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How To Create A Rainbow Christmas Card
Hello, it is time for the Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This month we are all about Christmas and I am going Rainbow Christmas! I am not quite ready for Christmas yet, I have to get Halloween and Bonfire Night over with first but have been making the odd Christmas card. I have chosen to create a very non-traditional Christmas card, a Rainbow Christmas Card. I love a rainbow and especially a bright, fun rainbow Christmas card. The Merriest Trees Bundle is perfect for this clean and simple...
How To Use The Saying Something Ephemera Pack – Thanks Card.
Hello, welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. We are bringing you 'Thanks'. Besides birthday cards, thanks cards must be the cards I make and send the most. I really enjoy creating and send them, knowing that the recipient will have a smile on their face and feel appreciated. We all say thanks many times in a day, and it can just become a word, but taking the effort to make and send a card truly shows you mean it. I love a large die-cut sentiment, but we may not have the room,...
How to CASE A Friend.
Hello, it is time for the Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This month we are CASEing a friend! Many people ask what CASE means or stands for. Stampin' Up!® say Copy And Share Everything, this is what I go with always making sure I give credit to the creator. Many say Copy And Selectively Edit, which many of us do and again always giving credit. You can choose to go with either or both. My card today is both as I didn't have the products used to create the card I am CASEing so I have used what I...
How To Use A Background Stamp to Create A Birthday Card.
Hello and thanks for stopping by, for this month's Tech 4 Stampers blog hop we are bringing you 'Birthdays' . We all need birthday cards, and they must be the most made and sent cards. Anything really does go with this theme, and I want to share with you, how you can use a background stamp to create a beautiful card. One of my favourite background stamps is the Drizzling Droplets. This is part of the Online Exclusive offering and is simply gorgeous. It gives a soft, textured image that is...
Two Simple Colouring Techniques To Create A Fun Christmas Card.
Hello, we are halfway through August, and it is time for the Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This month we are sharing colouring techniques. Stampin' Up! offer many colouring mediums and tools. From inks to watercolour pencils and blending brushes to sponge daubers. There is something for every style of crafter. I have chosen two simple colouring techniques for my card. The first is using ink, blending brush and a mask to add colour to a certain area on my card. The second uses Stampin' Blends...
How To Create A Fun Fancy Fold Kids Birthday Card.
Hello, I hope you are well? Thanks for hopping by, for this month's Tech 4 Stampers blog hop we are bringing you 'Cards For Kids' . This is a fabulous theme, that really anything goes. Kids love all sorts of colours and images, and you really can go wild and make it fun and what's more fun than a fun fancy fold! I had chosen to use the Trucking Along bundle, as I had several pre-stamped and punched trucks on my desk. These are in the 2023-2025 In-colors, which are bright and fun, great for a...
How To Decorate A 7″x 8″ Mini Album.
Hello, it's July and we have another Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This month we are bringing you crafting tools. My must have favourite tool is the Paper Trimmer. I use this for every project I create from cards to a mini album and more. The trimmer not only cuts but also scores, allowing you to create card bases and more with one tool. The extra-wide 7-3/4" (19.7 cm) cutting base and extendable 17" (43 cm) ruler accommodate large paper projects. The base of the paper trimmer includes both...
Using the 2024-2026 In-colors to Create a Fun Hello Card.
Hello, thank you for stopping by. For this month's Tech 4 Stampers blog hop we are bringing you everything In-colors. We have been tasked with producing a project using three of the new 2024-2026 In-colors. It really isn't hard to create with these beautiful In-colors, the hard part is choosing which three. I have chosen to use Peach Pie, Pretty In Pink and Summer Splash, pairing them with the Bird's Eye View stamp set. This stamp set is one of my favourites that carried over to the current...
