Stamping Happiness

Look at this cute little card I made. Sitting there looking all small and brown. Inside it has a secret…… What could it be? ……. Getting Closer……. Tada! It’s a flip card. It folds flat and then twists as it opens to reveal lots of lovely pieces for you to decorate. I thought that ... Read More about Fun Fold Cards

Today is my first time joining the very talented people over a Crafty Collaborations for their weekly blog hop. This week it’s all about dry embossing using embossing folders. I have created 3 cards using different techniques With this card I embossed the top and the bottom of the card and ... Read More about Pressure Embossing Technique Blog Hop

I recently stumbled across a fellow Stampin Up demonstrators page on Facebook. Her name is Fiona Carson and I think she lives in New Zealand. She is a super talented lady and I found two card sketches on her facebook page with the question round or square? Well, with such a lovely sketch to ... Read More about A Card Sketch Challenge

Sorry for the unplanned absence, I have degenerative disc disease and I managed to damage the discs above my last fusion and ended up in hospital. I’m on the mend now and thankfully sitting is ok, standing and walking not so much, so the perfect excuse for sitting in my craft room..... I had ... Read More about Trying out the new pastels

I feel like we have been thoroughly spoiled with the gorgeous designer series paper in the new catalogue. Because it’s double sided it can sometimes be hard to choose which side you want to use. To overcome this I decided to make a card that showcased both sides of the designer series ... Read More about Designer Series paper

Today I challenged myself to use a colour that I wouldn’t usually use. I love Polished Pink but I am more of a softer, pastelly kind of girl. I embossed some polished pink cardstock and then I sanded it down to soften the vibrancy just a bit. I then took a small piece from the Expressions in Ink ... Read More about Polished Pink