I love to make interactive cards, and this is one to bring sparkle to any lucky recipient’s mantelpiece this festive season. Plus with the gorgeous Beautiful Moments – Cold Days, Warm Hearts Winter Days stamp set, it was a dream to make. If you’ve never made a shaker card before, you might think that it can be a bit tricky. But actually the process is very simple. Not the quickest, perhaps, but I definitely think it’s worth putting the time...
If you managed to watch our last show on HOCHANDA, you'd have seen a new technique I tried using our gorgeous stamps! I was so impressed with the stamping quality that I experimented with stamping onto cotton fabric and I was stunned by the results! This design features stamps from our Christmas Wonderland photopolymer stamp set. I considered whether I should use a fabric paint but I had a Stampin' Up! Rose Red ink pad in a drawer and I...
So...my first project for Angela Poole! Very exciting and a massive honour. I hope this card shows just how effective keeping things simple can be. Firstly, I used the Magic Windows Slide & Reveal die set to cut out the main images from the Christmas Wonderland and Winter Days stamp sets. Both images were coloured using just two colours of brush pens. I inked around the edges of the reindeer image with Distress Oxide Gathered Twigs, and once I had constructed...
Hi everyone! Well it's that time of the year again, and like most of you I've been busy making my Christmas cards. I absolutely adore the Beautiful Moments – Cold Days, Warm Hearts stamp sets. They are beautiful to stamp with. As a crafter, I am always looking for further ways to utilise the stamps in my collection, which is why I thought I would share this card with you. Here I have used the Winter Days stamp collection. I have...
Hello crafters! Today I wanted to share with you my idea of how to make a Christmas gift box with the extra-special detail of having the Magic Windows feature. I came up with this idea after making a few Christmas card designs using the Magic Windows Slide & Reveal die set and Beautiful Moments – Cold Days, Warm Hearts stamps. I wanted something extra-special to put my cards inside to give as a gift! What better than a lovely coordinating...
These glass-effect baubles are absolutely stunning! I discovered the technique whilst experimenting with different stamping effects. I promise there's no etching involved, as they're made by simply stamping onto clear shrink plastic. The nostalgic scenes and festive motifs from the Beautiful Moments - Cold Days, Warm Hearts Christmas Wonderland and Winter Days stamp sets work so well with this technique - especially as the circular designs are perfect for making hanging baubles! We're proud that our stamp sets are made from high-quality photopolymer....
The great thing about stamps is how versatile they are - if you want to break out and do something different, you can! Creating a bold stamped card doesn’t need to be complicated and in fact, sometimes simple is better. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve had some bad stamping experiences over the years and most of the issues came from using cheap acrylic stamps and the wrong kind of inks. There are still times when I accidentally drop an...
