by Helen Jennings | May 22, 2026 | Birthday Cards, blog hop, Colour Inspiration, Patterned Paper ideas
For today’s post I have been colouring DSP to create bold Backgrounds using the Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series paper. This card is my contribution to the Design Team’s selection for the latest Festive Friday Challenge, which is celebrating Hot Air...
by Helen Jennings | Mar 3, 2026 | Birthday Cards, blog hop, embossing, Projects, Stampin' Up! projects, Techniques and Help
The theme this month is Embossing Folders and I can’t wait to see all the other ideas that my fellow demonstrators have come up with Using an Embossing Folder to Create a Letterpress Effect. There’s something so satisfying about combining texture and colour —...
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 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...
by Helen Jennings | Feb 6, 2026 | Birthday Cards, Projects
On this post I am sharing a card that is soft monochrome in Bubble Bath 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...
by Helen Jennings | Feb 3, 2026 | Birthday Cards, Love & Friendship Cards, Projects, Sympathy/ Thinking of You, Thank You
Today’s blog post shares how I created and used a torn patterned paper collage background. The theme this month is torn paper and I can’t wait to see all the other ideas that my fellow demonstrators have come up with Torn Patterned Paper Collage Background...
