card with hidden message with Party Puffins

Interactive cards with hidden message

Interactive cards with a hidden message is so much fun. For this particular type of card, you probably have to include instructions on how to find it! Many years ago, when one of my grandsons was still a toddler, I made him a card which showed a photo of him as a baby. The hidden […]

Birthday card with Wonderful World Orchid Oasis

Birthday card – Wonderful World

This Sunday I have a birthday card using the Wonderful World Sale-a-bration bundle which is FREE subject to a qualifying purchase of £90 before shipping/handling. The Wonderful World stamp set doesn’t have any sentiments, so I paired it with the Very Best Occasions stamp set to create this birthday card. The sentiment was white embossed […]

corner fold card with Wonderful World

Corner fold card -Wonderful world

I’m re-visiting the corner fold card technique using the Wonderful World stamp set and Designer Series Papers which is Free during Sale-a-bation from 1 July- 31 August 2022 subject to a qualifying purchase of £90 before shipping/handling. I made one with a hydrangea in another post which you can see HERE. xxxx tams# 73140 Product […]

fun zfold treelot dies sab 2022 jul-aug

Fun Fold card – Tree lot dies

Today’s fun fold card showcases the Tree lot dies which is free subject to a qualifying purchase of £90 before shipping/handling. It coordinates with the Trees for Sale stamp set in the July-December 2022 mini. I combined it with the Charming Sentiments from the Annual Catalogue which have dies to match. In a previous post […]

long slim card with Tree Lot dies

Long slim embossed card

This Sunday I have another long, slim embossed card to share. Did you notice the Charming Landscapes embossing folders in the July-December 2022 mini? They’re part of the Santa’s Express Suite on pages 16-18. I made this card to show case the “Tree Lot Dies” which you can earn Free subject to a qualifying purchase […]

So Saffron Rays of light with Amazing Phrases

Easy, quick card – Sunkissed

Here’s an easy, quick card with Sunkissed, one of the new stamp sets from the July-December 2022 Mini catalogue. To create this card, I also used two other stamp sets – Rays of Light and Amazing Phrases. In addition, I used the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut the circle where I stamped “Hey”. Photopolymer stamps […]

Ombre hinge stamping sweet sorbet card

Ombre Hinge stamping – Amazing Phrasing

Ombre hinge stamping with Amazing Phrasing. The ombre effect is one of my favourite techniques. Ombre hinge stamping is even better! What is it, you might ask. You mount your stamp on the clear plate of a Stamparatus, Stampin’ Up!’s patented stamp positioning tool. The stamps from Amazing Phrasing are photopolymer so they are clear. […]

petal pink and pool party layered card with hippest hippos and hippo dies

Layering a card – Hippest Hippos

Layering a card with Hippest Hippos and the Hippo Dies from July-August 2022 Sale-a-bration brochure is today’s theme. It took me ages to figure out how they made those waves in the sample card in the brochure. We were still in the pre-order phase and I had limited supplies. I didn’t realise that the waves […]