This gatefold card with a slide and lock mechanism is surprisingly easy to make. The first one I made, I used a smaller scalloped frame and found that the slide and lock mechanism kept on “popping out”. After having filmed the video tutorial in the early hours, I didn’t have the energy to re-jig it, […]
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Happy Father’s Day
Wishing all the men folk past and present a very Happy Father’s Day. The weather doesn’t look too good for Sunday this year in our neck of the woods. Even so, I hope all the Dads out there will put their feet up and relax. Hubby has decided to stay in this Sunday, instead of […]
Father’s Day Shaker Card
This Father’s Day Shaker Card is deceptively easy to make. The inspiration came from seeing a shaker card on Stampin’ Up!’s website and I wondered how they put their sequins into separate compartments. Stampin’ Up! used the Picture dies and as I have them, I decided to give it a go. Creating the Shaker There […]
Pop up Father’s Day card
The weeks seem to be flying by and we’re halfway through June already so the time has come to make a pop up Father’s Day card in time for June 20th. I looked at my stash and wondered how the Beauty of Friendship bundle could translate into making a pop up Father’s Day card. I […]
Masculine Pocket card for any occasion
Father’s Day is next Sunday, so I created a Masculine Pocket card suitable for Father’s Day or for any occasion. A little trick I use is to stamp the sentiments separately. When I need a card for whatever occasion, I can select the appropriate one from my stash. I have been meaning to have a […]
How to Alter a gift bag
I’ve been scratching my head wondering how to alter a gift bag to make a gift card. This is one of the things I did when I first started more than 10 years ago and am re-visiting again. Do you remember paper bag books? I haven’t made one in such a long time. Yes, this […]
Gift card with a twist
Today’s project is to create a gift card with a twist by turning a pre-printed card inside out. I used the Hand-penned Memories & More cards and envelopes and turned it inside out. So the front of the card became the inside. I added a piece of patterned paper in the front and used the […]
Diorama Card for summer – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
Goodness gracious, May whisked by and it’s time for another blog hop so I created this Diorama card for Summer for June’s Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. Thank you to the lovely Sara Sayers who set the theme “Here comes Summer” for this month’s challenge. Combining Old with New Oftentimes, we overlook the old when […]








