One Sheet Wonder is a technique using one sheet of 12″ x 12″ patterned paper along with some coordinating coloured cardstock to make a set of cards! In my case, I used two different pieces of 6″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper [DSP] which is the equivalent of one piece of DSP. The advantage of… Read More: One Sheet Wonder Cards With Painted Poppies DSP »
Stampin’ Up! has created a special digital stamp set! Stampin’ Up! is committed to making a difference in our global communities and caring about people first. As part of our Making a Difference program, Stampin’ Up! is offering a product giveback opportunity to support organisations that are helping COVID-19 frontline responders and communities vulnerable to the… Read More: COVID-19 Share Sunshine Digital Stamp Set »
These cards each have a lovely bright and colourful Pigment Sprinkles background. I had fun creating them. I used three of the Pigment Sprinkles colours – Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Mango Melody. Each background is unique with some colours more dominant than others. The butterfly in each of the four cards above has been… Read More: Pigment Sprinkles Background With Heat Embossing »
The Tropical Oasis Pyramid card and beautiful Moments Pop Up card were the two final projects that were taught at the Auckland March Extravaganza. The Tropical Oasis Pyramid card was created by Sally Williams, Lesley Scott and Helen Wigham. This card involved using Pigment Sprinkles to colour the flowers from the Timeless Tropical stamp set.… Read More: Tropical Oasis Pyramid Card & Beautiful Moments Pop Up Card »
The Honey Bee Spinner card was one of the cards that I taught at the Auckland March Extravaganza. It was created by Heather, Michelle and Narelle. The card features the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies. The hive on the front was cut from the Golden Honey Specialty Paper which was available through… Read More: Honey Bee Spinner Card & Forever Blossoms Fancy Fold Card »
Stampin’ Up!’s Markers and Blends are both great to use, but they should be used in different ways. Here is some information about each as well as some tips on how to best use markers and blends. Stampin’ Write Markers Stampin’ Write Marker’s have been around for a long time and they come in Stampin’… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: What Is The Difference Between Markers and Blends? »
The Peaceful Poppies Triangle Tri-Fold Card was the project that my team and I created for the March Extravaganza. Here it is: Extravaganza was rather different this year. A few days before the event was scheduled to take place at the Remuera Primary School Hall, we decided to cancel it being held there due to… Read More: Peaceful Poppies Triangle Tri-Fold Card From Auckland Extravaganza »
For today’s tip I will be showing you how to ink embossing folders. In doing this it brings out the textured pattern more. Check out the difference in the photo below: The photo on the left is a piece of cardstock embossed normally. To achieve the result on the right, the embossing folder has been… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: How To Ink Embossing Folders To Add Definition! »
The Ornate Garden Suite is a beautiful suite which will feature in the Annual Catalogue in June 2020. Stampin’ Up! are releasing it early, so you can order it now! The suite features stamp sets, dies, Designer Series Paper, ribbon, an embossing folder, and gems! Here are a couple of creations made by Stampin’ Up!… Read More: Ornate Garden Suite – Annual Catalogue Early Release! »
Today is the final day of Sale-A-Bration 2020! Don’t miss out! It’s your last opportunity to earn FREE Sale-A-Bration products or receive extra benefits when you join! If you place an order of $110 (before shipping) or more, you can receive free Sale-A-Bration product. There are lots of things to choose from including stamp sets,… Read More: Final Day of Sale-A-Bration 2020! Order or Join Now! »
Today Stampin’ Up! has a third release of Sale-A-Bration products. These are not new products, but current catalogue product that is available for free as a Sale-A-Bration reward. Here are the new Sale-A-Bration products that are available. At present, Stampin’ Up! has advised us that business is currently running as usual with order fulfillment and… Read More: Third Release Sale-A-Bration Products – Final Week! »
This triple panel stand up card is another card that features the Peaceful Poppies suite. Like I’ve said before, it is one of my favourite suites at the moment! The was the second card that I taught at my class last month. If you missed seeing the first card, you can check it out here.… Read More: Peaceful Poppies Triple Panel Stand Up Card »
Stamping Sponges are great for using on the edge of your card to sponge a little colour and to define the edge more. You can take a sponge like the ones below, cut them up and … … use them like this to sponge the edge of your cardstock. I used the Everyday Label Punch,… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: How To Best Use Your Stamping Sponges! »
This is an Angled Design – Designer Series Paper Card. The card features the Peaceful Poppies suite. It is one of my favourite suites to use at the moment. This was the card I taught made at my monthly February class. The angle of the Designer Series paper makes the card stand out. The card… Read More: Peaceful Poppies Angled Design – Designer Series Paper Card »
Stampin’ Up’s Tear & Tape Adhesive is great to use, but sometimes it is a little difficult to line up the piece of cardstock nice and straigh, as once you have placed, it you can’t really more it. This is one of the reasons why I tend to prefer using Liquid Multipurpose Glue, also known… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: An Easy Way To Adhere With Tear &… »