Where did January go? New Year’s Eve seems a million miles away and here we are in February! In ten days, it will be Valentine’s Day so today’s video is a cute little love note inspired by one of my talented downlines, Petra. Enjoy. This was also my Make & Take project at my launch […]
Author Archives: Elaine Harding
Painted Petals
Yesterday I held an Open House to celebrate the launch of Sale-A-Bration and the Spring/Summer Catalogue and this is one of the samples I made featuring the Painted Petals stamp set. There’s a little surprise when you open it. I’m revisiting this technique but it was such a long time ago, I can’t find […]
Excited! Spring/Summer launch party today!
Am excited and so looking forward to seeing lots of lovely people today. I have been working hard on my display but can’t reveal it just yet! Here’s a sneak peek of one of the items. I love this berry basket die! So many possibilties! Hover over the bottom right of each picture for more […]
3-step stamping à la Stampin’ Up!
You’ve heard of 2-step stamping, well now Stampin’ Up! has a Sale-a-bration set called Lotus Blossom which has 3-step stamping to complete the one image! That’s the advantage of photopolymer, you can see where you’re stamping everytime so it takes the guess work out of the equation! That’s a clue to what today’s video is […]
You Brighten My Day
It”s been a long old week for me, especially when you’re performing under par nursing a horrid cold. Happily, I think I’ve turned a corner and back to full strength next week! Best crack on with today’s offering! You Brighten My Day is one of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and the house image actually co-ordinates […]
Cool butterflies!
Whether you’re a seasoned user of the Big Shot, or a newbie, there are always neat ways to find a fool-proof way of cutting part of the die. Here’s a neat trick to stop you cutting too far, or not cutting far enough! Enjoy! Share this… Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Metamorphosis!
What’s that got to do with card making I hear you cry! Well I’ve been playing with the Butterfly Basics set, and you can’t have it without the matching Framelits, so Stampin’ Up! bundled them together to save you 15% ! It’s an enormous set, mine is wood mount, so it came in two boxes! […]
It’s All About the Ink – Bokeh
This is the final card using the Bokeh technique, but done entirely through the use of masks and four shades of blue ink as well as Whisper White ink. We started sponge daubing with the lightest shade first, and got progressively darker. The Whisper White ink was added last. We then used the Decorative […]