Lisa Horton Crafts – In the loop stamped collage
Hi there I’m Claire Newcombe (aka Creative Makings), and am so pleased to say that this is my first blog post as a design team member for Lisa Horton Crafts. Please pop over and visit our design team blog, there…
Handmade cards for men
Hi there, I have a question for you and I suspect I know the answer! How easy do you find it to make handmade cards for men? Reading around other peoples blogs and social media, there are lots of people…
Merry Christmas, beautiful stamped snow scene
Hi there, and welcome if you are new to my blog. I hope you enjoy my content, I love to play around with inks, stamps and paper to create mini works of art. I have recently updated my site as…
Handcrafted Christmas cards vs shop bought ones
Hi there, I held a lovely workshop the other weekend in Cork, West Ireland. I am a papercrafter, stamper, card maker and someone who wants to establish regular creative get togethers and workshops among the crafty minded people in the…
Autumn pumpkin scenes – Imagine Design Create stamps & distress oxides
This week I have for you, a video tutorial guide to creating perfect Autumn pumpkin scenes using distress oxide inks both in the background and to stamp with. I don’t usually go with the full blown Halloween theme, but I am…
Autumn Leaves window display
For the last few days I have been working on a very different type of project, but still very much paper and ink based. I was chatting the other week with the owner of our favourite coffee house/Restaurant, about his…
Lets go for Coffee, stamping on distress oxide background
Hello, today’s card is made stamping on distress oxide background on watercolour card, and focal point stamping in archival ink grey ink, using IMAGINE DESIGN CREATE’s Time for Tea stamps. This card was prepped for my last Imagine Design Create…
Stamped flowers – Layering 3D flowers onto woodgrain background
Hi there, I’m with you today to share a video tutorial, to create stamped flowers using the stamps and papers I have designed exclusively for Imagine Design Create. The Solid Flower A6 stamps I have used here are…
Flower birthday card ideas – Nesting stamps and Tonic Nuvo products
Hello I have a quick tutorial to share with you today, giving you some flower birthday card ideas using the NESTING STAMP RANGE that I have designed for Imagine Design Create. NESTING HEARTS & FLOWERS stamp set The concept of…
Father’s Day card idea – Football fun with Tonic stamping platform
Hi there, I have a Father’s Day card idea for you today, using Imagine Design Create stamps and the Tonic Studios stamping platform. Father’s Day card idea I’ve used the traditional football theme, but with these stamps I’ve designed, and…
Stamping platform techniques, and using large solid stamps as a media plate
Hi there, I have been looking forward to sharing this video with you today as I want to give you confidence showing you stamping platform techniques, and using large solid stamps as media plates to create a super effective single…
Floral stamp designs to create a garland in cardmaking
Hi there, I am back today with a quick video tutorial showing you how to use our floral stamp designs to create a garland (or half a wreath) in our cardmaking. How to use floral stamp designs in card making Have you…
Mixed Media artwork using new Nesting Stamps at Imagine Design Create
Hi there, I’m back with a tutorial today of a mixed media piece, originally created on a canvas, using Nesting Circle stamps and the associated Solid Circle stamps. I will talk you through how to make the background using a…
Stamping techniques with masking fluid – feat. Nesting circle stamps and Nuvo
Hi there, it’s Tuesday and time for another technique tutorial featuring stamping and masking fluid. With this technique I wanted to show you how to create a pearlised finish in the background, and a colourful shaded finish to the stamped…
Layered stamping technique, & texture with stencils and Nuvo embellishment mousse
Hi there, I have another video tutorial for you today where I show you a layered stamping technique and how to create background texture with Tonic nuvo embellishment mousse. What I’ve used I have used my own stamp designs, the…
Circle borders using linear stamps Imagine Design Create & Tonic Studios
Hi there. Today I have a tutorial for you that shows you how to create circle borders using linear stamps, with Imagine Design Create Abstract Border stamps and of course, my favourite Tonic Studio hybrid diamond inks. The other stamp…
Seaside Kisses (dolphin) stencil by Imagine Design Create and Tonic Nuvo embellishment mousse
Hi there, I had an idea for a card using Imagine Design Create’s Seaside Kisses stencil and one of my favourite colours of Tonic Nuvo embellishment mousse-Aquamarine. Embellishment Mousse Embellishment mousse is a new medium to me, and after some…
Colouring through a stencil with watercolour pencils – with Imagine Design Create & Tonic Studios
Hi there. I’ve taken a little time out today from a busy and hectic week preparing for a major project that is coming up soon. I’ve had the new Tonic Nuvo watercolour pencils sitting on my desk for a week…
Monster Birthday, stamp your own monster character with Imagine Design Create stamps
I have designed new stamp sets for Imagine Design Create based around the idea of building your own monster character with stamps. The idea was to encourage children to have fun and make birthday cards for each other with stamps.…
Pattern building with Abstract Corner stamps and Tonic Nuvo embossing powders.
