How about a pretty treat box for someone who is under the weather? #This is a fun style that really could be made in pretty much any size but looks so pretty when dressed up in the Hand-penned DSP. It will be retiring with the current annual catalogue and currently is available at a discount…so… Continue reading Pretty Foldover Treat Box
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
Ooops forgot to actually add some comment to this one! Anyway – happy fun fold day (or Sunday) to you all – hopefully it is a lovely Spring Day for you,,,,and this card shouts Spring to me…bright tulips and vibrant colours. Whilst the stamp set will be in the new catalogue that starts in May… Continue reading Kite Fold Card
Spring is in the air – well at least it was when I made this project…then today we had sleet and a little snow! So maybe this is more of a stormy sea? This is a larger version of the box I made HERE at Christmas -but is a fab size to fit all sorts… Continue reading Waves of the Ocean – shallow double front box
So this is is the sketch for the blog hop that I planned to take part in last Saturday….but life got in the way and although I made the card ages ago I simply forgot to photograph and create the blog post – So here it is – a celebration of the new Natural Tones… Continue reading Sepia Card with Stampin’ Blends Natural Tones
Today’s card has been created for a new blog hop I thought I would join in with organised by Crafty Collaborations – a worldwide group of demonstrators who love to share Stampin Up projects. Please use the links below to hop along to the other participants; I am sure there will be a host of… Continue reading Share it on Sunday – Crafty Collaborations
Just a quick post today with a pretty tag topper box – this time with an offset closure. The detail in this fabulous Flowing Flowers Stamp set really does do all the hard work – so much texture even when stamped in a single colour! Of course our pretty co-ordinating ribbon makes it easy to… Continue reading Tag Topper Closure Gift Box
So I thought it was time to share another technique and this is one of my favourites…. Emboss resist – you can create such pretty background effects with this and Sentimental Swirls is a fabulous one to use with it especially when you can add the additional swirls afterwards. I have kept the sentiment simple… Continue reading Technique Tuesday… Emboss Resist
I’ve just started really playing with this fabulous new bundle…. Waves of Inspiration…. and the set is one that really speaks to me. We have had so many fabulous holidays on flotillas around the Greek Islands, and wonderful days on the beach with our dogs in the UK, that I can see this being used… Continue reading Waves in 3D Card
Pretty flowers call for pretty boxes and you cannot beat the Flowers of Friendship for that – here I have paired it with some of the beautiful New Horizons DSP to provide a pretty contrast at the top. The flowers have been coloured with Stampin’ Blends and a single pearl in the centre of the… Continue reading Pretty gift boxes
