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Sentiment medley technique

Sentiment medley technique

Yesterday I shared this card which was one of my swap cards at the April 2019 Onstage event. If you've been crafting for any length of time, then you'll probably have collected a variety of sentiment stamps. Instead of just using them individually, why not combine...

Colour Chopped Technique

Colour Chopped Technique

I recently shared this card (close up detail below) using a technique which I have called "colour chopping". This is a very easy technique, perfect for beginners especially using the simple version I start with below, but it can also be changed up a little...

Create your own Shimmer Spray

Create your own Shimmer Spray

I recently shared this card (close up detail below) and I’m back now to share how I created my own Shimmer Spray to glitz the background. To make the spritz you'll need a few Stampin' Up! supplies (see below) plus some rubbing alcohol. Step 1 – Part fill the Stampin'...

Reserve your Stamparatus now!

Reserve your Stamparatus now!

The window for reserving and pre-purchasing your Stamparatus is now open. Click here to reserve your Stamparatus now. Not sure what the Stamparatus is? Pop over here for more details. The reservation window will remain open until 31 December 2017 then, beginning 19...

Another chance to pre-purchase the Stamparatus

Another chance to pre-purchase the Stamparatus

This stamp positioning tool is amazing! The first reservation window sold out within 15 minutes! The second (and now final) reservation window to pre-purchase the Stamparatus  will open at 9pm tomorrow (Tuesday 5 December). This time around though, rather than have so...

Reserve your Stamparatus – Update

Reserve your Stamparatus – Update

Updated The first reservation window sold out within 15 minutes! I knew this was going to be popular but it's even bigger than that 🙂 The next reservation window opens on 5 December to reserve your Stamparatus for delivery in March (no payment is taken until it's...

Check out the Stamparatus!

Check out the Stamparatus!

Wow! We have been needing one of these for sooo long. Stampin' Up! took their time to get this right though and it is amazing! This fantastic stamp tool has been developed by a volunteer team of experienced demonstrators and takes the other stamping tools on the...

Turning a Many Merry Star into a box

Turning a Many Merry Star into a box

The stars in the Many Merry Stars kit are 3D and fully enclosed but they can be converted into a shallow box. Here's how: Step 1 - Cut the adhesive backed box side into two lengthways.         Step 2 - Apply one of the box sides to one of the...

Non-blended shading with Blendabilities

Non-blended shading with Blendabilities

I recently shared this card and I'm back now to share how I used a non-blending technique for giving some "depth" to the flower. Usually when you use Blendabilities you aim to avoid creating any "lines" in your colouring (by using the pens in small circular motions)...