Author: Chris Birchall

Honeysuckle Card by Rosemary Rogers

This lovely card created by design team member Rosemary Rogers can be used for a multitude of occasions. It is worth making several to have on hand ready to send at a moment’s notice. Shopping List HoneysuckleHappinessVersafine Clair NocturneElements Ink ConfettiElements Ink SundanceOlipsical Gel PressMultifarious CardGelly Roll Pen HoneysuckleHappinessVersafine Clair NocturneElements Ink ConfettiElements Ink SundanceOlipsical […]

Ghosting Technique by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here. It’s Technique Tuesday, thanks so much for popping in again. Today we are going to be looking at some Ghosting techniques, where we use water to faux bleach our card and create some fabulous effects. We are going to use both stencils and stamps to produce some stunning pieces of art. […]

Magical Garden Poppy by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here with another Mindful Monday. Thanks so much for popping in.  I hope you are keeping well, and that you are ready to spend some creative time with me. Today we are going to ink a small piece of card, followed by some floral stamping to create a topper that will fit […]

Tia Enjoys the Sparkle Light by Karen Telfer

Hi everyone, it’s Karen Telfer from the design team here to bring you another video tutorial to hopefully offer you some inspiration for the creative challenge this month – ‘A Touch of Sparkle’. It ends in just a few days but there is still time to get your entries in. This one is light and […]

A Gel Press and Stencil Design by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here, thanks so much for popping in for another Technique Tuesday.  Today we are going to create a lovely background, using the gel press, Elements inks and a stencil.  This is such a simple and quick technique, in fact, if you blink you might miss it!  This technique works well with lots […]

Wild Hares by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again, welcome to another Mindful Monday. Thanks so much for joining me today, where we are going to go on a creative journey with our Wonderful Wild Hares. Starting with a piece of multifarious card, we will stamp a design, add some ink to create some atmosphere, and once our design is […]

From Tia with Love by Rosemary Rogers

This month’s Creative Challenge is “A Touch of Sparkle”, So design team member Rosemary Rogers has created this beautiful card to give us some inspiration to have a go ourselves.   In it, the lovely fairy Tia is offering a magic love heart to a friend who is in need of some love and hugs. […]

Indian Flourish by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again from the Design Team. It’s Technique Tuesday and we are going to have some fun with stamps, inks and stamping foam.  This is such a fun technique that can be used to create backgrounds, focal points, toppers and more, and we have so many fabulous Lavinia stamps that will work really […]

Art From the Heart by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again with another Mindful Monday, thanks so much for popping in.  Today we will look at combining backgrounds and mini works of art. We’ll be adding some embellishments and creating some of our own. The metallic gilding polish is excellent for this.  We will create a double-page spread in our journal or two […]