Hi, there, I have been playing and stamping with my Abstract Corner stamps from Imagine Design Create to show you how you can build patterns with these useful little stamps. i have added to the pattern and incorporated a colour…
Stamped Zodiac card, personalise with zodiac sign and favourite colours
Hello, I’m sharing another card made at the Craft 4 Crafters show, Westpoint Exeter. I’ve created a stamped zodiac card that can be personalised with the recipients zodiac sign and favourite colours. How to Make I have used the A5…
Stamped contempory doodled flower card….for Imagine Design Create
I am sharing a picture tutorial with you today show you how to make a variation on this stamped contempory doodled flower card, using one of my favourite stamp sets at the moment A6 SOLID FLOWERS STAMP SET, part of…
Stencilled animal print using Imagine Design Create Fish stencil
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Today I’m sharing a card I made using Imagine Design Create 6×6″ Fish Stencil. I wanted to show how versatile the stencil designs are and how, with a little lateral thinking you can really make…
Autumn pumpkins – Stamped door plaque
Hello, i’m just back from a workshop today where we created this autumnal wooden door plaques using the Imagine Design Create Family Tree stamp along side the Pumpkins stamps Head over to the Imagine Design Create Blog to find out…
Distress Oxide Christmas card for World Cardmaking Day
Hello All, welcome to my blog for THE LITTLE PAPER TREE ‘BLOG HOP’ FOR WORLD CARDMAKING DAY If you have arrived as part of the blog hop, how are you enjoying all the fabulous distress ink inspiration by everyone? If…
Imagine Design Create Flamingo Fun A6 stamp….faux watercolour tutorial
Hi there, today I am re visiting this faux watercolour tutorial using my Flamingo Fun A7 stamp set designed for Imagine Design Create Ltd, who are a family run craft shop based in the coastal town of Seaton Devon. …
Imagine Design Create Stamped Graduation Owls
Just catching up and wanted to share a little video creating these little stamped graduation owls. Imagine Design Create Solid Oval stamps, These stamps are part of the nesting stamp collection available at, and with a little imagination and a…
Doodled Flowers with stamped circles for Imagine Design Create
Hi there, I’m back today with a quickie video using my own Nesting Circles & Rectangle stamp set, to create doodled flowers with stamped circles. This stamp set is part of a collection of designs under the Imagine Design Create…
Imagine Design Create Stamped Traveler Notebooks
Hi there, I’m just back from a workshop this morning where we were creating Imagine Design Create Stamped Traveler Notebooks. I met three lovely ladies, two if which hadn’t ever crafted before. We spent the morning stamping and stencilling, decorating…
Imagine Design Create Family Tree stamps and circle stencil
Hi there, With you today with a quick technique video for IMAGINE DESIGN CREATE I wanted to use the circle stencils and masks to create a panel for the Family Tree stamp to sit within. In the stencil set there…
