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Personalised Get Well Card For Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop
Hello and welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog, where our theme is Personalised. Most people think that to be personalised, it must have a person's name. This is so not true. You can personalise by using the favourite colour or flower, with a theme of a sport they play or a hobby they enjoy. It can be as specific or broad as you wish. My card today is for a special friend who is feeling a little under the weather. I have personalised by adding a cat, which I have coloured to...
Watercolour Flowers Birthday Card for #GDP365
Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created these Watercolour Flowers, for the Global Design Project #GDP365. This week we have a colour challenge. We all have our favorite and go to colours, those we gravitate to without thinking. Using a given colour combination allows us to work with colours that we might not normally choose. I am not a lover of Petal Pink, for me to is too peachy and not a colour I use...
Christmas Card For Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop
Hello and welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog, where our theme is Christmas. Who doesn't like crafting for Christmas. It's one of the times we can let our crafty hair down and go all out! Full on sparkle and shine! Whether you choose traditional reds and greens or a modern pink and black colour scheme, it really doesn't matter at all. That being said, my card today has the traditional red with the modern black and a little sparkle. Christmas Card For my card I have chosen to use a...
Christmas Rainbow Card for #GDP364
Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created this Christmas Rainbow card, for the Global Design Project #GDP364. This week we have a CASE The Designer challenge. You may be wondering what CASE means, there are two common explanations- Copy And Share Everything/Copy And Selectively Edit. Today we are taking Copy And Selectively Edit. I have chosen to use the Trees For Sale and Penguin Place stamp set, plus...
A Simple Masculine Birthday Card for T4S Blog Hop
Hello and welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. For October we have a theme of 'For The Men'. I always struggle with masculine makes and do not tend to purchase specifically masculine products unless they have something to do with cars. I do however have lots of gorgeous DSP (Designer Series Paper), and I am making a conscious effort to use more. DSP can be a fantastic way to create a wonderful card with very little effort. The DSP becomes the main focus and all you really need to...
Simple Halloween Card for #GDP363
Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created this Simple Halloween card, for the Global Design Project #GDP363. This week we have a theme challenge. I'm not a huge Halloween crafter and do not buy supplies solely for Halloween. This card is created using the Cottage Wreaths Bundle and Gingham Cottage DSP (Designer Series Paper). Simple Halloween Card Cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie DSP, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm....
Heat Embossing A Birthday Card for T4S Blog Hop
Hello and welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. For September we have a theme of Favourite Technique and I just have to share Heat Embossing! I am still amazed by this technique, the joy it brings me, every time I see that embossing powder melt. Heat Embossing is a simple technique that can be used in many ways. Today, I would like to share just one with you, Emboss Resist. Heat Embossing A Birthday Card Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 9cm x 13.5cm and rub over with your...
Watercolour Die Cuts for #GDP356
Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created this card, using Watercolour Die Cuts flowers and foliage, for the Global Design Project #GDP355. This week we have a CASE the designer challenge. For this card I have chosen to use the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and coordinating Penned Flowers Dies. Watercolour Die Cuts Using the Penned Flowers Dies, cut one large cluster and several single flowers and leaves...
