In week #2 of my 6 week Halloween Countdown series here’s a simple Halloween card using the Scary Cute bundle. To maximise the use of a 12″ x 12″ sheet of the Black & White Designs Designer Series Papers, I cut ithe mat layer at 3″ x 4″ (7.5 x 10 cm). With this measurement, […]
Category Archives: Card Types
Thank you card – Simply Succulent
Here’s a thank you card with Simply Succulent. I’m ashamed to say I’ve had this stamp set and the Potted Succulent dies for over a year and it has yet to see ink! Well, I finally broke the seal and here it is at last! It’s a clean and relatively simple card. I embossed a […]
Triple Easel card – Kindest Gnomes
Today is Week 1 of 12 in my Christmas Countdown Series and I’m kicking off with a triple easel card. This one is perhaps for someone special that you’re going to hand deliver. I’ve made it with my grandsons in mind. It looks daunting, but if you treat it as 3 separate different easel cards […]
Masking technique – Seal of Approval
I made this card with a masking technique with the Seal of Approval cling stamp set. The masking papers is a new product line from Stampin’ Up! The masking papers, like the adhesive sheets has backing sheets which you can remove as and when required. There are 12 sheets in a pack and they measure […]
Watercolour technique – Fond of Autumn Part 4
Welcome to Part 4 of 4 in my Fond of Autumn series this time with a watercolour technique. There are so many ways to add colour to your project. Even with watercolouring you have more than one option. You can use watercolour pencils, and then wet it afterwards or alcohol markers but my most favourite […]
Smushing technique – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
This month’s topic for the Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop is “your favourite technique”. There are so many like the kissing technique, rock and roll, it’s really hard to pin point one single one, but if I had to shortlist one, then it has to be the Smushing Technique. The smushing technique is primarily used […]
Autumn card – Fond of Autumn
Greetings this Sunday with an autumn card with the Fond of Autumn bundle. If you’ve been following my Fond of Autumn series, today’s Sunday share showcases a combination of techniques with different layers. This time I cut the stencil with the detailed die from Autumn Bouquet Dies out of a piece of Crushed Curry card […]
Stencil technique – Fond of Autumn Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of 4 in my Fond of Autumn series using the stencil technique. One of the dies in the Autumn Bouquet Dies set is perfect for using as a stencil because of the intricacy of the die. I had a light bulb moment when creating this so as not to waste card […]