A new publication is on the horizon so here’s a sneak peek for a Two-step Stamping floral card! In fact there are several sneak peeks! The first is the Hand-Penned Petals Bundle. It’s a photopolymer stamp set in the new configuration where the images are printed on the sleeve insert instead of the acetate sheet. […]
Category Archives: Clean and simple
Blended oval background card
Blending is a way of adding colour to your project and today’s card has a blended oval background. The oval is actually a die cut oval aperture and raised with foam strips. It’s like looking through an oval window to a vista beyond. Stampin’ Up! introduced blending brushes in their product line recently, but they’ve […]
Card Sketch card- design your own
I decided to design my own card sketch using a graphic design platform called Canva. It really was a “light bulb” moment using that first sketch in the Tech 4 Stampers blog hop last week. It was so easy to use the same sketch to make another card just by switching the stamp set and […]
Thank You Card – Happy Sunday!
Happy Sunday! I created a “Thank You Card” using the same card sketch created for the Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop which I took part in last week. Card sketches are a relatively new genre for me. Following a sketch saved me a lot of time. The placement of the elements had already been worked […]
Card from a Sketch for Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
This month is a Card from a Sketch for Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. This is our second blog hop and it’s based on a sketch which the lovely Sara Sayers designed. Thank you, Sara. The Tech 4 Stampers is a monthly subscription group run by Louise Sims. She mentors and enables members to understand […]
Easter or Spring Card Quite Curvy
I have another Easter or Spring card using the Quite Curvy bundle which will be retiring soon. It’s Good Friday, and I’m sure you’ll be tucking into lovely Hot Cross Buns wherever you may be! The Quite Curvy bundle will sadly be retiring soon but I’ve had fun creating an Autumn card, as well as […]
A Clean and simple Easter Card
Easter has crept up on me so there’s a mad rush to create a clean and simple Easter card design to mass produce and catch the post next week! I’m on a mission to use what I have rather than buy new, with one exception. As my preference is to use punches whenever I can, […]
How to create a rainbow card with Stamparatus
I find that the Stamparatus is indispensible when it comes to creating a rainbow card. If you’re wondering “how do I do this”, then read on! If you purchase the stamp set called “Brushed Blooms” and the coordinating “Beautiful Brushstroke dies” at the same time, there is a saving of 10%. The dies in this […]