2026 Flip Over Desk Calendar ~ May

May 1, 2026April 29, 2026Leave a comment

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For the last 5 – 6 years I have designed and enjoyed making my flip over desk calendar for the ladies who came to my classes. As I have done for the last few years I am going to be sharing one at the start of each month. Like last year, I recognize not everyone is into making 3D items so have created a card for each month, using elements from the calendar for that month and included a video to show how I went about making the card.

So today I share, Butterflies & Posies, with a quick and easy bookfold card base!

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Hints & Tips for Using Layering Stencils and Blending Brushes.

March 17, 2026February 25, 2026Leave a comment

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Since my retirement as a Stampin’ UP! demonstrator I have been working on new ideas and trying out new products. In today’s video I am using a Gina K Designs stamp set and die bundle with the coordinating layering stencils. Layering Stencils is another way to color in stamped images, it is really easy

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Birthday Butterflies – Cool Colour Combo

March 10, 2026February 19, 2026Leave a comment

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Often times I have an idea for a card it could be a theme or a colour combo or a sketch. Today it was a colour combo that caught my eye and I wanted to play with it. In the video I work thru the various ideas and thoughts for pulling together a design to show the colours to their best. Although I have made this as a birthday card it would be perfect for a thank you, thinking of you, inspirational even as a sympathy card, just change out the greeting and you are good to go!

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Buckle Birthday Card

October 18, 2024October 17, 20242 Comments

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I’m kinda in love with today’s card, it has a cute closure with a pretty lacy edging that is simple to do but has a lot of impact, I also was able to showcase some delicate decorative paper.

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Quick and Easy Butterfly Birthday Card Idea

July 3, 2024July 1, 2024Leave a comment

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I think this is the first time I have shared Peach Pie, one of the new 2024 – 2026 In-Colors. It is such a bright and cheerful color and is perfect for my card today. I have paired the Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set with the Dotted Circles Embossing Folder and some circle punches. The video shows how quick and easy this card is and also shares a little technique on creating layers.

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