Well October just flew by and now we’re into autumn so today I have an autumnal card with Nuts about Squirrels! I resisted the temptation to get this, but in the end, they were just too cute to ignore! We have squirrels who are regular visitors and they steal our hazelnuts without fail every year! […]
Category Archives: Card Types
Interactive Witch card – Happy Halloween
I don’t normally pop in your inbox on a Monday, but it’s Halloween so am just saying Happy Halloween to those of you who love it and still mark the day! If you love interactive cards, you’ll love this! The Dots & Spots die has come in really useful because you can die cut it […]
Halloween All in one treat box and card
Today’s project for my 2022 Six-Week Halloween Countdown series finale is an “All in one Treat Box and Card”. How quickly the time has flown! To make this all in one depends on the size of your candy! As with all bespoke boxes the starting point is measuring the width and depth of the items […]
How to use die cuts with Pretty Birds bundle
Oh my goodness – it’s Sunday again so today I’m going to show you how to use die cuts with Pretty Birds Bundle to create a background. You can use dies to create a background by cutting multiples of them in the same colour as your card base. This creates an embossed look but without […]
Chocolate on a card – Santa’s Delivery
I’m really excited about episode 5 of 12 in my 12 week Christmas Countdown Series because there’s chocolate on a card made with the Santa’s Delivery Bundle and is part of the Santa’s Express Suite collection in the July-December 2022 mini. You’ll find it on page 16-18. This is quite a large collection – it […]
Stain glass Technique with Pretty Birds
I have a Stain Glass Technique with Pretty Birds stamp set on a Tropical Hideaway background to share this Sunday. It wasn’t until recently that I treated myself to the Pretty Birds bundle. Ever since the Annual Catalogue for 2022-2023 launched, I had been eyeing it and couldn’t justify the expense. Almost six months since […]
Double Tower card – Vintage Christmas
It’s week 4 in my Christmas Countdown series and this time I have a fun double tower card using the Vintage Christmas stamp set. I was first introduced to this type of card a couple of years ago by a non-Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, but it was sized as a 6″ x 6″ card and obviously […]
For the Men – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
In October, the topic chosen is “For the Men” for the Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. The general consensus of opinion among my customers is that they find masculine cards harder to do. There is such a plethora of floral stamps but not so much that pander to hobbies or pursuits for the men folk. […]