I hope you’re enjoying the Day at the Farm Series. I can’t believe it’s already part 3, the penultimate episode in this series of 4 cards. In today’s share I am using the Around the Bend Cling stamp set. Did you know that on some of the stamp sets, Stampin’ Up! are offering it at […]
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How to use patterned paper for card making
Hello – Happy Sunday – today I’m going to show you how to use patterned paper for card making. These are really simple cards. It isn’t necessary to do a lot of stamping. Pretty papers can do the job for you. The paper I’ve used here is free during Sale-a-bration subject to a qualifying£45 purchase […]
Day at the Farm Series – Pt 2 of 4
This is my Day at the Farm Series – part 2 of 4 to illustrate how you can use the papers without having to use the coordinating bundle. These papers are currently free during Sale-a-bration which launched on 5 January and will end on 28 February 2023. In part 2 I have used the Something […]
Day at the Farm Series – Pt 1 of 4
Day at the Farm Series is on how to make cards with just the papers without the coordinating stamps or dies. These papers are one of the options you can get for free during Sale-a-bration from 5 January – 28 February 2023 subject to a qualifying order of £45 excluding shipping/handling. The On the Farm […]
Mystery Stamping
My upline, Amanda, had organised a zoom team fun evening in December and one of the activities was Mystery Stamping. What is mystery stamping? All participants are given a list of basic card stock to cut to the Host’s specifications with your own choice of patterned paper. Stamps, inks, colouring mediums, embellishments is of your […]
Emboss resist technique – Fragrant Flowers Bundle
Have you ever tried the emboss resist technique? The Fragrant Flowers bundle in the January-April 2023 mini on page 21 has a sample from which I took my inspiration. After working with Christmas colours over the last 3 months, I quite fancied a change and the pastel shades really appealed to me. If you purchase […]
Wishing you a Happy New Year with Adorable Owls
Wishing you a Happy New Year with Adorable Owls. I hope you had a lovely New Year’s Eve and aren’t nursing sore heads today! The Adorable Owls stamp set I earned free as a Sale-a-bration item. If I’m to be honest, I didn’t love them at first and reluctantly put them in my basket. I […]
Another sneak peek – Loveliest layers Decorative Masks
Another sneak peek with the Loveliest layers Decorative Masks new from Stampin’ Up!’s forthcoming January-April 2023 mini catalogue. This time I’m using the blending techniques with the new Loveliest Layers Decorative Masks. The floral masks can be layered to add depth to the floral image which I then fussy cut to created this card. Newly […]