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Ice Cream Thank You Card
Welcome to the first Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop The theme for this month's Blog Hop is Sala-a-bration For this blog hop I decided to use the Simply Marbleous 6"x6" Designer Series Paper which is FREE when you spend £45.00 from 4th January 2022 until 28th February 2022. The gorgeous paper in this pack has two sides, one swirls and the other a marble effect. When I saw it it reminded me of the various flavours of ice cream you can get. So I decided that I would redo a previous Ice Cream...
Colour Combo January 2022 Blog Hop
Welcome to the first Colour Combo Blog Hop of 2022 The colour combo for this month is Cinnamon Cider, Early Espresso and Evening Evergreen For this month's Colour Combo blog hop I decided to make a quick and simple Thank You Card. I wanted to use the new Amazing Silhouettes stamp set in the January to July 2022 mini catalogue as it had a butterfly silhouette which fits in with my business logo. First I started by cutting a Basic White Thick card stock in half along the long side and scoring at...
Mixing the Old with the New
Welcome to the first Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop of 2022 The theme this month is Mixing the Old with the New For my Mixing the old with the new blog hop I decided to use the Happy Hedgehogs stamp set and matching Hedgehog Builder punch together with the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and matching Strawberry Builder punch to make a Hedgehog eating Strawberries card. When I initially saw the Happy Hedgehog stamp set I knew I had to get it as I used to be a hedgehog rehabilitator and support the British...
Kits – Something Quick to Make
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop This month's theme is Something Quick To Make If like me you suddenly need something quick to make then why not try one of the Stampin' Up! Kits. The kits include everything you need to make a selection of cards and sometimes boxes. They are perfect for new crafters, busy crafters or crafters who want something quick and easy. They come with picture instructions showing you how to make each card. Today I have chosen to use the Christmas...
Scrapbook Layout – Naughty and Nice
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop The theme this month is: The theme for this month's scrapbook layout has been decided by Sharon Dalton. I thought very hard about what I could design as a scrapbook layout based on Naughty & Nice. Then I came across some photos of my granddaughter decorating fairy cakes for her 2nd Birthday party. She was supposed to be covering the iced cakes in sprinkles whilst I piped icing onto the cakes. I looked up and she was testing the sprinkles to see...
Water Coloured Shapes Good Luck Card – CASE the Catalogue
Welcome to the Tech 4 Stamper Academy Blog Hop The theme this month is to CASE the Catalogue For this month's theme I looked through the Annual Catalogue, the July to December Mini Catalogue and as I am a demo the NEW January to June Mini Catalogue. I needed to make a Good Luck card for a male friend who is leaving work and moving onto new adventures. I found one card I liked on page 103 of the Annual Catalogue using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set. As I have only used this stamp set a couple...
Colour Combo December Blog Hop
Welcome to this month's Colour Combo Blog Hop This month's three colours are Granny Apple Green, Pool Party and Just Jade For this month's Colour Combo blog hop I decided to have a go at using the three colours to make a blended background for a male birthday card. Whilst I was tidying up my craft desk I found a piece of card where I had been trying out my blending technique and wondered what it would look like using Granny Apple Green, Pool Party and Just Jade ink. How to make the Happy...
Happy 40th Birthday Fancy Fold Card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Showcase Blog Hop If like me you have many friends and family who have birthdays in December that get swamped by Christmas. I decided to show you a Happy 40th Birthday fancy fold card I made for a friend whose birthday is between Christmas and New Year. I chose to use the Pansy Patch stamp set, Pansy Dies and matching Pansy Petals DSP. How to make the Happy 40th Birthday Fancy Fold Card I started off by making cutting a A4 piece of Soft Succulent card...
Christmas Gift Tags
Welcome to this month's Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop The theme this month is All things Christmas For this month's project I decided to show you how easy it is to make some Christmas Gift Tags using Tailor Made Tags dies and the Penguin Place stamp set and matching Penguin Builder punch. How to make the Christmas Gift Tags I started by using the largest tag die to cut four tags out using Basic White Thick card stock. Next I die cut out the matching hole reinforcers out of Pumpkin Pie card stock. I...
New Baby Card using Tic-Tac-Toe
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Monthly Blog Hop The theme this month is a Tic Tac Toe Challenge If like me you sometimes struggle with what to use when making a card or stumped for ideas then a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge is ideal, I decided to use Blue, Circles and Jewels as my first Grandson has just been born and what better way to celebrate than to give a New Baby handmade card. How to make the New Baby Tic-Tac-Toe Card I started by cutting a piece of A4 a Basic White Thick card in...
