Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday and here is your chance to give your mother an amazing Mother’s Day gift. This takes card giving to the next level. It is an Exploding Box, sometimes called an Explosion Box. Open the box and see what unfolds. The closed box is 4″ x 4″ or 10cm x… Read More »
Today I would like to share with you some lovely creations made by a guest blogger, Nicolette Morning. This is a very creative way to use Designer Series Paper (DSP) on a card. To make these cards, she has used the English Garden Designer Series Paper, which is one of my favourite papers from the… Read More »
Here are another couple of cards I made using the Emboss Resist Technique. It uses the same stamp set that I used on Thursday when I shared how to do this technique. I also used this technique on yesterday’s Note Cards. The flower is from the Garden of Bloom Stamp Set. Here is a close… Read More »
Yesterday I shared how to emboss resist, and today I am sharing with you some Note Cards that I made with this technique. The stamp set I have used is Garden in Bloom. I tried two different colour combinations. The first card features some subtle colours, Blushing Bride and Wisteria Wonder. I have also added… Read More »
This week’s tip is Emboss Resist which is a technique that involves heat embossing. Last week I shared how to heat emboss, so I thought this would be a great next step. Heat Emboss: First I rubbed the embossing buddy over my paper to remove any static. I stamped my flower image in Versamark. I… Read More »
At the moment I am making a lot of coordinating birthday cards and gift boxes and here is another one, this time for a young boy. It features the Lego stamp from the Boys Will Be Boys Stamp Set, which is one of the retiring stamp sets. It is available in wood and clear mount… Read More »
Each month I send out two newsletters. The main newsletter is sent at the beginning of the month and the second one is usually sent in the middle of the month. Here are five great reasons to join my mailing list: You will receive information about current Stampin’ Up! promotions and specials. You will be… Read More »
Last week I wanted to make a card and gift box for my son’s drum teacher who was leaving. I didn’t have any musical stamps, so I made use of some musical Designer Series Paper I had, and some punch art. This is what I made: Here is a close up of the card. … Read More »
This week’s tip will help you with your heat embossing. Heat embossing is a great card making technique and it was one of the first things I learned to do when I started making cards many years ago. When you are heat embossing, before you stamp, make sure you rub the Embossing Buddy over your… Read More »
The other weekend I had my monthly weekend class and we usually make two projects – two cards, or a card and a 3D project. This time I said to the class that if they had time at the end, they would get to make an extra bonus card. Sorry I didn’t get around to… Read More »
Today is a day of mixed emotion. On one hand we are excited knowing that some new products that will be coming our way in June, but it is also a sad time to see some of our favourites stamp sets and other products move on. The Retiring List for the Annual & Occasions Catalogue… Read More »
It is the last week of Weekly Deals. Check out this week’s Weekly Deals – stamp sets, punches, twine, ribbon, gold dazzling details pearl accents and dollies. ‘ Instead of Weekly Deals, after 19th April, Stampin’ Up! will be offering “Special Offers” from time to time. Make the most of these Weekly Deals… Read More »
Today’s tip is how to create a watercolour/watercolor background technique with three items – markers/ink pad, clear mount block and a spritzer. This is a card I made a while ago using this technique. Check out this Stampin’ Up! video showing you how to create this watercolour/watercolor background effect. In the video they have used makers,… Read More »
The second project we made at my class on Sunday afternoon was the Diamond Shaped Gift Box. This featured the beautiful Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper, the Grateful Bunch Stamp Set, and the Gift Box Punch Board which we used to score the box. This box was originally designed by Jessica Winter and the… Read More »
Yesterday afternoon I had my monthly card class and we made a Gate Fold Card which featured the Rose Wonder Thinlits Die and the Water Colouring Technique. Here are the cards we made: We used Aqua Painters for our watercolouring on Shimmery White Cardstock. The first card is coloured in Blushing Bride and Wild Wasabi… Read More »