Category Archives: Birthday

TGIF Challenge – Layout Design

By | March 4, 2024

Hi there I don’t know about you but sometimes I struggle to come up with a layout design for a project. That is where challenges are great. There are a couple of types of challenges that I use – a colour combo challenge – where you’re given two or three colours to use or a… Read More »

Circle Sayings Cupcake Card

By | June 20, 2023

Hi there As promised here is the second project we made at my recent workshop. This project features the Circle Sayings Bundle and the Bright & Beautiful 6″x6″ DSP. I’m loving this paper pack and have almost gone through a whole pack since the beginning of May. Don’t forget you have until 30 June to… Read More »

Countryside Inn Suite and Lasting Joy Notecards

By | June 19, 2023

Hi there Last weekend I held a workshop with my group of ladies and we created two projects – one using the Countryside Inn Suite and Lasting Joy and one using the Circle Sayings Bundle along with the DSP from the Bright & Beautiful Suite. We had a great afternoon crafting together. The Countryside Inn… Read More »

Dainty Delight Fun Fold – Gatefold Pop Out Card

By | March 20, 2023

Hi there A friend had a big ‘0’ birthday last month and I wanted to make her a special card to celebrate this milestone. I love making fun fold cards and had seen a ‘new to me’ fold called a Gatefold Pop Out card. After a quick Google search I found some instructions for an… Read More »

Beautifully Happy with Dandy Designs

By | March 13, 2023

Hi there Yesterday I shared the a card featuring the Dainty Delight bundle that I taught at a recent event. The second card I taught featured two Sale-A-Bration items – the Beautifully Happy stamp set and Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (DSP). Unfortunately Sale-A-Bration has now finished but you could easily change the image and… Read More »

Dainty Delight Bundle and Artistic Mix Decorative Masks

By | March 12, 2023

Hi there After taking a break from blogging, social media and sending out regular newsletters I’m ready to get back into my paper crafting journey. I hope you’ll join me as I share my creations with you. Last month I held a workshop with a lovely group of ladies and taught two cards. The first… Read More »

Split Circle Cards – CI#114

By | February 2, 2022

Hi there Over the weekend I saw a great colour challenge combo on the Colour Inkspiration Facebook group. As soon as I saw the colours I knew exactly what to create with them – a Split Circle card. This design has been around for awhile but I only made my first one last Tuesday when… Read More »

Technique Tuesday – Black Ice

By | December 28, 2021

Hi there At the beginning of the year I decided I would share a different technique with you every Tuesday. Today is the last Tuesday of 2021 and for my last share I’ve chosen the Black Ice technique. There are still plenty more techniques to share so I’ll slowly slot them in with other blog… Read More »

Technique Tuesday – Emboss Resist

By | December 21, 2021

Hi there Heat embossing is one of my favourite techniques – combine it with a bit of ink blending and you have a cool variation – Emboss Resist. To create this card I stamped the Daisy Garden image with VersaMark, applied white embossing powder and heated it. As this is a large image I used… Read More »