Category: Cards

  • Farewell to Delightful Dozen

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    Today we farewell Delightful Dozen Here is a card I created using this set, this was part of a team challenge   View the Step-by-Step tutorial here The full set looks like this This set is currently only available in wood mount Don’t forget my upcoming class “Use my tools”  view here for more information

  • Goodbye “Betsy Blossoms”

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    The retirement list is out, and one of my favourite stamp sets is going “Betsy Blossoms”   Below are examples of Card I’ve made using this Stamp set.   Click on the images below to view the retirement lists                    

  • Farewell to Bring on the Cake

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    Today we farewell Bring on the Cake. Here’s a card created with the set. View a step-by-step tutorial here   View Step-by-Step Tutorial here And the full stamp set looks like this Don’t forget you can also Join my Team to receive great discounts on all your Stampin’ Up! and Project Life by Stampin’ Up!…

  • Butterfly Birthday

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    Here is another card I created using the canvas from this years annual catalogue. Here’s how I created my card Fold a 15 x 21cm piece of Coastal Cabana CS in half to create a 10.5 x 15cm cardbase  Stamp the solid image randomly from Papillon Potpourri with versamark onto 14 x 9.5cm piece Crumb Cake…

  • Canvas – Happy Birthday

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    Have you ever tried stamping on canvas?  Well Stampin’ Up! introduced canvas in the latest annual catalogue, I’ve never used it and thought I should try and learn some new techniques.   Here’s how I created my card: Fold a 15 x 21cm piece of Crumb Cake CS in half to create a 10.5 x…

  • Fringe Happy Birthday

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    Fringe scissors are one of the new products that can be found in the latest Occasions Catalogue  I’ve had these awhile just waiting for a project to try them on.  My inspiration for this card came from a card I saw in the Cards Magazine March 2014. Here is how I created my project: Fold the…

  • You’re Amazing -Spotlight Technique

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    Today’s card is a case from the March 2014 Card Magazine.  I just loved how simple and easy this card is to make but how effective the spotlight technique looks. DIRECTIONS Fold a 21 x 15cm piece of Whisper White CS in half to create a 15 x 10.5cm card base Stamp the elepahant image…

  • Team Challenge #8

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    This fortnights team challenge was set by a member of my downline.  It’s a sketch and colour combo challenge Here is how I created my Card: Fold the 15 x 21cm  piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock in half, with a bone folder, to create a 15 x 10.5cm cardbase Cut a 14.5 x 10cm piece…

  • Butterfly Birthday

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    I’ve participated in another challenge recently, called the “Hallmark Challenge”  you can read all about it HERE.  The card that was selected for us to Make over is this one here .  I’ve taken the butterfly theme and used this as my inspiration for my card.  I’ve created the butterfly’s with bakers twine to give a 3D effect, and…

  • Papillon Potpourri

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    I’ve just completed Team Challenge #7.  It’s been a while since I participated in our team challenges but I needed to get back into it.  Todays challenge is a sketch using colours Soft Suede, Gumball Green, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. Here’s how I made my Card Fold the 5 3/4″ x 11 1/2″ (14.5…

  • Make a Cake

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    One of my team members has started a challenge “Hallmark Challenge”  you can read all about it HERE.  Here’s my card I created. Here’s how I created my Card: Fold the 8 1/2″ x 5 6/8″ (21 x 15cm) Crisp Cantaloupe CS in half with a bone folder to create a 5 6/8″ x 4…

  • Love You

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    This weeks team challenge is …. is based on a Theme. LOVE / VALENTINES. So make anything Card, Scrapbook page, MDS project, 3D item etc. that represents LOVE. This is my project Here’s how I created the card: Directions: Fold the piece of Crumb Cake CS in half creating a 14.9 x 10.5cm card Emboss…

  • Happy Anniversary

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      This past week my husband and I celebrated our 3rd Wedding Anniversary.  I have an amazing husband who loves and adores me, and likes to leave surprises for me every so often and our anniversary was no exception.  I arrived home late from work (approx. 1:30am)  open the door into the house from the garage and…

  • A Very Merry Christmas

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    I survived team challenge #1 (you can view the post here) and now I’m ready for the next challenge…so I thought.   Well this one was hard, I thought we were all starting slow, but Inky Ingrid one of our team members decided it was time for us to mix it up a bit with a game of…

  • Countdown to Christmas

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    Each year our family draw a name out of a hat to decide which sibling, spouse and children we will be buying Christmas presents for.  This year my husband and I were assigned my brother Ashley and his 3 Children aged 4, 3 and 8months.  The holiday catalogue showed an example of a perfect countdown…