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Purple Christmas Card – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Nov’ 22…

I hope you like this purple Christmas card as much as I know one of my friends is going to! The theme of this month’s blog hop is actually ‘Personalisation’ and one of the things I love about crafting is being able to make the perfect project for each individual recipient, tailoring the colours or the design to suit them to a tee. The Stamptastic Friends are a lovely bunch of papercrafters who come together each month to create cards and other items to inspire you in your own crafting. I hope you enjoy this hop today, and use the […]

Masculine Christmas Card – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop October ’22…

The theme of our Blog Hop this month is Christmas, and as soon as I saw the Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper with those greens and blacks I knew I wanted to make a Masculine Christmas Card. Mittens are for everyone come Christmas, surely! The Stamptastic Friends are a small group of Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come together each month to offer you inspiration and creative ideas for your own papercrafting. The links to the other posts are at the bottom, be sure to check them out and see what the guys have been up to. I saw a […]

Two Tone Autumn Leaves – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Sep ’22…

I love autumn, especially all the autumn colours, so I thought I would share this two tone autumn leaves technique with you today. Our blog hop theme is ‘favourite technique’, so you’ll be sure to get lots of ideas and inspiration from the other members of the team too. The Stamptastic Friends are a friendly group of Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come together once a month to offer you some creative inspiration for your cardmaking. Please do check out the other posts, links can be found at the bottom. This two tone autumn leaves technique can actually be replicate […]

Mixed Media Colouring – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop August ’22…

Hello and welcome to the Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop, all about colouring techniques, and I have a great one to share with you today, a little bit of mixed media colouring. Read on to find out what I mean by that and how to combine your colouring mediums in one image. The Stamptastic Friends are a small group of Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come together once a month to offer you some creative inspiration. Check out the links at the end of the post to see what colouring techniques the rest of the team have in store for you. […]

New baby card with a twist – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop July ’22…

The theme for this months Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop is Celebrations, and a dear friend of mine became a Grandma last week, so what better than to celebrate with a new baby card. I don’t make many of these, but I hope she likes it. The Stamptastic Friends are a super talented group of Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come together once a month to offer you some creative inspiration. Check out the links at the end of the post to see what the rest of the team have made this month. At first glance you might not think this […]

Card Design Inspiration – CASE a Colleague – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop April ’21…

Sometimes it can be hard to get that all important card design inspiration, so the Stamptastic Friends are here to show you one way you can make a start when you are really struggling for what to create, with our CASE a Colleague blog hop. The Stamptastic Friends are a friendly bunch of talented crafters who come together once a month to share their passion for all things crafty with you. We would love you to be inspired by our ideas, so do be sure to hop around using the links at the bottom of this post to see what […]

Make a Masculine Z-Fold Card – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop March ’21…

The Stamptastic Friends have got a super hop for you this month as we all showcase our favourite tools, and I am demonstrating how to make a masculine z-fold card to highlight the awesome Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer. The Stamptastic Friends are a friendly bunch of crafters who want to share their passion for all things crafty with you, so do be sure to hop around using the links at the bottom of this post for more ideas and inspiration. I must admit I have been absolutely blown away by the new paper offering, Waves of the Ocean. It is […]

How to make a pull tab card – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Feb ’22…

The theme for our hop this month is animals, and as soon as I saw this Happy Hedgehogs stamp set I fell in love, and knew I wanted to create a fun fold card with it, so why not sit back, relax and let me show you how to make a pull tab card! This post is part of the Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop and this month the theme is Sale-A-Bration. We are a friendly bunch of crafters who want to share their passion for all things crafty with you, so do be sure to hop around using the links […]

Stamping with Black Ink or grey Ink – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Jan ’22

Sometimes I forget that we have a big choice to make in crafting, stamping with Black ink or Grey Ink!! It sounds so simple but I think it can make such a big difference to the finished piece, as you can see below (I hope… they look much more different in real life!) This post is part of the Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop and this month the theme is Sale-A-Bration. We are a friendly bunch of crafters who want to share their passion for all things crafty with you, so do be sure to hop around using the links at […]

Quick Table Favour – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Dec ’21…

Hello and welcome to another Stamptastic Friends blog hop, where this month’s theme is ‘Something quick to make’, and I am so late making this project that it needed to be quick, so this quick table favour is just perfect! The Stamptastic friends are a lovely bunch of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who want to share their passion for all things crafty with you, so do be sure to hop around using the links at the bottom of this post for more ideas and inspiration. I just happened to have a chocolate lolly from Lidl which hasn’t been eaten yet (I […]