I'm very excited to share the news that I’ve joined the WOW Embossing Design Team! WOW is a fabulous U.K. company that make the most amazing embossing powders and glitters - a real must have for card makers! I wanted to share a card today to celebrate the news. This card was inspired by my… Continue reading Castle Firework Celebration
Today I’m sharing two cards featuring bold colour and sentiments. I took inspiration from a card sketch I found on Pinterest. I often look for sketches when I'm stuck for an idea as they can be a great starting point. I began by cutting strips of white card - each 2cm tall x 9.8cm wide.… Continue reading Bold Sentiments
I'm a big fan of patterns and prints, especially when they use cute critters. It can be a great way to use different colours not normally associated with animals. As the Playful Puppies stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh has dogs facing in both directions, it’s perfect for creating a pattern on a card. I… Continue reading Puppy Patterns
Today I have a card to share featuring the new Bee Happy stamp set from Hello Bluebird. I wanted to create an effect of a bee hive dripping honey, so I created my own mask by drawing the dripping edge with pencil onto a piece of white paper, then cutting it out. I temporarily secured… Continue reading Hello Bluebird Bee Happy
Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m so excited to be joining this Spellbinders blog hop today! If you’re following along the blog hop, you should have arrived here from the fabulous Sandra Nagel. I’ll list all of today’s blog hop participants below, if you want to start at the beginning. I have three cards… Continue reading Spellbinders Blog Hop – Cut and Emboss Folders
Today I’m sharing a card featuring the Lawn Fawn Village Shops stamp set. This is a great stamp set for scene building but I decided to go for a more clean and simple look instead. I began by using Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot backdrop die with a sheet of kraft cardstock. From this, I die… Continue reading Ice Cream Birthday
We are nearing the end of school term here in the U.K., so I have been busy making teacher thank you cards. The School Friends stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh is perfect for this. It has sweet images of school children along with lots of smaller school related images. I decided to make cards… Continue reading School Thanks
Today I’m sharing a card using the adorable Camping Friends set from Pretty Pink Posh. This set and coordinating dies are on sale this weekend (July 20-22, 2018) so it's a great time to treat yourself! I wanted to create night time camping scene. I began by cutting a 4.5 inch square white card base… Continue reading Pretty Pink Posh Camping Friends
Today I’m sharing two cards featuring products from the fabulous Hello Bluebird July release. My first card uses the fun new Fishin' Hole stamp set. There are coordinating dies available. I cut three circle apertures in a piece of white card, and added a sentiment from the stamp set. I added a blend of distress… Continue reading Hello Bluebird Fishin’ Hole and Otter Friends
Today I’m sharing a card featuring colour blocking, which is definitely one of my favourite looks. I’m teaming it with navy and rose gold, a favourite colour palette of mine. I took a piece of Lawn Fawn Blue Jay cardstock, and trimmed it down to create two panels. On one panel, I added some stencil… Continue reading Colour Blocking
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