Halloween Countdown Series – Wk 2. Welcome to week 2 of 6 in my Halloween Countdown Series for 2024. I set myself a challenge to make do with what I already have in my stash. Halloween isn’t big in the UK, and my grandchildren have grown out of it so the only Halloween specific stamp […]
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How to make a Christmas card with Choose Happy
How to make a Christmas card with Choose Happy. Welcome to Week #1 in my 12 week Christmas Countdown series. One of the images in the Choose Happy stamp set is a little penguin, perfect for a Christmas card. Card details Inside card tams# 89535 Product List Choose Happy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163701] Sophisticated […]
Interactive card with Flying By
Interactive card with Flying By. This interactive card is a variation of the rotating circles fun fold card I’d created in a previous post which you can see HERE. I used the Stylish Shapes dies but had to use the Spotlight on Nature dies as well because the next size up on the Stylish Shapes […]
Corner twist and turn easel card
Corner twist and turn easel card using the Flower Cart stamp set and Flower Cart dies. These stamps and dies first appeared in the January 24 Mini catalogue but has carried over into the Annual catalogue 24-25 which you’ll find on page 76 under the Encore section. How to create the corner twist and turn […]
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 […]
How to step up a card
Today I’m going to show you how to step up a card featuring the Hearts & Hugs bundle. There are three stages, at beginner, casual and avid levels. The beginner level are crafters who are new to the hobby and only have limited supplies. For the casual crafter they have more than the basic supplies […]
How to make a Get well card
Today I’m going to show you how to make a Get well card with the Choose Happy stamp set. Last week I made 3 cards using this stamp set. You can see the cards HERE. The Choose Happy stamp set is a stand alone stamp set. Consequently, you can step the card up with any […]
Surprise pop-up inside card
Surprise pop-up inside card. If you love interactive cards, you’ll love this surprise pop-up inside the card. I used the Sweet Peas photopolymer stamp set from the 2024-25 Annual Catalogue on page 103. It has images of peas in a pea pod with all sorts of facial expressions and a pun on the word “pea” […]