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
If you are a paper crafter, you probably are like me. You have lots of scraps in your arsenal of crafting supplies just waiting to be used. Today I would like to show you how you can use up some of those scraps by creating a Floating Strip card. I first took a wide strip … More Floating Strip 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
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
Today I would like to share with your how I made up this card using just the Quiet Meadow stamp set. This technique is often used to create adorable backgrounds and can be done with many different stamp sets. I love that versatility. For this card background, I used the printed words, the single flower … More Quiet Meadow card with sponged background
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
Have you ever sat down to make a card or craft project and then went blank. Nothing comes to mind to inspire you. It’s similar to a writer looking at a blank piece of paper (or a screen document) and you just sit there and think what can I make? Well today I would like … More Tips and Techniques – Card Templates
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