Author Archives: Paula Reid

Technique Tuesday – Shaving Foam Technique

By | April 6, 2021

Hi there Our Stampin’ Up! ink refills are great not only to reink your ink pads but to use for a number of techniques. Last Tuesday I shared the Baby Wipe technique and today I have another technique that uses the ink refills. You’ll also need some shaving foam – I use the ‘in house’… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Shaving Foam Technique »

Fun Fold Friday – Corner Flip Card

By | April 2, 2021

Hi there I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing the different ways you can use the Baby Wipe Technique for your projects. Today I have the final card using the last two butterflies from my earlier card. This is another card that uses a standard card base to create a fun fold. I first saw this card… Read More: Fun Fold Friday – Corner Flip Card »

Baby Wipe Technique – Multi Coloured Butterfly Brilliance

By | April 1, 2021

Hi there I had so much fun with the Baby Wipe technique that I did up another multi coloured combination with the Butterfly Brilliance bundle. I used 9 different colours – Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Mango Melody, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight, Poppy Parade and So Saffron. After stamping the image on… Read More: Baby Wipe Technique – Multi Coloured Butterfly Brilliance »

Colour INKspiration – CI96

By | March 31, 2021

Hi there As mentioned in yesterday’s post I used the colour combo from the Colour INKspiration challenge site for my Baby Wipe technique card. The colours were Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride, Petal Pink and Granny Apple Green (not used in yesterday’s post). When I stamped my image for yesterday’s card I did another… Read More: Colour INKspiration – CI96 »

Technique Tuesday – Baby Wipe Technique

By | March 30, 2021

Hi there Since starting my Technique Tuesday and Friday Fun Fold posts the weeks seem to go by faster :). Today I’m sharing the Baby Wipe Technique. This is a fun technique you can do with any stamp set or card design. All you need are some reinkers, a couple of baby wipes and your… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Baby Wipe Technique »

Friday Fun Fold – Centre Step Card

By | March 26, 2021

Hi there When I make a fun fold card I like to be able to start with a standard card base so that you can get two of the design from one sheet of A4 cardstock. The Centre Step card fits into this category. Centre step cards require two cuts and four score lines to… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Centre Step Card »

Last Chance Products

By | March 25, 2021

If you love great deals, our Last-Chance Products Sale is the perfect time to shop. You’ll get deep discounts on your favourite products from the 2020–2021 Annual Catalogue – many items will sell out fast, so don’t delay. Check out this link to see what’s on sale.

Technique Tuesday – Josephs Coat

By | March 23, 2021

Hi there I hope you’re enjoying the Technique Tuesday blog posts and are giving some of these techniques a go yourself. I must admit I hadn’t done some of these for ages so it’s good to revisit them. Today’s post uses a technique called ‘Josephs Coat’ – it uses lots of colours randomly sponged on… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Josephs Coat »

Friday Fun Fold – Fold Over Flap Card

By | March 19, 2021

Hi there Today’s fun fold is a style I’ve been wanting to make for ages and just never got round to it. I’ve teamed it up with the Snail Mail Suite from page 55. This suite combines a stamp set, coordinating dies, Designer Series Paper (DSP), twine and embellishments. The card base is Bermuda Bay… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Fold Over Flap Card »

Butterfly Bouquet Early Release Promotion

By | March 16, 2021

Bring in the beauty of nature with the artistic designs of the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle and coordinating designer series paper, along with textured specialty paper that will put a pop of brilliance on every project. The Butterfly Bouquet includes early-release products from the 2021–2022 Annual Catalogue in addition to exclusive products. It includes a 10%… Read More: Butterfly Bouquet Early Release Promotion »

Technique Tuesday – Herringbone Cards

By | March 16, 2021

Hi there Last Friday’s Fun Fold card used the Herringbone Technique for the front panels and today I thought I’d show you how to make this. This technique is a great way to use up your scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I had some off cut strips plus I cut some more. These strips… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Herringbone Cards »

Creative Inkers Stamp Camp 2021

By | March 14, 2021

Hi there A couple of weekends ago we had our annual Creative Inkers Stamp Camp in Rotorua. It was great to be able to get together with my fellow demos. The last time we were all together was Stamp Camp 2020 so there was much to catch up on. Over the weekend we made 5… Read More: Creative Inkers Stamp Camp 2021 »

Friday Fun Fold – Gate Fold Card

By | March 12, 2021

Hi there Here’s another great fun fold that uses a standard sized card base. I like this type of card as it means you can get two cards from an A4 piece of cardstock. The base (Terracotta Tile) is a standard 14.8cm x 21cm. Instead of scoring at 10.5cm for the centre fold I made… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Gate Fold Card »

Technique Tuesday – Eclipse Card

By | March 9, 2021

Hi there Today’s technique is one I haven’t done for ages – it’s called the Eclipse Technique. Most Eclipse cards use alphabet dies but you can use other dies and even punches. Here I’ve used the Playful Alphabet Dies which are a great size allowing for longer words. Our old Large Letter Dies only allowed… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Eclipse Card »

Friday Fun Fold – Paper Blooms DSP Concertina Fold Card

By | March 5, 2021

Hi there I wasn’t sure what to call the fold on this card – so went with Concertina Fold – not very original :). I’ve loved the papers that were on offer during Sale-A-Bration – Paper Blooms, Flower & Field and Oh So Ombre. This card style requires a long piece of DSP so I… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Paper Blooms DSP Concertina Fold Card »