Hi everyone, at the time of writing this, we are having a heatwave here in the UK (last summer I remember like this was 1976!) the grass is parched and the days are long with clear blue skies…..we’re not used to that in the UK…well not for more than 24 hours anyway! Anyway in the… Continue reading Follow your dreams: die cut background card
So today I am joining in with a new project group, which is all about sharing our love of things Stampin’ Up! Each week on a Thursday morning, I will be choosing three projects from different blogs and sharing the links to them on my blog. Hopefully this will give you some new inspiration. I… Continue reading Project Share Project
Well – this wasn’t what I was trying to create – I wanted to create a variation of this card HERE, but instead you got this one! I’m not sure that I am happy with the decoration – but it was a useful opportunity to demonstrate how to layer up die cuts to create duo… Continue reading Petal Palette Modified Box Fold
So one of the reasons for my absence from my blog for a couple of weeks was that I was preparing cards for the Ronald McDonald Christmas Cheer Challenge. This was a challenge to create Christmas Cards in one weekend that would then be donated for use by the charity in their homes. If you… Continue reading Ronald McDonald House Christmas Cheer Cards
So this is the first of my new series – using a single stamp set or suite to create three projects each week. So to start your Christmas crafting I thought we would use the Merry Little Labels stamp set (Wood Mount 144798 or Clear 144795) …not least because it has a co-ordinating Everyday Label… Continue reading Merry Little Labels Week Project 1 Quick Mini Card and Box
So I’m guessing you didn’t see this stamp as a background when you first looked did you? One of the things that is great about being on the design team is working with a set that I wouldn’t have chosen immediately but this snail has grown on me, so when I was playing around with… Continue reading Pootles Design Team Week 5 Quirky Critters – partial stamping
Well, although life is still manic after holiday – return to my full-time job is always busy post holiday -I took the time to work out an inches version of the card. I haven’t made the card in inches, but have made in paper to check and it seems to work fine. Card base: 11… Continue reading Carols of Christmas fold flat card in inches
So I shared my project HERE and have had so many requests, I have created a tutorial for you. As with my other projects you will receive access to the video on YouTube and a copy of the PDF instructions. To order this (or any of my other tutorials) visit the Tutorials to order page… Continue reading Single Diamond Fold Card Tutorial
quick post today to share this upright Z fold card. Dimensions and video will follow soon
This is a bit of a random inspiration for this card….it was inspired by a Facebook feed decorating some breeze blocks to make a corner patio planter! I was thinking about some sort of flower based card that would also fold reasonably flat for posting/giving, Then I watched the video with breeze blocks and pop…here… Continue reading Sunday Scoring Fold Flat Corner Planter card
