I’m back with another creation using the Shine Bright stamp set and this time it’s a card. Through the years as a paper crafter, fancy folds stand the test of time and keeps trending at different times getting called different names. Essentially this is an inverted diamond fold but with tweaked dimensions. It works beautifully […]
Category Archives: Seasonal Catalogues
Pythagorus Theorum and a Gift Cube!
I cannot lie, because my first attempt was rather “gung-ho”. The intent was to make 4 triangles and stick them on a wrap and roll them up like you would a jewellery roll to make a cube. However, when I put the four triangles together, the angles were way off course! Luckily I have an […]
Cup of Christmas Bundle
Eeek! I can’t believe that Christmas day is just over a fortnight away! This card was a happy accident – I was trying to create a fun fold, but it morphed into a dresser! lol! So the most logical thing to do was leave it as a dresser! If you read my blog post on […]
Christmas Countdown #12 of 12 – Shine Bright Bundle
Today is the last episode in my Christmas Countdown Series. The last 12 weeks have simply flown by, but don’t worry, I still have plenty of Christmas themed projects to share right up to Christmas. I’m shining a light on the Shine Bright Bundle – often times than not, we make cards but did you […]
Christmas Countdown #11 of 12 – Yummy Christmas Table Favour
Can you believe it? Less than 4 weeks to Christmas and this is the penultimate episode in my 2019 Countdown to Christmas series. Today I have the cutest table favour from a stamp set called Yummy Christmas and you can use the house die from the Cuckoo Clock dies to die cut the house. Cutting […]
Toile Christmas – Fun Fold
Do you know the origin of “toile”? It’s a fabric from a French word meaning “linen cloth” or canvas. Toile de jouy fabric originated in France in the 1760s and usually depicted pastoral scenes. Today it comes in many different patterns and colours. Stampin’ Up! have brought out their own patterns in the form of […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving day! I’ve been wanting to use these gorgeous Hand-Lettered Prose dies and took my inspiration from the Autumn/Winter catalogue. Instead of a picture in a frame, I simply adhered the letters to a nested stitch label. I love that there are a couple of leaves in the coordinating die set which can emboss […]
Christmas Countdown #Wk 10 of 12 – Tiny Keepsakes
Oh my – how quickly this series has gone and now we’re on the 10th week! I thought I’d better turn my attention to some table favours! The best thing about Christmas is the food and we all love a pretty festive table, don’t we? Stampin’ Up! makes it SOOOO easy! Welcome back, curvy treat […]