Father’s Day is next Sunday, so I created a Masculine Pocket card suitable for Father’s Day or for any occasion. A little trick I use is to stamp the sentiments separately. When I need a card for whatever occasion, I can select the appropriate one from my stash. I have been meaning to have a […]
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Diorama Card for summer – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
Goodness gracious, May whisked by and it’s time for another blog hop so I created this Diorama card for Summer for June’s Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. Thank you to the lovely Sara Sayers who set the theme “Here comes Summer” for this month’s challenge. Combining Old with New Oftentimes, we overlook the old when […]
Clean and Simple masculine card
Oops – I thought I’d already created a clean and simple masculine card for today’s post. Having had house guests all last week, I thought I’d worked ahead and it was all in the bag! Turns out that I had not prepared anything for today as my blog still showed Friday’s post! So in haste, […]
What’s a Hybrid embossing folder
What’s a Hybrid embossing folder you might ask! I totally missed it in the new Annual Catalogue on page 116. I only discovered it when our CEO highlighted it in one of her live chats and I was totally converted! It’s called “Bloom Hybrid Embossing Folder” which includes both dies and an embossing folder. The […]
Diorama Card with layering dies
I was so excited to discover that I could make a diorama card with layering dies! You can find them on page 163 of the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue. The dies can be used with any stamp set and I love its irregular shapes. Looking through my stash, it was a toss up as to […]
Birthday Card for a Teenager
When I espied the Hats Off Bundle in the new Annual Catalogue on page 47, I knew it would make the perfect birthday card for a teenager! I have real difficulty with making cards for that age bracket. May has been such a busy month for birthdays. I have been churning them out like there’s […]
Clean and simple floral card
Happy Sunday – I have a clean, simple floral card to share today. This will be a short quick post, as I am sure you have better things to do now that lock down is easing and we’re able to have family/friends to visit. My daughter and her brood are coming to stay and I […]
Off Centre Gatefold Card
I’m SO excited about this off centre gatefold card using the Expressions in Ink Suite! I love everything about this suite. The Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper (SDSP) are to die for. In this off centre gatefold card, it shows off the paper beautifully. This set of stamps are Stampin’ Up!’s “distINKtive” patented […]