Going postal

Hello and welcome!

Did you know that it's World Card Making day today?  Yes, it's the day to celebrate our obsession  hobby.  So I'm marking the occasion by making a card - bet you didn't see that coming, eh?

I'm a big fan of the background stamp.  Stampin' Up! have a number of large, all-over -patterned stamps in their catalogue.  One stamp and you're pretty much done - can't say fairer than that!

To help celebrate World Card Making Day, SU have been running a fab offer on Fast Fuse, where if you buy one Fast Fuse you get two refills free. It's such a good offer that it's selling out fast and may not be available right up until Oct 10, which is when the offer is supposed to close.  

Now, I know some of you will be saying " I can't get on with that stuff, it's the invention of the devil!" but trust me, you can learn to love it.  There's a trick to using it, which is a very light hand (the tape is so sticky, it just needs to touch what you want it to stick to!) and a quick flick of the wrist when you've got enough tape in place.  Some people say you should alternate the direction of the flick (left this time, right next time) to keep the tape centred in the dispenser - but I don't find that's critical.

Anyway, enough waffling - here's the tutorial - 

So there we are!  Happy cardmaking, and see you soon!

Crafty Hugs

Keren


Product List

Post Script Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set

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Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

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Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

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Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

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Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

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Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

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Classic Car card

Hello bloggists, welcome!

Well, what a weekend!  The OH and I took had our latest dance test;  for the first time we had three dances in one session (Viennese Waltz, Tango and Rumba) and it wasn't our best performance ever - although I think it was OK.  I was so nervous I couldn't stop shaking and I burst into tears afterwards. Still, I've just started my summer leave from the day job (three whole weeks! Yay!) and I'm looking forward to doing lots of crafting to soothe my nerves.

So here's today's offering.  I played with shaving foam marbling to get the background - and I used Always Artichoke, my least favourite colour in the SU range and I like how it came out! Here's the tutorial -

Hope you liked it.  



See you soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

P.S.  I'm planning a Live Stream on 6 July (7.30 BST) so I hope you'll join me then as well.

World's Greatest

Hello everyone, thank you for visiting!

Today I'm sharing a card I made using the Into the Frame technique.

It's also going to be my husband's birthday card. 

Into the Frame is a little bit more fiddly than Out of the Frame (I did an Out of the Frame card a while ago) because you are cutting inside the piece that's being cut away so it makes it a bit trickier.

Here's how I made the card - 

(I am loving the Going Places papers from the Spring/Summer Catalogue - you can see a bit of one of them in the background)

I'll be back again soon, but for now,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

L for Leather

Hello and welcome!

In today's tutorial I show you how to make the leather-effect card as well as the "out of the frame" image.  These cards have a masculine theme, but you could use these techniques in lots of different ways - imagine a "Shoes and Handbags" card for a lady who loves to shop, or a flower stamp peeping out of a frame for a special greeting...the possibilities, as they say, are endless.

Hope you have fun trying this out.  Please let me know how you get on, I love reading your comments.  

See you soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren