Today is Week 1 of 12 in my Christmas Countdown Series and I’m kicking off with a triple easel card. This one is perhaps for someone special that you’re going to hand deliver. I’ve made it with my grandsons in mind. It looks daunting, but if you treat it as 3 separate different easel cards […]
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Watercolour technique – Fond of Autumn Part 4
Welcome to Part 4 of 4 in my Fond of Autumn series this time with a watercolour technique. There are so many ways to add colour to your project. Even with watercolouring you have more than one option. You can use watercolour pencils, and then wet it afterwards or alcohol markers but my most favourite […]
Autumn card – Fond of Autumn
Greetings this Sunday with an autumn card with the Fond of Autumn bundle. If you’ve been following my Fond of Autumn series, today’s Sunday share showcases a combination of techniques with different layers. This time I cut the stencil with the detailed die from Autumn Bouquet Dies out of a piece of Crushed Curry card […]
Gift Packaging – Fond of Autumn Part 3
This is part 3 in my Fond of Autumn series and it’s all about Gift Packaging. I managed not only to squeeze in a pillowbox, but an envelope treat box as well in my video tutorial in less than 15 minutes! Before I go any further, I need to say what a very sad day […]
Stencil technique – Fond of Autumn Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of 4 in my Fond of Autumn series using the stencil technique. One of the dies in the Autumn Bouquet Dies set is perfect for using as a stencil because of the intricacy of the die. I had a light bulb moment when creating this so as not to waste card […]
Long slim card – Cottage Wreaths
A long slim card using the Cottage Wreaths bundle. This bundle is from the Gingham Cottage Suite on pages 58-59 in the July-December 2022 mini. There are some interesting items in this collection. You have the usual stamps and dies, patterned papers, but this one also has silver-threaded twine and a pack of three 1 […]
Distressed gold leaf card
This Sunday I have a distressed gold leaf card made with the Perched in a Tree stamp set and the Aspen Tree dies. The Aspen Tree dies is currently an item which you can redeem as a free product subject to a qualifying order of £90 during the Sale-a-bration promotion which is ending in a […]
Interactive Infinity card – True Beauty
A long overdue tutorial on an Interactive Infinity card using the True Beauty bundle from the Awash in Beauty Suite and Charming Sentiments bundle. Imagine my dismay when I discovered that way back in March 2018 I had promised to do a tutorial on an infinity card but somehow had not delivered because I couldn’t […]