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...
by Helen Jennings | Jan 14, 2026 | Birthday Cards, Projects
Today I am sharing a square 60th Birthday Card I created with the December Product of the Month. A Square 60th Birthday Card It was my husband’s 60th birthday 2 days after Christmas, so I rustled him up this birthday card using the True Blue Florals Designer...
