Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you a how to make a couple simple cards with patterned paper that I made for this weeks Global Design Project Rain or Shine Theme Challenge #GDP391. This patterned paper is sadly retiring in the next day or so but it was perfect for this challenge as it’s […]
Category Archives: Techniques
How to make a simple easel sympathy card
Happy Sunday! Today I show you how to make a simple easel sympathy card using Stampin’ Up! products. The bundles used to create this card are Perched in A Tree from the Jul – Dec 2022 mini catalogue and Fancy Something from the January – April 2023 mini catalogue. I’m so happy that the Perched […]
How to make a Flower Pot card
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to make a cute Flower Pot Card. I loved the design so much that I entered the card in the latest Global Design Project colour challenge #GDP381. The colour combination is Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Blushing Bride and I had a lot of fun making […]
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 […]
Learn how to stamp the perfect mirror image
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you an easy way to stamp the perfect mirror image using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up! Using this amazing tool with a silicone mat (or piece of acetate) is the easiest way I’ve found of This was one of the cards we made in my card classes this […]
Pop Up Box in a birthday card
Happy New Year! Today I want to show you a cute fancy fold project with a pop up box in a birthday card that can hold either a gift card or money. I made four of these cards for my nieces and nephew for Christmas but completely forgot to take any photo’s so decided to […]
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 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 […]
How to use the same layout to make two quick Christmas cards
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to use the same layout but in a different way to make two quick Christmas cards. To be honest they were supposed to be exactly the same but I stamped the sentiment on the inside wrong so decided to turn the card and I think it […]
How to use Faux Metal embossing in your cardmaking
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how easy it is to use Faux Metal embossing in your cardmaking. I wanted to keep this elegant Christmas card clean and simple so added extra detail with a bit of simple dry embossing and some faux metal embossing. Isn’t the card gorgeous? The Stamping Cove is […]