Last Chance List – Heirloom Boutique. Oh my! I kept meaning to break this open and use it and here it is already on the last chance list. It’s now or never, so I paired it with something new that is coming soon on September 1st. It’s a new embossing folder called the Softly Woven […]
Category Archives: Clean and simple
Generic card – Echoes of Detail
Generic card – Echoes of Detail. I’ve foiled with the Echoes of Detail dies before, but the stamp set has grungy images especially if you like the distressed vibe for your cards. I especially love the damask one, but there are bricks, cracked paving, dripping paints some of which is echoed in the hot foil […]
Masculine birthday card
Masculine birthday card. August seems to be such a busy month for birthdays and anniversaries for me. Since I have the Shimmering Scenes bundle still on my desk, I made another card using it but with a masculine vibe. Muted colours, no frills and minimal layers. Cutting guide Card front Hot foil in silver Shimmering […]
Simply stamped card – Sweetly Sentimental
Simply stamped card – Sweetly Sentimental. I’d bought the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil bundle, so it had an accompanying stamp set as well, but I wanted to show the value of having the stamp set even if you have not yet invested in the Stampin’ Hot Foil System or are still thinking about how useful […]
Two-step stamping – Shimmering Scenes
Two-step stamping – Shimmering Scenes. Happy Sunday everyone! Today’s offering is a landscape card and a sneak peek at some dies which will be coming in the September-December 2026 catalogue! Sorry to say, I can’t get my head around “Christmas in July” even after 18 years with Stampin’ Up! I just received the two-step stamping […]
Easy quick anniversary card – Sunset Coast
Easy quick anniversary card – Sunset Coast. The Sunset Coast is a Two-step stampin’ set where you layer two or more images to create one final image. You can find it in the March-August 2026 catalogue and is part of the Scenic Coast Suite collection on pages 26-27. Sunset Coast Bundle This Sunset Coast bundle […]
Thank You card – Garden Silhouette hot foil
Thank you card – Garden Silhouette. Before July ends, I thought I’d squeeze in another card with July’s Product of the month – Begonia Belle! I also made use of the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil die which arrived a couple of days ago. It is beautiful for making quick simple cards. I wanted to make […]
Simple birthday hot foil card
Simple birthday hot foil card. Here’s a different way of using the Flourishes & Frames Hot Foil dies. Truth be known, I didn’t have much success incorporating the arch detail within the largest Hot Foil label die. After the sixth attempt, I didn’t want to waste anymore foil to try and achieve perfection. Consequently I […]