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Gallery of Inspiration
We all get stuck from time to time on ideas... Sometimes we just need a little bit of inspiration to start us off.
Our shop is full of samples and idea which our customers love! so we are moving this on to our website so you can get some inspiration from the comfort of your home.
All items are available to purchase instore and online. Click on the images to see the products used.
Oval Flower Card
Make a card a little bit different by making an oval card base
Products used:
Sweet Dixie Large Flower Oval Craft Die SKU: SDD589
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Butterfly Delights Craft Die Set SKU: CED1533
Presscut Plain Oval Nesting Craft Die Set SKU: PCD208
Creative Expressions Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Birthday SKU: CEW001
Alcohol markers
White card
Products used:
Sweet Dixie Large Flower Oval Craft Die SKU: SDD589
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Butterfly Delights Craft Die Set SKU: CED1533
Presscut Plain Oval Nesting Craft Die Set SKU: PCD208
Creative Expressions Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Birthday SKU: CEW001
Alcohol markers
White card
Stained Glass Flower
This card uses a flower oval die with Cosmic Shimmer Crystal Tints on acetate to create a stunning stained-glass card.
Products used:
Sweet Dixie Large Flower Oval Craft Die SKU: SDD589
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Butterfly Delights Craft Die Set SKU: CED1533
Creative Expressions Happy Birthday Die SKU: CEDME074
Cosmic Shimmer Crystal Tints: Yellow Citrine, Lime Peridot, Rose Quartz, and Pink Topaz
White card
Acetate
Silver rainbow and pink mirror card
7 x 7 card blank
Products used:
Sweet Dixie Large Flower Oval Craft Die SKU: SDD589
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Butterfly Delights Craft Die Set SKU: CED1533
Creative Expressions Happy Birthday Die SKU: CEDME074
Cosmic Shimmer Crystal Tints: Yellow Citrine, Lime Peridot, Rose Quartz, and Pink Topaz
White card
Acetate
Silver rainbow and pink mirror card
7 x 7 card blank
Safari Sunset DL Card
A simple DL card using inks, stencils and stamps. A great card for men!
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions African Animals Clear Stamp Set SKU: CEC907
Creative Expressions Landscape Elements DL Stencil SKU: CEST051
Distress Inks:- Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions African Animals Clear Stamp Set SKU: CEC907
Creative Expressions Landscape Elements DL Stencil SKU: CEST051
Distress Inks:- Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade
Fishing Jacket Birthday Card
A fun gate fold birthday card for men, or anyone who loves fishing.
Read our blog post on how to create this card
Read our blog post on how to create this card
Bokeh Background
Create a fun background with ink blending, and using your circle dies, create a circle stencil from acetate, cover the background in different sized circles with white ink.
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions Jamie Rodgers Butterfly Garden Wishes Craft Die Set SKU: CEDJR062
Ranger Glacier White Ink Pad SKU: RPP43089
Presscut Plain Circle Nesting Dies SKU: PCD206
Grafix Biodegradable Acetate SKU: P05CL0912
Distress Oxides Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions Jamie Rodgers Butterfly Garden Wishes Craft Die Set SKU: CEDJR062
Ranger Glacier White Ink Pad SKU: RPP43089
Presscut Plain Circle Nesting Dies SKU: PCD206
Grafix Biodegradable Acetate SKU: P05CL0912
Distress Oxides Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar
Sunset Meadow
Create a simple card that has the wow factor!
Simply create and ombre sunset background with Distress Oxides, and team up with a black die cut. Simple silhouette sunset meadow card.
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions Jamie Rodgers Butterfly Garden Wishes Craft Die Set SKU: CEDJR062
Distress Oxides, Squeeze Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon and Festive Berries
Simply create and ombre sunset background with Distress Oxides, and team up with a black die cut. Simple silhouette sunset meadow card.
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions Jamie Rodgers Butterfly Garden Wishes Craft Die Set SKU: CEDJR062
Distress Oxides, Squeeze Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon and Festive Berries
Less is More Flower Card
This card is great if you are not a fan of colouring. Simply ink up an acrylic block with a water-based inkpad, spray with water, and press on to a card blank.
