Hi there A friends son and daughter have both had birthdays in the last month. Each birthday I make them a personalised card and little 3D gift box which contains chocolate. It’s about making somebody feel special on their special day and not the size of the gift. The kids all look forward to seeing… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday I posted some note cards I’d created using the One Sheet Wonder technique. Most One Sheet Wonder templates are designed for 12 x 12″ sheets of DSP but I’ve created four templates that each use a 6 x 6″ piece and can be used to make 5 note cards. Here are the… Read More »
Hi there I can now share with you the cards I taught for this months card classes 🙂 I decided these cards needed to use DSP as we have the ‘buy three get one FREE’ special this month and it would give the ladies some ideas for using DSP. I don’t know about you but… Read More »
Hi there Wasn’t it great to see the sun and feel the warmth today 🙂 I am so over all the rain we’ve been having. Over the weekend I made a few cards with the Detailed Floral Thinlits. These cards weren’t quick to make and were more like doing a jigsaw puzzle than making a… Read More »
Hi there I’ve been having some fun with the Sweet Cupcakes stamp set this past week 🙂 It had been sitting on my shelf uninked and feeling lonely so I thought I’d let it see some light – do you have stamp sets like that? I must admit I do like the ‘triple’ step stamps… Read More »
Hi there Last month a friend of mine had a big ‘0’ birthday. I decided to have fun and used the Number of Years stamp set. Have you seen the new Seasonal Masks in the Holiday catalogue? I used them here on my Merry Mice Notecards. They’re a great way to create a background when… Read More »
Hi there Last month my friend had a birthday – expect I forgot it! I had it for the following week so needed to create a ‘belated’ birthday card. Good thing we have a stamp set for such an occasion. Everyone loves a cupcake and with this set you can create so many different ‘toppings’… Read More »
Hi there This month I’ve taught the Shaving Foam Technique at my card classes. It’s a great technique and heaps of fun to do. Just make sure you have paper towels handy as you do get it bit messy – part of the fun. This sample uses four ink colours – Real Red, Cherry Cobbler,… Read More »
Hi there Over the weekend I had some time to play with the new set ‘Day at the Beach’. i used a mix of the stamps to create a background and then added my sentiments in copper. This is a fun set to play with. The images are stamped with Memento Black then I coloured… Read More »
Hi there Welcome to my new look blog :). If you receive my monthly newsletter watch out for some changes there as well. If you haven’t signed up to my monthly newsletter then please email me on paula@yellowbearstamping.com and I’ll add you to the list. And yes that is a new email address – I’ve… Read More »
Hi there One of the ladies from the Stampin’ Up! Home Office shared a post about a special boy who is having a birthday next month and asked if some of us could send him a birthday card. This is one of the great things about card making and the Stampin’ Up! wider family. We… Read More »
Hi there There’s something very relaxing about colouring in – and the new set Sitting Here is a great set for that. This time I’ve used the cat – I’m sure he’s enjoying basking in the sun :). I tend to stamp the cushions (and cat) on a scrap piece of paper then colour in… Read More »
Hi there As promised here are the last of the samples I shared at OnStage back in April. The color combo for this card was inspired by one of my summer skirts – Emerald Envy, Pool Party, Elegant Eggplant and Basic Black. I stamped a piece of Whisper White then cut it into eight 1… Read More »
Hi there Sorry for the lack of posts this last week – I was busy preparing for our team Extravaganza event which we held yesterday. I’ll share with you later in the week the five projects that were taught. I thought I’d better finish sharing the rest of my samples from OnStage featuring the Playful… Read More »
Hi there As part of my display for OnStage back in April I created a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) using the new 2016-2018 In Colors. The template for these cards is the same one I used here. This particular OSW template also makes a cute box for the cards to be stored in. This… Read More »