Make 3 cards with Ephemera Packs. Today’s post features the Sunny Springs Cards & Envelopes. These are pre-printed cards with matching envelops. To make quick, easy cards you can use the ephemera packs with minimal stamping. Additional materials used are the Saying Hey stamp set. I also used the Radiating Stitches Dies which are an […]
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Dry embossed card – Friends for Life
Dry embossed card – Friends for Life. A great way to make a card special is to use the dry embossing technique. You can achieve this with an embossing folder. There are so many to choose from and it’s a quick easy way to add that extra “kappow” element to a card. The Friends for […]
Quick and Easy Options
Quick and Easy Options. A brand new section in the 2024-25 Annual Catalogue is called Quick & Easy Options. You can find it on pages`12-29. It has new crafting ideas and a variety of paper pieces, card stock, envelops to add your own personal touch. Unlike the “step-by-step” section where the kits provide you with […]
Card sketch – Friends for Life
Card sketch – Friends for Life. When you’re stuck for inspiration a card sketch is a useful tool to re-ignite your creativity. In the current 2024-25 Annual Catalogue on page 22 there are several sketches provided to help you. The one I’ve chosen for today is no. 9 in the first row and uses strips […]
Fancy Stadium Wave fold
Fancy stadium wave fold. This fold isn’t as difficult as it sounds, the stadium wave fold mechanism are simply strips of card stock. You score, fold, and adhere to each other in a staggered formation to form a fan shape. This card is quite bulky, so it may require extra postage, or better still, hand […]
Retro cards with Tune In
Retro card with Tune In. The Tune In stamp set features an image of an old fashioned TV from the 50s. You’ll find the bundle in the 2024-25 Annual Catalogue on page 67. If you recall those TVs, and grew up in that era there weren’t any remote controls back then. As a child, we […]
Fancy Concertina fold – Country Flowers
Fancy concertina fold – Country Flowers. Today I’m featuring the other bundle in the Country Woods Suite Collection from the 2024-25 Annual Catalogue. You’ll find it on pages 48-51. The fancy concertina fold is made up of two sections. You can use a 12″x 12″ piece of card stock, but I didn’t have any in […]
Dry embossed background card – Country Flowers
Dry embossed background card – Country Flowers. Today’s project is another card using the Country Flowers bundle. I’ve used the Eyelet 3D embossing folder to create a dry embossed background for the card in lieu of using pretty patterned paper. I love it when you use tone on tone card stock. The Spotlight on Nature […]