Once dry stamp on your images with black ink, and add clear gems for that finishing touch
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Two Jays Stamps Spring Flower Corner Stamp Set SKU: CTJJ207
Once dry stamp on your images with black ink, and add clear gems for that finishing touch
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Two Jays Stamps Spring Flower Corner Stamp Set SKU: CTJJ207
Happy Beerday card
Men’s cards can be hard, especially if they are not into any hobbies. Why not make them a beer card
This card also uses a die as embossing folder, circle dies as bubbles, Circle dies to create handles
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Bubbles Background Craft Die SKU: CED7136
Presscut Plain Circle Nesting Dies SKU: PCD206
Creative Expressions Happy Birthday Die SKU: CEDME074
Cosmic Shimmer Warm Gold Gilded Touch SKU: CSGTWARM
5 x 7 card black
Corner punch
Distress Oxides: Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Gathered Twigs
This card also uses a die as embossing folder, circle dies as bubbles, Circle dies to create handles
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Bubbles Background Craft Die SKU: CED7136
Presscut Plain Circle Nesting Dies SKU: PCD206
Creative Expressions Happy Birthday Die SKU: CEDME074
Cosmic Shimmer Warm Gold Gilded Touch SKU: CSGTWARM
5 x 7 card black
Corner punch
Distress Oxides: Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Gathered Twigs
Hot Air Balloon
Men’s cards can be hard, especially if they are not into any hobbies. Why not make them a hot air balloon card!
This card also uses a cloud stencil as embossing folder
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Sweet Dixie Hot Air Balloons Craft Die Set SKU: SDD36
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Clouds 6 x 6 in Stencil SKU: CEST067
Creative Expressions Happy Birthday Die SKU: CEDME074
Dies coloured with Alcohol markers
This card also uses a cloud stencil as embossing folder
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Sweet Dixie Hot Air Balloons Craft Die Set SKU: SDD36
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Clouds 6 x 6 in Stencil SKU: CEST067
Creative Expressions Happy Birthday Die SKU: CEDME074
Dies coloured with Alcohol markers
Watercolour Poppies Embossed Card
Make your embossing folders the main feature of your card! Use your waterbased inks to watercolour your embossing folders
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Presscut Poppies 3D Embossing Folder - PCD248
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Scalloped Circles Craft Die Set SKU: CED5541
Creative Expressions Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Birthday SKU: CEW001
Cosmic Shimmer Warm Gold Gilded Touch SKU: CSGTWARM
Distress oxide ink pads, Festive Berries, Lumberjack Plaid, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles and Black Soot
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Presscut Poppies 3D Embossing Folder - PCD248
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Scalloped Circles Craft Die Set SKU: CED5541
Creative Expressions Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Birthday SKU: CEW001
Cosmic Shimmer Warm Gold Gilded Touch SKU: CSGTWARM
Distress oxide ink pads, Festive Berries, Lumberjack Plaid, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles and Black Soot
Triple Embossing
Create fun enameled looking shapes, full of colour and patterns, with triple embossing powder
geometric butterfly
Create a modern card using a geometric background and butterfly stamp
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Paper Rose Stacked Squares Die SKU: 18661
Paper Rose Distressed Mesh Stencil SKU: 18126
Woodware Tortoiseshell Stamp SKU: JGM010
Woodware Birthday Strips Stamp Set SKU: FRS851
Distress Oxide Spiced Marmalade
Distress Oxide Saltwater Taffy
Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry
Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Paper Rose Stacked Squares Die SKU: 18661
Paper Rose Distressed Mesh Stencil SKU: 18126
Woodware Tortoiseshell Stamp SKU: JGM010
Woodware Birthday Strips Stamp Set SKU: FRS851
Distress Oxide Spiced Marmalade
Distress Oxide Saltwater Taffy
Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry
Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade
Simple Shaker Card
Create a simple shaker card with these cute creatures die set from Sizzix
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Sizzix Crazy Creatures1 Stamp and Craft Die Set SKU: 666103
Presscut Plain Heart Nesting Craft Die Set SKU: PCD48
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Sizzix Crazy Creatures1 Stamp and Craft Die Set SKU: 666103
Presscut Plain Heart Nesting Craft Die Set SKU: PCD48
Beep Beep!
Men’s cards can be so hard.
Create a modern fun card using this Sizzix die set, it's also a great card for using up loads of scraps of card. In the card we used textured, mirror and glitter card.
This is also a great card for all ages, teenagers and even passing your driving test
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Sizzix Transport Collection Die Set
SKU: 665899
Woodware Birthday Strips Stamp Set
SKU: FRS851
Create a modern fun card using this Sizzix die set, it's also a great card for using up loads of scraps of card. In the card we used textured, mirror and glitter card.
This is also a great card for all ages, teenagers and even passing your driving test
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Sizzix Transport Collection Die Set
SKU: 665899
Woodware Birthday Strips Stamp Set
SKU: FRS851
Floral Frame
Use a frame die to create a stunning simple card.
Glue a white die cut of the frame to a piece of card. Colour with alcohol markers. Die cut the frame again in silver pearl card. Glue on top.
This makes the colours pop and adds more definition to your card.
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Paper Rose Ella's Garden Rose Rectangle Frame Craft Die SKU: 17958
Silver pearlescent card
Circle die
Alcohol markers
Glue a white die cut of the frame to a piece of card. Colour with alcohol markers. Die cut the frame again in silver pearl card. Glue on top.
