by Louise Sims | Nov 25, 2021 | Christmas Cards | Christmas Cards, Technique Tutorial
Christmas trees are my go to imagery for Christmas and when thinking about what to share for the Christmas Cheer theme for today’s Stampin’ Creative hop. The trees are not stamped this time, but embossed. Come and see. Sponged embossed trees. Here’s...
by Louise Sims | Nov 14, 2021 | Card Tutorial, Christmas Cards, Christmas Trees, Whimsical Trees | Clean and Simple, Christmas Cards, Technique Tutorial
Pink has become a popular choice for christmas, as each year we see decorations in different colour combinations from the traditional red and green. Stampin’ Up!’s Whimsy Suite has a gorgeous set of papers full of pink deliciousness – they are so...
by Louise Sims | Nov 10, 2021 | Card Tutorial, Christmas Cards, Christmas Trees, Die Cutting Technique, Whimsical Trees | Clean and Simple, Christmas Cards, Technique Tutorial
How do you make a card that wows that doesn’t involve stamping … the answer is to use your dies and some very pretty papers. Today’s project shows you a way of creating a card for some special people in your life with the Christmas Trees dies. These...
by Louise Sims | Aug 24, 2021 | Colouring with Blends, Emboss Resist, Heat Embossing, Sponged Background, Timeless Textures | Colouring, Technique Tutorial
Creating a sponged background is a simple way to add depth, interest and a touch of class to your card making. There are different ways you can create this effect – sponge daubers or blending brushes? In the cards I am sharing today I created the sponged...
by Louise Sims | Apr 27, 2020 | Watercolour Technique | Video Tutorial, Technique Tutorial
Today I’m sharing my Chat n’ Craft session from a couple of weeks ago. I love jumping on live with you on a Monday evening to chat and craft. This time I was inspired to create with a #keepstamping challenge set by Stampin’ Up! to use the colour...
by Louise Sims | Feb 25, 2020 | Sale-a-bration 2020, Stamping Technique, Tin Tile Embossing Folder | Technique Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Vintage
I have one of my favourite cards from my recent cardmaking sessions to share with you today. It features a stained glass effect created by embossing on Vellum cardstock and then colouring in with Stampin’ Blends. I used the Happy Birthday To You stamp set, which...
