Altered Heirloom Arrangements Kit. The Heirloom Arrangements Kit is such a fabulous kit because there are so many laser cut pop out pieces. You can follow the instructions to make 8 cards, but I challenged myself to make more. Following the kit instructions, each card would have used an inordinate amount of elements in the […]
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Happy Valentine Day
Happy Valentine Day. During Sale-a-bration the Heart Shaped Bundle stamps and dies are FREE subject to a qualifying order of £110 excluding shipping and I’ve used it for today’s card. My card today was inspired by Lisa Stenz who joined Stampin’ Up! from Close to My Heart when its doors closed. The dimensions and colour […]
Masking technique Valentine card
Masking technique Valentine card. I wanted to show you that the Everyday You & Me bundle in the January 2025 Digital Scrapbooking Brochure isn’t just for scrapbooking. You can use it to make cards too. Masking is a great technique for creating a faux layer and is great for posting as it lies flat and […]
Wibble Wobble card
Wibble Wobble card. In the new online January 25 Scrapbooking brochure there is an adorable new bundle called Meant to Bee. The dies that go with it have nested hexagons along with some script dies, and bee bodies which could double up as speech bubbles, dies shaped like an “m” which are the wings, dies […]
Fun gatefold – Marbled Elegance
Fun gatefold – Marbled Elegance. Today’s fun gatefold is a Star Gatefold made from 12″ x 12″ card stock. My thanks to Tami White, a US demonstrator who made photo cards for Christmas for the inspiration. The Marbled Elegance Suite burst on to the scene as an Online Exclusive in November 2024. What with Christmas […]
New November Online exclusives
New November Online exclusives. Before I get on to today’s post on this Remembrance Sunday, I’m taking a moment of quiet reflection to remember those who gave up their lives so that the generations that followed could have a better today. November Online Exclusives There’s a lot to choose from the new November Online exclusives. […]
Birthday card – Regal Flora Bundle
Birthday card – Regal Flora Bundle. This month’s Tech 4 Stampers Blog hop theme is all about birthdays and I’ve chosen the Regal Flora Bundle which is a bundle from the Regal Suite Collection on pages 34-35 of the new September-December 2024 mini. The colour palette in the patterned papers are Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wheat, […]
How to create a Birthday card – Sketched Butterflies
How to create a Birthday card – Sketched Butterflies. I revisited a fun fold with a rotating circle mechanism because I needed something special to mark a 60th birthday. For detailed instructions on how to make it, click HERE to see my previous post on the rotating pop up card. Back then, I’d created it […]