This week I am joining back in with the Inspire Create Share Blog with some colour inspiration for you. I have used a range of colouring techniques on this card, from Stampin Write Markers (have you seen the new improved versions>) to ink pad and blender pen and of course a blending brush too. Can… Continue reading Inspire.Create. Share Colour challenge
Quick round up of the previous weeks projects – from quick and simple cards to paper tree decorations and of course my weekly fun fold. The quick cards show three different variations with the same stamp set – adding extra layers and stamping to give additional dimension – and of course you could add extra… Continue reading Weekly Round Up
So quite a while ago I created a star car, which I always intended to recreate with a Christmas theme…but life got in the way… anyway when I was revising my fancy fold / fun fold index recently I wondered whether it would be possible to combine this style of card in a box…. and… Continue reading Christmas Snowflake topped gift Box
Having made the star topped box on Sunday – I thought these would make a perfect decoration for the Christmas Tree, around the house – or even to add to a present. I have a small silver and blue tree in the window of my dining room where I am currently working and have added… Continue reading Star Decoration
Here’s the third of my boxes…the skinny one to hold a fudge…… or maybe an alcohol miniature ? (just waiting for them to arrive to check These ones are probably the least versatile of the three – but made for my specific purpose – you do need something with a little ‘weight’ to help they… Continue reading Advent Calendar Box 3
Box 2 today….another good size box and it holds some fab Lindt Snowflakes (yum!) I love the gold embossing…there is always something magical about the way it goes so glossy and shiny… and of course being Stampin’ Up! it is a perfect match with the gold foil cards This one is a little narrower and… Continue reading Advent Calendar Box 2
So I was a little late getting an advent calendar made for my hubby – but the beauty of this one is that as it is individual boxes, you can keep adding to the calendar as you go along. This calendar is made of 24 individual boxes – all of which are big enough to… Continue reading Advent Calendar Box 1
Playing with Poinsettia Place again today – and this time the focus is on just the dies and the DSP. My original sample used the stamps too to stamp the petals before die cutting – but I think I prefer the one i made in my video with the die cut and embossed petals. Which… Continue reading Poinsettia Place: Mini Gold Hoop Wreath
So it’s a while since I made some of these – but I still love how they turn out and how different they look in different papers….I have an idea for another version too! The other great thing about these is that they are a great activity to do with kids – I used to… Continue reading Poinsettia Petals – Fold Flat Tree Decoration
So another week closer to Christmas…how are your preparations going? My kitchen continues to progress – albeit slowly – we are now in week 3 of a scheduled 2 weeks! However although it is slow, the quality of work does seem to be good with some great attention to detail in the finishing – so… Continue reading Advent Countdown Week 5 Paper Star
