I enjoy making a Chinese New Year card each year for my niece and nephew. There are sets around specifically designed for Chinese New Year, but as I only make one card with this theme each year, I prefer to use stamps I already own and re-purpose them for the occasion. CNY 2020 is Year… Continue reading Chinese New Year 2020
Fireworks always look beautiful as embossed images on a dark background and they are perfect for celebration cards. For my card on the WOW Embossing blog today, I used gold and silver powders to create an embossed stencil background. I hope you’ll join me on the WOW Embossing blog, where you can read more about… Continue reading Fireworks Celebration with WOW Embossing
I love the stencils from Pretty Pink Posh. This fireworks stencil is great for all kinds of celebrations. As we approach the end of 2019, I thought a Happy New Year card would be perfect to share today. I chose a piece of dark navy card and used a clear embossing ink to stamp through… Continue reading Happy New Year Fireworks
Join me on the Hello Bluebird blog today, where I’m sharing a fun Christmas card combining some of the fabulous October release.
The October release from Pretty Pink Posh included a fabulous mini stamp set called Happy Hanukkah. There is also a coordinating die set and a script word die available separately. I began with the background. On a piece of watercolour card, I spritzed it with water then tapped on some Tonic Studios Nuvo Shimmer powders… Continue reading Pretty Pink Posh Happy Hanukkah
I love using traditional and non-traditional colours in my projects. My Christmas card today has a non-traditional colour palette. I used the Winter Borders and Joy sets from Pretty Pink Posh. I stamped one of the borders across my card base 3 times, using clear embossing ink. I then embossed with WOW Midnight Dream, Pearl Gold… Continue reading Pretty Pink Posh Winter Borders
Today I’m sharing cards made with the Spellbinders December 2019 card kit. The kit is packed full with everything you need to make at least 10 cards. It’s definitely possible to make more, though. The Spellbinders card kit is a monthly subscription. You can also purchase the kit extras separately, if you only want select… Continue reading Spellbinders December 2019 Card Kit
Today I have a card to share using some fun Christmas sets from Pretty Pink Posh. I began with the background, inking over my a piece of white with festive berries distress oxide ink and the Whimsical Christmas Stencil. From the centre of the panel, I die cut the Hello Shaker die (I won’t need the… Continue reading Whimsical Christmas
Today I'm on the WOW Embossing blog, sharing a very sparkly Christmas card design with some beautiful WOW embossing powder and glitter. I hope you’ll join me on the WOW Embossing blog, where you can read more about how I made this card and the supplies I used. Don’t forget, you can save 10% on… Continue reading Gold Sparkle Christmas Plaid with WOW Embossing
Today I’m sharing a card I made with the Spellbinders December 2019 Glimmer Hot Foil kit. This month, you get the Perfect Fit Hexagon Strips - a set of 4 glimmer plates and 4 matching dies, along with a roll of Aura foil. I love geometric patterns and this set is perfect for adding stripes… Continue reading Spellbinders December 2019 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit
