block background technique with Hello Harvest

Block Background technique – Hello Harvest

The block background technique is a lovely way to achieve an ombre look for this autumnal card using the Hello Harvest Bundle. It’s simple and effective and I love it. It’s a technique I often re-visit. Block Background technique Before you begin, protect your work space with waterproof matting or a waterproof container in which […]

hinge stamping nuts about squirrels

Birthday card hinge stamp technique- Nuts about squirrels

In this Sunday’s blogpost, I thought I’d share a birthday card made with Nuts about Squirrels stamp set which I recently acquired. With the winter drawing in, it’s time to think about an autumnal theme so I thought squirrels and nuts would be quite appropriate. The stamp set is a two-step stamping set and is […]

autumn cards with soft seedlings

Multiple cards – Soft Seedlings

So pleased with how these Multiple cards made with Soft Seedlings stamp set turned out. Autumn is well and truly here. The leaves are changing colour and there is a chill in the air. The Soft Seedlilngs stamp set is a distINKtive one which incorporates light and dark shades within the stamp. It’s the way […]

autumn book fold card cottage wreaths

Book fold Autumn card – Cottage Wreaths

A square card with a difference with this Book fold Autumn card using the Cottage Wreaths bundle. I’ve had so much fun with the Cottage Wreaths stamp set. Simply by changing the ink colours you stamp your wreath in you can use it all year round and for different occasions too! I used it for […]

Side step card with Winter Wishes

Wonderful Winter – Tech 4 Stampers blog hop

The theme for the November Tech 4 Stampers blog hop is Wonderful Winter. It’s been ages since I’ve done a side step card, you can see a similar one with video instructions I did a while back. I’ve put the link below. So today’s card works on the same principle. Have you ever tried photographing […]

crumb came 3x3 with Cottage Wreaths

Little square cards – Cottage Wreaths

This Sunday I have some sweet little square cards made with Cottage Wreaths to share. One of my team who relocated to the Lake District was visiting in this area recently and we got together to do some stamping. This was one of the little projects we did, some sweet little 3″x 3″ cards which […]

CC#7 fancy fold Christmas Lights

Fancy Fold card – Christmas Lights bundle

I am delighted with how this fancy fold card using the Christmas Lights bundle turned out. Today is episode 7 of 12 in my 12-week Christmas Countdown series for 2022. Instead of using bought patterned paper, I made my own to save my pennies! Fancy Fold mechanism You won’t believe how simple this fancy fold […]

autumnal card - nuts about squirrels

Autumnal Card – Nuts about Squirrels

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! […]