At Home with You Bundle by Stampin’ Up! for the Global Stampers challenge Hi everyone! It is that time of the month when Global Stampers get together to create projects from around the world to inspire you. The challenge for this month was ‘anything goes’ from the new catalogue. I will post the other global… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! Adhesives – each different but all necessary for the papercrafter Stampin’ Up! has eight different adhesives, each having a different purpose so it can get a little confusing, especially for beginner crafters. Choosing the right Stampin’ Up! adhesives can be the difference between success and failure on most projects. Some adhesives are heavy duty, others… Read More »
Thank you card tutorial The story behind this special card is included in the previous post. As the card features a number of different techniques, I thought a quick tutorial would help out. This card is probably not suitable for beginner stampers, but it is a fun card to create if you are a more experienced.… Read More »
Special Thank You Card – Part One Good morning everyone. Now every now and then you need a hand. And recently, a demonstrator friend of mine, Zena, helped fix my website that had been playing up. Fixing websites is certainly not one of my strengths and speaking to the experts did not help at all. Contacting Zena solved… Read More »
Beautiful You Coaster Tile steals the show Afternoon everyone. Things are pretty busy around here at the moment as I get ready for the release of the new annual catalogue on 1 June. One of the products that carried over from the Occasions Catalogue was a favourite, and it seems, one of your favourites as… Read More »
21 April 2017 Friday Better than Hallmark/Just Cards Creative Class – Gender Neutral Cards (two sessions) Time: 10am-12md ($17) and 7pm- 9pm ($17) Location: at my studio workshop, Salisbury Required: basic kit# Projects: These cards are gender neutral, no flowers, bling or pastels – can be used for both males and females. I love cards like… Read More »
Water Wash Background technique Sometimes handmade cards can appear to be difficult to recreate but this one is really ‘easy peasy’. This card was also one of the projects for my Better than Hallmark Creative Class last month. It uses a simple water wash clear block background technique. Apply colour onto your clear block (Block… Read More »
Collage Stamping Technique Dragonfly Dreams has proved to be one of the most popular bundles from the 2017 Occasions Catalogue and it is certainly a favourite of mine. This was one of the projects that I designed for the Better than Hallmark class last Friday night and features the Collage Stamping Technique. The card does look… Read More »
Hey Chick Shaker Card This shaker card was created for the March Global Stampers Challenge. I wanted to use the Hey Chick stamp set, another FREE stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration Catalogue. This stamp set has been one of the most popular – in fact, it sold out within a few days but has now been… Read More »
Dragonfly Dreams featuring background techniques -Better than Hallmark Creative Class The Dragonfly Dreams bundle is featured at my technique Creative Class. Time: 10am-12md ($17) and 7pm- 9pm ($17) Friday 24 March 2017 (this class has been rescheduled). The class will be at my studio workshop, Salisbury Required: basic kit# Projects: three technique class featuring backgrounds (stamped, sponged and watercoloured)… Read More »
Tasty Trucks by Stampin’ Up! just keep getting cuter Yesterday I featured my entry in the Global Stampers using Tasty Trucks by Stampin’ Up! It is now time to showcase the projects by other stampers from around the globe. It always amazes how different each of the projects are. Everyone has used a different colouring technique. Fiona’s… Read More »
Global Stampers Challenge for February featuring FREE Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Tasty Trucks from Stampin’ Up! with multi-layered handmade card. Also features the Sheltering Tree Stamp Set – tutorial included.
Dragonfly Dreams sparkles I needed a special thank you card. Ever since I saw the Hexagon Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, I have had this card in mind. The embossing folder creates such a beautiful texture (which sadly does not show up in this image). My idea was to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock,… Read More »
The stamp set for the Everyday Hero in your life Stampin’ Up! is all about stamp sets and every new catalogue is full of them. I make a list of my favourites but this one, Everyday Hero, certainly jumped out for me. I couldn’t wait to create a card using this set. It is pretty versatile as it… Read More »
Beautiful You and Mediterranean Moments just work together Sometimes I have a creative blitz and I can’t wait to make a project – and this was one of those projects. I have been playing around stamping on glazed tiles using Stazon but it was too fiddly to enjoy. I changed the type of tile I… Read More »