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.

Here Comes Santa Jaws Christmas Card with Avery Elle

Cardmaking, Christmas Cards Friday 5th March, 2021 Tags: , , , , No Comments

So we’re now in the third month of this year and I feel it’s time to start making a dent in my required Christmas cards. I am starting out with good intentions this year and starting early! As soon as I saw the Avery Elle Santa Jaws set I knew I had to get it! I have relatives who are…

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Scene Colouring with Heffy Doodle: Just a little seaside message

Cardmaking, Colouring, General Cards Monday 1st March, 2021 Tags: , , , , , No Comments

I’m back with another installment of my Scene Colouring series on the Heffy Doodle blog today. I’ve been seeing lots of masked scene cards where there is a slit of background taking up a portion of the card panel and some added foreground elements. I thought I would put my personal spin on it and give it a try today!…

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Heffy Doodle and Sunny Studio Stamps Collaboration Blog Hop

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, Colouring, General Cards Sunday 28th February, 2021 Tags: , , , , , , , 50 Comments

Welcome to the Heffy Doodle and Sunny Studio Stamps Collaboration Blog Hop! The Design Teams from both companies have teamed up, mixing together products from both companies to bring you a whole lot of inspiration! Plus, there is a giveaway to one lucky crafter! Keep reading below for more information. My Cards I have two cards to share with you…

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Underwater Birthday Wishes

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, Colouring Friday 19th February, 2021 Tags: , No Comments

I’m back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with an underwater scene birthday card, featuring the Avery Elle Underwater Friends, Underwater Background Builder and Everyday Circles stamp sets. As soon as I saw these stamps I knew there would be many underwater scenes on the horizon! I started out by stamping the background onto a blending cardstock panel in…

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Unicorns and Rainbows

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, General Cards Monday 15th February, 2021 Tags: , , , , , , No Comments

I’m back on the Heffy Doodle blog today continuing my theme of the last couple of cards: simple scenes. Not got time to go all out with the background? Just take a couple of elements from a set and create a simple scene, adding a central focal image popped up with foam tape for a little dimension. I’m using the…

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Grateful for Everything

Cardmaking, Thank You Cards Friday 5th February, 2021 Tags: , , No Comments

I’m on the Seven Hills Crafts blog again today with something a little different for me. I wanted to challenge myself to create a card with no colouring – very challenging for me! I used the Concord & 9th Grateful for Everything stamp set with some coordinating Lawn Fawn inks and card stock. I started out by stamping the big flower arrangement…

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Scene Colouring: Just Married

Cardmaking, Wedding Cards Monday 1st 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 Friday 29th 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 Monday 18th 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 Friday 15th 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 Monday 4th 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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