How to use designer series paper to make a small treat box

by Carrie | Nov 17, 2024 | Autumn/Winter catalogue, Bags and boxes, Birthday, Blog hop, Christmas, Easter, Thank you, Tutorials

It’s that time of month for the Stamptastic Friends blog hop and our theme is 3D items. So I’ve gone for a small treat box made out of designer series paper (DSP) which is the ideal size for a mini hand cream or treat bar. You’re going to need some...

Make this Surfing Santa fun Christmas card and get colouring

by Carrie | Oct 20, 2024 | Autumn/Winter catalogue, Blog hop, Christmas, Simple cards

Welcome to the monthly Stamptastic Friends blog hop where our theme is Christmas. Now I know it’s early but if you can get 2-3 cards made each week now then you’ll be ready in no time to send them! My fun Christmas card below was very popular at my Crafty...

How to make this personalised tealight holder box

by Carrie | Dec 17, 2023 | Blog hop, Christmas, craft projects, Tutorials

Welcome to the last hop of 2023 for the Stamptastic Friends ! The theme is gift wrapping so I am sharing this personalised tealight holder which my Christmas Craft day ladies got to make. It make a great Secret Santa gift or a last minute gift for someone. So I am...

Easy fun fold card for Christmas card making

by Carrie | Nov 19, 2023 | Autumn/Winter catalogue, Birthday, Blog hop, Christmas, Fancy fold cards

Welcome to the monthly Stamptastic Friends blog hop where today’s theme is to “CASE” a project from someone on our design team. Now CASEing someone’s card is a crafting term defined as “copy and share everything”. This essentially...

How to use blending brushes on your Christmas cards

by Carrie | Oct 15, 2023 | Autumn/Winter catalogue, Blog hop, Christmas, Techniques

Welcome to this month’s Stamptastic Friends blog hop where the theme is to share our favourite colouring method. One of mine is to use blending brushes for colouring images and creating backgrounds for my cards. What do I need to get started? It’s...

How to make a Christmas card using a card sketch

by Carrie | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog hop, Card sketches, Christmas

Welcome to the last Stamptastic Friends blog hop this year and this month we’d like to welcome Katie Drew to the design team too. The theme this month is using a card sketch for inspiration in our card making and I still have some Christmas cards to make for...