Whilst doing a mass video editing session, I came across this video that I had made at the end of October 2022! I thoroughly enjoyed making this video, as it was made, with no real idea of what was going to happen next. Using my Gelli Arts 7" x 5" gel plate, a handful of DecoArt paints plus my Personal Impressions texture stamps, I began printing and suddenly these cards appeared from the backgrounds I made... You can see the YouTube video further down this post along with a list of all supplies used. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I made the video with no fixe ..read more

Did you know that art journal pages are fabulous ways to help create cards? For  my YouTube Hop video with Crafting Together with All Brands (C2WABs), I took inspiration from an art journal page to create my card. It's a little sneak peek of my new Shady Designs "Be Your Own Star" Collection. YouTube video link below and list of supplies can be found at the bottom of this post. YouTube video Click on the image below to be taken straight to the video. In case that doesn't work, click HERE Here is a list, with links to all the wonderful creatives taking part this month -  Myself ..read more

I am starting to create a set of step by step blog posts showing different ways to create frame ideas using Shady Designs Floral Frames Collection. Here is another handmade card idea using the Frame it With Flowers stamp set. In the post you will find - photographs showing step by step card idea following step by step short video reel showing step by step full list of supplies at the bottom of the post Creating the frame Cut an A4 piece of card in half to make an A5 card, turn landscape and stamp the main floral image from Shady Designs Frame It With Flowers in the centre. Stamp the corner ..read more

Following on from a recent Facebook Live, I have edited the video to show one stamped frame idea, from start to finish, using my new Shady Designs Floral Frames stamps. Link to YouTube video below. Full list of products used can be found at the bottom of this post. - - - - - - - - - - - - - ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Today is full of possibilities To create the frame I have used the following stamps: main focal stamp from Floral Frames combined with floral border & leafy corner from Frame it with Flowers.  What I wanted to achieve from the Shady Designs Floral Frame Collection ..read more

The Sparrow Hill Collection from Ciao Bella Paper is just one of those collections that crosses over to all types of crafting styles: memory books, mixed media projects, art journal pages and of course, cardmaking. I have made previous cards with the collection but really wanted to challenge myself this time and create circle cards with the collection. You can see more of each project below. A list of all supplies used, is a the bottom of this post. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Home Sweet Home In all the Sparrow Hill Collection whether papers or stamps, you get ..read more

 I've been looking back at my older Ciao Bella Paper collections and realised that I had not created as much as I would have liked with the Notre Vie Collection. I decided to make a memory book/album. More details below plus walkthrough video. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Memory Book/Album Ciao Bella Paper have these wonderful chipboard album kits. They are incredibly sturdy & a fabulous weight. I have used just 2 pieces from the 5 that come in the kit, to create my album.  Although the chipboard pieces have holes on one side for jump rings ..read more

 Another new month which means another wonderful YouTube Hop with a fantastic bunch of creative people for Crafting Together with All Brands (C2WABs). The theme this month is "Love is in the air" and I have interpreted the theme as being in love with crafting but also keeping to a love theme ... I made an art journal page and in my video, I had no idea how this was going to turn out and went with the flow. A list of all supplies used is at the bottom of this post. YouTube Hop details below.            C2WABs YouTube Hop For my YouTube video I have used the ..read more

I was super excited to receive the newest distress colour "LOST SHADOW" to demo on Create & Craft on launch day! Obviously everything was secret squirrel and I only had 36 hours to "play" with it before the show. The guys & girls at Personal Impressions pulled out all the stops to make sure it was in their warehouse ready for immediate dispatch after Tim Holtz officially launched the colour. Photo above shows some of the swatches I created and a few projects too. I'm sharing today a project I made using the NEW Lost Shadow with Lumberjack Plaid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  ..read more

Ciao Bella Paper's beautiful Sparrow Hill Collection has something for everyone. There are 12" x 12" papers, 8" x 8" papers, 6" x 6" Fussy Cut Pad, stencils & stamps too. For the cards I am sharing today, I have used 8" x 8" paper pad, 6" x 6" Fussy Cut pad and the Rose Bush stencil. This blog post is Part 1 of a series of different card designs I have made using the same elements from the Sparrow Hill Collection. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Happiness is Homemade Using the Rosebush stencil, I embossed the design on my die cutting machin ..read more

I love using stencils in many different ways and not just to create backgrounds. I'm sharing two ideas today using Shady Designs Angle Leaf stencil to create both backgrounds and also card embellishments. Details about how I made my cards can be found below ...  Happy You Day I began by making my background using a mix of twisted citron & peeled paint oxide inks. I have tried to embrace the white space on my card so that the leaf design from Shady Designs Angle Leaf stencil stands out. Next I stamped some flowers and leaves from Shady Designs Hanging Around stamp set and colored ..read more