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Garden Snail Z-Fold Card
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop The theme this month is Garden/Wildlife When I saw this theme Garden/Wildlife I thought about a couple of stamp sets to use. I loved the Snailed It stamp set and matching dies when I saw them in the January-June Mini Catalogue and it was sitting on the shelf having never been used. So I decided I wanted to make a Garden Snail Z-Fold card for this Blog Hop. How to make the Garden Snail Z-Fold Card I started by cutting a sheet of A4 Basic...
Scrapbook layout – Grab 5
Welcome to this month's Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop The theme is month is: This month Scrapbook Layout theme has been has been decided by Courtenay Houston. I love the idea of Grab 5 things to go on a scrapbook layout, If like me you have been given some old family photographs but still have to add them to a scrapbook layout this is a great theme to use either on one page or a whole album. I had a photo of my mum and her twin brother from when they were small. I decided to use some of the...
Colour Combo June 2021 Blog Hop
Welcome to the June Colour Combo Blog Hop The colour combo we are using this month is: Polished Pink, Poppy Parade and Soft Sea Foam For my project this month I decided that I would show you how to make some quick and easy cards for any occasion using the three colours from the colour combo. Plus if like me you find that this time of the year you are busy with family, gardening and being out doors you sometimes need some quick and easy cards at short notice. When I first say this colour combo...
Spotlighting My Favourite DSP
Welcome to this month's Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop The Theme this month is DSP Spotlight For this month theme of Spotlight - DSP I thought I would make a scrapbook layout spotlighting my favourite DSP which is the Hydrangea Hill designer series paper. This fabulous DSP will be retiring at the end of this month. I absolutely love these papers and how they match and compliment each other. For my project I decided that I would use it to make a simple scrapbook layout. How to make my scrapbook layout I...
Here Comes Summer
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop The theme this month is 'Here comes Summer' When I think of the theme 'Here Comes Summer' the wonderful skies we have living in the Fens and the the surrounding fields with green and yellow crops spring to mind. I decided to try to capture this by using the blending technique and using silhouettes to make my cards. I decided to use the Garden Wishes stamp set and matching dies as most of the grass verges around me have lots of wild...
DIY Creative Backgrounds
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop The theme this month is: This month's Scrapbook layout theme has been decided by Delys Cram. I love making my own DIY Backgrounds and the chance to be creative with them. For my DIY Creative Background I wanted to have one photo on my scrapbook layout and to stamp a pattern around it. I found a photo of me when I was about 4 years old. I noticed that the flowers on the dress were similar to those in the Brushed Blooms stamp set. Making DIY Creative...
Masculine Card
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop The theme this month is Masculine Cards I find that trying to make a masculine birthday card much harder than other cards. As it was my son-in-laws birthday last week and he is into DIY I decided to make a wood effect card. I decided to use a technique that I have used with the Tailored Punch but this time using the Stitched Triangle Dies. How to make my masculine birthday card. I started off by making a 14.85cm x 10.5cm card base using...
Colour Combo Blog Hop – May 2021
Welcome to the May 2021 Colour Combo Blog Hop The colour combo for this month is Flirty Flamingo, Shaded Spruce and Magenta Madness When I saw these three colours for the Colour Combo May 2021 Blog Hop I knew straight away that I would use them to make a Well Done card for a work colleague who has just finished her first year of her degree. How to make the card I started off by cutting a 14.85cm x 10.5cm Basic White Thick card base. Next I cut a 14.3cm x 10cm mat layer using Flirty Flamingo...
Ice Cream Thank You Cards
Welcome to the Ink, Stamp and Share Showcase Blog Hop This is my first Blog Hop with the lovely stampers in the Ink, Stamp and Share Facebook Group. For this Blog Hop I will be showing you the Ice Cream Thank You Cards I made for a Card Swap. You may have hopped over from Tracie or started straight away with me. How to make the Ice Cream Thank You Cards I started by cutting a 14.85cm x 10cm Basic White card base. Then I cut a 14.3cm x 10cm mat layer from Soft Succulent card stock. Next I used...
In-Color Thank You Cards
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop The theme this month is a Colour Challenge I am so pleased that this month’s theme is a Colour Challenge using the new 2021-2023 In-Colors. It is that exciting time of the Stampin’ Up! year when the new In-Colors are announced and this year I have decided to make some In-Color Thank You cards using these colours I started off by cutting four 10.5cm x 14.85cm Basic White card base. Next I cut a 10cm x 14.3cm mat layer using Fresh...
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