The treat cups are an ingenious way to give a special card and a gift in one. That gift could be low cost/value eg. a few sweets or high cost/value eg. jewellery. Although the simple way of using the treat cups is to remove the liner tape and adhere them direct to...

One of the things that separates "homemade" from "handcrafted" is the level of professional finish given to card. Today's tip suggests how to hide the ends of ribbon so that they don't fray or look unsightly. I usually do this by using an extra layer of card or paper...

After making yesterday's card with coloured embossing powder I wanted to test out the powder using Versamark and Craft White ink to see whether the Craft White would provide a lighter base and make the embossing stand out clearer. So I tried a little experiment: The...

Some of the stamp sets in our catalogue are a combination of image and words eg. Under the Big Top, Easy Events. Now with the Under the Big Top set, I know that there will be times when  I want to use those sentiments with another image or stamp the words away from...

Here's a quick tip for using the Stampin' Up! Twill Tape. This tape only comes in the natural cream colour which can sometimes be a bit too much of a contrast with certain colour combos. To tone down that contrast and match the tape to your project, you can quickly...

  I love finding ways to get more from our punches and I've found a trick for getting two flower shapes from a single flower punch. First, punch a flower out as normal.         Next, reinsert the original flower into the punch and rotate it so...

When I was making the small craft boxes at the weekend, I was reminded that when I first got the Petal Card punch I needed to "relearn" my punching technique to get decent results. That's because the Petal Card punch (119273) is a different design - it both...