Category: Leaves

Monochrome Stamping Technique

Apr 19, 2022

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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…
Eden’s Garden Inspiration

Feb 4, 2022

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in Craft Classes, Floral, Fun Fold, Leaves, Packaging Inspiration, Stamp Club, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

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…
Delicate Dahlias

Aug 17, 2021

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in Craft Classes, Floral, Leaves, Sale-a-bration, Stampin’ Up!, Stickers, Technique

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…
Feels Like Home Stamp Set

Jul 24, 2021

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in Craft Classes, Floral, Handmade, Journaling, Leaves, Sale-a-bration, Scrapbooking, Stampin’ Up!, Stickers, Technique

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…
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…
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…
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…
Loyal Leaves Card Inspiration

Dec 1, 2020

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in Christmas, Christmas Card Series, Embossing, Leaves, Stampin’ Up!, Technique

Here’s a Loyal Leaves card inspiration for Day 8 of our series. The Loyal Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! is so versatile. The leaves are beautiful and with this simple technique you can make a gorgeous clean and simple Christmas card. Here’s how: Trim your Basic White card stock to 5-1/2 x 3-7/8 inches.…
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…
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…
Forever Fern Card

Oct 20, 2020

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in Embossing, Leaves, Stampin’ Up!, Technique, Wedding

The Forever Fern stamp set is the star of today’s card inspiration. Today we’ll be using heat-embossing to make a clean & simple card. The images in this stamp set are gorgeous and elegant so there’s no need to go over-the-top with it. How about we keep it simple with this one. Do you also…
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…
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.…
Simply Citrus Card Making Kit

Jun 18, 2020

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in Craft Classes, Fruits, Kits, Leaves, Papercraft At Home, Stampin’ Up!

The Simply Citrus Kit is a bright and cheerful set. Just the thing we need that winter is here. Are the lemons in your tree ready for picking? Our tree is overflowing with fruit and we’re excited to pick them. Do you have special recipes using lemons and oranges? The Simply Citrus kit is an…
Tropical Chic Cards

Apr 14, 2020

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

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…
Neutral Inks for Cardmaking

Aug 6, 2018

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

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.…
Share What You Love DSP Cards

Jul 13, 2018

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in Craft Classes, Designer Series Paper, Floral, Leaves, Mother’s Day, Stampin’ Up!

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…
Heat Embossed Cards

Feb 15, 2017

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

Let’s make heat embossed cards. Have you tried heat embossing before? It elevates your card to another level by adding gloss and shine. It’s one of my favourite techniques for clean and simple cards. Heat embossing requires a few essentials: Heat Tool – It produces high heat to melt your embossing powder VersaMark – This…
Sympathy and Thinking of You Cards

Feb 8, 2017

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in Craft Classes, Embossing, Leaves, Stampin’ Up!, Sympathy and Thinking of You, Technique

Sympathy and Thinking of You cards are probably the hardest cards to make because it’s not the happiest of events. You’re not alone when you find yourself at a loss for words during stressful and challenging times. Words don’t come easily when friends or family suffer from a debilitating or life-threatening illness and when someone…
Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

Nov 10, 2016

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

Let’s use the Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies to make Christmas cards. I used the set of dies, Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the Woodland Embossing Folder to make my card. Notice how I used the left over cut-out circle to make another card? It’s a clever technique for using left-overs when you’re die cutting or…
Wonderland Christmas Card

Nov 18, 2015

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

This Wonderland Christmas card uses the stamp set and the beautiful 6×6 Vellum Designer Series Paper (DSP). I love how beautiful the stamp set is. The trees look gorgeous when stamped repeatedly to form a forest. The use of the 6×6 Vellum elevates the card and gives it an elegant finishing touch. Here’s how I…
Holiday Catalogue 2015

Aug 17, 2015

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

The new Holiday Catalogue 2015 is here. One of the perks of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator is getting new products ahead of everyone else. I love how we get the first peek of a new catalogue and the chance to pre-order products. I was so excited when the box of new goodies arrived at…
A Whole Lot Of Lovely

Jun 19, 2015

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

A Whole Lot of Lovely is a hostess-only stamp set available to anyone who hosts a card making party with friends. Would you like to host one? It’s easier than you think because all the hard work is done for you. All we need to do is organise a suitable date and time for the…
Sheltering Tree Card

May 14, 2015

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

The Sheltering Tree is a builder set that let’s you create trees in any form that you like. Pick a season and customise the colour and the amount of leaves on the branches. There are other details such as a bike, a rake and a swing that’s included in the set. It’s a photopolymer (transparent)…
Masking With A Circle Die

Jun 17, 2013

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

Masking with a circle die is a technique that allows you to stamp while covering the rest of the area so that you end up with a circle framed image. I used my circle die for the cards. Note: the mask should be the same size as the card base so that placement is exact.…