fancy fold with Brilliant wings dies

Fancy Fold card with Brilliant Wings dies

I was initially flummoxed as to what to create with the Brilliant Wings dies as the stamps which accompany it is on back order and had not arrived. Nevertheless, I went ahead and made this fancy fold card without any stamps. With partial parallel cuts and strategic scoring and folding, this is what the card […]

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New – early release Butterfly Bouquet

Good day everyone! New for March is an early release Butterfly Bouquet product which will be available from 2 March – 3 May 2021. It is an early release product available from my online store. The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set comprises a single stamp with images of six butterflies in various sizes. You can see […]

Blended shortened card front with Hydrangea Haven Bundle

Blended Shortened Card front with Hydrangea Haven

How does each Sunday come and go so quickly? Another week has passed by in the twinkling of an eye. Not to mention it’s also the end of February and the last day of Sale-a-bration! For this Sunday’s post I thought I’d share this really simple card which has a soft blended and shortened card […]

tag topper concertina card dandy garden

Tag Topper Concertina card

I posted an article “Birthday in a Box” last Sunday which featured a concertina card and promised I would show you how I made it. My inspiration came from Julie Kettlewell who kindly shared it on the UK Demonstrators FB page. Her original was a birthday card using the Sweet Ice Cream bundle. The Dandy […]

birthday in a box art gallery

Birthday in a box

Happy Sunday! It is such a worry when one’s other half has been diagnosed with a serious illness. Worst still, if the surgery takes place on your birthday! I wanted to surprise my friend with something special to help alleviate such a traumatic day. Julie Kettlewell was a guest on the UK demonstrator FB group […]

bookmarks with Snailed it

Bookmarks with Snailed It

Hello! What do you think of this year’s Sale-a-bration items? Do you have a favourite? My favourite are those Oh So Ombre papers. Using patterned paper as part of the design on any project makes you look like an artist extraordinaire! In this day of technology it’s so easy to send a birthday message on […]

gilded leafing with Art Gallery bundle

How to apply Gilded Leaf

There’s an exciting new product in the new January-June 2021 Mini. This is the new Gold Leaf embellishment from the Fine Art Floral Suite on pages 32 – 34. Remember the Heat & Stick powders from years ago? I am such a hoarder and have kept my tub of Heat & Stick powder for several […]

Simple card Sale-a-bration andMany Messages

Patterned paper and cards

As you know, Sale-a-bration is in full swing. Every purchase of £45 excluding shipping/handling, you can choose a FREE product from their Sale-a-bration brochure. This will be valid from 5 January – 28 February, a shorter period than before without a 2nd release during this time. Instead there will be a second Sale-a-bration event to […]