simply embossed brushed gold cards

Quick simply embossed cards – Stars at Night

In episode 5 of 12 in my 12 week Christmas Countdown series I have quick, simply embossed cards using the Stars at Night bundle. Did you see the gorgeous Brushed Gold Cards & Envelopes in the mini? The Brushed Gold cards make great card bases and the envelops are already decorated too. I used the […]

doily hybrid textured floral

Inspiring Delightful Doily Hybrid ideas

Hi! Happy Sunday! Inspiring Delightful Doily Hybrid ideas for another card this time using the dies as well. If you need a reminder what the other card looked like or are new to my blog, you can see last Sunday’s creation HERE. I also paired it with the Textured Floral Bundle. If you purchase both […]

Festive – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop

“Festive” – Tech 4 Stampers blog hop theme for October. So many things popped into my head but I decided to keep it simple and here is the result. Initially I had dismissed the Patchwork Pieces dies, but Sara, our CEO demonstrated it and I was hooked! I also wanted to make use of some […]

blending technique with Delightful Doily Hybrid Embossing Folder

Delightful Doily Hybrid Embossing folder

This Delightful Doily Hybrid Embossing folder completely passed me by. I loved the sample Stampin’ Up! created so I’ve duplicated it in a different colour. The catalogue samples can be such a great resource, and often it can kick start your creative juices. My colour choices were Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon and Pretty […]

2 cards from single A4 sheet Christmas Pinecones die and Joy to you

Slim plus square card from one A4 sheet

Welcome to episode 3 of 12 in my 12 week Christmas Countdown series – a Slim card using Joy to You stamp set and the Christmas Pinecone dies, plus a bonus square card which was made from the remnant from cutting the Slim card. The Christmas Pinecone dies first made their appearance on 3 August-December […]

Bubble Bath card with Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

Happy Sunday! The humble Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks – maybe “masks” is an American term, but I usually refer to them as stencils. Do you remember many years ago when it was an Interior Design trend to use stencils for decorating rooms and interiors? All I know is that we have these for paper-crafting too, […]