pinwheel card with Bamboo beauty

Happy Sunday! Another pinwheel card

Wishing you a Happy Sunday! We’ve had glorious sunshine all week. and just this weekend it turned. A brief respite from the heat, not that I’m complaining. We’ve had the air-conditioner on during the nights for a more comfortable sleep so it hasn’t really been a hardship at all. I’ve had tremendous fun making pinwheel […]

Hexagonal pinwheel collage 2 elegantly said

Hexagonal Pinwheel card Elegantly Said

I thought I’d try my hand at making a Hexagonal Pinwheel Elegantly Said card. The hexagonal pinwheel isn’t as complicated as it looks. The Elegantly Said bundle has been sitting in my “in-tray” for far too long and it was time to give it an airing. What took the time was working out the measurements. […]

clean and simply stamped with Watercolor Shapes

Simple stamping with Watercolor Shapes

Simple stamping with Watercolor Shapes has certainly made life easier. Don’t get me wrong, I love water colour techniques the old fashioned way. There is great satisfaction at doing things from scratch. However, if you’re strapped for time and want that water colour look, these new Watercolor Shapes stamps do the business in a fraction […]

clean and simple card with watercolor shapes and dragonfly garden

Water colour backgrounds without the mess

Water colour backgrounds without the mess seems like an apt title for this card. How does one achieve this, you might ask. Thank you Stampin’ Up! for bringing us their patented “distinktive” range of stamps which incorporates light and shade to give a three dimensional look to their images. Say “hello” to the new Watercolor […]

fancy pull out card with Sweet as a Peach bundle

Fancy pull out fold card with You’re a Peach

Today I have another fancy pull out fold card with the You’re a Peach bundle. I’m taking advantage of the selection of Designer Series Paper 15% discount, and chose the You’re a Peach 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) designer series paper pack to create a card which pulls out from the inside. Making […]

clean and simple card with all squared away bundle

Clean and simple card with All Squared away

A clean and simple card with the All Squared Away bundle for today’s post. I loved the samples in the catalogue of the All Squared Away bundle and couldn’t decide whether I should get them or not. So as you can tell, I lost the battle with my “sensible” head. Finally, I found time to […]

trifold shutter card blending tech4stampers blog hop

Brilliant Blending for Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to July’s challenge – Brilliant Blending for Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. Thank you to the lovely Sara Sayers for setting the theme. Easy Trifold Card This is probably my most favourite fold. It has maximum impact, with minimal angst. More than thirteen years ago, when I first started card making, this […]

four cards collection with bloom as you're planted DSP

How to make quick, easy cards

A simple solution to make quick, easy cards is to use patterned papers. There is currently a 15% discount on a selection of Designer Series Papers. I was once guilty of hoarding any patterned papers which came into my possession. It was traumatic to put scissors to paper and cut up those beautiful patterns. Usually […]