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Tech4stampers blog hop – Make a Thank you card
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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...
How to make a quick and easy card using the Beach Day Bundle
Hello Everyone, Happy Monday to you all. Here in the UK it is a bank holiday so an extra days holiday. I hope wherever you are you have time to do something nice just for you. I am off sailing in a bit then taking Mum and Herbie out on an adventure. Herbie loves the beach. We are so fortunate to live on the coast so have beaches all around so I am sure we will end up at one somewhere. I can't believe we are in September next week. The year is flying by. September is a busy month for me for...
How to make a card using the Cheerful Daisies Bundle
Hello Everyone, I thought I would show you today how I created my card using the Cheerful Daisies bundle from Stampin' Up!. I can't believe we are half way through August already. July, August and September are busy months for me for sending cards to friends who are celebrating anniversaries, birthdays, congratulations and this year we seem to have a lot of new born baby cards to make, so I thought I would share a card I have made for a friend for her birthday How I made my card using the...
Tech4stampers blog hop – Make A Card For A Child
Welcome to this months Tech4Stampers Academy Blog Hop. This months theme is: Make a card for a child. Hello Everyone, I am taking part in this months Tech4stampers Academy blog hop. The theme this month is to make a card for a child. I knew as soon as I saw the theme I wanted to use the stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up! called Beach Day. I love the beach. Herbie and I are so fortunate to live right by the sea, we can walk from our home and be at a pebble beach in 10 minutes. My inspiration...
Making a card using a colour combo of 3 of the new Stampin’ Up! in colours for 2024-2026
Welcome to this months Tech4Stampers Academy Blog Hop. This months theme is: Colour Combo - using 3 of the colours from the 2024 - 2026 in colours. Hello Everyone, I am taking part in this months Tech4stampers blog hop. The theme this month is to create a card using a colour combo of three of the new in colours for 2024-2026. Every year there are 5 new In Colours, these stay for two years then they retire, sometimes they may come back as a permanent colour. This years In Colours are gorgeous...
Making a card using designer series paper 11.06.24
Welcome to this months Tech4Stampers Academy Blog Hop. This months theme is: cards using designer series paper. Hello Everyone, I am taking part in this months Tech4stampers blog hop. The theme this month is to create a card using designer series paper, often shortened to DSP. It's Stampin' Up!'s name for patterned paper. I love designer series paper as it is made to co-ordinate with their cardstock and often to compliment a suite in the catalogue.. It can be used in a variety of ways. Today I...
How to make a quick and easy card using Full Of Life suite from Stampin’ Up!
Hello Everyone, Anyone who knows me well, will tell you I love bright colours, so when I saw the Full Of Life suite from Stampin' Up! in the new annual catalogue, I knew I wanted it. Whilst I was waiting for it to arrive, I had fun thinking of ideas of what I could create using this suite. Included in the suite there is a stamp set with dies, DSP (patterned paper), some beautiful iridescent faceted gems and gorgeous ribbon. l am sure to receive a card using this suite would brighten anyone's...