This makes the colours pop and adds more definition to your card.
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Paper Rose Ella's Garden Rose Rectangle Frame Craft Die SKU: 17958
Silver pearlescent card
Circle die
Alcohol markers
No colouring Iris
Not a fan of colouring?
This is a card for you. Use masking sheets over your stamped images, and colour the background instead!
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Stampendous - Iris Cling Rubber Stamp SKU: CRP327
Paper Rose Distressed Mesh Stencil SKU: 18126
Stix2 A4 Masking Sheet SKU: S57268
Creative Expressions Designer Boutique Sending Love Sentiment Stamp Set SKU: UMSDB042
Distress Oxide Wilted Violet
Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac
This is a card for you. Use masking sheets over your stamped images, and colour the background instead!
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Stampendous - Iris Cling Rubber Stamp SKU: CRP327
Paper Rose Distressed Mesh Stencil SKU: 18126
Stix2 A4 Masking Sheet SKU: S57268
Creative Expressions Designer Boutique Sending Love Sentiment Stamp Set SKU: UMSDB042
Distress Oxide Wilted Violet
Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac
Football Card
Need a football card, but don’t have any football dies?
Have octagon and circle nesting dies?
You have a football card! Die cut black and white octagons, glue onto grey card in a football pattern, die cut with a circle die... bingo.. You have a football.
Layer on to blue card with a grass and whistle die cuts
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions - Double Stitched Octagon Die Set
SKU: CED5522
Presscut Plain Circle Nesting Dies
SKU: PCD206
Card Deco Slimline Craft Die Set SKU: CDECD0058
Die-Versions Whistle Die (available instore only)
Alphabet die set from your stash
White, black, grey, light blue and green Card
Silver, red and blue mirror card
Have octagon and circle nesting dies?
You have a football card! Die cut black and white octagons, glue onto grey card in a football pattern, die cut with a circle die... bingo.. You have a football.
Layer on to blue card with a grass and whistle die cuts
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Creative Expressions - Double Stitched Octagon Die Set
SKU: CED5522
Presscut Plain Circle Nesting Dies
SKU: PCD206
Card Deco Slimline Craft Die Set SKU: CDECD0058
Die-Versions Whistle Die (available instore only)
Alphabet die set from your stash
White, black, grey, light blue and green Card
Silver, red and blue mirror card
Spring Daffodil
Use your water-based ink pads and the smooshing technique to create inky backgrounds. Layer up the background with stencils, stamps and heat embossing
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Oakwood Joys of Spring Daffodil and Crocus Stamp Set SKU: AC4139
Oakwood Joys of Spring Floral Wreath Stamp Set
SKU: AC4137
Paper Rose Distressed Mesh Stencil SKU: 18126
Distress Oxide Mustard Seed
Distress Oxide Fossilized Amber
Distress Oxide Rusty Hinge
White Card
Gold glitter card
White Vellum
Embossing ink pad
Gold embossing powder
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Oakwood Joys of Spring Daffodil and Crocus Stamp Set SKU: AC4139
Oakwood Joys of Spring Floral Wreath Stamp Set
SKU: AC4137
Paper Rose Distressed Mesh Stencil SKU: 18126
Distress Oxide Mustard Seed
Distress Oxide Fossilized Amber
Distress Oxide Rusty Hinge
White Card
Gold glitter card
White Vellum
Embossing ink pad
Gold embossing powder
Spring Crocus
Use your water-based ink pads and the smooshing technique to create inky backgrounds. Layer up the background with stamps and heat embossing
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Oakwood Joys of Spring Daffodil and Crocus Stamp Set SKU: AC4139
Oakwood Joys of Spring Floral Wreath Stamp Set SKU: AC4137
Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac
Distress Oxide Wilted Violet
White Card
Silver mirror card
White Vellum
Embossing ink pad
Silver embossing powder
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Oakwood Joys of Spring Daffodil and Crocus Stamp Set SKU: AC4139
Oakwood Joys of Spring Floral Wreath Stamp Set SKU: AC4137
Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac
Distress Oxide Wilted Violet
White Card
Silver mirror card
White Vellum
Embossing ink pad
Silver embossing powder
Connie the Cow Bridge Card
Bored of making the same style of cards?
Why not try a bridge card?
Simple to make and fold flat into a C5 envelope.... And give a wow element to your makes
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Woodware Fuzzie Friends Connie The Cow Stamp Set SKU: JGS804
Card Deco Slimline Craft Die Set SKU: CDECD0058
Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn
Distress Oxide Vintage Photo
Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass
White Card
Memento Ink Pad
Clear embossing powder
Alcohol markers
Scoreboard
Why not try a bridge card?
