Tips and Techniques to help you with crafting
Hi everyone, I’ve been a bit lazy with my card making lately, relying on techniques I use all the time. So, I decided to shake up my crafting mojo by experimenting with both new and old techniques, for upcoming card classes. Some techniques I have been experimenting with, I haven’t used for a while and … More Tile Card Technique
Today I want to share with you a technique to make four card fronts from one piece of card stock. I first saw this technique made by Beth Roy, who is a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and just knew I had to try it. It was a little bit intimidating to think about, when you first … More Stampin Technique – to make four cards
I love a card that has an embossed pattern or design on it so today I want to show you a card I made, using an embossing technique. This card is pretty straight forward to make but the embossing of the floral design and sentiment just adds a little extra to the card front. To … More Shaded Spruce Card
I love the look of an embossed card. Whether it is an embossed texture or an image embossed in one of the many colours avaialbe, it just shows you took that extra step in making that card special, don’t you think? Most of the time, I just emboss greetings on my cards but today I … More Tips and Techniques – White Embossing technique
As crafters, we are always trying new techniques. Some we love, other’s not so much. However if we don’t try them, we will never get better at our crafting so I am always encouraging my team to try something new. On my last Zoom meeting earlier this week, I demonstrated how to do the Black … More Tips and Techniques – Black Ice Technique
Today I want to share a couple of cards I made. They are all using the same technique but each one has a unique look. For these cards, I used a variety of stamps and I love how they all work so well together. To start with, I die cut out an oval from the … More Tips and Techniques – Sponging
Hi everyone, Today I want to share with you a sponging technique card. I love sponging and use it a lot when creating nice backgrounds. However, today’s card is a little bit different and it’s so easy to make. Just a single stamp and die bundle and a little ink and you have a beautiful … More Tips and Techniques – Sponged background card
Today I would like to show you a card I made using the Hand Penned Stamp & Die bundle which is in the new annual catalogue going live on May 4th. This is fast becoming a new favourite of mine. The stamp bundle also includes 14 dies of flowers and leaves to make designing a … More Tips and Techniques – Using Dies
Happy Friday! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful day. Today I want to show you this adorable card. It’s an eclipse card which carries over your stamped design and provides some added interest to your card front. I also couldn’t resist using the new In-Color 2021-2023 colours again. To me, they are absolutely lovely. … More Eclipse Card
Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well and staying safe. I am pleased to say that I have received my first vaccine for this terrible virus and my second shot is already scheduled. it’ brings peace of mind. While staying home, I thought I would share the Painters Tape technique with you this week. … More Tips and Techniques – Painters Tape Technique
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