Hi, I’m Pip Todman.
Welcome to my blog page. Here you’ll find snippets of my recent blog posts about all things crafting.
I also offer my Foundation Course and my Card Making Know How Academy for those wanting to learn more about card making.
Lost Your Crafting Mojo? Like it back?
Let's face it, it happens to us ALL! You sit at your craft desk, look at the stamps, ink, dies and think - so what? I have NO IDEA what to make! Here are my tips on how to get control again when you've lost your crafting mojo. First thing to note is - don't panic! You...
Get An Early Start On Your Half Term Craft Projects
I'm here to tell you that we're heading towards the end of September already and half term is looming. Now is the time to get an early start on your half term craft projects. I know you don't want to hear it, you feel like they only just went back. Truth is hard, time...
3 Quick and Simple Gift Ideas for Autumn
3 Quick and Simple Gift Ideas for Autumn to help you with those festive preparations. Whether you celebrate Harvest or Halloween, it's always nice to have a few gifts to hand out to people when they visit. Today I'm sharing projects I CASE'd from my friend Ronda Wade...
How Do I Use Dies In My Card Making?
Today I'm answering the question "How do I use dies in my card making". Lots of new crafters don't know about die cutting and all the possibilities it can add to enhance your card projects. Some crafters ONLY use dies with just a few words on their cards. For me the...
A Quick And Simple Card Idea with Christmas Quilt
This week we're talking Quilting! Here's a really quick and simple card idea with Christmas Quilt stamp set. This set is part of the Quilted Christmas Suite which you can find on pages 4 & 5 of the Autumn / Winter catalogue. I used a piece of Quilted Christmas 6"...
Make A Stained Glass Window With Quilt Builder Dies
Today I'd like to share how to make a Stained Glass Window card using the Quilt Builder Dies from Stampin' Up! These are new in the Autumn / Winter catalogue and are so much fun to play with! As soon as I saw this entire suite I thought of my friend Georgina who has...
How Do I Create Perfect Layers On My Cards?
Today I'm answering the question How Do I Create Perfect Layers on My Cards? I get asked this a lot. It's the one thing that can really set you apart. You'll go from crooked, dodgy looking hand made cards to professional, spiffy looking hand made cards! And we all...
Are You A Modernist or Traditionalist Scrapbooker?
Or are you a mixture of both? Modernist or Traditionalist Scrapbooker is what is on my mind today. Do titles matter? Maybe not, but really it comes down to your preferred style. Does a blank 12 x 12" scrapbook page fill you with fear or delight? I think that's the...
Envision Your Future with Memories and More!
I know it sounds a little weird to suggest that you envision your future with Memories and More, but hear me out! Every year I create a vision board of what I want my life to be next year. I use the Stampin' Up! business year to help me work my business and achieve my...
5 Top Tips for Memory Keeping Layouts
Good morning peeps, today I'm sharing my 5 Top tips for Memory Keeping layouts with you. I'm pretty new to the scrapbook or memory keeping game formally. I spent loads of time as a child though keeping a journal and every holiday had it's own book with feathers,...
