With Flowers Fair Background Stamp If you’re looking for an easy way to make your handmade cards stand out, the spotlight technique is a perfect place to start. In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a beautiful handmade birthday card using the Flowers Fair background stamp, Stampin’ Blends colouring, and simple layering techniques. This cardmaking technique is ideal for beginners and experienced papercrafters alike because it creates maximum impact with minimal ... VIEW POST
Spotlight Technique
Beautiful Gallery Suite Easel Card Tutorial
Embossing & Blending Techniques If you love card making, paper crafting, and floral stamp sets, today’s project is for you. In this tutorial, I’m revisiting the Beautiful Gallery Suite to create an elegant easel card using white heat embossing, Stampin’ Blends colouring, and layered die cuts. This suite may have been around for a while, but the floral designs and coordinating elements make it timeless for handmade cards. What Is the Beautiful Gallery Suite? The Beautiful Gallery ... VIEW POST
Delicate Dreams Fancy Fold Card Tutorial | Stampin’ Up Inspiration
Today I’m sharing a fancy fold card tutorial using the Delicate Dreams Suite from Stampin’ Up. This elegant suite features delicate florals, soft designer papers and coordinating dies that make creating layered handmade cards simple and beautiful.— and I have to say, it truly lives up to its name. The soft detail, gentle colour palette and elegant elements make it perfect for creating delicate, layered cards. If you’re a demonstrator, you’ll be able to get your hands on this suite now. If ... VIEW POST
Alcohol & Ink Technique
For today’s card, I’m creating a soft, blended background using ink pads and isopropyl alcohol. I’ve done similar techniques with water before, but this time the alcohol was a happy accident – my spritzer was already filled with it, so I thought, why not? So I am excited to share with you the Alcohol & Ink Technique. I’m so glad I tried it, because the results were gorgeous. What I used: The key thing to remember with this technique is less is more with colour. Too many inks can ... VIEW POST
Woolly Friends Card Tutorial
A Cute Slimline Card with Sheep Personality 🐑 Today in this Woolly Friends Card Tutorial I’m sharing one of the cutest bundles I’ve played with in a while: Woolly Friends. And honestly, as a New Zealander, how could I not love a sheep-themed set? We’ve got more sheep than people here , so this bundle was always going to be a winner for me.The Woolly Friends bundle includes stamps and a coordinating punch, which makes it quick, easy, and fun to use Woolly Friends Fun- especially if you love ... VIEW POST
Get Creative Fast With Cardmaking Sketches & Washi Tape
Have you ever sat down to create and felt completely stuck? I’ve been there — and that’s exactly why I love using cardmaking sketches from the Stampin’ Up! catalogues. They are one of the easiest ways to spark creativity and get crafting with confidence. Why Cardmaking Sketches Work Every Time Each catalogue includes a page of ready-made templates for cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. These sketches give you: When you start with a sketch, the hardest decision is simply choosing ... VIEW POST
