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Under My Umbrella - Those Red Gumboots!

You can see all the supplies I used here (including all the basic items such as adhesives). The winter weather is definitely upon us now here in New Zealand...and the winter sports season is finally kicking off. For a while there, we thought there would be no sports in 2020 because of Covid19. Well, a lot of us are thankful that it is all back on. For me, as a keen supporter of my four boys who all play football, this means out comes my red polka dot pair of gumboots to keep me dry and clean on the wet and muddy fields. Thinking of my red gumbies of course inspired me to use the Under My Umbrella stamp set for a card, so ta-da!   I taught this card in the first of my June Classes and here is a variation some of my ladies created. Michelle's Top Tips Today: 1: Small images stamped all over can make for a DIY playful patterned paper. 2: Sponging is a quick way of adding colour to the background. For this card, it started out as a Whisper White card stock. After I have stamped the im

Easy 4"x4" cards using Flowers For Every Season Memories and More Card

Hey, today I want to give you some ideas on how to make these five WOW cards that look way more involved than the actual effort.  I used the Flowers For Every Season Memories and More (M&M) Cards that feature our five new 2020-2022 Stampin’ Up! In Colors : The Flowers For Every Season M&M pack includes 50 total double-sided cards (2 each of 25 designs) in 3" x 4" (7.6 x 10.2 cm) and 4" x 6" (10.2 x 15.2 cm) sizes; 4 sticker sheets, 2 each of 2 designs. There is plenty enough here to scrapbook with as well as make cards with! Let me show you how these five cards came together with five of the  3"x4" cards in the pack. (On a whim, I made this video - so now you can watch it without having to read through this post but you might still want to scroll down for the images 😁 ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjnMMkbSLls Just Jade - Embrace Today Card As you can see, this card didn't even require any stamping. I simply added the linen thread an