It’s Sunday again and I’ve a new Simple Sunday project for you. However I wanted to change things up a little and create an easy ‘fancy fold’ card using the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (DSP). While I’ve seen photos of these types of ‘card in a card’ I didn’t follow any instructions. Instead I decided to work it out for myself just to see how easy this design might be. In fact it was so simple I’m kicking myself for not having tried it before. Now it’s your turn. WEATHERED WOOD I ... VIEW POST
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Trucking Along
Did you know that Stampin’ Up! has an ‘Online Exclusives” range? These are products not found in the current catalogue(s) and well worth a look. As soon as I saw the Trucking Along Stamp Set and coordinating punch I fell in love with them. It appears I wasn’t alone as the punch very quickly sold out, and within days of restocking they sold out again! More are on the way, but in the meantime here’s a simple card I designed using just the stamp set and without a truck in sight. TRUCKING AND ... VIEW POST
Hand-Penned In New Colours
One of the fun things about having a new set of In Colors added to the Stampin’ Up! range every year is it encourages me to revisit older (but still available) products. Today I decided it was time to break out the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set again. My original plan was simply to stamp one of the larger images and use the two-step stamping technique. However I simply couldn’t resist adding in a little heat embossing, before turning to the coordinating Penned Petals Dies. I’m very pleased with ... VIEW POST
Positive Thoughts And A Positive Test
Oh my goodness I just cannot get myself into gear today! Hubby and I had PCR tests done yesterday which confirmed the positive COVID results from the rapid tests on Monday. We’re both doing OK, lots of nose blowing mostly, although I have a sore throat that comes and goes. Self-isolation consists of watching the TV, reading, and a bit of crafting for me (although I’m easily distracted). Still, I did manage to design this “Hugs Prayers Love” card using the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set and ... VIEW POST
Bring On Christmas With Sweets & Treats
There's only a week left of October and nine weeks today will be Christmas Day. So I have another Christmas card idea for you, and this time it involves a fancy fold. It`s true some fancy fold cards are quite complicated and involve lots of measurements and pieces, but not this one. This is one of the first fancy folds that I teach my beginner stampers and it's called an easel card. This particular design was one I made during my recent 24 cards in 24 hours marathon. EASEL FOLD ... VIEW POST
Meadow Dies Work Without Stamped Images
I love stamp sets and dies that coordinate. In fact when they're available I tend to buy coordinating products using a 'bundle' item number so I can save 10%. Mind you, that doesn't mean I always use coordinating products together. Oh no. In fact sometimes I go out of my way to see how these items can work by themselves. One of the die sets that really lends itself to this is the new Meadow Dies. that are available in a discounted bundle with the Quiet Meadow Stamp Set. However the dies ... VIEW POST
