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Do you enjoy making cards for men? I have to admit, I have to specifically address my mind to it, as most of my cards probably lend themselves to female recipients! This month is my Dad’s birthday, so I searched my stash and came up with this amazing Hugs Enclosed background stamp from Honey Bee
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Yes, you read that right… as soon as I got my new Teariffic Pals stamp set from Time for Tea Designs, I knew I wanted to make a jammy dodger wreath… In rainbow colours! I used Gina K’s original wreath builder to help me stamp the images with even spacing. I started with the jammy
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Hi everyone! It’s been a while since my last blog post, as I’ve been so busy with work and childcare I’ve barely found time to craft, let alone blog! However, the new release from Time for Tea Designs is out today so I can finally start showing off some of the cards I’ve been making
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Guys, my baby nephew just turned 13. 13!! I can’t believe it. But, it did give me an opportunity to use the new Mice Day to Celebrate stamp set from My Favorite Things, which I’ve been dying to do! If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know I’m a sucker for a shaker
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I can’t get enough of these adorable little bunnies from Mama Elephant! Today I’m sharing some mini slimline cards that I made with this set and the Landscape Edge dies from Time for Tea Designs. I started out by stamping all my bunnies and their Easter eggs in Gina K’s obsidian black amalagm ink, which
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I recently found that I had so many crafty ideas and projects I wanted to try, and lots of lovely new products to play with, that my mind was a bit of a scrambled mess and I didn’t know where to start! I was craving something simple, and so I decided to do some nice
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As soon as my friend Rebecca told me she was going to apply to retrain as a nurse, I knew she’d ace it. She’s super caring and smart and of course she was offered a place everywhere she interviewed! So, obviously I had a card already made and waiting to go when she was offered
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Who doesn’t love a good sushi pun, right? Finally got chance to break out this adorable Gina K set (I Like The Way You Roll), to make this fun little bookmark. I started out by stamping the images in Gina K obsidian black ink and colouring them with Spectrum Noir markers. Next, I fussy cut
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My daughter turned one a few weeks ago and so I needed to make a bunch of thank you cards for our kind friends and family who sent gifts. I like to make matching card sets when I’m doing thank yous, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to try out a technique I saw
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I love this botanical diamond die from Taylored Expressions. It comes with a number of sentiments, so it’s really versatile! On this occasion, I needed a Get Well Soon card for my good friend who, along with her family, is suffering with Covid right now. I started by heat embossing the image in gold on
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Copic Colouring tutorial – hair and skin tones
Hey friends, how are you? I’ve got a video up on my YouTube channel today showing how I coloured these Harry Potter inspired characters! I started with the hair, because this can be one of the tricker parts of colouring a character, so I’d rather do that first than colour a whole image and mess Read more
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RAM Stamps Fairy & Birdie release – more OLO colouring!
Hi friends, welcome back to the blog. Today I have a YouTube video up on my channel, showing you how I created this card for the new RAM stamps release: Again, I used my OLO markers for this one, and the colours are listed below: Hair – OR3.2, OR3.4, OR3.6, OR3.7 Skin – O7,1 OR7.1, Read more
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Olo Markers Reviewed! My initial thoughts… plus, a super cute penguin birthday card!
Hey friends! How are you? I recently invested in 128 OLO Markers (Seize the Stamp had a 45% off sale!), so I’ve been putting them to the test, and I thought I’d share my first OLO-coloured card with you, along with my initial thoughts on the markers! My card features the Penguin Party digital scene Read more
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Mama Elephant – Let’s Eat Cake!
Hey friends, as promised, I’m back with another blog, trying to catch up on the backlog! It’s siesta time for the family, so let’s do this. My previous post shared the first card I made for Mama Elephant’s Guest Design search – this is my second. I went with my favourite Celebration Hamsters again, and Read more
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Mama Elephant Celebration Hamsters – It’s Your Birthday!
Friends, how are you? We have some serious catching up to do! It’s been a hectic summer, with the kids being off school, two family holidays, and two brand new classes to create – as well as the launch of our first virtual class over at Craft & Connect! So, I’m a little behind with Read more
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Wow Blog Hop & Giveaway – New Mixed Media Release
Introduction I’m excited to be joining WOW Embossing Powder to celebrate their July 2024 release! It’s a BUMPER release, filled with Embossing Sparkles, Fab Foils and even a completely NEW product line; Mixed Media Additives! The Design Team and special Guests are each sharing inspiration using this gorgeous new release and you’re invited to join Read more
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