This Card in a Box features the Grateful Bunch Bundle – the stamp set and the coordinating punch, and this was the card I made for my mother in law for Mother’s Day. I have made a Card in Box before, but this one was my first that I made landscape. The back of… Read More: Grateful Bunch Card In A Box »
Over the next two weeks, I have a few different classes coming up. Hopefully there is something to suit everyone. Whether you would like to attend a day time or weekend class, whether you would prefer a project kit based class or if you would like to learn how to make a special unique fold… Read More: Upcoming Classes: Something To Suit Everyone! »
Do you like paper-crafting? Perhaps card making, scrapbooking, project life, or making gift boxes? Do you love using Stampin’ Up! products? Have you ever considered becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator? I initially joined up for the discount and so the profit I made from any sales could pay for my hobby. I also liked the… Read More: Have You Ever Considered Joining Stampin’ Up? »
A great way to add some definition to your creation is to sponge the edges. If you look at the photo below, you will see that I have sponged the edges of the Whisper White cardstock with Perfect Plum ink. Today I will share a tip on how to best use your sponges. You can… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Sponging »
Check out this tall gift bag that I made using the Gift Bag Punch Board and the some Bohemian Designer Series Paper. This was my final 12″ x 12″ sheet from this pack of Designer Series Paper and after I made it I realised that the colours that featured in this paper matched the… Read More: Bohemian DSP Tall Gift Bag »
Today I am sharing with you a Corner Fold Card featuring the Beautiful Bunch Stamp Set. I taught this card last week to the Belmont CMA group. CMA is a companionship and morning activities group for seniors. I did all the preparation and pre-cutting before hand. I also cut the corner fold part of the… Read More: Beautiful Bunch Corner Fold Card »
I am holding a class that will help you make the You’re So Lovely Project Kit. We will make all twenty cards and bags in the kit. I will show you how you can make some of them into masculine cards if you would like. I will provide the stamp set and ink. After the… Read More: You’re So Lovely Project Kit Class »
My five year old daughter, Amanda, has enjoyed making lots of different Curvy Keepsake Animal Boxes. This time she wanted to make a cat or a dog, so I looked on Pinterest and saw a Hello Kitty one which I knew would appeal to her, so we each made one. This is what we made.… Read More: Hello Kitty Curvy Keepsake Box »
Sorry that today’s post is a little late. Today’s tip is Mini Glue Dots. There are a very useful adhesive. They are a small dot of glue. They are an adhesive that has no fumes, no mess, no drying time and it can hold heavier embellishments. I use them a lot for adhering buttons or… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Mini Glue Dots »
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: Exploding Box – Mother’s Day Giveaway »
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: Guest Blogger – Creative DSP Cards »
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: Butterfly & Garden In Bloom Card »
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: Emboss Resist Flower Note Card »
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: Thursday’s Tip: Emboss Resist »
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: Boys Will Boys Coordinating Card & Box »