Mini slim card – landscape orientation with a difference. Recently whilst de-cluttering, I discovered a stash of envelops that Stampin’ Up! used to supply and are just perfect for mini slim cards. Many years ago, I stopped making any tent cards in a landscape orientation because they kept collapsing. Consequently, whenever I make a card […]
Category Archives: Occasions
Birthday card for a Teenager
Birthday card for a Teenager. My youngest grandson just celebrated his 14th birthday. Teenagers like soda pop, right? So I made him a card with the Simply Sparkling Bundle and took my inspiration from Stampin’ Up!’s sample. I’m delighted that the Bright & Beautiful DSP is carrying over – a first for Stampin’ Up! because […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve often wondered how Valentine’s Day came to be celebrated. For decades, I thought it had a romantic connotation. Here’s a little factoid. Apparently Valentine’s Day did not come to be celebrated as a day of romance until circa 14th century. There have been several Christian martyrs named Valentine. However, the day […]
Pop-up easel drawer box
Today’s project is a pop-up easel drawer box for I made for Valentine’s Day. The papers I used are from Bee Mine 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) DSP. “Just for you” sentiment is from the So Sincere stamp set. The box measures 3″x 3″ and 1″ in height. Thanks to Julie DiMatteo for […]
Shaker card for Valentine with Sunny Days
The shaker card for Valentine’s is made with Sunny Days DSP which is free during Sale-a-bration with a £45 order. These papers also coordinate with the Bright Skies Bundle. I had to scratch my head for this one. How do you create a Valentine card out of clouds? Here’s my card which is in landscape […]
Simple Valentines with Country Bouquet
Here’s a simple Valentine card with Country Bouquet – a flash back to products which carried over to the current 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue. If you’re budgeting and don’t necessarily want to invest in new specifically designed products for Valentine’s day, look through your stash and you’ll find that last year’s offering will fit the bill. […]
Valentine card with Nature’s Sweetness
I wanted to create a masculine Valentine card with Nature’s Sweetness specialty DSP. It coordinates with the Notes of Nature bundle which is part of the Nature’s Sweetness Suite Collection on pages 40-43 of the January-April 2024 mini. For the embellishments, the Opaque faceted gems from Sale-a-bration is ideal because it coordinates with Nature’s Sweetness […]
3D Bee Mine Altered Pillow Box
Today’s project is a 3D Bee Mine Altered Pillow box . The pillow boxes are white and is a square in shape. They have been pre-cut and scored and they come in a pack of 10. One of Stampin’ Up!’s samples shows a rectangular pillow box. You’ll find it on page 15 of the January-February […]