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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 […]

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Easy quick card – Aspen Tree Dies

This is an easy quick card using the Aspen Tree Dies. This set of dies retails at £34 in UK and Europe but is free subject to a qualifying order of £90 during Sale-a-bration. The Aspen Tree dies has been added to the Sale-a-bration choices and requires a special code. Do not use the catalogue […]

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Quick, simple card – Countless Trees

Today’s quick, simple card uses the Countless Trees photopolymer stamp set which is reversible. This means you can stamp on both sides of the stamp. It’s a two step stamping method. The flat side leaves a shadow, and the etched side adds the detail. Usually you’d use a lighter ink for the shadow image and […]

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Fun Fold card – Awash with beauty

Today’s fun fold card has a double floating panel using the products from the Awash with Beauty Suite in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue on pages 66-67. To keep the card closed, there is also a belly band. There are quite a few pieces to cut, but once it’s assembled, it’s worth it! This is what […]

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Anniversary card – Celebrate with Tags

I made an anniversary card with Celebrate with Tags bundle in the July-December 2022 mini catalogue. Although the name suggests that this is specifically for tags, you can also make pretty cards with it. By using an embossing folder, layers of card stock and assembling the tag to use as a feature, I was able […]

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Fun Fold Inverted Diamond – Season of Chic

Today’s fun fold is an inverted diamond on the card front with the Season of Chick bundle from the Annual catalogue. The original design was by Iced Images (non SU). She amalgamated two designs to create this fold as a vertical easel card, but I’ve had to adapt it so it would fit in a […]

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Gift packaging – Envelope Treat Boxes

Just for a change some gift packaging using the Envelope Treat Boxes from Stampin’ Up! The envelope treat boxes come in a pack of 10 with 20 gold stickers. The boxes are also food safe. The first box I assembled looked a little plain in just white, so I decided to decorate the box. It’s […]

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Interactive cards with hidden message

Interactive cards with a hidden message is so much fun. For this particular type of card, you probably have to include instructions on how to find it! Many years ago, when one of my grandsons was still a toddler, I made him a card which showed a photo of him as a baby. The hidden […]