Birthday Bonanza – Interactive card

Do you like interactive cards? I have some birthdays coming up for my grandsons so I’m ahead of myself this year!  They are growing up far too quickly for my liking, and cute  images like this won’t resonate with them for much longer as their tastes change and they develop more sophisticated tastes! The mechanism […]

valentine card with heartfelt

“Heartfelt” Valentine

Happy Valentine’s Day to those who are lucky enough to celebrate with their Valentine, and for those who are unable to through time, distance or location or if they’re angels in heaven,  we will remember them too. For someone who’s not really into anything too saccharine,  I veered away from the reds.  Stampin’ Up!’s “From […]

clean and simple card with Heart to Heart Bundle

Heart to Heart Bundle

I like a bit of variety, don’t you?   Sometimes going back to basics  is the way to go, as was the case with this card.  The die just speaks for itself, so I let it and kept it simple. The adhesive sheets which Stampin’ Up! retired has been my most “go to” product, especially when […]

Valentine card with Parisian Beauty and Heartfelt bundle

Parisian Beauty with the Heartfelt Bundle

Happy Sunday! Valentine’s Day is just round the corner, and one of the cards I designed for our Team Meeting last month naturally had to include a Valentine project! I used two stamp sets – Parisian Beauty and the Heartfelt bundle. Reverse masking technique From a piece of copy paper, I created a mask by […]

pool party Parisian Beauty Bundle

Parisian Beauty Bundle

Parisian Beauty Bundle. Could this pass for a Valentine card do you think? We get bombarded with pink, reds or black when Valentine Day comes round, I wondered if it could be toned down.  Not all of us are “hearts and flowers”, and if you’re making one for your valentine, maybe something more subdued would […]

Peaceful Poppies Suite – Sympathy card

We make cards mostly for happy occasions, but occasionally we also need Sympathy cards – ones that are necessary, but which are not necessarily made with any pleasure or enjoyment. Any bereavement whether it is a cherished friend, a relative or a much loved pet takes the stuffing out of you, and it is just […]

A Special Card for a Special Couple

Happy Sunday! A couple of months ago  I made this special card for my niece’s wedding day and was thinking outside the box.  The papers were meant to be for Christmas, but I used it as a background for her card, and I used the Frosted Frames Dies  to create the setting for the hearts. […]