Hello – it’s been a while! Today I want to show you how easy it is to use intricate dies in our cardmaking. The Gorgeous Garden dies from the Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue are easily overlooked. These stand alone dies are both really lovely. The card below was one of my August class makes and […]
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An easy gatefold birthday card for the men in your life
Hello Today I want to show you how to make an easy gatefold birthday card for the men in your life. The first birthday card was one of my April class projects and is a homage to three of the colours that retired as part of our colour refresh – Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay and […]
How to make birthday cards with lots of texture
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to make birthday cards with lots of texture using die cuts, heat embossing and a 3D embossing folder. If you’ve followed me for a while you’ll know that one of my favourite techniques is heat embossing because it adds something special to a handmade card or […]
How to make clean and simple cards
Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how easy it is to make clean and simple cards using stamps, ink and a punch. The card below is a prime example and was one of the projects in my March card classes. The colours for the first couple of cards are Polished Pink, Pale Papaya […]
How to make a gift box for a sweet treat
Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing how quick and easy it is to make a simple gift box for a sweet treat or other small gift. I made these cute boxes for all my class attendees earlier this month and for a team swap. Inside was a sweet treat for Easter (a chocolate bunny) so I […]
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 […]