Hello and welcome to my blog Today I’m playing along with this week’s sketch challenge over at the Global Design Project #GDP298. A sketch is a great starting point for creating a card as you can interpret a sketch in so many ways. For my card I decided to use the Floral Hearts dies with […]
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Back on Your Feet & Forever Fern for #GDP297
Hello and welcome to my blog, Today I’m sharing another simple Z fold card featuring Back On Your Feet and Forever Fern by Stampin’ Up! – it’s my entry for Global Design Project #297 Color Challenge. I love this week’s color combination of Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss and Pear Pizzazz – it’s right up my street as […]
Get Well fun fold card using Back on Your Feet and Forever Fern by Stampin’ Up!
Hello Today I’m sharing a cute Get Well fun fold card that I made for a new friend who has just had surgery. It was the perfect excuse to use the new to me Back On Your Feet stamp sets – the images are so cute! I nearly used some retired designer series paper but […]
Birthday cards – Celebrate Sunflowers for #GDP296
Hello and welcome to my blog, I hope your week has been a good one – mine started with a lovely surprise on Monday because my card for last week’s Global Design Project challenge #GDP295 was picked as a #GDPwinner! How wonderful is that. Today I’m playing along with #GDP296 a CASE the designer challenge. For […]
Flowers of Friendship card for #GDP295
Hello Today’s card was created for the Global Design Project #GDP295 Theme Challenge featuring the lovely Flowers of Friendship bundle by Stampin’ Up! The theme this week is Growing Garden and when I’m not in my craft room I love spending time pottering in our garden. I think these cards are both so pretty – […]
Happy Birthday Dad – Handsomely Suited Easel Card
Hello Today I’m sharing the card I made my Dad for his birthday. I love creating cards for family and friends – especially my parents who are my biggest fans. My Dad’s favourite jumper is purple so I decided to make him a jumper card using products from the Handsomely Suited Suite. This easel card […]
Anniversary cards – Love You Always Suite by Stampin’ Up!
Hello Today I’m sharing my entry for this week’s Global Design Project Sketch Challenge #GDP294. This week has flown by probably because it was a short week with a bank holiday on Monday so I almost missed the deadline for the challenge but managed to upload photo’s on Instagram this afternoon. I used some of […]
Creating a Stencil with Simply Succulents Bundle for #GDP293
Hello Today I’m sharing cards created for and inspired by this week’s Global Design Project color challenge using three of our new In Colors Pale Papaya, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. The Simply Succulents Stamp Set and Potted Succulents dies immediately sprang to mind with this colour combination. I’ve been wanting to use the biggest […]
Birthday cards – Painted Poppies and Peaceful Moments for #GDP291
Hello Today’s simple birthday cards were created for this week’s Global Design Project theme challenge. May is a busy month for birthdays and I needed to add to my stash so the timing for me to play along with this challenge was perfect. This week’s Global Design Project Theme Challenge is Birthday. I purchased the Painted […]
Hand-Penned Petals by Stampin’ Up!
Today I’m sharing a card made with the lovely new Hand-Penned bundle from the brand new May 2021 – April 2022 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue and features my favourite new In-Color Fresh Freesia. Directions Cut a Fresh Freesia base (one of the new In Colors and my favourite) @ 14.8cm x 21cm and scored @ […]