Category: Techniques

Explosion Box

Explosion Box

An interesting concept, again from UStamp With Dawn and Friends. When you take the lid off the box, it 'explodes' or falls open. The idea is to attach small gifts to the inside of the box. Here are all four sides of my box. ... and here is the empty version of the inside. My … Continue reading Explosion Box

One Sheet Wonder

One Sheet Wonder

Here is another project from UStamp With Dawn and Friends. It is called a One Sheet Wonder because you use a full sheet of DSP to make a number of different cards, etc. I have used a sheet from the retired Cottage Wall DSP, together with Rich Razzleberry, Always Artichoke, Pear Pizzazz, River Rock and … Continue reading One Sheet Wonder

Belated Happy Birthday to Helen

Belated Happy Birthday to Helen

What a slack sister I am. Helen's birthday was in mid December and I did make her a special card. However, due to racing around like a mad hatter getting everything ready for Christmas, I totally forgot to upload the card. Well, here it is CLOSED. The technique is known as Quarter fold for obvious … Continue reading Belated Happy Birthday to Helen

Surprise Pop Up Christmas Card

Surprise Pop Up Christmas Card

Today, I have another card to show from the tutorials on the We Stamp for Lara site. This is a cute idea for any occasion. Christmas seems most appropriate at the moment. Isn't it just so cute? Only a few more days to join Lara's appeal. You will still receive all the tutorials, and go … Continue reading Surprise Pop Up Christmas Card

Funky Fold 60th Card

Funky Fold 60th Card

I have finally made the time to upload my latest card.  (Thanks Net) I wanted to do something a little different for a wonderful lady I work with who is turning 60 this week.  I found this funky fold design at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com and with help from a video from Cheryl at http://sweeetdesignsbycheryl.blogspo...old-video.html.  Many thanks to … Continue reading Funky Fold 60th Card

Crimped Diamond

Crimped Diamond

Today, I finally got around to trying out a technique that has been on my to do list for quite some time now. As you would have guessed from the title of this post, the technique is known as crimped diamond. Added to this, I also tried out a colouring tutorial from the wonderful Michelle … Continue reading Crimped Diamond