love themed tech 4 stampers blog hop

Love theme cards – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop

The theme for Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop in January is “Love”. In the newly launched January-April 2023 mini there is a lovely new stamp set and punch called Country Bouquet Bundle. The stamps are photopolymer which is clear so it’s a two-step stamping method and easier to line up. It also has a co-ordinating […]

quick easy cards with dainty flowers dsp

Quick easy cards with Dainty Delight

Here’s another sneak peek with quick, easy cards with the Dainty Delight bundle from the forthcoming January-April 2023 Mini. Not long to wait, it will go live tomorrow! Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-bration event kicks off too. Both the time frame for the validity of the seasonal mini catalogues and Sale-a-bration have been shortened. The mini is […]

accordion fold by the sea sneak peek

Sneak peek – Seaside Bay Bundle

Hello, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas – back today with a sneak peek of the Seaside Bay Bundle from the forthcoming January-April 2023 Mini. Also, it will be Sale-a-bration. Sale-a-bration’s time line has changed it will only run from 5 January to 28 February, so be prepared! This card is not for […]

stars gift bag with Decorated with Happiness bundle

Gift packaging – Decorated with Happiness

It’s episode 10 of 12 in my 12 week Christmas Countdown series and today it’s on gift packaging with the Decorated with Happiness Bundle. I love these adorable Stars Treat Bags. They have laser cut stars on the front so you can put any coloured card insert to suit the occasion or season. I’ve gone […]

block background technique with Hello Harvest

Block Background technique – Hello Harvest

The block background technique is a lovely way to achieve an ombre look for this autumnal card using the Hello Harvest Bundle. It’s simple and effective and I love it. It’s a technique I often re-visit. Block Background technique Before you begin, protect your work space with waterproof matting or a waterproof container in which […]

advent calendar with Design a Treat box

Advent Calendar – Design a Treat Box

In episode 8 of 12 in my Christmas Countdown Series, I have an Advent Calendar using the Design a Treat Box bundle. Being an Advent Calendar it is a much larger project than the norm. For a bit of variety, I designed an Angel, an elf, a Santa and copied the reindeer from the catalogue. […]

Side step card with Winter Wishes

Wonderful Winter – Tech 4 Stampers blog hop

The theme for the November Tech 4 Stampers blog hop is Wonderful Winter. It’s been ages since I’ve done a side step card, you can see a similar one with video instructions I did a while back. I’ve put the link below. So today’s card works on the same principle. Have you ever tried photographing […]

crumb came 3x3 with Cottage Wreaths

Little square cards – Cottage Wreaths

This Sunday I have some sweet little square cards made with Cottage Wreaths to share. One of my team who relocated to the Lake District was visiting in this area recently and we got together to do some stamping. This was one of the little projects we did, some sweet little 3″x 3″ cards which […]