Sara’s Crafting and Stamping Studio

Stampin’ Up! Independent Demonstrator

Joyous Noel diamond Christmas card

Joyous Noel diamond Christmas card

Turning squares around slightly, not only gives a diamond shape rather than square but also allows you to stamp sentiments that might not fit otherwise. The mini diamonds on either side of the main sentiment provide balance and a little extra colour depth.   The...

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Shimmering Perennial Birthday card

Shimmering Perennial Birthday card

Yesterday I shared a technique for creating your own shimmer spray and if you look back here you'll see that the blotchy card layer I created did dry out evenly as promised and I've used it for this birthday card. The colour combo is a variation of a masculine...

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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'...

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Joyous Noel Making Christmas Bright Christmas card

Joyous Noel Making Christmas Bright Christmas card

Another masculine Christmas card today and this one uses a colour combo that I use on a previous masculine Christmas card here. The front of the card looked just a little too plain with only the cut away sentiment area and so pine boughs were added for a little extra...

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Varied Vases birthday card

Varied Vases birthday card

A bright mix of colours today for a cheery birthday card. The Varied Vases stamp set and the Vases Builder punch can be bought as a bundle - saving 10% 🙂 Lots of texture is added to the card using the Stitched Label framelits (one of my absolute favourites!). The...

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So Santa Christmas gift tag

So Santa Christmas gift tag

Just 10 weeks to Christmas! Once each week, for a while now, I’ve been sharing a Christmas tag or other type of gift packaging – that way I’ll be well prepared when the big day comes around. Today's tag is a simple opening mini card. The colour combo is Poppy Parade,...

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