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Creating a Simple Male Card.
Hello welcome to the May Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop, and we are bringing you Male cards. Lots of us seem to struggle with male cards, I don't know why this is, but I do too. I am sure that part of it is the simple reason we over think them. I mean any card can be a male card, what is it that makes is male or female? Usually, we think of pretty images and colours being more for a female, but that is not so. Saying this, I have chosen blues for my card today. My Male card uses the Stylish...
Creating Cards With No Image Just Words.
Hello, and welcome to the May Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. This month's theme is No Image Just Words. I have to say that I did not find this theme an easy one. I had various ideas, but they just didn't work as I thought. I was playing with the New Mix & Match offering from the annual catalogue and thought I would use some of these to create my card. This selection of products is fabulous for anyone who wants an easy crafting experience but wants a bit more than our kits. There are two card...
Using a Sponge Dauber to Create a Variegated Leaf.
Hello, you may be thinking how can you create a variegated leaf? Well, all will become clear. It's time for the April Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop, and we are bringing you New or Retiring products. Well, this has given us a huge choice and left the scope wide open. We have lots of products which are retiring from both the Annual and the Mini Catalogues. As for new, I have my Onstage goodies, as I am still awaiting my pre-order. Unfortunately, it got held up at customs due to incorrect...
How to Create an Easy Male Card
Hello, thank you for stopping by. Welcome to the April Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. This month's theme is Boys & Men, and if you are anything like me, then you find male cards a bit of a struggle. It's not that I do not like to create with typical male colours or images, but I just find them a lot harder and for that reason I have created an Easy Male Card for you. For today's Easy Male card, I will be using the Trucking Along Stamp Set and Punch Bundle. This bundle is part of our Online...
How To Create A Simple Fun Fold Card
Hello and welcome to the March Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. For this month we are all about Fun Folds. Who doesn't love a fun fold card, whether it be a simple fun fold or a more elaborate double easel card, they are all simply great fun. I have opted to a simple fun fold, a Z fold card. This can be used for any occasion and has added appeal. Following my theme over on social media, I have used the Just My Type stamp set. I have paired it with the Countryside Inn DSP (Designer Series Paper),...
Creating a Beautiful 3D Floral Plaque for Home Decor
Hello and welcome to the March Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. This month we are all about flowers and with Spring being just around the corner, what could be better. I wanted to create a Floral Plaque as a gift for a friend. We all have lots of floral stamps, papers and dies, that we use regularly for our cardmaking, scrapbooking, but have you ever thought about using them to create a 3D Floral Plaque? This can be a beautiful addition to your own home or used as a fabulous gift for a friend or...
Accordion Mini Album using the Bee Mine Suite
Hello. On my Facebook live, 15.02.24, I shared my Accordion Mini Album with you. I did say I would blog the measurements and photos, sorry it has taken me a while to do this. But here it is. The base pages for the album are a Cal Summers design and I have added pockets and flaps, plus the decoration as I desired. I just can't get enough of the Bee Mine Suite and have used a pack of DSP (designer series paper) already. The bright and bold images are great fun and are perfect for so many...
Creating a Floral Card for a Colour Challenge
Hello and welcome to February's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. For this month's theme we have a colour challenge. I do enjoy a colour challenge, sometimes it really makes you think creatively. Stampin' Up!'s full range of coordinating products makes this challenge perfect. Having the cardstock, ink, papers, blends and more, in the matching colours makes creating with a select few colours easier. I had to choose the Darling Details Bundle to pair with these colours. For me they just fit right...
