Hi everyone, Welcome to a very different edition of Step-it-Up Sunday. I hope you have had a fabulous week. I returned to work after 2 weeks of school holidays. Getting up with an alarm is a struggle. I had enjoyed staying up all hours of the night and getting up at all hours of the…
Today I worked on some cards as a farewell to a couple of our retiring stamp sets which are really ‘suited’ for men. The Truly Tailored bundle with it’s matching Designer Series Paper, together with images from the Guy Greetings stamp set, made this a quick set to put together. Layer some DSP on cardstock,…
In this week’s Step-it-Up Sunday I wanted to use some of our retiring products. A few of the inks that are retiring are some of my favourite colours. I am especially mourning Rose Red so I’ve stocked up on refills and cardstock to keep me going, This cute bike comes with baskets which can be…
This is a quick and easy card to make. Using some images from Eclectic Expressions and the circle from Wood Words just stamp and over stamp and you have got a birthday card ready to go. The Eclectic Expressions stamp set is a Sale-A-Bration item. This would make great backgrounds as well. Product List Eclectic…
For this card using the free Tutti Frutti Card pack, I’ve chosen a couple of additional Sale-A-Bration products to create a teen birthday card. The Epic Celebration stamp set is a great boys/teens stamp set and is a free item as is the Bubble & Fizz Designer Series Paper. These 3 items can be earned…
The Party Pandas have been a favourite during Sale-A-Bration. So I made this card using the fun panda. The bright colours of the cardstock pack and a strip of Tutti Frutti DSP make it cheerful and perfect for a birthday celebration. I did something rather daring for me and cut the stamp to separate the…
I finally got into the Brushos. This is my first try at it. I used regular Whisper White stamped with Basic Black Archival ink. Then, using an aqua painter filled with water I brushed water on to the butterfly. I sprinkled it with my choice of Brushos colours. I pleated the ribbon by placing a…
You know how you get an idea but the card just doesn’t happen? This was one of those cards. I stamped the ‘Happy’ and didn’t know where to go from there. I sat on it for a few days. Then I found the beautiful, Painted with Love DSP and thought it went together well. It’s…