Welcome to the Blog
For ideas, inspiration and tutorials
Colour Challenge Sympathy Card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Monthly Blog Hop The theme this month is a Colour Challenge Unfortunately we can be certain that sometime in our life we will lose someone we love and care for. It is often during this time that you want to send a Sympathy Card. I decided that for this Colour Challenge I would make a Sympathy Card. I decided to use the Prized Peony stamp set as it has some lovely sentiments and is another stamp set that was just sitting on my shelf. How I made my...
Autumn – ‘a little note’ cards
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop The theme this month is Autumn Colours I spent a while trying to think of a project for this month's blog hop. In the end I decided to makes three Autumn 'a little note' cards. I decided to use the Enjoy the Moment stamp set as it is a stamp set that I do not often use. Choosing which colour to use from all of our 52 colours was quite easy as I always think that Cinnamon Cider is a lovely autumn colour. Making the Autumn 'a little note'...
Family History – James Bailey
Welcome to this month's Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop The theme this month is Scrap the Boys When I saw the theme Scrap the Boys I wondered which photos I was going to use on my Scrapbook Layout. Whilst searching through my pile of photos I came across my Family History Folder. In there I found two photos and a sheet of typed up information on one of my paternal family members who served as a reservist with the Suffolk Regiment in the North West Frontier in India. He also served in the Boar War...
Any Occasion Cards using Colouring
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop The theme this month is Sale-a-bration My project today is four any occasion cards using colouring as the main technique. I chose the Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper as it is available as a FREE product until the end of September 2021 with any order over £45. If like me you find colouring relaxing this is an ideal pack of DSP to get as you get 12 sheets of 12"x12" papers. This means you can make so many cards from just a few...
Colour Combo September 2021 Blog Hop
Welcome to this month's Colour Combo Blog Hop This month's three colours are Blushing Bride, Cinnamon Cider and Mango Melody For my blog hop today I thought I would use the Free as a Bird stamp set for my colour combo card. It is a stamp set I rarely use and I had it sitting on my shelf. Of all of the Stampin' Up! colours Blushing Bride has to be my least favourite as I think it is a muddy pink. But as this was a colour combo I had to give it a go. How to make the Colour Combo card I started...
Die-cut Male Engagement Card
Welcome to the Ink, Stamp Share September Showcase Blog Hop For my showcase blog hop this month I wanted to share the Die-cut Male Engagement Card that I made for a couple I met through Scouting and whilst attending their garden party in August they announced their engagement. Whilst driving home my mind was trying to work out what type of card I wanted to make and then I remembered the cards I made for a recent blog hop where I used the Suit & Tie dies to make Male Birthday cards. As my...
Birthday card using colouring
Welcome to this month's Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop The theme this month is Colouring For this month's blog hop I thought I would make a set of birthday cards using the Beautiful Penned Designer Series Paper and colouring it in. I usually stamp an image and colour it in so time to try something different. I find colouring in so relaxing and this is an ideal way to mass produce Birthday cards. How to make the Birthday Cards using Colouring I started by cutting two 10.5cm x 14.8cm Basic White This...
Scrapbook Layout – Let’s Strip
Welcome to this month's Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop The theme this month is Let's Strip When I saw the Scrapbook Layout theme was Let's Strip my original idea was to use strips of Designer Series Paper but I have done this before. Whilst tidying up my craft desk I found some strips of the 2021-2023 InColor card stock. Some of them were the whole length of an A4 sheet they would fit my 12x12 scrapbook page and some were shorter lengths. Scrapbook Layout - Let's Strip Background I started by...
Scrapbook Layout – Graduation
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop The theme this month is Summer Events My project for this month's theme is a scrapbook layout for my daughter's graduation. The beginning of the journey.... Each summer is it an exciting but nervous time for those who are getting their exam results. In 2008 my daughter, Heather, get her GCSE exam results and after a tough year being bullied they were not too great. She is also dyslexic but was not offered the support required to get better...
Happy 50th Birthday Block Card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Showcase Blog Hop For my showcase blog hop this month I thought I would show you the Happy 50th Birthday Block Card that I made for a very special friend for her 50th birthday this month. How to make the Happy 50th Birthday Block Card I started by cutting and scoring the card base using the template below onto Basic White Thick card stock. Next I cut the mat layers using Mint Macaron card stock. I then cut the Hand Penned DSP to fit the mat layers...
Stampstastic Friends Blog Hop Design Team Member
