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How to Make a Pull Tab Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Jan ’23…

So, I may have gone a little rogue today, as the theme for this month’s hop is actually ‘fancy fold’ cards, but I had an idea in my head that wouldn’t go away, so I decided to share how to make a pull tab card instead. It’s kind of like a fancy-fold, right? The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Team are a team of global demonstrators who come together twice a month to share the very best of Stampin’ Up! with you all, once to create tutorials and once to share our inspiration in blog hops like this one. I must […]

Baby-wipe Technique – Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop Jan ’23…

I have been playing with the baby-wipe technique for one my classes this month, and decided to share this card with you all today, using the new Thanks a Bunch stamp set, which you can earn for FREE with a £45 spend during Sale-A-Bration! It fits in perfectly with our theme of ‘Something New’ too. The Stamptastic Friends blog hop group may be small, but we are definitely mighty. Every month we come together to share with you the very best of Stampin’ Up! with cards and projects on a specific theme. Thank you for stopping by today and please […]

Two-tone flora stamp set from Stampin’ Up!…

I fell in love with the new two-tone flora stamp set from Stampin’ Up! as soon as I saw it, and putting ink to stamp I certainly wasn’t disappointed with it! I absolutely love how easy the images are to line up, and the effect that you get with the main body and the detail stamp combined. My biggest tip with this stamp set is to stamp the darker colour first, which will probably be the detailed stamp. Then you can overlay the lighter image on top – I just find it much easier to line up this way. To […]

How to colour daffodils with Stampin’ Blends…

It’s been so dull and dreary here in the UK recently, yet my spring bulbs are starting to poke their way through the ground, which inspired me to have a play last night on my YouTube live, showing how to colour daffodils with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers – such soft and subtle colours reminding us all of brighter days ahead. I love using my Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers for colouring in, because I find them quick and easy to use, and the results that I get with them are just beautiful – images look clean and crisp, just like they […]

Handmade Valentine’s Day Card – Tech4 Stampers Blog Hop Jan ’23…

The theme for this month’s Tech 4 Stampers blog hop is LOVE, and I wanted to make show you how to make a handmade Valentine’s Day card, one that could easily be replicated in any colour you wanted really. I actually already gave this card to my other half, not as a Valentine’s Day card but just as a ‘I appreciate you and everything that you do’ card. I chose to make my handmade Valentine’s Day card in just red and white, keeping it really simple and in line with what we might expect from a traditional Valentine’s Day card. […]

How to colour flowers quickly with watercolour…

Last week on my YouTube live I played with the new Fragrant Flowers stamp set, colouring it in with my alcohol markers, but this week I wanted to demonstrate how to colour flowers quickly with watercolour, as we don’t always have the time to spend colouring so neatly. I hope this video and blog post will show you that you can achieve great effects really quickly! To learn more about watercolouring, and all the techniques and tips that I have, why not think about joining my watercolour cardmaking course. You can find all of the details and the link to […]

Colouring Flowers with Alcohol Markers…

One of my favourite things to do in my crafting life is colouring flowers with alcohol markers; I just love the effects that you can create and how beautiful they look when you are finished. It is also one of the techniques that I share on my Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Marker Course, along with blending different colours together too, like I have done in the project below. I am actually taking bookings for my next Stampin’ Blends course now, so why not head over to my page for more information, or to book your spot! I used the upcoming Fragrant […]

Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team 2023…

Well, this is a blog post I wasn’t really expecting to be able to write when I applied for the Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team back in May! I wouldn’t have applied if I didn’t think I stood a chance of being selected but when I got the phone call in August I must say I was pretty shocked, and as time went on, and I had to keep it a secret, the panic started to set in, lol. I know this news was first announced back in November, after On Stage in Vienna, but I wanted to wait until […]

Stampin’ Up! Co-ordinated Gift Packaging…

Hey everyone, I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas. I have been dying to share this project with you, my special co-ordinated gift packaging, but I decided to wait until after the big day, just on the off chance that the recipient were ever to visit my social media channels! I go to a weekly garden therapy group and last session I was lucky enough to be able to make this ever so pretty mini-wreath from dried summer flowers. I fell in love with them as soon as I saw them, and knew I was going to make […]

Pencil Coloured Gnome Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Dec ’22…

This month with the Creativity Abounds crew is all about birthdays, and I wanted to break out my watercolour pencils for this little pencil coloured gnome card. I absolutely adore this upcoming gnome set, with their cute hats and gorgeous little flowers, and that mini mushroom house, oh my heart! The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Team are a team of global demonstrators who want to bring you the very best of Stampin’ Up! We come together twice a month, once to create tutorials and once to share our inspiration in blog hops with you. You can even purchase the Birthday […]