When you receive a card which is interactive and requires some effort from you, it gives so much pleasure. Often there is an element of surprise, or something unexpected! I used the Welcoming Window bundle, the front displays one scene, and the back displays another! Last Sunday I made one for Valentine’s Day which you […]
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Fancy Corner Fold card with Hydrangea Haven bundle
This has to be the easiest Fancy Corner fold I’ve ever made! I finally get to play with the Hydrangea Haven bundle. In fact the whole Suite is gorgeous! I love hydrangeas too. Such pretty flowers, don’t you think? The thing to remember is to adhere the pretty paper to the card front before you […]
Fancy fold Valentine card – Forever & Always Bundle
Happy Valentine’s Day! For today’s post, I’m using the other stamp set in the “Love You Always Suite Collection” – Forever & Always Bundle. There’s a little back story to this card. I nearly came a cropper last Sunday as I’d forgotten there was no content in the post. My intention had been to wait […]
Create 4 Valentine cards with One Sheet Wonder
What’s a One Sheet Wonder? It’s a phrase coined to describe the cutting up of a sheet of patterned paper into smaller pieces which can then be used to decorate the front of a card. Today’s One Sheet Wonder is a quirky one with peculiar angles to create 4 Valentine cards with a more abstract […]
Valentine card with Always in My Heart
Happy Sunday! No, your eyes don’t deceive you, but the card front on this Valentine card I created with Stampin’ Up!’s new Always in My Heart stamps has been glued at an angle! The dies are gorgeous and includes this elaborate heart die. I adore that banner! It was a stroke of genius for Stampin’ […]
Mirrored Technique with Darling Donkeys Valentine
Hello you! At time of writing, I am still patiently waiting for the goodies I ordered at the beginning of January. By the time this post is scheduled to publish, Valentine’s Day will be less than a fortnight away. With Britain having left the EU, the new rules and regulations kicked in and an incredible […]
Blended Card with Enjoy the Moment
I have been using blending brushes on the QT before Stampin’ Up! introduced them into their product line, so I am thrilled to be able to use them in future tutorials. There are so many ways to blend and so many different tools you can use for blending. We had those hard rubber brayers so […]
Unusual card closure – Dragonfly Garden
Eek! It’s the last day of January. Despite the trials and tribulations of another lock down, bad weather, not being able to go out, somehow we have survived it! I don’t know about you, but my passion for paper crafting has kept me sane. Keeping the blog updated, filming and publishing my weekly videos has […]