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Close up of two christmas 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 […]

Thanks card with a die cut sunflower

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 […]