Hello, my crafty friends! 👋 Welcome to the Be Inspired Blog Hop! Our theme is Colour Pairings, and truly… anything goes. You know I love a theme that lets you run wild. That said, I didn’t run too wild this time 😂 I played it safe and reached for two of my absolute favourite Stampin’ […]
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Be Inspired Blog Hop – Masculine Makes
Hello crafty friends! Welcome to this month’s Be Inspired Blog Hop! I’m so glad you’re here. Our theme is Masculine Makes. Masculine cards can sometimes be tricky, but I decided to focus on something we can all relate to: creating cards for the men in our lives using what we already have on hand. For […]
Be Inspired Blog Hop – Bright and Bold
Hello crafty friends! Welcome to this month’s Be Inspired Blog Hop! Our theme is Bright and Bold — one of my favourites, because nothing makes me happier than creating with fun, vibrant colours. 💕 Thank you so much for stopping by today! 💕 If you’re joining me from the lovely Andrea from Valley Inspirations, welcome […]
Double Gatefold card for the Be Inspired Floral Fun Blog Hop
Hello crafty friends! I am so excited to be joining the Be Inspired Design Team – this is my very first blog hop, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be creating alongside such a talented group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world! This month’s theme is Floral Fun, and I couldn’t have […]
Joining the Stampin’ Starfish Instahop – Celebrating the 2025-2027 In Colors!
Hello, I was so excited to take part in the first Stampin’ Starfish Team Instahop a few weeks ago! In fact it was the first hop that I and other members of the team had ever participated in, so we felt a little out of our comfort zones! This month we were celebrating creativity and […]
Learn how to make a stamped image look bigger
Hello Today, I’m coming on quickly to show you how to make a stamped image look bigger. Now this is a trick I often use when making a larger card where you simply cut your stamped and coloured image in half and tuck each piece under another piece of card. These 5″ x 7″ cards […]
How to make a twisted easel card
Hello Today, I will show you how to make a twisted easel card. This easy fun fold is actually really simple to make – it’s just an easel card with a twist! To create my cards I used For the Books and Beach Day stamp sets by Stampin’ Up!, plus sentiments pulled from a couple […]
How to take a simple card up a notch and then go all out
Hello, Today, I want to show you how easy it is to take a simple card up a notch and then go all out by adding a few extra elements to make a really special card. To create these cards I chose the Cake Celebrations bundle by Stampin’ Up!, which is an online exclusive. Keeping […]
How to make a Pop Up Vase birthday card
Happy Monday! Today I want to show you how to make a Pop Up Vase birthday card. These fun fold cards are easier to make than you think. The first example is an A6 size birthday card and the second a larger version. For both I used Stampin’ Up! products that will be available for […]
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 […]