Happy Sunday! I couldn’t help but do some French knots on this Embroidery card with the Crafting With You Bundle. I am planning a Crafting with You Series every Wednesday and Friday for a fortnight beginning Wednesday 21 June, 2023. Episode #1 will be published Wednesday 21 June, episode #2 on Friday 23 June, episode […]
Category Archives: Clean and simple
Embossed Countryside Blossoms card
Here’s a quick, easy, embossed Countryside Blossoms card. The Countryside Blossoms embossing folder is a standard one so requires just the pair of platform 3 and platform 1 – omitting Platform 2 which is the thin die adaptor. It is part of the Countryside Inn Suite Collection on pages 63-64 of the May 2023-April 2024 […]
Lattice card with Cheerful Daisies
I haven’t been able to stop playing with the Cheerful Daisies bundle and this time I made a lattice card or trellis card, depending on which side of the pond you are. This card is unique in that you get to see both sides of the patterned paper or DSP (Designer Series Paper). How to […]
Mondrian art technique – Cheerful Daisies
I applied Piet Mondrian’s art technique to a clean, simple card with the Cheerful Daisies bundle. There is a beginner’s version, from clean and simple, to a casual version adding additional cardstock, and the avid crafter’s version which includes the use of extra dies and/or stamps. Beginner’s card The card base for all three versions […]
Online exclusive – Warm Welcome
Happy Sunday! The Warm Welcome Bundle was on the last chance list. I needed to make a “welcome to your new home” card and was trawling through my stamps to see which would be suitable. Imagine my surprise and delight to find that the stamp set at least is still available as an Online Exclusive! […]
Clean and Simple card with Night of Flight
Wow! Yesterday was the Coronation of King Charles III – what a day in history, steeped in tradition in parts and such an all inclusive service which recognised all faiths and amongst the guests, people who had given service to their communities especially during Covid in the time of the nation’s needs. It was a […]
Square card with Cheerful Daisies
A square card with Cheerful Daisies Bundle and the Fresh as a Daisy 12″x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper. It was a no brainer really. The pattern in the papers dictated what you can create with them. I decided to let the paper “sing” and it gave me the opportunity to use […]
Last sneak peek – Floral card
Just one last sneak peek with a floral card before launch day on May 2, 2023 for the new Annual Catalogue! The floral card was quick and easy to make because patterned paper can take centre stage and you don’t have to do very much else. Was Pretty Peacock among your favourite colours in the […]