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Plentiful Plants Card Inspiration

Jul 7, 2021

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in Craft Classes, Floral, Leaves, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

The Plentiful Plants stamp set will delight any plant lover. Today we’re taking inspiration from a favourite pastime – growing plants. I have to admit that it’s a hit or miss for me when it comes to keeping plants alive. Luckily, when I stamp plants on paper, they don’t die. When I first saw this…
Card Folder Technique

Jun 30, 2021

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in Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Floral, Fun Fold, Leaves, Pop-Up Cards, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Card Folder Technique is something I came up with because I wanted to make a simpler version of a flower pot card. I love it when the receiver can take the card apart and reuse it in other ways. For instance, this can be repurposed as a cute folder. And here’s how it looks like…
Faux Postage Stamps

Jun 28, 2021

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in Animals, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Floral, Journaling, Leaves, Scrapbooking, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Trees

Faux postage stamps are fun and easy to make with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. Combined with Designer Series Papers and stamp sets, faux postage stamps are fun embellishments for your cards, scrapbook pages and bullet journals. I used the 3 smallest dies from the set to create my postage stamps. You can go bigger…
Colour Wheel Technique

Jun 11, 2021

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in Card Making 101, Craft Classes, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

The colour wheel is a valuable tool that you can use for card making. Have you ever tried making one with the ink pads that you own? The simplest way is to do a pie chart divided into 6 segments. The 6 segments will house your primary and secondary colours. Your primary colours are red…
Slimline Cards Inspiration

May 19, 2021

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in Animals, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Floral, Fun Fold, Leaves, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Woodland

Let’s make slimline cards. This is an interesting size for a card because it’s unusually long and very slim. It will fit a DL business envelope but you can easily make your own. Here’s how: Let’s get the card base sorted first. Use a piece of standard size card base (A4 cut in half). You…
Paper Weaving Technique

Mar 19, 2021

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in Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Floral, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Paper Weaving technique is a perfect project for our beautiful double-sided Designer Series Paper (DSP). Here’s how: First, choose your paper. It’s best to use double-sided paper so that the colour coordination has been worked out for you. You will need 2 square sheets cut into 4 x 4 inches. Second, trim the papers into…
Gold Foil Card Inspiration

Jan 5, 2021

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in Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Craft Classes, Embossing, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Trees, Woodland

There are many ways that you can use gold foil in your card making and one of them is by using a punch to cut them in shapes. For our last card in the Christmas card series, we’ll be using circles to make a New Year’s Day card. Before anything else, I’d like to greet…
Daisy Lane Card Inspiration

Dec 11, 2020

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in Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Craft Classes, Floral, Leaves, Punch, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Here’s a Daisy Lane card inspiration for Day 9 of our series. This layout came about while decorating my Christmas tree. I have baubles and flowers in the tree so I thought I’d do the same with today’s card. I also brought out another stamp set so I can use the snow globe dome and…
Campology Card Inspiration

Nov 26, 2020

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in Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Craft Classes, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Trees, Winter Scenes, Woodland

Here’s a Campology card inspiration for Day 7 of our series. Today we are using the Toile technique for our Christmas card. Toile is a fabric printed with a repeating pattern. The standard for Toile is single colour and the theme is usually the scenic French countryside. It is usually printed in black, blue or…
Snow Globe Shaker Dome

Nov 12, 2020

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in Animals, Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Winter Scenes, Woodland

We’re using the Snow Globe Shaker Dome for Day 5 of our series. It’s fun to build this card and if you’re looking for an extra special project this Christmas, give this one a go. Coordination is key for this card and this particular stamp set coordinates with dies and shaker domes. Let’s begin with…
Mini Curvy Keepsakes Card

Nov 10, 2020

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in Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Embossing, Fun Fold, Packaging Inspiration, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Trees, Winter Scenes, Woodland

Let’s use the Mini Curvy Keepsakes dies for Day 4 of our series. We’ll be using the star and the sprigs to make a clean & simple Christmas card. We’ll also make a cute box for treats. Did you know that a Ferrero Rocher fits perfectly in this box? You can also put little gifts…
Forever Flourishing Card

Nov 4, 2020

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in Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Craft Classes, Embossing, Leaves, Punch, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Trees

Let’s use the Forever Flourishing dies to make a card for Day 3 of our series. We’ll use the curved leaves to form a wreath on our Christmas card and attach mini jingle bells for our finishing touch. Our card today is a clean & simple one. This technique is great for multiples. You will…
Forever Fern Journal Spread

Nov 3, 2020

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in Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Journaling, Leaves, Scrapbooking, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Today we’re using the Forever Fern stamp set and its’ coordinating Forever Flourishing Dies for a journal spread. Have you ever tried using stamp sets and dies outside card making? I love using them for project beyond card making, especially for journal spreads. Below, you will notice that I made a leaf out of a…
Tag Buffet Project Kit

Nov 2, 2020

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in Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Craft Classes, Kits, Leaves, Stampin’ Up!, Tags, Trees, Winter Scenes

We’re using the Tag Buffet Project Kit for Day 2 of our Christmas series. I love the versatility of this kit. Not only are tags an essential finishing touch to your gift-giving but they can also be used as cards when you attach them to a card base. This kit has all the materials for…
Perfectly Plaid Card

Nov 1, 2020

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in Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Punch, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Trees, Woodland

Let’s use the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and it’s coordinating Pine Tree Punch for Day 1 of our series. The technique I’m sharing with you today will make 2 cards in one go. The leftovers from the first card will go to the second one. I love sharing techniques that reduce paper waste, especially Designer…
Forever Fern Journal Inspiration

