Happy Sunday! Today’s card shows you how to create a punched background with the Ink & Tiled punches. The punches come in a pair and coordinate with the Ink & Tiled Cling stamp set and also the Inked Botanical 6″x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Papers. Creating the punched background Creating a focal […]
Category Archives: Card making, Fun Folds, technique
Masking and Blending backgrounds with Earthen Textures
Did you know that Stampin’ Up! supplies masking paper – they measure 5″x 7″ (12.7 x 17.8 cm) and there are 12 sheets in a pack. They’re great for masking backgrounds. I often use post-it notes before discovering Stampin’ Up! do theirs in much bigger sheets, so you can cover up a whole card front! Here’s […]
Sneak Peek Online Exclusive in July
Here’s a sneak peek of a new Online Exclusive coming in July. You won’t find it in any catalogue, as the name suggests, it is available as an online product only and will be available on 6 July 2023. One of the items in the July Online Exclusive has a One Horse Open Sleigh Suite […]
Crafting with You Series #4 of 4
This is the final episode of my Crafting with You Series, number 4 of 4 and I have a fun fold which springs up. It can still fold flat to put in an envelop for posting, but it will spring up if not held down. You’ll see what I mean in the video – it’s […]
Crafting with You Series #3 of 4
This is episode 3 of 4 in my Crafting with You Series and today and am featuring the sewing machine image. I thought it would be appropriate to make a “quilted” card effect with the sewing machine. This is a quick and simple card and it’s a great way to use up your scraps of […]
Crafting with You Series #2 of 4
Welcome to episode 2 of 4 in my Crafting with You Series. This is a lovely bundle covering a variety of crafts from sewing, knitting, to paper craft and an artist as well. In today’s episode, I created a side step card to feature the paper-crafting aspect. I adore the image of the Stampin’ cut […]
Crafting with You Series #1 of 4
Reminder – free shipping today on any order of £60 excluding shipping and ends at 11 pm tonight. Welcome to the first episode in my Crafting with You Series which is a fabulous stamp set with coordinating dies. I’m starting off with a simply stamped card which has a smooshed background. This technique requires adding […]
Clean and Simple Father’s Day card
Here’s a clean and simple Father’s Day card using the He’s All That stamp set and the new Nested Essentials dies. I also used the Alphabest photopolymer stamps to spell “dad” and punched it out with the Best Label punch. There are dies to coordinate with the He’s All That stamp set, but I didn’t […]