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Category: Tutorials- techniques

You are my lobster Valentine’s Day card

February 12, 2025 February 12, 2025Beginner crafter, Tutorials- techniques, Valentine's Day 0

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Have you ever been hit by inspiration for a card as soon as you see a piece of patterned paper? Yeah… me too. Friends of the Ocean paper in Stampin’ Up!’s January to April mini catalogue was the jumping off point for this card. If you’re a Friends fan, you’ll…

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Flashback Friday- ink blocking

May 24, 2024 May 24, 2024Beginner crafter, Clean and simple, Tutorials- techniques 0

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Hands up if you have a stamp set in your stash that hasn’t seen an ink pad in months (years) or ever. Go on- be honest- we all have them, this is a safe space where we can be honest with each other. I got this set several years ago,…

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Emboss resist technique

February 16, 2024 February 16, 2024Five minute Friday, Tutorials- techniques emboss resist, Stampin' Up!, Technique 0

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Emboss resist is one of my favourite techniques when I am looking for something different. As I was designing this card, P!nk’s Perfect was going through my mind. I’ve been really paying attention to lyrics lately, and this song struck a chord. My motto for creating has always been ‘there’s…

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How to emboss with colour

February 9, 2024 February 9, 2024Five minute Friday, Tutorials- techniques, Uncategorized 0

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Have you ever wondered how to heat emboss with colour? Stampin’ Up!’s embossing colours come in black, white, clear, and metallics. So, how do you add a pop of colour and shine to your cards with heat embossing? You use ink! With 50+ colours in the Stampin’ Up! family, you…

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TBT: Lovely as a Tree and Jolly Words

November 9, 2023 November 9, 2023Christmas cards, Colouring, Tutorials- techniques 0

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Sometimes, inspiration comes from cards we have already created.I was scrolling through my Facebook page and came across the first card I ever posted using Stampin’ Up! products. Lovely as a Tree was Stampin’ Up!’s longest running stamp set before it was retired in 2019. It was released in 2001,…

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Emboss resist for Christmas

November 3, 2023 November 9, 2023Christmas cards, Christmas projects, Tutorials- techniques 0

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It’s been a hot minute since I did any heat embossing. I was prepping for my November class, and dug out the gold embossing powder, and decided to play with the emboss resist for the First Friday Free class. It’s such a fun technique, and really allows you to explore…

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It’s time to break out of the creative rut!

April 1, 2023 April 2, 2023Beginner crafter, Birthday cards, Kid cards, Tutorials- techniques 0

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We all get into a rut now and again, which is why this month, I am going to be posting one challenge each day on my Facebook page to get your creativity flowing. I’ve got some surprises tucked up my sleeve along the way, and each person who participates and…

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No Foolin’ it’s Free class

April 1, 2023 April 1, 2023Beginner crafter, Birthday cards, Clean and simple, Colouring, Tutorials- techniques 0

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Every April 1, since becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I have done a free card class. It’s probably one of my top three favourite events of the year. This year, I offered it online, and decided to do two cards with the same stamp set- Taco Fiesta. The first card…

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Less can be more

March 14, 2023 March 14, 2023Beginner crafter, Birthday cards, Clean and simple, Colouring, Tutorials- techniques 2

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Any paper crafter I know has a rather sizable stash filled with paper, cardstock, stamps, ink, bling, tools, and the list goes on. When you’re faced with a multitude of choices, sometimes, it can be overwhelming, and you get stuck not being able to create anything. Taking a minute to…

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Hidden message Valentine

January 24, 2023 January 24, 2023Sale-a-Bration, Tutorials- folds, Tutorials- techniques 0

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The beauty of handmade cards is you can fully customize them based on the recipient, and their feelings about certain things. The Alphabest stamp set makes it a breeze to create your own sentiments, and this one was particularly fun to do. Sometimes, you need to embrace your inner sass!…

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