These cards feature a sponged leaf background created with the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks. The background is created with the leaf mask. It is like a stencil. I adhered my piece of Basic White cardstock to my grid paper and then placed the mask on top. I taped this down so it wouldn’t move while… Read More »
This gold Stars At Night card was one of the cards I showed how to make on one of my weekly Facebook Lives. It features the Stars at Night bundle, which consists of a stamp set, hybrid embossing folder, and die set. The background is the wonderful O Holy Night Designer Series Paper [DSP]. You… Read More »
These monochromatic Gorgeously Made cards are in all five of the 2023-2025 In Colors. The stamp set is called Gorgeously Made. These were the cards that were sent out as part of my In Color Club last month: These cards have a watercolour background. When you create a watercolour background, you need to use cardstock… Read More »
This year, Stampin’ Up! are celebrating 35 years of business. This is an amazing achievement! It started in the United States in 1988 and since then it has branched out and moved into other countries. We are grateful that it came to Australia in 2006 and New Zealand in 2007. In honour of this special… Read More »
World Card Making Day 2023 is on Saturday 7th October and you are invited to attend a free virtual event hosted by Stampin’ Up! The event will show you how to make three wonderful cards. You can watch or take part and create along with the event. You will be inspired and see some different… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has a wonderful range of amazing card kits. They are on special this month, until 31st August, with up to 30% off! Check out these ten great reasons why you should purchase them! Here are the Ten Great Reasons: What are the differences between the two types of card kits? First type: Kits… Read More »
Today I am sharing two alternative creations with the Sentimental Rose Card Kit. This is a wonderful card kit on its own, but you can also do more with its stamp set! The kit has three lovely card designs which include some stamping, layering and embellishments. There is also an acetate gift box that you… Read More »
This Layering Leaves note card was one of the cards I taught at my Coffee & Cards class in August. It uses the Layering Leaves stamp set along with the Bough punch. The Layering Leaves stamp set has a wonderful range of sentiments. This includes best wishes, thank you so much, thinking of you, sending… Read More »
These Crafting With You cards are in all the five 2023-2025 In Colors: Copper Clay, Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve, Pebbled Path and Boho Blue. The image of the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine on each card is from the Crafting With You stamp and die set. The background of each card is a pattern from… Read More »
Here are two quick and simple Cheerful Daisies note cards that you can create with the Cheerful Daisies stamp set. These were two cards that I taught at my Coffee & Cards class in June and July at Vero Café, in Auckland. I taught the first note card in June. I used Moody Mauve ink… Read More »
This card using the Countryside Inn Suite features texture as well as layers. The suite used to make this card includes the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper [DSP], the Countryside Blossoms embossing folder, and the Countryside Corners bundle which is a stamp and die set. This is a wonderful suite and it helps that the… Read More »
The main difference between Stampin’ Up! cling and photopolymer stamps is the material they are made of and what they are used for. Cling Stamps: Cling stamps are made of high-quality red rubber with foam. They get their name from the fact that they “cling” to acrylic blocks when pressed on, providing a strong grip… Read More »
Today I will show you how to use the Cheerful Daisies dies to create the lovely three layered daisies. Here is a card featuring these dies: For the background of the card, I used the Fall Leaf embossing folder. I dry embossed it onto a piece of Boho Blue cardstock. I love blue and this… Read More »
Here are five wonderful Cheerful Daisies 2023 In Color Monochromatic Cards. They feature the Cheerful Daisies bundle and the five 2023-2025 In Colors: Wild Wheat, Pebbled Path, Copper Clay, Boho Blue and Moody Mauve. The background of the cards feature the 2023-2025 In Color 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper [DSP]. In the centre of… Read More »
Today, I have used the Elegant Border Dies along with the Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies to create these lovely cards. Each card has a lovely border on the right-hand side. This is cut from the Elegant Border dies. These are not found in a current catalogue. They are known as Online Exclusives products… Read More »