings together a wonderfully talented group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world, and I’m so grateful to be crafting alongside them. Our theme this […]
Be Inspired Blog Hop – Feeling Festive
Hello, my crafty friends! 👋 Hello and welcome to this month’s Be Inspired Blog Hop! Our theme is Feeling Festive, and I’m so glad you’re here. I’ve been having such a lovely time diving into my Christmas crafting lately, and for this hop I ended up creating not one but two elegant 6″ × 6″ […]
Be Inspired Blog Hop – Inspired by Patterned Paper
Hello, my crafty friends! 👋 It’s time for another Be Inspired Blog Hop, and you know what that means — a fresh dose of creative inspiration. Each month, a group of amazing Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world come together to share projects based on a fun theme — and hopefully spark a little […]
Be Inspired Blog Hop – Masculine Makes
Hello crafty friends! Welcome to this month’s Be Inspired Blog Hop! I’m so glad you’re here. Our theme is Masculine Makes. Masculine cards can sometimes be tricky, but I decided to focus on something we can all relate to: creating cards for the men in our lives using what we already have on hand. For […]
Double Gatefold card for the Be Inspired Floral Fun Blog Hop
Hello crafty friends! I am so excited to be joining the Be Inspired Design Team – this is my very first blog hop, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be creating alongside such a talented group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world! This month’s theme is Floral Fun, and I couldn’t have […]
Learn how to make a stamped image look bigger
Hello Today, I’m coming on quickly to show you how to make a stamped image look bigger. Now this is a trick I often use when making a larger card where you simply cut your stamped and coloured image in half and tuck each piece under another piece of card. These 5″ x 7″ cards […]
How to take a simple card up a notch and then go all out
Hello, Today, I want to show you how easy it is to take a simple card up a notch and then go all out by adding a few extra elements to make a really special card. To create these cards I chose the Cake Celebrations bundle by Stampin’ Up!, which is an online exclusive. Keeping […]
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 […]