Advent countdowm · Card · Christmas

Inspire.Create. Share Colour challenge

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

Card · Tag Topper

Happy new Catalogue Day….and a way to use a Tag Topper Punch…but not for tags!

So it is so exciting to be able to share the new September to December mini catalogue….full of exciting new products to inspire you to create for the upcoming holidays and Christmas crafting too! There are also exciting online packs of designer series paper available from today too… so I recommend you visit the Stampin… Continue reading Happy new Catalogue Day….and a way to use a Tag Topper Punch…but not for tags!

3d · Album · Card · Fancy fold card · Fun Fold

New projects….new folds….August roundup

So another quick roundup of some recent projects for you, along with the links to youtube where dimensions in cms, inches and US card size can be found in the description box below the video. I’ll be updating my fancy fold index over the coming weeks too – given that I have over 200 different… Continue reading New projects….new folds….August roundup

Blog Hops · Card · Fancy fold card · Fun Fold

Happy New Year and some new catalogue inspiration

So a happy new year to you all and welcome to a new year of crafting inspiration This week we launched not only the new mini catalogue for January to April but also Sale a Bration. So the team – of course organised by the lovely Hannah McCurley – are having a hop to share… Continue reading Happy New Year and some new catalogue inspiration

Card · Masculine card · Techniques

Technique Tuesday – Joseph’s Coat

It is a little while since I shared a specific technique – and given all the colourful celebrations over the Jubilee weekend this one is very appropriate! It is so easy to achieve some lovely results especially with our blending brushes – as they make it easy to get a real variation in colour in… Continue reading Technique Tuesday – Joseph’s Coat

Beginner Crafter · Card · Techniques

Faux Tile Technique with Blessings of Home

Pretty technique today that has been around for a while (but I have still struggled to photograph it to do it justice!) It is a lovely technique that works well with this large floral stamp for a focal image To get the true ’tile’ effect you can cut your image into smaller squares and then… Continue reading Faux Tile Technique with Blessings of Home

Card · Casual Crafter · Quick and Easy

How to make a pretty layered aperture card

I love the new Beautiful Shapes Dies – they give some fabulous options for creating fun apertures and layers – and when combined with the Flowing Flowers it is easy to create pretty cards for a whole range of occasions. I think we sometimes forget the versatility of the stampin write markers – they are… Continue reading How to make a pretty layered aperture card