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Tutorial for split Ribbon birthday card

Tutorial for split Ribbon birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a split Ribbon birthday card. This time we're changing the ribbon up by cutting it into two lengthways. This gives it a different look to the ribbon used to frame the Christmas sentiment. In the tutorial below, I take you step by step through...

Tutorial for quick Vanilla Ribbon Christmas card

Tutorial for quick Vanilla Ribbon Christmas card

Today’s tutorial is for a quick Vanilla Ribbon Christmas card. The ribbon is used to frame a Christmas sentiment. If using a different sentiment, simply change the dimensions of the sentiment panel and mat. Each week over on my Facebook page (please pop over...

Tutorial for Rustic Harvest bridge card

Tutorial for Rustic Harvest bridge card

Today’s tutorial is for a Rustic Harvest bridge card. The bridge card is a fancy fold that folds flat to fit a standard envelope. I used the same paper for the centre panel that I used for the quick Harvest card. This was the swap card that I made for our team...

Tutorial for Harvest Leaf birthday card

Tutorial for Harvest Leaf birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a Harvest Leaf birthday card. This time I'm using one of the black and white designs of the Rustic Harvest DSP as a background for the Leaf Label feature. This was one of the make and take cards at our team meeting last week. If you'd like to...

Tutorial for quick Harvest birthday card

Tutorial for quick Harvest birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a quick Harvest birthday card. The Rustic Harvest papers have a coloured pattern one side and black and white on the other. I've used a colourful design for this quick birthday card. Each week over on my Facebook page (please pop over...

Tutorial for Snowfall Christmas card

Tutorial for Snowfall Christmas card

Today’s tutorial is for a Snowfall Christmas card. Snow is added to the roof of the toadstool house with Snowfall Accents Puff Paint. As I'm featuring the Gnomes dies this week, I die cut the toadstool house from the Storybook Gnomes DSP. Another option is to stamp...

2022 24-hour stamp sale

2022 24-hour stamp sale

We're having our 2022 24-hour stamp sale. Stock up on stamp sets for less! For one day only, you can purchase select stamp sets (including almost all the stamp sets from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalogue) at a 15% discount. You'll need to be quick - the sale ends at...

Tutorial for new gnome home card

Tutorial for new gnome home card

Today’s tutorial is for a new (gnome) home card. Although the Storybook Gnomes suite is primarily for winter and Christmas, it can also be used for other occasions. I figured that the toadstool house would make a great new home card (especially if you missed out on...

Tutorial for quick Gnome card

Tutorial for quick Gnome card

Today’s tutorial is for a quick Gnome card. The Gnomes dies will cut out stamped images (from the Kindest Gnomes set) and images from the Storybook Gnomes DSP. They can also be used entirely on their own, to assemble your own little gnome, as here. These quick gnomes...