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Birthday cards – Celebrate Sunflowers for #GDP296

Hello and welcome to my blog, I hope your week has been a good one – mine started with a lovely surprise on Monday because my card for last week’s Global Design Project challenge #GDP295 was picked as a #GDPwinner! How wonderful is that. Today I’m playing along with #GDP296 a CASE the designer challenge. For […]

Flowers of Friendship card for #GDP295

Hello Today’s card was created for the Global Design Project #GDP295 Theme Challenge featuring the lovely Flowers of Friendship bundle by Stampin’ Up! The theme this week is Growing Garden and when I’m not in my craft room I love spending time pottering in our garden.  I think these cards are both so pretty – […]

Happy Birthday Dad – Handsomely Suited Easel Card

Hello Today I’m sharing the card I made my Dad for his birthday. I love creating cards for family and friends – especially my parents who are my biggest fans. My Dad’s favourite jumper is purple so I decided to make him a jumper card using products from the Handsomely Suited Suite. This easel card […]

Anniversary cards – Love You Always Suite by Stampin’ Up!

Hello Today I’m sharing my entry for this week’s Global Design Project Sketch Challenge #GDP294. This week has flown by probably because it was a short week with a bank holiday on Monday so I almost missed the deadline for the challenge but managed to upload photo’s on Instagram this afternoon.  I used some of […]

Creating a Stencil with Simply Succulents Bundle for #GDP293

Hello Today I’m sharing cards created for and inspired by this week’s Global Design Project color challenge using three of our new In Colors Pale Papaya, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. The Simply Succulents Stamp Set and Potted Succulents dies immediately sprang to mind with this colour combination.  I’ve been wanting to use the biggest […]

Birthday cards – Painted Poppies and Peaceful Moments for #GDP291

Hello Today’s simple birthday cards were created for this week’s Global Design Project theme challenge. May is a busy month for birthdays and I needed to add to my stash so the timing for me to play along with this challenge was perfect.  This week’s Global Design Project Theme Challenge is Birthday. I purchased the Painted […]

Hand-Penned Petals by Stampin’ Up!

Today I’m sharing a card made with the lovely new Hand-Penned bundle from the brand new May 2021 – April 2022 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue and features my favourite new In-Color Fresh Freesia.  Directions Cut a Fresh Freesia base (one of the new In Colors and my favourite) @ 14.8cm x 21cm and scored @ […]

Global Design Project Color Challenge #GDP289

Hello – welcome to my blog, I’m playing along with this week’s Global Design Project color challenge (#GDP289) using Coastal Cabana, Magenta Madness and Bumblebee. Although I am a purple and pink pink, I’ve not often used Magenta Madness so this bright color combination is a little out of my comfort zone. For my card […]

Pretty Perennials by Stampin’ Up!

Happy Sunday – today I’m sharing a couple of cards made with the gorgeous Pretty Perennials stamp set by Stampin’ Up!  I made this first card a few weeks ago for a friend – I guess I should actually send it now as she has been in her new home for a while now!!  This […]

Whale Done by Stampin’ Up! for #GDP287

Hello, Today, I’m playing along with the Global Design Project – #GDP287 is a theme challenge “By the Sea”.  This is the card I made using the fabulous Whale Done stamp set and Stitched Rectangles dies from Stampin’ Up! – I’m really happy with the way it turned out.  Here’s the badge for this week’s challenge:- I […]