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Summer 2023 Starter Kit +

Summer 2023 Starter Kit +

Do you love crafting with Stampin' Up!'s high quality products? Then check out our Summer 2023 Starter Kit +. When you sign up 1-30 June to become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, you get 175 € I £130 207 € I £154 worth of products for only 129 € I £99 +...

2023 Designer Series Paper Sale

2023 Designer Series Paper Sale

Do you love beautiful Designer Series Paper as much as I do? Take advantage of our 2023 Designer Series Paper Sale! This month we can all enjoy a 15% discount on select DSP from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalogue and Online Exclusives. Whether you’re a scrapbooker, a...

Tutorial for daisy border birthday card

Tutorial for daisy border birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a daisy border birthday card. This time the border is used to edge the front of the card and let the insert backing show through. This card is a stepped up version of the solid gems anniversary card. I've rotated the layout to a portrait rather...

Tutorial for quick elegant borders thank you card

Tutorial for quick elegant borders thank you card

Today’s tutorial is for a quick elegant borders thank you card. The border here is just used to create a decorative edge to one of the card front layers. Each week over on my Facebook page (please pop over and Like or Follow) I choose a product pick of the...

Tutorial for framed vellum birthday card

Tutorial for framed vellum birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a framed vellum birthday card. Creating a frame for the vellum is just another way of hiding the adhesive that would otherwise show through it. I've used the Scalloped Contours dies to create my frame but many other die sets would work equally...

Tutorial for vellum skirt hello card

Tutorial for vellum skirt hello card

Today’s tutorial is for a vellum skirt hello card. One difficulty with vellum is hiding the adhesive. With this card the vellum is adhered behind a card front panel, creating a vellum "skirt" that hangs free and does not need adhering. The Elegant Borders die used to...

Tutorial for quick vellum basics congrats card

Tutorial for quick vellum basics congrats card

Today’s tutorial is for a quick vellum basics congrats card. Here the vellum is use to "tone down" the bright background (though I cut it down so that I still had enough of the true bright colours that I wanted)! Each week over on my Facebook page (please pop over and...

Tutorial for pattern gems birthday card

Tutorial for pattern gems birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a pattern gems birthday card. This time we're using our gems to embellish the pattern repeat of our DSP. I rarely use gems for masculine cards (though matte dots work well instead) but I think this is one place where you can do so without...

Tutorial for solid gems anniversary card

Tutorial for solid gems anniversary card

Today’s tutorial is for a solid gems anniversary card. I've used the pattern of Fresh as a Daisy DSP that has both Copper Clay and Boho Blue in the pattern (two new In Colors). I opted to mix Boho Blue Solid Gems with a Copper Clay card but could just as easily have...