It gives me so much pleasure when a stamp set and the coordinating dies can be used throughout the year. The first time I used it was to decorate a round tin and I knew immediately this was a keeper! I also loved the double bow which I’ve die cut in gold foil. It’s actually […]
Category Archives: Card making, Fun Folds, technique
Long Slim Card
Hello, how are you? In the UK, we are currently in our second lock down until December 2. At time of writing the USA elections were in full swing and Biden is now the President Elect. I try to stay apolitical and keep my views to myself so I stay away from social media platforms […]
Fancy Fold Card with Autumn Goodness
The day is getting shorter and there’s definitely a nip in the air and that means Autumn is nigh! I cannot believe how long this awful Covid-19 has halted life as we know it in her tracks! Here we are in November and having put Halloween to bed, it’s time to say “hello” to Autumn […]
Cards for Pen Pals
Hello! There’s alot of doom and gloom about lately. Covid cases are on the rise. Let’s try and stay positive! In a bid to connect with people to share some joy, Stampin’ Up! set up a group for Demonstrators around the world to send cards to each other and become pen pals. In 2020 sharing […]
Card with Freezin’ Fun
Welcome to Episode #7 of 12 in my Countdown to Christmas 2020 series. This week I’m using both the Freezin’ Fun, Curvy Christmas stamp sets and Curvy dies to make this cute card. Mixing and Matching The newly released Curvy Christmas stamp set and Curvy Dies do not need to be used on their own. […]
Card with Beautiful Autumn/Quite Curvy
This week I will be combining different stamp sets with the Quite Curvy stamps and dies. For an autumnal feel, I chose the Beautiful Autumn bundle which comes with a trio of punches. Out of all the dies, I think the one which cuts out the tiny holes is probably my favourite. When it cuts, […]
Curvy Celebrations Launch Day
Whoop, Whoop!!!! An early release Curvy Celebrations Variety Bundle is now available. You can cherry pick the Quite Curvy bundle with the dies, the Curvy Christmas stamp set on its own, or the patterned papers on their own. Alternatively, if you want to have it all you can select the Curvy Celebrations Variety Bundle. The […]
What’s “Quite Curvy”?
At the time of writing our PM was due to make a public announcement of a 3-tier lock down system. I am hopeful that where we live in North Hampshire, we will maintain the base line at Tier 1 where there are minimum restrictions with fewer than 100 cases per 100,000 of population. Unfortunately scientific […]