Category: General
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Here’s a Hug from Me to You
Hey friends, how are you? Today I’m sharing a lovely slimline card featuring some of the new release embossing powders from Wow! I’ve used the Dappled Effects trio, which has three beautiful dappled pinks and peaches. I decided to make a slimline card with three windows to show off each of the colours properly. I…
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MFT Sketch Challenge
Hey crafty friends, I’m back today with another cardmaking challenge entry – this time for MFT’s weekly sketch challenge! I love this sketch, and as soon as I saw it, I thought it would look good as a notebook page! At first I was going to team it with the School is Cool stamp set,…
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You’re a Limited Edition: MFT Color Challenge #206
Hey guys! Do you like taking part in card challenges? I love them, because they force me to think creatively in ways that I might not have otherwise, and I end up producing something new! Today, I made a card for the current MFT Stamps colour challenge #206, which has the following colour palette: I…
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I’m nuts & bolts about you
Hey everyone, hope you’re well! I’ve just made a card for this month’s Heffy Doodle challenge – “Love” themed cards, so I thought I’d share a tutorial! To make my background, I blended various pink shades of distress oxide through the Simply Radiant stencil, starting with the darkest in the centre, moving out to the…
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Wow! New release insta hop – 2 for 1 embossed backgrounds
Hey friends, today I’m sharing TWO cards for the price of one! I always love a 2 for 1, especially when the “spare” card turns out just as cute as the first! I used the Sweetie Jar Trio from Wow! Embossing’s latest release to create an embossed panel. I covered some white cardstock with Wow’s…
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MFT Stamps 2022 Card Design Superstar: Clean and Simple Genius
Do you love CAS (clean and simple) cards, or are you scared of them? I LOVE them but I find them so hard to pull off! Nonetheless, I decided to give it a go for the MFT Card Design Superstar: CAS Genius category. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to…
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You are one in a million
Hey crafty friends, how are you? Today I’m sharing a sweet little card, perfect for a new baby or a special friend. I started out with a panel of watercolour paper, and masked off the third to the left. On the right, I wet my paper and applied various shades of blue watercolour paint, from…
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Rediscovery hop – Beach theme
Today I’m taking part in an Instagram Hop that is designed to encourage you to dig into that stash you’ve got sitting in your craft room, waiting to be used! It’s about using your existing supplies rather than buying new, which is something I’ve been trying to do a lot more this year! This month’s…
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Sundae Sweeties shaker card
Hey guys, have you seen this month’s Papercraft Essentials Magazine? I was lucky to be featured in it this month, so I thought I’d share with you how I made this circular shaker card! Products used: Circle nesting dies Sundae Sweeties stamp and co-ordinating die sets Spooktacular die set Cupcakes shaker filling (Lucy’s Cards) Copic…
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2 for 1 inky backgrounds – Wow Embossing
I love 2 for 1 techniques, and this one is so easy, you need to give it a try! Also, if you like a process video, I have a quick reel over on my Instagram page, so feel free to check it out! To make my backgrounds, I used the All Squared Up Stencil from…
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