Beginner Crafter · Card · Casual Crafter

Step it up or Simplify: Enjoy the Moment

This is a lovely stamp set to use for anyone who loves nature, and has images that cover lots of different countries too…so you can personalise the images you use depending on the country they live in…how fun is that? Blender pens are a great way of adding colour highlights and as they come in… Continue reading Step it up or Simplify: Enjoy the Moment

3d · Casual Crafter · Fancy fold card · origami

Romance Theme Video Hop: Origami Fold Card

Is it really another month since the last hop? It has flown by (which is unusual for January!) but we are back again with a video hop and the theme this time is Romance which is perfect for the Always in my Heart Stamp set – it has a large focal heart image…but lots of… Continue reading Romance Theme Video Hop: Origami Fold Card

Card · Casual Crafter

Sweet Strawberry – pretty with layers

How realistic are these strawberries? Just looking at these makes me think of summer (and of better times to come) What better way to celebrate someone’s birthday than to send them this card with the promise of summer sunshine. The shading on the strawberries is all done with just the outline stamp and the infill… Continue reading Sweet Strawberry – pretty with layers

Avid Crafter · Beginner Crafter

Step it up or Simplify: Fine Art Floral

Another design to show that this stamp set makes stunning cards both with and without the dies…. and with this paper coming for free with a £45 purchase what is not to love? My original uses Rococo Rose and Granny Apple Green to match with the oh so ombre paper – the additional use of… Continue reading Step it up or Simplify: Fine Art Floral

3d · origami

Sale a Bration Saturday: Origami Fortune Cookie

Double dose of Heidi today….. hope it is not too much for you! I couldn’t wait to share these cute little treat holders…so quick and easy to make! Also if you were to buy the Fine Art Floral suite you would get this stamp set and DSP for free! Of course you might be tempted… Continue reading Sale a Bration Saturday: Origami Fortune Cookie

Blog Hops · Card · Fancy fold card

Fine Art Floral – Double Point Card

Another month has whizzed by – so I am back today with the fabulous Inspireink crew with a blog hop. This month our theme is ‘new’ so I have chosen this beautiful new suite from the January to June Mini Catalogue and whilst I have made a range of projects using this suite I think… Continue reading Fine Art Floral – Double Point Card

3d · origami · Quick and Easy

Ombre Origami Style Box….without the extra creases

So there are lots of versions of this little box around….and this is my take on it. There are a couple of frustrations I have with some origami projects….firstly the extra score lines….it loses some of the attractiveness…. and then the fact that there is no adhesive means that they don’t always hold their shape/closure.… Continue reading Ombre Origami Style Box….without the extra creases

Avid Crafter · Beginner Crafter

Step it up or Simplify : Fine Art Floral

So today I’m showing another couple of ways to use the Fine Art Floral suite to create either a simple card or a ‘stepped up’ version, along with sharing some of the different colours that work so well with this suite. This is my original…simple tone on tone stamping with a small strip of DSP… Continue reading Step it up or Simplify : Fine Art Floral