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Festival of Trees – pyramid card

Festival of Trees – pyramid card. Talk about a trip down memory lane – the pyramid style card was a swap from lovely Sam, a fellow team mate back in 2009!  I’m re-visiting this fun-fold as I thought it would suit the Festival of Trees stamp set.  It was also one of the first  techniques […]

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Holiday Homes!

This is the ultimate “Home” set!  Not only do you  use it for someone moving to a new home, but it’s got fabulous spooky goodness and best of all, Santa in his sleigh with his reindeer!   I consolidate the list of supplies at the end of the video to make it easier for you […]

inspiring inkin annual catalogue 2014-2015 launch blog hop

Inspiring Inkin’ Annual Catalogue 2014-2015 Launch Blog Hop

Inspiring Inkin’ Annual Catalogue 2014-2015 Launch Blog Hop. Hi there!  Today is the much anticipated Inspiring Inkin’  Blog Hop showcasing products in the new annual catalogue.   You must have arrived from my lovely team mate Jessie’s blog – aren’t her projects just amazing? To all my regular visitors and those of you visiting for […]

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Wedding Favour sandwich box

Did you ever consider a wedding favour sandwich box? It’s a neat idea for putting a slice of wedding cake for wedding favours. Of course you can put other treats in too. I created a “see through” window so you can see what treat there is inside. There are patterned acetates, clear, or even vellum […]

egg cups with fringing scissors

Fringe Scissors Egg cups

These easter egg cups were made by using Stampin’ Up!’s fringe scissors.  Originally they had Cadbury Creme  Eggs in them but the wrappers didn’t float my boat.  I found these pretty polka dot ones at our local garden centre and they were perfect to compliment the Polka Dot Parade DSP.   You can vary the […]

Easter card with fringed accents and cut out

Easter cut out card with fringe accents An Eggstra Spectacular!

Hi everyone!  What a difference a few days of sunshine makes.  It certainly feels like spring now doesn’t it? I also fancied a change from Sale-a-bration stamp sets.  Only 2 weeks left to get those freebies for each £45 spend.  Have you turned your thoughts to Easter yet?  Here’s a card inspired by Dawn Griffiths but […]

Flowers made with fringing scissors

Funky Flowers with Fringing Scissors

Hiya!  Back with another Wednesday Workshop Wow – this time showcasing the new fringing scissors Stampin’ Up! have introduced in the Spring/Summer Catty this year. The video illustrates how to make the above flowers but it also shows what other possibilities there are for using the fringing scissors.  You can fringe an embossed border, a […]

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VIDEO #2 – WORKSHOP WOW WEDNESDAY – Origami Gift Box

Hi! Welcome to the second episode of Wednesday’s Workshop Wow. Today’s Workshop Wow is a video tutorial on how to make a gift box out of one sheet of 12″ x 12″ patterned paper. It doesn’t require any glue (except for the belly band). This project has been devised especially for Leigh who was my […]