Category: Floral
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Apple Card Inspiration
Apple cards are sweet. The Apple Harvest stamp set is beautiful on its own but more effective when used with the coordinating dies. This card uses the 4 flower dies found in the Apple Blossom Dies. My initial idea was a white-on-white design but later decided to add a little colour. If you’re wondering, the…
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Ombre Technique
Ombre Technique – It’s an inking technique that I enjoy using blending brushes. The aim is to overlap the colours but the transition should be subtle. It’s as if the colours are bleeding onto each other. Helpful tools for this technique will be blending brushes, sponge daubers, decorative masks and a colour wheel (to help…
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Monochrome Stamping Technique
Monochrome stamping technique – It is a creative way of producing an image using one ink colour in at least a dozen varying shades. In my card making, I combine several stamp sets and at least a dozen colours to achieve the monochromatic effect that I want. Monochrome stamping is my favourite technique because it…
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Eden’s Garden Inspiration
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Eden’s Garden has beautiful botanical images and coordinates with a gorgeous intricate set of dies. We had so much fun creating these projects during our monthly creative catch-up for January Stamp Club. The first card is a clever way of using the leaves in the set. Stamp the leaves in layers in Balmy Blue, Soft…
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Delicate Dahlias
Delicate Dahlias is perfect for making DIY washi tape. This stamp set is a Sale-a-bration freebie available until the end of September. We’ll be using the small flowers found in the stamp set for our project. In one of my posts, we made DIY washi and then used it to make a stunning card. For…
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Feels Like Home Stamp Set
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Let’s try DIY washi using the Feels Like Home stamp set. This is a fun paper craft project that uses the smaller stamps in the set. The Feels Like Home stamp set is a Sale-a-bration freebie available until the end of September. What is washi? It’s printed masking tape used as decoration for paper craft…
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Plentiful Plants Card Inspiration
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…
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Card Folder Technique
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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…
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Faux Postage Stamps
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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…
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Slimline Cards Inspiration
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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…
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Paper Weaving 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…
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Daisy Lane Card Inspiration
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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…
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Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin
Let’s use the Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin for Day 6 of our series. If you’re super busy but would still like to give out handmade Christmas cards, then this kit is perfect for you. It’s an all-inclusive kit that comes in a beautiful box. Did you know that you can also give this…
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Timeless Tropical Stickers
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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…
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Dressed To Impress Journal Spread
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,…
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Gift Wrapped Bundle Card
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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…
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Tailored Tag Punch
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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.…
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Jar of Flowers Masking 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.…
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Flowers For Every Season and In Color
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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Jar of Flowers Bundle Cards
Let’s use the Jar of Flowers Bundle to make all-occasion cards. I love how the Jar of Flowers come with different kinds of flowers. You can colour them with markers. watercolour pencils or alcohol markers. Do you like mason jars? One detail I that like about the jars in the stamp set is that they’re…
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Tropical Chic Cards
Let’s make cards using the Tropical Chic stamp set. How are you going so far with staying home? Lockdown and restriction is still very much a part of our everyday lives here in Victoria. We were advised to stay home for another month. Holidays are something we can look forward to once the health crisis…
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Ornate Garden Suite Collection
The Ornate Garden Suite is a beautifully curated selection of products. Victorian design never goes out of style and this suite will surely delight. The perfect coordination of flowery images and intricate dies will inspire you to make beautiful projects. Coordination is key for an enjoyable stamping experience and Stampin’ Up! is an expert in…
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Neutral Inks for Cardmaking
Neutral inks are gorgeous when used in cardmaking. They are perfect for neutral-gender cards. They are elegant and the colours are appealing to the eyes. Early Espresso and Night of Navy are great alternatives for black ink when stamping words and greetings. Stampin’ Up! Neutrals are made up of varying shades of grays and browns.…
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Share What You Love DSP Cards
The Share What You Love Designer Series Paper (DSP) is beautiful. They are double-sided and are thicker than our usual DSPs. I get so much enjoyment when I make cards with DSP. The simplest cards are often the most enjoyable to make. Just take a look at the cards above. Choose a print, stick onto…
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String Art Technique
String art technique is easy and lots of fun. If you’ve got string and ink pads at home, you’re set to go. Not only is this technique so much fun, it’s also easy to share it with kids and crafty friends. What a fantastic excuse to get together for a crafty afternoon with your besties.…
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White Embossing Technique
White embossing technique adds a special shine and gloss to your cards. Have you done heat embossing before? This is a fun technique using powders and a heat tool. You will also need Versamark (a transparent sticky ink) to help adhere the embossing powder to your card stock. How to emboss in white: Prepare your…
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Lots Of Lavender
The Lots Of Lavender set is so pretty. Would you like to get it for free? I got mine for free because it’s Sale-a-bration once again. Every qualifying amount will let you enjoy freebies such as this one. Don’t miss out because it’s only for a limited time. Have a closer look at the stamp…
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Perennial Birthday Project Kit
The Perennial Birthday Project Kit will let you keep track of everyone’s birthday. I love that I can make 16 gorgeous birthday cards in one sitting. All the materials come in a stunning box that doubles as a storage. It has a monthly divider that doubles as a calendar too. The Perennial Birthday Project Kit…
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Non-Traditional Christmas Cards
Let’s make non-traditional Christmas cards. What happens when you don’t have Christmas stamp sets? Go through your stamp collection and envision them in a different light. Will using Christmas colours help? The two cards above were made using stamp sets not meant for Christmas but as you can see I managed to make Christmas cards…