Hello, hello! I had originally scheduled this Advanced Blending Aurora Borealis post for the first Sunday in February. It occurred to me afterwards, that in fact I only had a small window to publish Valentine projects so consequently, I rescheduled this post for another Sunday. Who knew that it would be so long down the […]
Category Archives: Technique
Thank you card with Wrapped Bouquet
Happy Sunday! I made a Thank You card for today’s post and as I had only just received my Wrapped Bouquet Bundle I couldn’t wait to have a play! Rococco Rose is one of the In Colors from 2019 and will be retiring in the not too distant future. I shall be using as much […]
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 […]
Paper Weave Technique card with Snailed It
Do you remember Miniature Weaving toy looms made out of wood? I received one as a gift one Christmas and loved it! Then I was given a book on ribbon weaving and tried my hand at that too. There are so many different types of material you can use to weave with, why not paper? […]
How to apply Gilded Leaf
There’s an exciting new product in the new January-June 2021 Mini. This is the new Gold Leaf embellishment from the Fine Art Floral Suite on pages 32 – 34. Remember the Heat & Stick powders from years ago? I am such a hoarder and have kept my tub of Heat & Stick powder for several […]
Gilded Leafing Embellishment Technique
How are you all? It hasn’t been the most auspicious start to 2021. A new variant of COVID has been spreading not in a gradual arc but almost in a straight line so on 4th January our PM announced that UK is under another national lock down until February. At least Oxford’s Astra zenica vaccine […]
Hinge Stamping Today’s Tiles
I am so thrilled with my Stamparatus, Stampin’ Up!’s own brand of stamp positioning tool. It launched a couple of years ago. Stampin’ Up! also designed stamps which can be used for the “hinge stamping technique” with their Stamparatus. “Today’s Tiles” completely passed me by, until our CEO, Sara Douglas demonstrated it and I was […]