As I write this, news had just broken that further restrictions had been imposed on London and South East England. In short social mixing between households had been curtailed – cancel Christmas! Fortunately for us, we’d planned on spending it by ourselves. We did not want to take any risks. My heart goes out to […]
Category Archives: Card making, Fun Folds, technique
Sneak Peek Art Gallery and Sale-A-Bration
How was Christmas for you? I hope you all had a good Christmas and Boxing Day. Let’s not dwell on what could not be by way of meeting up with loved ones this year. News of a vaccine being available in the New Year is progress to normality at last! Something else to look forward […]
Cards with Pines throughout the year
Which camp are you in? Do you feel images for pine trees are just for Christmas? Can you use the pine trees for other occasions? I say “yes” to both. Pine trees are evergreen, so no matter what time of year, they can be used on a card and not just at Christmas. We’ll start […]
Simple cards with Dove of Hope
It’s surprising that even being in lock down for most of the year, we’ve managed to creep into December. In the UK we have had restrictions lifted over a five day period for Christmas. Practicalities prevented our family from taking advantage of it so sadly, we’ll be on our own this Christmas. I hope you’ll […]
Shaker gift card with Snowflake Wishes
As Christmas approaches ever closer, my thoughts turned to gift cards and gift wallets. Add a personal touch. Enter the Snowflake Wishes bundle. The set of coordinating dies were perfect for this project. It cuts out this beautiful window. I used one of the medium clear envelopes to create a flat shaker pouch filled with […]
Simply stamped with For Unto Us
Happy Sunday! I’m playing catch up with some Christmas stamp sets which have yet to see ink! I love the fonts in the “For Unto Us” stamp set. There are no images, just text, so you can virtually use any stamp set in conjunction with this one. There are three cards to share today which […]
Fancy Fold with Bookmark
Hello everyone. At time of writing, December 2nd is the day the second national lock down ends. Eek, Christmas is approaching and I’m still not sure if we’ll be able to meet with family and friends. We’ll just have to take each day as it comes. Many years ago, we used to have a tool […]
Wonder of the Season
Are you a Grinch or do you love Christmas? What does its meaning hold for you? To a child Christmas is truly the “Wonder of the Season”. However, in Stampin’ Up!’s world, this is the name of a special pack of foiled paper full of whimsical text in English, French, German and Dutch. By cutting […]