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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Copic CAS Scenes with Heffy Doodle: Have a Lava-ly Day!

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking 4 May, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments

Hello, crafters! I’m back on the Heffy Doodle blog today with the next in my Clean and Simple series. For the next few posts I will be using the Masquerade Stencils as a frame to create some Copic coloured scenes, showcasing a variety of the Heffy Doodle stamp sets. Today’s lava-ly scene card features the Prehistoric Pals and Geology Rocks…

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Astronautical Birthday!

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking 1 May, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments

I’m back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with another challenge: a masculine birthday card. Like many, I struggle with not reaching for the cute critters and bright rainbow colours. So I went back to my comfort zone and created a scene I could colour in! I used the Avery Elle Astronauts stamp set to create this celebratory space…

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Through the Porthole

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking 20 April, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments

I’m back on the Heffy Doodle blog today with another card in my CAS series. Today’s cards feature the Ocean’s of Love set and I’m building a unique scene with the help of a few other Heffy Doodle products. There are two versions of this card with varying degrees of layers. The first step was to stamp out the scene….

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Happy Bee-Day

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking 16 April, 2020 Tags: , No Comments

Hello crafters. I hope everyone is keeping well. It is good to set ourselves a challenge in these times so I’m continuing with my ‘no-colouring’ series with this set of birthday cards featuring the Sugar Pea Designs Hey Honey stamp set and some Lawn Fawn Simple Puffy Clouds dies. These are really simple to create and mass produce if you’re in need of…

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Clean and Simple: Colouring Die Cuts with Copic Markers

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking 6 April, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments

Hello, I’m back on the Heffy Doodle blog today with April’s first installment of my CAS (Clean and Simple) series. I challenged myself to use only dies for the main focal point, with just one stamp for a sentiment. Having seen Kelly’s idea of using the Stitched Dino Prints Dies as tulips, I thought I would put my own twist…

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Sending Rainbows with Avery Elle

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking 3 April, 2020 Tags: , , , , , No Comments

Hello, I’m back today on the Seven Hills Crafts blog. With all the events going on in the world today, I’m bringing you some rainbows to brighten up your day. These cards feature the Avery Elle All About Us stamp set, are really simple to make and *shock horror for me!* they do not involve any colouring whatsoever! And as…

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Fairytale Wedding

Cardmaking, Wedding Cards 20 March, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments

Hello, crafters! I’m back on the Heffy Doodle blog today with a fairytale scene card. My cousin is getting married later this year and my Aunt requested a card that was ‘Disney’ and ‘Fairytale’ themed. I immediately thought of Cinderella and the Happily Ever Crafter stamp set! Rather than using a lot of layers to create the background, I thought…

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Flying By with a Really High Five

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking 20 March, 2020 Tags: , , , , 2 Comments

Hello, I’m on the Seven Hills Crafts blog again today with a one layer scene card featuring the Lawn Fawn Really High Five stamp set and some Copic colouring! This idea has been in my head since I first saw this set. Sometimes these scenes can seem daunting, so I’ve broken it down for you into some easy steps. I…

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Heffy Doodle and Trinity Stamps Collaboration Blog Hop

Cardmaking, General Cards 17 March, 2020 Tags: , , , , , , 62 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to the Heffy Doodle and Trinity Stamps Collaboration Blog Hop! Our design teams have come together to share some amazing inspiration featuring some Heffy Doodle and Trinity stamps products. There is also a prize up for grabs, too! Keep reading below for details on how to enter. I’m sharing two cards with you today featuring a…

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Stencil Layering with Heffy Doodle’s Elephant of Surprise

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, Thank You Cards 6 March, 2020 Tags: , , , , , , , No Comments

I’m back over on the Heffy Doodle blog today with the next in my Clean and Simple (CAS) card series. Today’s step-by-step tutorial is all about stencil layering using the new Circle Masquerade stencil in combination with a bunch of other Heffy stencils. Paired with the Elephant of Surprise stamp set and the Whatcha Saying stamp and die set, this…

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It’s a RAWR-y Dino-mite Birthday

Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, Colouring 6 March, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments

I’m back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with a duo of bright and happy birthday cards. Mixed with a couple of stash favourites, the Avery Elle RAWR dino-themed stamp set is perfect for creating birthday cards for little boys (or anyone who loves a dinosaur or two!). The first design is more CAS (Clean and Simple), with a…

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Swinging By to Say Thanks

Cardmaking, Thank You Cards 21 February, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments

I’m stepping out of my CAS style slightly today over on the Heffy Doodle blog to bring you this cheeky thank you card featuring the Chimply the Best stamp set. This base layout is one of my go-to card designs when I have multiple small images and it only requires one or two dies (or more if you want to…

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