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How I made a batch of 4 Springtime Greeting Cards
Welcome to this month's Tech4stampers Academy Blog Hop This month's theme is make a Springtime card Hello Everyone, I am taking part in this months Tech4stampers Academy blog hop. The theme this month is to make a card with a Springtime theme. I knew as soon as I saw the theme I wanted to make a batch of Springtime greeting cards to send to friends using the With You In Mind stamp set and the Bloom Impressions patterned paper. The Bloom Impressions patterned paper is currently one of the free...
How to make a Rainbow Themed Greeting Card
Hello Everyone, It feels like ages since I last sat down to write a blog post. January and February have been crazy busy months here at Dorrie's Designs. The weather has been so wet and cold. I have to admit, I’m not a fan of the long, gloomy winter days filled with wind and rain. I can’t wait for warmer weather so Herbie and I can head out for walks and adventures without ending up cold and soggy. Speaking of Herbie, he’s learnt a new trick—though I’m not sure he’s quite mastered the art of...
How I made a Fancy Fold Christmas card
Welcome to this month's Tech4stampers Academy Blog Hop This month's theme is make a Fancy Fold card Hello Everyone, I am taking part in this months Tech4stampers Academy blog hop. The theme this month is to make a Fancy Fold card. I knew as soon as I saw the theme I wanted to make a Christmas card using the Christmas friends stamp set. I love this stamp set and love all the images are nice and big to colour using either my Stampin' Up! blends (alcohol markers) or my water colour pencils. How I...
How I made a 3d Triangular Treat Box
Welcome to this months Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop The theme this month is make a 3D item Hello Everyone Thank you for popping on to my blog. Today I wanted to show you how to make a triangular treat box. It's my first time in taking part in the Stamptastic Friends Blog hop and the theme for this month is to create a 3d item. I knew as soon as I saw the theme, I wanted to make a 3d triangular treat box. I love making these to fill with treats and to give to friends and family for Christmas or...
How I made a White Christmas card
Welcome to this month's Tech4stampers Academy Blog Hop This month's theme is White Christmas Hello Everyone, I am taking part in this months Tech4stampers Academy blog hop. The theme this month is to make a White Christmas card. My inspiration for today's card As a young girl we lived in a house where all around us were fields on steep hills with woods at the top. We used to have wonderful adventures building camps and dens. Another memory was we would take Mum's old trays and have great fun...
How to add ink to a new Stampin Up! white ink pad.
Hello Everyone, My new uninked white ink pad has just arrived from Stampin' Up! , so I thought I would pop on really quickly and show you how to ink it up ready to use. It comes uninked but does come with a white ink refill. First of all you need to have a clear space. I would suggest having some protective covering on your workspace as it can get mucky. Open up the ink pad and with the refill squeeze gently all over the pad. Then with something like a bone folder smear the ink all over the...
Tech4stampers blog hop – Make a Thank you card
Showing you how to make a thank you card using your paper and card stock
How to make a quick and easy Christmas card using the Snowy Wonder stamp set
Hello Everyone, Happy Saturday to you all. I hope where ever you are you are having a good day. I can't believe how fast the weeks are flying by. Here at Dorrie's Designs, September has been a crazy busy month, we started on the 5th with me having a 60th birthday. I thought it would be fun to make 60 challenges to do with Herbie. The first was Herbie's first ride on a boat. to read all about it scroll further down this page. Notoriously when it comes to Christmas I am a very last minute and I...
Tech4stampers blog hop – Make a card for a Birthday
Welcome to this months Tech4Stampers Academy Blog Hop. This months theme is: Make a card for a birthday. Hello Everyone, I am taking part in this months Tech4stampers Academy blog hop. The theme this month is to make a card for a birthday. I seem to have lots of friends who have a birthday in September. One of my favourite go to stamp bundles from Stampin' Up! for birthday cards is called Cheerful Daisies. My inspiration for todays Cheerful Daisies birthday card I love my garden and when...
