Cardmaking

Handmade card tutorials featuring stamps and dies from UK, EU and US companies like Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, Heffy Doodle, Sugar Pea Designs, Concord & 9th.

I post weekly with step-by-step tutorials for my Design Teams, Seven Hills Crafts and Heffy Doodle.

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Scene Colouring: Just Married

Cardmaking, Wedding Cards 1 February, 2021 Tags: , , , , , No Comments

I took a break from whole card scenes for this next card in my Scene Colouring series, instead using a die to highlight a particular portion of a scene. It’s a great way to add an element to a card and as a bonus, doesn’t take as long as colouring a whole panel! My wedding-themed card today features the Happily…

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Let the Good Times Roll!

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking 29 January, 2021 Tags: , , , , No Comments

I’m on the Seven Hills Crafts blog again today letting the good times roll with this coaster-themed birthday card featuring a couple of sets from Avery Elle: Peek-a-Boo Coaster, Peek-a-Boo Pals and Speech Bubbles. I started with the background, blending on some Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide inks in a gradient. Once dry, I stamped the big coaster track stamp along the bottom in…

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Holy Macaroni! Pasta Scene Colouring with Heffy Doodle

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, Colouring 18 January, 2021 Tags: , , , No Comments

I’m back on the Heffy Doodle blog today with another card in my Scene Colouring series. My birthday card today features the cute and punny Pasta La Vista stamp set and focuses on masking with Heffy Tape to create the scene. I started out by creating a mask so I could stamp out the pasta within the bowl. I used…

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Birthday Cupcake

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, Colouring 15 January, 2021 Tags: , , , , , No Comments

I’m over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with something a little more cheerful on this cold (and possibly snowy!) morning. My birthday card today features the Colorado Craft Company Big and Bold Sweet Friend Cupcake stamp set with a sentiment from the MFT Bitty Birthday Wishes set. This was a relatively quick card to create, thanks to the…

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Scene Colouring: Jungle Animals

Cardmaking, Christmas Cards, Colouring 4 January, 2021 Tags: , , , , , , No Comments

Now that Christmas is behind us, I wanted to make a start on this year’s birthday card stash. I wanted bright, colourful and full of happy animals! The person I intend to send this card to is a Jungle Book lover, so I selected some of the characters to feature in the scene. I had to get a little creative…

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Scene Colouring: Playful Penguins

Cardmaking, Christmas Cards, Colouring 21 December, 2020 Tags: , , , , , , No Comments

Not many sleeps ’til Santa now! I have another festive card for you today and the last in my Scene Colouring series on the Heffy Doodle blog. This time, I coloured up some playful penguins in a snowy scene. One was halfway through building a snowman until he saw a friend who couldn’t reach the post box. What could he…

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Scene Colouring: When Santa Got Stuck!

Cardmaking, Christmas Cards, Scene Cards 7 December, 2020 Tags: , , , , , , No Comments

I’m back with the next card in my Scene Colouring series. I’m definitely in the Christmas mood and this card is inspired by one of the all-time great Christmas songs: When Santa Got Stuck Up the Chimney! Plus, it uses a non-Christmas stamp set – Teacher’s Pet – to get the most out of your stash! This one needed a…

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Jingle All the Way

Cardmaking, Christmas Cards 4 December, 2020 Tags: , , , , , , No Comments

I have a festive ‘Jingle All the Way’ scene card over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today, featuring the MFT ‘Tis the Season stamp set and some no-line Copic colouring. I started out by stamping the Santa holding his sack of goodies onto some blending cardstock using some Lawn Fawn Jellyfish ink. This combo is perfect for no-line alcohol…

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‘Tis the Season to Be Jolly

Cardmaking, Christmas Cards 27 November, 2020 Tags: , , , No Comments

I’m over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with another festive card, this time featuring the MFT Joyous Holidays and ‘Tis the Season stamp sets. When you’re looking to make many cards but still keep that quality look, the simpler the scene the better! I stamped out the Santa, tree and reindeer image using some Lawn Fawn Jellyfish ink…

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25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020: Heffy Doodle

Cardmaking, Christmas Cards, Colouring 24 November, 2020 Tags: , , , , , , 26 Comments

I’m joining in the blog hop day with the rest of the Heffy Doodle team! Come and hop along for some inspiration and prizes! Start over at the 25 Days of Christmas Tags blog. I made some matching tags for my featured Christmas Cards this year using the tag from the Mini Essentials Die set along with a bunch of…

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Christmas Scene Colouring

Cardmaking, Christmas Cards, Colouring 16 November, 2020 Tags: , , , , , No Comments

It’s rapidly approaching that time of year when I start to get a bit anxious over having enough Christmas cards to send out come December. Every year I say I will start early and make at least one a month all year round, but I never manage to achieve that aim! This is my fifth card of the year and…

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