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Four Seasons Scrapbook Layouts
Welcome to this month's Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop The theme this month is: This month's Scrapbook Layout has been decided by Sharni Haines. I started off thinking I would make a scrapbook layout for each of the four seasons but I've done that previously so I thought I would do something totally different by putting all four seasons onto one scrapbook layout. My first idea was split a 12 x 12 Basic White sheet into four sections diagonally but when I found the photos I wanted to use it did...
Brilliant Blending – Turtle Card
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop The theme this month is Brilliant Blending When I saw this month's theme I first thought of summer skies and living in the Fens we have some wonderful skies every day. I also love making cards using the blending technique as no matter how hard you try no one card looks the same. So my project for this month's Blog Hop was to make a Turtle card using the Turtle Friends Stamp set and matching punch to showcase Brilliant Blending. As I have...
Colour Combo July 2021 Blog Hop
Welcome to this month's Colour Combo Blog Hop The colours this month are: Soft Succulent, Cherry Cobbler and Blackberry Bliss For my project for the July 2021 Colour Combo I decided to continue with the Hand Penned Petals stamp set theme from my previous blog hop. How to make my Colour Combo card I started with a card base using Basic White Thick card stock. I then cut a Soft Succulent mat layer which I stuck onto the card base. Next I cut two pieces of Basic White card stock. One cut at 8cm x...
A Box of Birthday Cards
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp and Share Showcase Blog Hop For my showcase blog hop this month I though I would use the Hand Penned Petals stamp set and matching dies to make a box of Birthday Cards to give to someone special. Birthday Card 1Birthday Card 2Birthday Card 3Birthday Card 4Birthday Card 5A Box of Birthday Cards I started off by cutting five card bases using Basic White Thick card stock and put them to one side. 1st Birthday Card For my first card I cut four strips of Designer...
Dragonfly Garden – Slim Card
Welcome to this month's Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop The Theme this month is my Favourite Bundle One of my favourite bundles in the annual catalogue is the Dragonfly Garden bundle so I decided to use it to make a slim card. I had never made a slim card before so using the Dragonfly Garden bundle seemed the ideal product to use. How to make the Dragonfly Garden Slim Card I started by cutting a 20cm by 21cm piece of Basic White Thick card stock for my card base. Next I folded it into half and scored...
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...
