by Helen Jennings | Feb 17, 2026 | Birthday Cards, Patterned Paper ideas, Stampin' Up! projects, Techniques and Help
How to Combine Patterned Papers for a Balanced Card Design Sometimes the paper really does all the heavy lifting. For this birthday card, I wanted to showcase two of this month’s Products of the Month — both still available — and show how beautifully they work...
by Helen Jennings | Feb 16, 2026 | Classes and Events, Craft Retreats, Love-a-Duckie Events
You’re Invited to an All Day Craft Retreat This June There is something very special about setting aside an entire day just to create. No rushing.No half-finished projects.No squeezing crafting into the corners of a busy week. On Sunday 7th June, I’m hosting another...
by Helen Jennings | Feb 13, 2026 | Colour Inspiration, Hello cards, Monochromatic, Projects, Techniques and Help
Each week Demonstrators from the Crafty Collaborations Community take part in a Monochromatic Insta Hop over on Instagram. Each week a different colour is chosen and the participants create a monochromatic card. This week we are using Real Red Why Monochromatic Card...
by Helen Jennings | Feb 13, 2026 | Best Wishes, Projects
For today’s post I have created a red black & gold elegance card. This card is my contribution to the Design Team’s selection for the latest Festive Friday Challenge, which is celebrating Chinese New Year. We have used this occasion to come up with a list of...
by Helen Jennings | Feb 7, 2026 | Birthday Cards, Projects
The Stamping With Friends Community have 2 blog hops a month where we share our inspiration with you. The theme for this hop is “Bloggers Choice” I am sharing a card I have created for the class I ran today. Birthday Hearts – A Soft, Textured Handmade...
