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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Halloween treat bag – Cottage Wreaths
Welcome to Episode 1 of 6 – a Halloween treat bag with Cottage Wreaths in my 6 week Countdown to Halloween Series. Autumn is just round the corner and it’s hard to believe that we’re at the tail end of September! That can only mean one thing – the countdown to Halloween and also in […]
Masking technique – Seal of Approval
I made this card with a masking technique with the Seal of Approval cling stamp set. The masking papers is a new product line from Stampin’ Up! The masking papers, like the adhesive sheets has backing sheets which you can remove as and when required. There are 12 sheets in a pack and they measure […]
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 […]
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 […]
Quick easy notecards – Fond of Autumn Part 1
My project today is quick easy notecards using the Fond of Autumn bundle in Part 1 of 4 in this series. I’m putting the bumper pack of Gingham Cottage 12″x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) papers to good use! For this project, I also used the Stylish Shapes die set to die cut the mat […]
Perfect Partners – Stampin’ Up! September Promotion & Weekly Deals 1-28 September
Some things are great on their own but become epic when they are paired with something else: cereal and milk, toast and butter, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. We may be biased, but our favourite combo is our stamp sets and dies—and that’s what the Perfect Partners promotion is all about! Perfect Partners promotion runs […]