I've started my Level 2 and I am determined to complete this amazing program this year! My first class back is the Level 2 Beyond Basic Backgrounds. I made two cards for this because I can never resist a good 2-for-1 ! I started with a panel of watercolour paper and used my Inks a… Continue reading Back in the AECP Groove!
Category: Cardmaking
Small Stamps – Part 1
The theme for the Monthly Video Hop, March edition, is New Beginnings! My idea for this month is to take an older small stamp set and give it a new beginning! For the first card I wanted to show how adding some frames and layers can bring a small image into the main focus of… Continue reading Small Stamps – Part 1
Love is in the Air
Hop on over to IG and see all the great makes for todays theme of Wedding / Engagement in the Build Your Stash Hop. This monthly hop helps us all to have a variety on hand to use or gift throughout the year. For the top 2 cards I used some of the oldest paper… Continue reading Love is in the Air
DieCember 2024 is here!
Happy DieCember!! Welcome to a month fun celebrations Simon Says Stamp !! Find the whole fun and fabulous release right here !!! Click here to shop! This may be my favourite card I made for this new release. I received the Postage Collage Cover Dies and I paired it with the Winter Floral Layering Stencil… Continue reading DieCember 2024 is here!
Step up the Design! – One card design with 3 variations!
Hello friends! Welcome to the forgotten technique YouTube hop! I’m so happy you are here today. The premise of this hop to do the techniques that you know how to do, but you just haven’t done for a long time. We challenge you to dig through your supplies and your memory and find what you… Continue reading Step up the Design! – One card design with 3 variations!
One Design, Three Variations
Today is the 'Create It 3 Ways Hop' over on Instagram - I'll link it here IG HOP. Each month we challenge ourselves by choosing our own product/technique to feature across all 3 cards. I chose to feature CAS ink blending and one stamp set this month for our theme of Gratitude or Thanksgiving. As… Continue reading One Design, Three Variations
One Layer Colour Blocking
For today’s card I’m sharing my post as a Design Team member for The Creative Crafters blog, which you can find here This card is made with the layering of colour with solid stamp blocks from the Simon Says Stamp, Fruit Tiles Stamp Set which you can find here and looks like this . I used… Continue reading One Layer Colour Blocking
Geometric Birthday Wishes
Another simple and fun card using the Summer Fruit Tiles Set from the Simon Says Stamp, Sunny Vibes Release. For this card I only used the solid block stamps to create the design. Some fun metallic paint sprinkles of magik (aka splatter / spatter lol) and a clean fun sentiment. You can make this design… Continue reading Geometric Birthday Wishes
Sunny Vibes & Colour Blocking
The new release for Simon Says Stamp for June 2024 is called Sunny Vibes and it's packed full of so many great products! I received the Summer Fruit Tiles Stamp set and hard to force myself to stop at 6 samples to send in! The possibilities are nearly endless! But for this first card I… Continue reading Sunny Vibes & Colour Blocking
Wedding Wishes
For today’s card I’m sharing my post as a Design Team member for The Creative Crafters blog, which you can find here This card started with a background made with the Deco Diamonds Stencil from Altenew. The images and setiments are from the Tied the Knot set from Simon Says Stamp and coloured with Altenew Artist… Continue reading Wedding Wishes