Friday, 26 November 2021
JAI 582 inspiration challenge - Christmas stockings
I decided to use the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set and die bundle from the Annual Catalogue. This has traditional Christmas images like stockings & stars with a modern twist, and a sentiment that perfectly matched the one in the challenge image. Here's my finished card.
Friday, 12 November 2021
JAI 580 colour challenge - thinking of you
Friday, 5 November 2021
Monday, 1 November 2021
Tidings of Christmas - 8 one sheet wonder cards
Hello & welcome! Today I have not 1 but 8 Christmas cards to share with you. How did this miracle occur?
Earlier in October, our Stampin' Up! South Pacific Development Managers hosted a online Craft-a-long-a-thon event for Demonstrators in Australia & New Zealand. It was such a fun afternoon with lots of great ideas & many laughs.
One project we worked on was a set of quick and easy set of 4 cards using a One Sheet Wonder technique by cutting up a piece of patterned paper and card into simple shapes to make 4 different designs.
Making Christmas cards was an easy choice as I'm determined to get lots made & ready to send by December 1st. I chose a pretty paper print from the Tidings of Christmas pack as my starting point.
I chose to use the Words of Cheer stamps & dies bundle for my sentiments instead of a punch - as you well know I'm obsessed with the 2 layer happy die.
Once I'd made one set I had to make another using a different print in the Tidings of Christmas pack. Here's the whole set (click on pics for larger view).
Friday, 29 October 2021
JAI 578 sketch challenge - happy Christmas poinsettias
Hello & welcome! Today's share is my design team project for this week's sketch challenge JAI 578 at Just Add Ink and I'm still really enjoying Christmas creating with the Words of Cheer stamp and die bundle.
This card has a traditional red, green & white colour scheme but I think the Just Jade (which I love) gives a fresh and modern look with lots of texture and interest. Here's the finished card.
Friday, 22 October 2021
Pink Poinsettia Christmas with Words of Cheer
Friday, 15 October 2021
JAI 576 challenge - Christmas pop up slider with Words of Cheer
I started by choosing to make a pop up slider card as my moving part. They look like a regular card when closed but give a pop up surprise. I've made lots of these over the years and thankfully wrote a tutorial last time so I didn't even have to re-figure out the measurements. Win!
I just got the beautiful Words of Cheer stamp set and die bundle too so that was an easy choice. A floral Christmas pop up slider card it is.

Here's how it looks closed.
Friday, 8 October 2021
JAI 575 colour challenge - Happy Badgers card
Hello & welcome! Today I have a sweet & fun card to share with you - my Just Add Ink Design Team project for this week's colour challenge and made for my darling man.
It's a very supply friendly card, combining the cute & new to me Badger Besties stamp set with my well used fave, Biggest Wish, plus ink and card in Polished Pink and Soft Succulent. Some gold Gilded Leafing adds a luxe touch. And no dies or punches were needed - surprise! Here's my finished card.
Thursday, 30 September 2021
JAI 574 Choose Two - Sunburst Silhouette
Hello & welcome to another share. Today I have my Just Add Ink challenge Design Team project. Nikki gave us a Choose Two challenge to include sunshine, a silhouette, or stars. I chose silhouette and sunshine - using a sunburst design.
This
challenge stumped me at first but once I thought about using a sunburst
design (which can also be called a starburst - weird!) it came together
quickly. I mixed and matched a sentiment from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set (& bundle) and dies from the Meadow dies set (& Quiet Meadow bundle) and Tailor Made Tags set. Here's the finished card.
Friday, 24 September 2021
Hello card - Pierced Blooms & Greenery
Hello & welcome to another project share.
Today I have the last card (for now) using my Pierced Blooms dies, Stitched Greenery die & Biggest Wish stamp set. This is a quick and easy design you could make a bunch of to send some lockdown love.
I've added a watercolour twist to add some depth and but it looks just as good without, thanks to the fabulous dies.
Here's the finished card.















