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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Floating Pop Up Birthday Card Tutorial
Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing another fun fold card using the gorgeous Friendly Hello stamp set and designer series paper. You can get this bundle FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration. This cute gatefold card was easy to make and you can see how you can recreate it in the video later in this […]
Fun Birthday Card – Counting Sheep by Stampin’ Up!
Hello, Today’s card is one of the projects from my card classes this week – it is a blessing to gather together with friends and craft together again. I was determined to make (and share) a cute and fun card featuring the Counting Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Sheep dies that I earned for FREE […]