Simple to make and fold flat into a C5 envelope.... And give a wow element to your makes
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Woodware Fuzzie Friends Connie The Cow Stamp Set SKU: JGS804
Card Deco Slimline Craft Die Set SKU: CDECD0058
Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn
Distress Oxide Vintage Photo
Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass
White Card
Memento Ink Pad
Clear embossing powder
Alcohol markers
Scoreboard
Clara the Chicken
Make your birthday cards a little bit more fun with this stamp set from Woodware. Stamped and heat embossed and coloured with alcohol markers.
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Woodware Fuzzie Friends Clara the Chicken Stamp Set SKU: JGS805
Creative Expressions Happy Birthday Die SKU: CEDME002
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Scalloped Circles Craft Die Set SKU: CED5541
White Honeycomb Embossed Card
Mustard Seed Distress Ink
Red Card
Versafine Ink Pad
Clear embossing powder
Alcohol markers
Products used: (all available to purchase instore and online)
Woodware Fuzzie Friends Clara the Chicken Stamp Set SKU: JGS805
Creative Expressions Happy Birthday Die SKU: CEDME002
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Scalloped Circles Craft Die Set SKU: CED5541
White Honeycomb Embossed Card
Mustard Seed Distress Ink
Red Card
Versafine Ink Pad
Clear embossing powder
Alcohol markers
Autumn Leaves
Use different coloured gilding wax on die cuts to make a striking simple card.
Products used:
Yvonne Creations Autumn Frame Craft Die YCD10147
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson I Miss You So Much Craft Die CEDME117
Square and oval nesting dies
A4 brown card, trimmed and scored to create a 6 x 6 card
Cosmic Shimmer Gilded Touch: Autumn Bronze, Indulgent Red, Warm Gold and Bronze
Products used:
Yvonne Creations Autumn Frame Craft Die YCD10147
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson I Miss You So Much Craft Die CEDME117
Square and oval nesting dies
A4 brown card, trimmed and scored to create a 6 x 6 card
Cosmic Shimmer Gilded Touch: Autumn Bronze, Indulgent Red, Warm Gold and Bronze
Modern Poinsettia Card
Simple DL card using embossing folder and gilding wax.
Products used:
Nellie's Choice Poinsettia Embossing Folder EF3D038
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson A Joyful Christmas Craft Die Set SKU: CEDME120
Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gold Treasure Gilding Polish CSMGTREASURE
Cosmic Shimmer Indulgent Red Gilded Touch CSGTRED
Black Card
Products used:
Nellie's Choice Poinsettia Embossing Folder EF3D038
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson A Joyful Christmas Craft Die Set SKU: CEDME120
Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gold Treasure Gilding Polish CSMGTREASURE
Cosmic Shimmer Indulgent Red Gilded Touch CSGTRED
Black Card
Traditional Poinsettia Card
Fussy cutting parts of embossing folder mixed with foliage dies and gilding wax to create a traditional style poinsettia Christmas card.
Products used:
Nellie's Choice Poinsettia Embossing Folder EF3D038
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Christmas Greetings Craft Die Set CEDSS018
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Foliage Pieces Craft Die Set CED3237
Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gold Treasure Gilding Polish CSMGTREASURE
Cosmic Shimmer Indulgent Red Gilded Touch CSGTRED
White and green card
DL card blank (99mm x 210mm)
Products used:
Nellie's Choice Poinsettia Embossing Folder EF3D038
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Christmas Greetings Craft Die Set CEDSS018
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Foliage Pieces Craft Die Set CED3237
Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gold Treasure Gilding Polish CSMGTREASURE
Cosmic Shimmer Indulgent Red Gilded Touch CSGTRED
White and green card
DL card blank (99mm x 210mm)
Angel Bunny
A cute bunny Christmas card, great for children and grandchildren. Using Sam Poole’s Angle Bunny Stamp Set. Combined with a background stamp to create a modern background, coloured with alcohol markers finished off with glittery wings.
Products used:
Creative Expressions Sam Poole Angel Bunny Stamp Set CEC1001
Creative Expressions Sam Poole Snow Storm Background Stamp CER024
Creative Expressions One-liner Collection Christmas Wishes Craft Die CEDSE024
Memento - Gray Flannel Ink Pad
Iridescent glitter
Alcohol markers
Distress Oxide – Broken China
White and silver mirri card
6 x 6 card blank
Products used:
Creative Expressions Sam Poole Angel Bunny Stamp Set CEC1001
Creative Expressions Sam Poole Snow Storm Background Stamp CER024
Creative Expressions One-liner Collection Christmas Wishes Craft Die CEDSE024
Memento - Gray Flannel Ink Pad
Iridescent glitter
Alcohol markers
Distress Oxide – Broken China
White and silver mirri card
6 x 6 card blank
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