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How to make a card for any occasion using your flowered papers
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. This month's theme is: Flowers Here in the UK Mother's day is in March so as this month's theme is Flowers I thought I would show you how to use your flowered papers to make a card for any occasion. We all have loads of pretty paper in our stash so why not use some to make similar cards and then add a sentiment when you need a card. How to make a card for any occasion using your flowered papers. First of all I started with a Basic White...
How to make a simple fun fold card for any occasion.
Today I am going to show you how to make a simple fun fold card. Each month I take part in a Craft & Chatter session with other Stampin' Demonstrators in the UK and Ireland and this month's card was a simple fun fold. We are given the measurements prior to the session but only find out what card we are making as we make it. Sometimes this is called Mystery Stamper. Here are the measurements for this month's simple fun fold card. How to make this simple fun fold card. First I took a...
How to use up your scraps of paper to make a card
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This Month's Theme is Colour Challenge. This month I am going to show you how to use up your scraps of paper to make a card using the three colours in this Colour Challenge. If like me you have loads and loads of 12x12 or 6x6 papers sitting there waiting to be used. Well this is a quick and easy to make a bunch of cards. How to use up your scraps of paper to make a card First I cut a landscape card base using Basic White Thick card stock....
How to make your own background for your scrapbook layout
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop. The theme this month is: Portraying Pets The theme for this month has been decided by the talented Charlotte Harding. This month I am going to show you how to make your own background paper. As some of you know I have two rescue cats from Cairo. One of them Flora just loves to be with me all of the time so I decided to use some of her photos for my layout. I did not have any suitable designer series paper so I decided to make my own background for...
How to colour embossed vellum
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. This month's theme is: Ways with Vellum. When I saw this month's theme was Ways with Vellum I though I would show you how to make a card using a piece of coloured embossed piece of vellum. It does look hard to do but really it is quite easy and does make a lovely card once you get the hang of it. How I coloured in my embossed vellum First I cut a piece of vellum to 10cm x 14.3cm and embossed it using on of the Elegant Eucalyptus 3D...
How to make a simple Friendship Thank You Card
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This Month's Theme is Sale-a-bration. I love this time of year as I am able to get FREE products when I order £45 in products. I chose one of my FREE products to make a friendship thank you card. How I made my simple Friendship Thank You Card. First I cut a portrait card base using Basic White Thick card stock. Next I cut a mat layer using Basic Gray card stock. Finally I cut a Basic White mat layer to stamp onto. Next I stamped the large...
How to make a card using Masks and Blending Brush
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Monthly Blog Hop. The theme this month is: Something New. I love this time of year as I have new products to play wit as the new mini catalogue and Sale-a-bration products are available. One of my favourite set of products are the Enduring Beauty Bundle and matching masks. The masks come as a set of 5 separate masks but by using them together over the large flower image you get an amazing look. So today I am going to show you how I used the masks and...
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...
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