Christmas · Handmade

Lovely as a tree with a triple time stamping technique…

Hi and welcome to my blog. It’s Louise’s last week to host over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, and this time she has a triple time stamping technique for us. I took inspiration from a diorama card I made some time back, and inked up my card using my brayer, before stamping across all layers… Continue reading Lovely as a tree with a triple time stamping technique…

Christmas · Handmade

Stampin’ Up UK golden holiday ornaments …

There's a stash challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week, and the challenge is to make a card using metallic papers.  I broke out my holiday ornaments framelits, a variety of embossing folders, some gold foil cardstock and then just had fun!  I was really pleased with how the gold foil looked against the elegant eggplant background …  The… Continue reading Stampin’ Up UK golden holiday ornaments …

Birthday · Handmade

Stampin’ Up sweet sorbet z-fold birthday card …

How gorgeous is the sweet sorbet designer series paper?!?! And you can get it for FREE during Stampin' Up's current sale-a-bration!  The paper is so lush it was a must for the birthday card I made for my best friend, Debs …    I made a z-fold card using the scallop square bigz die, and added layers of cardstock and designer series… Continue reading Stampin’ Up sweet sorbet z-fold birthday card …

Handmade · Thank you

Stampin’ Up Gingham Garden thank yous …

Do you buy designer series paper, only to sit looking at it, perhaps stroking it a bit, but never cutting into it?  I too have been guilty of doing just that in the past.  But these days, I make a real effort to actually use my papers, to cut into them, and to make them… Continue reading Stampin’ Up Gingham Garden thank yous …