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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]