Sometimes, when you need to make a specific sort of card, you don’t actually have the most suitable stamps or sentiments to hand. There are two ways out of this sort of predicament: a trip to a craft shop (or online); or a bodge from the stamps in your stash. Despite the fairly large notice… Continue reading Card of the Week: Newborn Mouse Card
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Card of the Week: The Skiing Snowman
In the midst of this week’s heatwave, in trying to find a way to cool down, I couldn’t resist the skiing snowman from the Creative Stamping 100 set from Crafter’s Companion. Also, the thought of snow helped. I didn’t use this stamp – or many from this quarter of the set – last year, partly… Continue reading Card of the Week: The Skiing Snowman
Card of the Week: The Christmas Family
I had planned for a card using the circles cut from last week’s wreath (plus a couple of others), with a set of circular stamps from the Crafter’s Companion stamp set from Creative Stamping 100. But the Peace one didn’t stamp properly. Or rather, it did, but then the ink filled the word, so it… Continue reading Card of the Week: The Christmas Family
Card of the Week: Hexagons
Sometimes, you have to make a card for someone a little bit tricky. Generally men, though not always. Usually because the more flowery stamps and sentiments which seem so common just aren’t right. In such instances, simplicity is very much key. I know, complicated cards aren’t what I’m known for. I like ones I can… Continue reading Card of the Week: Hexagons
Card of the Week: Dolphins
I thought this week I’d take a break from Christmas cards. Not because I have run out of inspiration or motivation, but because the sunshine made me think of other things, especially the seaside and holidays. So I had a rummage and pulled out the Beneath the Waves stamp set and embossing folder by Stampendous,… Continue reading Card of the Week: Dolphins
Card of the Week: White Christmas
I seem to be on a roll with making Christmas cards at the moment. (Famous last words: I’ll probably run out of inspiration or motivation now and give up until the end of November.) Or perhaps it’s just that I seem to have collected quite a few festive embossing folders, despite not being able to… Continue reading Card of the Week: White Christmas
Card of the Week: Modern Blooms
Some time ago, as an extra freebie with a magazine, I picked up the Altenew Modern Blooms set. I’ve got several other such Altenew stamp sets, with the layering stamps, but I don’t often use them. A misguided belief that they’re complicated, or need lots of time, perhaps. Not true, it turns out. Once I’d… Continue reading Card of the Week: Modern Blooms
Card of the Week: Queen for a Day
I made this card a few weeks back. It was supposed to be a Mothering Sunday card, but it never got sent, so I shall probably repurpose it for a birthday or something. It shall sit in my stash until it is needed, whatever I end up using it for. Anyway, it used the two… Continue reading Card of the Week: Queen for a Day
Card of the Week: Whale in a Bottle
I still haven’t made any Easter cards yet. Or Mothering Sunday ones, for that matter. I should probably get on that, given that we’ve only a few days, and a couple of weeks, for one and then the other. In the meantime, though, I’ve been playing with the Lisa Norton Message in a Bottle stamp… Continue reading Card of the Week: Whale in a Bottle
Card of the Week: F is for Flamingo
I know, I’ve skipped a few letters. I did mean to have a Daffodil for D, but it appears that I haven’t any daffodil stamps or dies. A shame, because I do like daffodils. Such a bright, cheery flower for this time of year. Such a strong hint of spring, sunshine on the way and… Continue reading Card of the Week: F is for Flamingo
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