Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing another quick and simple Christmas card idea using some of our pretty patterned paper. The first card is the one that I made for a recent team swap. I used products from the Storybook Gnomes suite from the Jul – Dec 2022 Stampin’ Up! mini catalogue along with the Artistically […]
Category Archives: Techniques
A Quick and Easy Christmas Card idea
Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing a quick and easy Christmas card idea that is another project from my August card class. My apologies for mentioning the “C” word but, in my opinion, it’s never too early to start on making Christmas cards right? It was a simple decision to use the Trees for Sale stamp […]
How to make quick and simple birthday cards
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to make some quick and simple birthday cards using the Cup of Tea Bundle from the annual catalogue. These cards were one of the projects we made at my August monthly card classes this week and my ladies all loved them. We used one of the […]
How to make a Pull Tab Flap card
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how quick and easy it is to make a pull tab flap card. Now I may have mentioned once of twice before just how much I enjoy making fun fold cards and this style of card is quite easy once you know how. So for my cards […]
Christmas in July Theme Challenge
Happy Sunday! This week we have had a scorcher in the UK with record temperatures so it seems a bit weird to be writing about Christmas cards. But today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made for a Christmas in July theme challenge at The Stamping Cove Facebook Group last month! The Christmas card […]
Beautiful Shapes and Hues of Happiness for a Theme Challenge
Happy Sunday! Today’s card is for the Global Design Project’s Theme Challenge #GDP351 and I’ve used Beautiful Shapes and Hues of Happiness from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. Our Inspiration As soon as I saw the inspiration for this challenge the hexagons from the Beautiful Shapes dies and Hive 3D embossing folder sprang into my […]
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 […]
Time for a Colour Challenge
Happy Sunday! Today I’m playing along with another Global Design Project challenge and this week it’s time for a colour challenge. The fun and vibrant colour combination for #GDP349 is Tahitian Tide, Daffodil Delight and Parakeet Party. As usual the GDP Design Team have lots of lovely projects to inspire us. It’s been an exciting […]
What is a CASE Challenge?
Happy Sunday! Today I’m playing along with #GDP348 Global Design Project a CASE the designer challenge. What is a CASE challenge? Well CASE = Copy and Selectively Share. When you CASE a project you can take anything you like from the design and make it your own. It might be the stamp set, the colours, […]
How to Make Easy Book Binding Fun Fold Cards
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to make an easy book binding fun fold card. It’s the first time I’ve made this style of card and I’ve been meaning to try after receiving a book binding card from a fellow American demonstrator last year. Fun fold cards can seem intimidating but are […]