Oct 26, 2020

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in Birds, Craft Classes, Journaling, Leaves, Scrapbooking, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Here’s a Forever Fern journal inspiration that’s beautiful to try on your next spread. There are 2 things that we need to make for this spread. First, we need to make pockets out of vellum. Cut 2 strips of vellum and stick them to the bottom of the page. Remember to leave the top part…
Timeless Tropical Stickers

Oct 24, 2020

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in Craft Classes, Floral, Handmade, Leaves, Scrapbooking, Stampin’ Up!, Stickers, Technique, Trees

I used the Timeless Tropical stamp set and coordinating In the Tropics dies to make stickers. The images in this stamp set are gorgeous. The pineapple and the palm trees make me want to go on a holiday. Making stickers may not be as exciting as a holiday but it’s easy and so much fun…
Dressed To Impress Journal Spread

Oct 15, 2020

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in Craft Classes, Floral, Journaling, Scrapbooking, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

I’m using the Dressed To Impress stamp set for today’s journal inspiration. Do you like to use your stamp sets too beyond card making? I love finding fun ways to incorporate them in my journals and scrapbook pages. The images in this stamp set reminds me of my mum’s dressing table. When I was little,…
Trimming The Town Card

Oct 14, 2020

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in Christmas, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Embossing, Packaging Inspiration, Punch, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Tools

Our card inspiration features the Trimming The Town DSP, a new set of papers from Stampin’ Up! that are also found in the 2020 Christmas catalogue. First, what’s a DSP? That’s Designer Series Paper. They are double-sided printed papers usually in 12 x 12 inches but are also available in 6 x 6 inches. Coordination…
Dressed To Impress Card

Oct 12, 2020

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in Craft Classes, Embossing, Mother’s Day, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Let’s use the Dressed To Impress to make a card. I love how the stamp set has a greeting for Mother’s Day. Also the shoes, lipstick and perfume bottle tug at my heart strings. It’s such a fun set to use. I want to keep the layout clean & simple by heat-embossing. Then after embossing,…
Journal Inspiration

Oct 8, 2020

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in Craft Classes, Journaling, Leaves, Scrapbooking, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Here’s a journal inspiration to help you begin your own journal journey. I’ve been making journal spreads for as long as I can remember. The techniques I use are also the same ones that I use for my card making and scrapbooking pages. Have you tried journaling before? It’s a lovely way to record your…
Plaid Tidings Suite

Oct 5, 2020

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in Christmas, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Packaging Inspiration, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

The Plaid Tidings Suite is perfect for food gifts this Christmas. They say we eat with our eyes and packaging enhances the whole eating experience. Aren’t you enticed to eat when your food is presented nicely? I love it when my food looks pretty. Have you mastered something in your kitchen during the on and…
Gift Wrapped Bundle Card

Oct 4, 2020

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in Birthdays, Christmas, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Embossing, Floral, Punch, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

The Gift Wrapped Bundle will inspire you to make cards for any occasion using a clean & simple technique. The Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Papers (DSP) that I used here is stack of 6 x 6 inch double-sided papers that’s ideal for card making. I love that there are 48 sheets in a…
Zoo Globe Graduation Card

Sep 25, 2020

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in Craft Classes, Embossing, Graduation, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Tools

Let’s use the Zoo Globe stamp set and coordinating dies to make a shaker card for our 2020 graduates. This year has been challenging for all our students. Remote learning was hard to navigate but it’s amazing how we all adapted quickly. I think a big congratulations are in order, especially to our graduates. Also…
Zoo Globe Birthday Card

Sep 8, 2020

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in Animals, Birthdays, Children’s Cards, Craft Classes, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Tools, Trees

Today we’re making a Zoo Globe birthday card. Do you like Australian animals? I love them and this cute koala is the perfect little guy for our birthday card. If you noticed, I didn’t use this set for a shaker card. Instead, I used the dome as the sun for a sunny background. I stamped…
Tailored Tag Punch

Aug 4, 2020

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in Animals, Craft Classes, Floral, Leaves, Punch, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Tools, Trees, Woodland

Let’s use the Tailored Tag Punch for a fun Tile Technique to make a card. The idea is to lay your tiles side by side, almost like a mosaic. I like to cut the card stock with the punch before I stamp the images. Don’t worry if the images don’t completely fit in your tile.…
Stamping With Markers Technique

Jul 15, 2020

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in Card Making 101, Craft Classes, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Have you tried our stamping with markers technique? It’s like magic and lots of fun. For this technique, you need to use water-based markers. Our Stampin’ Write Markers are perfect for this. The brush-tip applies colour to your stamps smoothly. Avoid alcohol-based markers for this because they will not work. They dry too fast and…
Jar of Flowers Masking Technique

Jul 10, 2020

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in Birthdays, Craft Classes, Floral, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Let’s use the Jar of Flowers for a masking technique to make clean and simple cards. Masks are everywhere. It’s the sign of the times and these days wearing a mask has become as normal as wearing a pair of sunglasses. Today we’re masking on our cards too. Don’t worry, it’s just a card technique.…
Perfectly Plaid Pop-Up Card

Jul 1, 2020

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in Christmas, Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Fun Fold, Kits, Papercraft At Home, Pop-Up Cards, Punch, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Trees, Winter Scenes, Woodland

We’re using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set to make a pop-up card. Have you made one before? This pop-up card uses the stamp set and it’s coordinating Pine Tree Punch. You will also need a square piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) for this project. Here’s how: Stamp trees on the cover, add a greeting…
Flowers For Every Season and In Color

Jun 24, 2020

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in Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Floral, Stampin’ Up!

Here’s a sneak peek of the new Flowers For Every Season and In Color, found in the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue. The catalogue is a treasure trove of ideas for card making and memory keeping therefore I recommend that you get a copy if you haven’t yet. Coordination is key when you’re paper crafting and…

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