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Quick Card Tutorial - how to use an inking and stamping technique to create a quick and easy card. www.gorgeouscrafts.co.uk

Quick Birthday Card Tutorial: Stamping and Inking Technique

I am always forgetting people’s birthdays so sometimes I need to make a quick birthday card.  Not only that, but shop bought cards are expensive! This card tutorial shows you how to use a simple inking technique that will allow you to make a great looking card.  Even better this card will cost pennies to […] Read more…

Card made with Hopscotch papers by Kaisercraft

Birthday Card Made with Kaisercraft Papers

This week was my friend’s birthday so I thought I would make a birthday card using the Hopscotch papers by Kaisercraft.   First I used brown A4 card for the base card, I’ve then used the Marvellous paper as the background paper.   The banner flags were cut from the small examples of the papers […] Read more…

Father's Day Card

Quick Father’s Day Card

There’s still time left to create a Father’s Day card.  I’ve used papers from the Hopscotch scrapbook kit by Kaisercraft to create this card.  Initially the Hopscotch kit looks quite feminine with lots of floral and pink papers but this card just goes to show that the kit can be used for more masculine projects. […] Read more…

scrapbook open on a white cloth, text saying what is a scraplift?

What is a Scraplift?

In the world of scrapbooking you might hear the term ‘scraplifting’ and wonder… Just what is a scraplift? It’s a strange term to be sure but basically it means taking another person’s scrapbook page design and copying the layout and position of all the papers and embellishments using your own photos and stash to do […] Read more…

Scrapbook sketches on a white, crumpled paper background

A Scrapbook Sketch For March

Following on from my last two posts I thought I’d share the scrapbook sketches for both layouts.  This first one is from my blog post called “Tribute to Nan“… And this second sketch is from my blog post called “Baking for Red Nose Day“… I’d love to see any pages you create using these sketches […] Read more…

scrapbook page layout with text saying baking for red nose day

Baking For Red Nose Day

Some friends of mine held a bake sale on Friday to raise money for Red Nose Day, although I didn’t help with the baking this time around I certainly helped to fill the money pot and bought some lovely cakes for desserts. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links (*), meaning, at no […] Read more…

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