Isn’t it cool that you can now make a gatefold card without worrying about measurements? Even better is the unique leaf and floral edges to make it even more special! Enter – the Gatefold Blossoms Framelits dies! These cards when closed measure 3-1/2″ x 5″ which is a note card envelop size. You can use […]
Author Archives: Elaine Harding
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there. So often, we take our men folk for granted and it seems fitting that there is a day in our calendar to take a moment to honour them. Both hubby and I lost our Dads many years ago, but hubby is a Dad himself, and although […]
Stamparatus Wreath Stamping Tutorial
Where else can you get such fabulous precision stamping on a wreath than with Stampin’ Up!’s fabulous new stamp positioning tool! Having two stamping plates which you can use on both sides gives you 4 work surfaces, eliminating the need to keep swapping your stamps around – perfect! We may have come late to the […]
Darling Label Punch Box
Sometimes it’s true when they say “less is more”, and I couldn’t agree more than in this instance. The Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty DSP sheets are stunning. There are two designs, one which you can cut up quite easily into borders and overlays for notecard sized cards, but what can you do with the larger […]
Happy Sunday – embossing with dies
Hiya! Happy Sunday – doing anything special this weekend? If your way to relax is to dig out your craft supplies. Here’s something new! I designed this card to incorporate using the new embossing mats for my class this month. There are 3 mats in the set, with a White Impressions pad, a thin blue […]
Abstract Impressions Bundle
This is one of the cards I designed for my June class. I love butterflies, and there’s a new shaped butterfly with the coordinating Abstract Impressions stamp set called the Springtime Impressions Thinlits dies. For the video, I made it in Petal Pink. Hope you like it! The one we did in class was in […]
Quirky Gate Fold with Lined Alphabets!
Hello Lined Alphabet Bundle! Sounds ordinary, but the dies are far from ordinary! This is a huge investment, but whoever designed the mechanics of how it works to prevent you from ever making foolish mistakes like die cutting it upside down is without doubt, an absolute genius! Intrigued? Read on! When it was showcased at […]
Where’s my Mojo gone?
I had a lovely break albeit a short one, but downing tools meant I lost my Mojo and I’m finding it hard to get back into the swing of things. Take for example this creation – believe you me I’ve had several attempts, and the whole card has been a catalogue of failures but I’m […]