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Tutorial for stocking Christmas card

Tutorial for stocking Christmas card

Today’s tutorial is for a stocking Christmas card. Again, we're adding a pop of shimmer to our background paper and to the main image, with the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush, as we did in a more summery card here. Unfortunately the Stocking dies I used here have sold...

Tutorial for wink anniversary card

Tutorial for wink anniversary card

Today’s tutorial is for a wink anniversary card. Wink of Stella Glitter Brush is painted onto You're a Peach DSP to create our own specialty paper. I had a request recently for more tutorials on anniversary cards. It's always more fun to create with a purpose, so this...

Tutorial for cloche Christmas card

Tutorial for cloche Christmas card

Today’s tutorial is for a cloche Christmas card. This simple, stamped card uses the limited edition Ever Eden Specialty DSP for the background. The Specialty DSP, together with the Cotton Paper and the Garden Gems are only available until 3 January, or while stocks...

IDEAS Blog Hop – Word Wishes

IDEAS Blog Hop – Word Wishes

Welcome to the IDEAS blog hop – Word Wishes. In this blog hop we’ll be sharing sneak peeks of this month's fabulous IDEAS Tutorial Bundle. Some show an alternate design, some share part of their projects, and some show you the full picture of their tutorial projects....

Tutorial for giving gifts Christmas card

Tutorial for giving gifts Christmas card

Today’s tutorial is for a giving gifts Christmas card. This uses the negative space from one of the Giving Gifts dies as the focal point. We also used the negative space of the snowflakes for this tag. Unfortunately the Giving Gifts dies have sold out already! Many of...

Tutorial for giving gifts birthday card

Tutorial for giving gifts birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a giving gifts birthday card. We're adding the leaf dies as accents for the Blackberry Beauty Specialty DSP. This was one of the make and take cards at our October Paper Dolls team meeting. In the tutorial below, I take you step by step through...

Tutorial for giving gifts tag

Tutorial for giving gifts tag

Today’s tutorial is for a giving gifts tag. The lacy snowflake aperture is die cut from white and paired with navy for a strong contrast. Each week over on my Facebook page (please pop over and Like or Follow) I choose a product pick of the week to feature. This week,...

Tutorial for velvet cheer birthday card

Tutorial for velvet cheer birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a velvet cheer birthday card. The Red Velvet Paper is paper pieced to create a beautifully textured dress. In the tutorial below, I take you step by step through creating the velvet cheer birthday card. I also have a supply list for...

Tutorial for merriest velvet Christmas card

Tutorial for merriest velvet Christmas card

Today’s tutorial is for a merriest velvet Christmas card. The Red Velvet is given texture with the Merriest Frames embossing folder. This was one of the make and take cards at our October Paper Dolls team meeting. There's still time to take advantage of our Start with...