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New Annual Catalogue launches today!

The new May 2021-April 2022 Annual Catalogue is live! I don’t normally post on a Tuesday, but I wanted to pop in and say “hello” as the catalogue launches today. If you’ve been a customer of mine, past, present, or a club member or a member of my VIP group, a personal copy of the […]

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A Masculine Anniversary card

How do you create a suitable masculine anniversary card which says all the appropriate things but without being girlie? lol! In the flush of youth, the man you choose to spend the rest of your life with may remember to display his romantic side during your courtship. Apologies for being gender specific! Truth be known, […]

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Scalloped Kraft Treat Boxes

If you love gift packaging you’ll love my sneak peek Scalloped Kraft Treat Boxes coming soon! Naturally, I altered them slightly and re-purposed parts of it to make some tags from some new dies! Intrigued? Read on! The Scalloped Kraft Treat Boxes comes in a pack of 8 with separate lids and box bases. They […]

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Sneak Peek for a Two-step Stamping Floral Card

A new publication is on the horizon so here’s a sneak peek for a Two-step Stamping floral card! In fact there are several sneak peeks! The first is the Hand-Penned Petals Bundle. It’s a photopolymer stamp set in the new configuration where the images are printed on the sleeve insert instead of the acetate sheet. […]

cute bespoke box sneak peek

Cute bespoke box – sneak peek

We’re galloping towards the end of April and I have a sneak peek of a cute bespoke box I made. Happy Sunday! Today’s post is short and sweet! Let me introduce you to the new Pale Papaya and Soft Succulent In Color for 2021-2023. I made a cube box and adhered Soft Succulent mat layers […]

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Blended oval background card

Blending is a way of adding colour to your project and today’s card has a blended oval background. The oval is actually a die cut oval aperture and raised with foam strips. It’s like looking through an oval window to a vista beyond. Stampin’ Up! introduced blending brushes in their product line recently, but they’ve […]

embossed clean and simple card with die cut flowers and butterfly

Card Sketch card- design your own

I decided to design my own card sketch using a graphic design platform called Canva. It really was a “light bulb” moment using that first sketch in the Tech 4 Stampers blog hop last week. It was so easy to use the same sketch to make another card just by switching the stamp set and […]

thank you card using a card sketch with seashells, embossing and gilding

Thank You Card – Happy Sunday!

Happy Sunday! I created a “Thank You Card” using the same card sketch created for the Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop which I took part in last week. Card sketches are a relatively new genre for me. Following a sketch saved me a lot of time. The placement of the elements had already been worked […]