Happy New Year 2025

 I'd  like to wish all my team, customers,  class attendees and social media friends and followers a wonderful 2025. Thank you for all your support last year. Here's to a great year of creativity for us all .  🩷🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

Dear Santa thank you card

 Whilst tidying my craft space I found a stamped image from the  Dear Santa stamp set. Not wanting to waste it but not having any need of a Christmas card a  thank you card sprang to mind. This made me think about how many "Christmas " items in my stash could have uses beyond the festive season! So I decided to have another look at some of the pretty festive pattern papers I was putting away.  And low and behold in the oh so cute Snowy Scenes paper pack was a gorgeous plaid. Now I love me some plaid at any time of year so this was just perfect 👌 

With the stash sorted I set to making a card. I decided to use a technique called triple stamping but this time with no stamping and only 2 layers. So the name isn't quite right.. but the idea was 😉.

Start by cutting a piece of pattern paper to 14.4cm x 10cm.  Then either cut a panel or die cut a panel from the center of it. I chose to cut a piece out that measures 10.5cm x 6cm. Then adhere the larger piece to an A6 card base. Next adhere the cut out panel to a piece of cardstock the same colour as the card base measuring 11cm x 6.5cm. Pop this piece on top using 3d foam ensuring that the missing piece is covered. Line up the piece of pattern paper so that it continues the pattern of the background and adhere it to the cardstock panel. 

Using my alcohol markers I coloured the image of the little girl writing her.. thank you list 😉. The colours used in the colouring reflect the colours in the paper. 

Use a scrap of the pattern paper to decorate tha inside of the card.  This helps to give any card a touch of luxury and makes it feel even more special. 

After colouring the little girl image I fussy cut her out. I stamped a thank you sentiment onto a piece of basic white cardstock and cut the ends on the diagonal.  I then took a scrap of coral cardstock and used an embossing folder called Forever Plaid to give it texture. The ribbon and knot are the same shade of petal pink so everything coordinates beautifully. Adhere the image and sentiment to the panel then use 3d foam to adhere it to the card.

I hope this has inspired you to have another look at your holiday stash and see if you can use it in other ways.

Happy Boxing Day

 Today's inspiration is a thank you card made using scraps from the star top box project. I'm calling this technique paper crazy paving!. You can find all about the box Here. Today's project is really easy all you'll need is some double- 

sided adhesive sheets and embossing powder.

Start by applying the adhesive sheet to a piece of cardstock.  Then peel back the cover and add your scraps leaving gaps between them. Then sprinkle your embossing powder all over to act as the grout between the shards of paper. Heat the power and voila you have your paper crazy paving panel.

The nice thing about using embossing powder is that it gives a lovely texture effect too.

That's it for today as we're off to the pantomime for a Christmas treat 😃 have a great day what ever you're doing x

Star top box Bloom Impressions dsp

 Happy Christmas Eve 🎄 Today I'm  sharing the details of the project I made during my Facebook live yesterday. This gorgeous box is now where near as difficult as it looks! The pretty pattern paper is from the upcoming 2025 Sale-A-Bration offering from Stampin' Up! And will be available with qualifying purchases during January and February. Oh and it's called Bloom Impressions 😉

OK so to start you'll need 2 pieces of cardstock measuring 15cm x 21cm. Score at 5cm, 10cm, 15cm and 20cm along the long side . Then at 2cm and 8.5cm on the short side. Next score diagonally in each of the top rectangles in both directions.  Now mark along the top at 2 5cm, 7.5cm, 12.5cm and 17.5cm. Then score from these marks down to the center point of the rectangles.  Notch as shown below.

Please watch the video to see how this all comes together  

Here is the other box shown in the video.  I hope you enjoy giving this fun box a go.

A little bit festive thank you card

 Do you still have your Christmas stash out? Or is it all put away for another year?  Well if you have some Christmas papers out why not use them for thank you cards! Today's inspiration is made using paper and elements from the fab A Little Bit Festive paper pack that's got 2 sheets of die cut elements included 😀 

The card started with a random thank you sentiment found on my desk! I don't remember what project it was from and don't remember the stamp set the sentiment comes from either 🤣

These papers were just scrap strips placed back in the packet for just such a project. Yes I do place the leftovers from a project back in the paper packs... don't you? After all waste not want not 😉

The strips are 2.5cm x 6.5cm apart from the dark blue ones which are and element that I cut to 6.5cm long and then cut in half.

I love the die cut elements included this pack so had to use some for the inside as well... after all no surface need go undecorated 😅

Well I hope this project has inspired you to use up some of those leftover paper scraps. Even if they are from your Christmas stash to create beautiful  cards with.

Jewel tone new year cards

 Do you ever just stumbled upon an idea that is a bot of a light bulb moment  💡 ? Well today's inspiration is the result of one such moment! Sadly I can't find the original inspiration to give credit but who ever you are thank you . 

The light bulb moment was the beautiful rich tones of the card that the creator used. As  Stampin' Up! Has a wonderful array of colours to choose from it was easy to find coloured cardstock to use. 

First up let's me share the beautiful Ruby version made using a shade of red called Real Red.

And the sapphire version using blueberry bushel....

The next version could be either a peacock sapphire or a Chrysocolla using pretty peacock cardstock....

And finally the amethyst version using gorgeous grape cardstock...

The effect is created by applying black ink around the edges of the panel that has images heat embossed with gold embossing powder . To continue the same gold tones with the metalic strip apply versamark to a piece of white cardstock.  Then add the same gold embossing powder and heat as usual. 

So which jewel is you favourite? 

A whimsical Christmas tree treat box

 Today I'm sharing pictures of the treat box I made for my Facebook live on Monday.

The one from the live is made using fresh freesia cardstock. And embellished with Regal foiled adhesive backed dots.

The white version is embellished with fun Rwd and white Peppermints.

 These cute boxes are easy to make and takes little time. They start as a piece of cardstock measuring 21cm x 9cm.  Scored at 10.5cm. Next you mark the center of each end in the middle, 4.5cm, then score out from the center mark to the left and right hand side of the 10.5cm score line top and bottom.

Sounds confusing?  Well why not watch my live to see how it works!

The circle punch I used is a ¾" one. Top tip punch from 2 sheets of cardstock at once! Also punching the circles is a good think to do whilst watching a movie or the TV..  just remember to pop a tray or basket on your lap to catch them 😉