A few days ago I shared my first idea for Christmas in July card idea, today I have chosen some contemporary colours which maybe could be used for the various holidays around the end of the year that are not Christmas. Check out the video and scroll down this post to see the little change I made after I switched off the camera !
Continue readingYep, just one layer – that is a challenge if you are someone who loves building textures and layers. As I only have one layer to work with it needs to really standout and have a WOW factor. I hope I have achieved that with the technique and colours I have chosen – check out the video to see what I came up with!!!
Continue readingI present 3 different cards today, I promised in the video I made another two cards using the other pieces of card I decorated as part of sharing the technique with embossing folders and a brayer. Each card has a different layout and greeting, all of which are from the Exciting Times Stamp Set.
Continue readingAs I share in my video creating Christmas-themed cards in July is not something I can recall doing before, however I thought I would do something this year, despite us being in the middle of a heatwave here in the UK. I am planning to do a short series of 3 cards, today I have chosen traditional colors and theme, I will then do a more contemporary one and will end up with a whimsical one toward the end of the month. I hope you enjoy this one as I am very fond of using the more traditional colours of red, green and white with a little hint of gold!!
Continue readingooooooo it is a tough one this month, a colour challenge using Yellow, Pink and Orange!! I guess it kinda lends itself to something floral but I gonna try and not do that……….. wish me luck!!! As I explain in my video, this idea was from my husband !!! He said………. ‘how about’………….. and so I did!!!!!
Continue readingIf you are like me and not so good at coloring – today’s technique is a great one for you! Once again I am using some simple supplies, Stamps, Ink & Paper to create the card – so you should be able to use the idea with supplies from your own stash. I have used pinks, lavenders and greens for mine and used a birthday greeting but this would make a great thank you card in any colors you have.
Continue readingIt is a while since I last shared a technique using embossing folders. I really enjoyed working with this one but was not quite sure what it is called. As you will see from the video you kind draw or ‘smooch’ the ink pad across the card………….. so that is what I called it!
Continue readingThis week’s challenge was to feature an ‘Animal/Creature – so in other words a ‘critter’ I chose this as a chance to share another very simple coloring technique – using a Blender Pen, that along with just some stamps, ink and paper (#SIP) it is a card that your could produce from any supplies you might have in your stash. Checkout the video below to see how this has basically turned into the perfect card for a fella!!!
Continue readingToday I am sharing a card using the simple supplies of Stamps, Ink & Paper. It is an idea that you can use to create a card for practically any occasion. The card is for the small son of a neighbour, who is celebrating his 2nd birthday this weekend. I love how it turned out and I think it will be a card creating technique I might just use again.
Each time I post a project on this blog and my You Tube channel I think of it as a ‘class’ sharing ideas & techniques that you can follow, sometimes they are simple and straightforward with the minimum of supplies (like today) sometimes, they are a bit more fancy with special folds or fancy techniques using more supplies. Either way I hope you enjoy them 🙂
Continue readingI had such a lot of fun making an artist trading card last week that I sorted thru my scraps to pull together another one this week with a delicate fairy themed one. As I share in the video I can add this to my Handmade Folder or it could be used as a cluster for a journal or the focal point of a very pretty greeting card.
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