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Ideas and inspiration to inspire youCreating card with Art Gallery and heat embossing
Hi, I hope you are well and the week has been good to you. Today's blog features the fabulous Art Gallery stamp set from Stampin' Up!. Heat embossing is a technique I often forget about. I am tending to try and keep a powder on my desk at the moment to remind me! Are you like me? do you tend to forget techniques? I used Blackberry Bliss and silver embossing powder to create this first card. As you can see I also decorated the card inner, and the envelope with the same image in Blackberry...
Snailed It! Great fun for your snail mail
I hope you well and looking forward to reading my blog, thank you for being here. Today I am showing you the Snailed it! stamp set and papers along with an added technique. I will guide you through how to recreate using the same technique. The first card features Stampin' Up!s' Real Red ink and card-stock with a card-base in Stampin' Up!s' Blushing Bride. The larger mushrooms are cut from one of the Snail Mail designer Series paper (DSP) sheets. The card front is mounted onto the card-base...
Global Paper Pumpkin
Paper Pumpkin is a card kit that allows you to make multiple cards. A complete kit in a box, perfect for sitting quietly and getting creative or taking away (home or abroad). Suitable for any age 9 - 90! Younger with guidance, be guided by your child or grown up. KIT CONTENTS: The Bouquet of Hope Stamp Set: an exclusive stamp set not available anywhere else!A Stampin’ SpotEnough materials to create nine cards, including patterned card bases, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and...
Making cards featuring designer series paper (DSP)
This week I am showcasing some of Stampin' Up!'s gorgeous designer series papers that are leaving us in May so its your last chance to buy them. Creating cards with a DSP focus is quick and easy with any large sentiment set. Here I have used So Sentimental and Ridiculously Awesome both retiring as of 3rd May 2021. On the card above the two colours are Mint Macaron and Gold Foil paper. The paper is from the Ornate Garden designer series paper. The sentiment is heat embossed in Gold. Featuring...
How to make cards quickly with a One Sheet Wonder
Welcome to this weeks blog, I hope you are well. I have had a lovely week and enjoyed the sunshine, which was so lovely. It got me out into the garden to tidy up the weeds between crafting time. In this weeks blog I am sharing with you the cards I made from a One Sheet Wonder. As these were created during a Facebook Live I have included the link for you to watch too. I managed to make a bonus card created with scraps from the same sheet to. This means with one stamped sheet I created 5 cards....
Celebration cards with Pretty Perennials
This week I needed an engagement card and a birthday card, so I reached for Stampin Ups Pretty Perennials for both. The Happy is so versatile. I also chose to use the retiring Stampin Up In Colors, Roccoco Rose, Purple Posy, Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray and Terracotta Tile. They are available until 2nd May 2021. I will miss Pretty Peacock the most - which will you miss? To make the engagement card I used silver heat embossing powder on vellum. I then cut around the phrases, I focused on...
Celebrating the women in your life in a card
This week we celebrated International Woman's Day. Did it pass you by or did you acknowledge it? This weeks blog features Stampin' Ups Hey Girlfriend stamp set, as every woman should be celebrated (men too of course but this weeks focus is the ladies) I created these cards to show of Stampin Ups Hey Girlfriends stamp set. I used blends pens to bring the ladies to life. The patterned papers are Stampin Up Peony Garden on the card above, remember these beautiful papers will retire on 3rd May. I...
How to make a birthday card with the NEW Butterfly Brilliance
If you love large image stamp sets with coordinating dies, take a look at the versatile Butterfly Brilliance Bundle from Stampin' Up. Stamp and die cut once to create quick accents, or use as a background stamp on cards. This stunning set from Stampin' Up became available on 2nd March - so I thought I would share it with you this week. If you like these stunning papers - don't delay! The set of papers is only available for a limited time. The complete bundle is only available until May 3rd and...
What can I create with the Flowering Cactus medley?
Have you enjoyed the last week since my introduction blog? I have done some crafting and am so looking forward to a crafting day tomorrow (27th February) Oh the shame of admiting that after many years of using Stampin Up products, and a few years as a demo, I have never used a product medley kit! So, when Flowering Cactus medley arrived I wasn't sure what to expect. Which I guess, is why you are reading this! What a fantastic way to get the create juices flowing. The felt die-cut pieces are...
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