Creative Makings

Handmade cards for men

16th January 2019 /

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…

Autumn pumpkin scenes – Imagine Design Create stamps & distress oxides

20th October 2018 /

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…

Lets go for Coffee, stamping on distress oxide background

26th September 2018 /

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

31st July 2018 /

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

17th July 2018 /

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

12th June 2018 /

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…

Floral stamp designs to create a garland in cardmaking

22nd May 2018 /

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

20th May 2018 /

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

15th May 2018 /

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

8th May 2018 /

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

24th April 2018 /

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

10th April 2018 /

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

7th April 2018 /

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

3rd April 2018 /

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.

27th March 2018 /

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

8th March 2018 /

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

2nd March 2018 /

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

16th January 2018 /

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

14th October 2017 /

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

7th October 2017 /

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

22nd September 2017 /

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. …

Doodled Flowers with stamped circles for Imagine Design Create

19th September 2017 /

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

16th September 2017 /

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 Stencils with Distress Inks, Crayons and Sprays

9th September 2017 /

Hi there. I can’t believe Saturday has come around so quickly again. So many things have happened this week so it was lovely chill, sit at my desk and craft. I have been creating with our new STENCILS, and between…

Catch up with Claire

2nd September 2017 /

Hi there, Claire here. I wanted to pop by and say hi today and hopefully from now on I will be sharing with you more often. I guess I wanted to echo some of what Kerri-Ann said in her post…

Dream Big fabric stamping with Imagine Design Create

24th May 2017 /

Hello, I have been fabric stamping with Imagine Design Create stamps, to create a piece inspired by patchwork/cross stitch samplers. Samplers are a popular way to showcase a number or designs/techniques…..and so a perfect way to show that designs from different stamps…