floral rainbow card with Brushed Blooms bundle

How to create a rainbow card with Stamparatus

I find that the Stamparatus is indispensible when it comes to creating a rainbow card. If you’re wondering “how do I do this”, then read on! If you purchase the stamp set called “Brushed Blooms” and the coordinating “Beautiful Brushstroke dies” at the same time, there is a saving of 10%. The dies in this […]

Playful Patterns Stamparatus rainbow

Playful Patterns Stamparatus rainbow

Give me an alphabet die set anytime – I love them! Even better is one that includes the numerals as well! Not only that, there are multiple dies for more popular letters! I show you two ways to use the Stamparatus for a technique called “hinge” stamping. The one with red and blue stripes is […]

From Our House to Yours Swaps

These are the swaps I made for our team meeting in October.  I was so excited when the Purple Posy ink pads were approved and available for sale at the end of September.   However the excitement of having the Purple Posy ink pads were short lived, and the ink pads were withdrawn from sale once more so […]

Cuckoo for You – Smooth Sailing dies

Well, hello Cuckoo for you! If you love interactive cards as much as I do, then this “push/pull” card is bound to tickle your fancy!  I had cased the catalogue and used the wood grain Dynamic embossing folder, so imagine my horror when I realised that it had been retired!     I  substituted it with […]

Butterfly Wishes – 3D butterfly

Remember the Butterfly Wishes card I posted a couple of weeks ago?  I’m back with a video tutorial on how I created the 3D butterfly using the Stamparatus to stamp on the front and back of the butterfly wing.  Even better, this is just a single layer card, although I have popped up the butterfly […]

Beach Happy, Paper Piecing and the Stamparatus!

This time of year, we’re all thinking about a beach somewhere for rest and respite – this card says it all!   What is it with palm trees?  It evokes a hankering for sunnier climes especially if you live inland in a country with temperate weather far away from any coastline! I’m loving my Stamparatus – […]

Vibrant Vases Beautiful Laser cuts

Have you ever wondered how on earth you can use the borders on one of the Beautifully Detailed Laser-cut Specialty paper sheets?   I got my inspiration from the sample shown in Stampin’ Up!’s Spring/Summer 2019 catalogue. When I was making my prototype in Petal Pink, there were black smudges, so I made it up as […]

Christmas Countdown Series #5 of 12 – Beautiful Blizzard

Continuing in the vein of simple quick one layer cards to give you a variety as well as a mixture of both traditional stamping  and using the Stamparatus too.  The Stamparatus is fab for consistency in stamping your sentiments especially if you’re using different ink colours. I especially like the Blizzard thinlits die, because it […]