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How to make a Masculine Scrapbook Layout
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop. The theme this month is: Men in Your Life. The theme for this month has been decided by the talented Tina Parson. When I saw this month's theme I knew I had just the right photographs to make a masculine scrapbook layout. My Grandson Lenny is certainly a man's boy and loves to spend his time with us following his Grandad Stevie around. Whilst I was spending time with my Granddaughter I looked up and saw what these two were doing. Lenny obviously...
How to make a simple celebration card
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. The theme this month is: Celebrate. This month I have chosen to use minimal products to make a simple celebration card. I have chosen to use the sentiment 'You're Simply Marvelous' as we all know someone who goes above and beyond. How to make my simple celebration card. First I cut an A5 landscape card base using Basic White Thick card stock. Next I cut a mat layer using Pecan Pie card stock and a slightly smaller one using paper from...
How to make a background using a handmade stencil
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Showcase Blog Hop. This month I have chosen to make a background using a handmade stencil. To make this month's card I chose to use two of the Sale-a-bration products. The Jungle Pals which you can choose for FREE when you place an order for £45 and matching Jungle Pals Dies which you can choose for FREE when you place an order for £90. How to make the card. First I cut a portrait card base using Basic White Thick card stock. Next I cut a mat layer...
How to make a simple gift card box
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This Month's Theme is: Gift Wrap. This month's project is a simple gift card box that I am making for my dinner guests on Christmas Day. It does not take long to make as I have used the Scalloped Gift Card Boxes from Stampin' Up!. And I have chosen to use some of the designer series paper from the A Walk In The Forest pack. This pack is one of the Making a Difference products where by for every pack purchased Stampin’ Up! will donate £2.50...
How to make a Traditional Christmas Scrapbook Layout
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop. The theme this month is: A Traditional Christmas Scrapbook Layout. For my Traditional Christmas scrapbook layout I have chosen to use some of the designer series paper from the A walk In The Forest pack. This pack is one of the Making a Difference products where by for every pack purchased Stampin' Up! will donate £2.50 to support organisations who are dedicated to spreading cheer and providing support to those in need. This also one of the very few...
How to make a simple Stepper Card.
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. The theme this month is Events. This month I am showing you how I made this simple Halloween stepper card. I do not usually make Halloween cards but when I saw the Them Bones Collection in the September to December mini catalogue it reminded me of the Funny Bones children's books by Allan and Janet Ahlberg. How I made the simple stepper card. First I started by cutting a 21cm x 14.9cm piece of Basic White card stock. I scored this piece...
How to make a fishing tackle box card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Showcase Blog Hop. This month I am showing you a fishing tackle box card that I CASED (Copy and Share Everything) from the Annual Catalogue using the Gone Fishing Bundle. I was asked to make a card for a work colleague who had been covering maternity leave for the last year. I knew he was looking forward to going back to his own job and getting more spare time to go fishing. How to make the Fishing Tackle Box Card First I die cut out the base of the...
How to make a Christmas card using three colours.
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Monthly Blog Hop. The theme this month is Christmas. My project this month is a Christmas card using three colours that you would not associate with Christmas. It is also using the colours that were last month's Ink Stamp Share Monthly Hop that I had to unfortunately miss. How I made my Christmas Card using three colours. I started off with a Basic White landscape card base. Next I cut a Gray Granite mat layer and embossed it using the criss cross...
How to make a simple hand made stencil using an acetate sheet.
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This Month's Theme is: CASE a Stamptastic Friend. I decided to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) one of my friends, Heather Thomas, who is also one of the members of the 2023 Artisan Team and does the most amazing colouring of which I have been privileged to have attended some of her classes. I noticed that she had made a card similar to one I had previously made for the birth of my Great Nephew but instead of die cutting out the circles she...
How to make a scrapbook layout using layers
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop. The theme this month is: Layers upon Layers. The theme for this month has been decided by the talented Delys Cram I decided for my scrapbook layout using layers that I would choose one of my favourite photographs that was taken at my son's wedding in April this year. His new wife is American and this photograph is of her mum and me. Even though we have only met face to face a couple of times we just get on so well and this photograph just shows how...
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