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Baby Card using Blending Technique
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Showcase Blog Hop This month I am showing you how I made a Baby Card using Blends and the Blending Technique. As my niece's baby was due last week I decided to make her this Baby Card. I saw the idea on a recent Facebook post where Carolyn Arnold from Stamping Cards had made a card using pink, blue and yellow ink for her background so I decided to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) her card. How I made my Baby Card using the blending technique. First I...
Heat Embossed Thinking of You Card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Monthly Blog Hop. The theme this month is a Colour Challenge. When I saw the Colours for the Colour Challenge I thought of flowers, however I have been playing around with the Heat Embossing Technique which I have not done for a couple of years so I made a Thinking of You using various Heat Embossed techniques. How I blended the panels. First I cut a piece of Basic White card stock and used blending brushes to smooch Granny Apple Green ink, Bubble Bath...
Scrapbook Layout using a Grid
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop The theme this month is: The theme for this month has been decided by the talented Julia Quinn. For my scrapbook layout using a grid I thought I would make my layout to look like a quilt and use a photo of the scan of my third grandchild who is due to be born in October 2023. I decided on the quilt grid theme as my daughter-in-law is American and like a few of my other American friends absolutely loves quilts. How I made my Scrapbook Layout using a...
Diamond Pop Up Birthday Card
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This Month's Theme is New/Returning Colours. For this month's project I decided to make a Diamond Pop Up Birthday card. I was lucky to attend a Retreat with the wonderful Pip Todman, who was one of the founding members of Stamptastic Friends, yesterday where we made a Diamond Pop Up card. How I made the Diamond Pop Up Birthday Card. First I cut a A5 tent fold card base using Boho Blue card stock. I then cut out a mat layer using the blue...
Fun Fold Card For Any Occasion
Welcome to the Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. The Theme this month is a Fun Fold Card. This month we have been challenged to make a Fun Fold card so I decided to make on for any occasion. This design has appeared on a number of other demo groups so I decided to go with the basic idea and change it from a piece of card stock with flaps to a full card with flaps. How I made my Fun Fold Card for Any Occasion. I started with a basic A6 portrait card base using Basic White (Thick) card stock....
Diamond Fold Card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Showcase Blog Hop For this month's Ink, Stamp and Share Blog Hop I have decided to show you the Diamond Fold card I made for my dad's 80th Birthday. During June's DSP offer I purchased the Bright & Beautiful dsp and to use one of the designs for my card. How I made my Diamond Fold Card I found a Diamond Fold card template on one of my emails that my Upline (Pip Todman) sends out each week. I started with a sheet of Misty Moonlight card stock and...
Watercolour Technique Card
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This Month's Theme is Nautical. We have quite a few stamp sets in our annual catalogue for the nautical theme but I wanted to do a card using the watercolour technique and only a couple of stamps. How I made my Watercolour Technique Card. I started off with a piece of watercolour paper and the following ink refills: Night of Navy Balmy Blue Tahitian Tide Pretty Peacock First I put some water onto the top of my piece of watercolour paper and...
He’s My Hubby – Scrapbook Layout
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop. The theme this month is: Your Favourite Black and White Photograph. The theme for this month has been decided by the talented Mai Lavidalie.. When I saw that this month's theme was favourite Black and White photograph I had just received the photos from my son's wedding in April and there was a wonderful one of my hubby so I decided to make a scrapbook layout called He's my Hubby. How I made my He's my Hubby scrapbook layout First I started with a...
Embossed Birthday Card
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. The theme this month is Embossing. I decided to redo an embossed card that I first made in 2019 but this time make it into a birthday card. To bring it up to date I used three of our current embossing folders and the Cheerful Daisies bundle although you can use any floral stamp set. How I made my Embossed Birthday Card I started with a portrait card base using Basic White Thick card stock. I then cut a mat layer using Fresh Freesia card...
Belated Birthday Card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Showcase Blog Hop. For this month's showcase hop I have made a belated birthday card for a Team Swap as I often am either last minute or I have forgotten a birthday. For this card I chose to use the Cheerful Daisies Bundle from the new annual catalogue to make it as it has the most appropriate sentiment for a belated birthday card. 'Oops-a-daisy So Sorry' How I made my Belated Birthday Card First I started with an A6 tent fold card base using Fresh...
