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CASEing the Catalogue

Hello my friends and happy Sunday! I hope you are enjoying the weekend, relaxing in the sunshine or shade, meeting friends or family and generally having fun. We are still enjoying wonderful weather in West Sussex so after going out early for our morning dog walk, I decided to spend a bit of time in […]

Time limited bundle – Colour Your Season

Hiya, pinch and a punch for the first of the month! I wanted to let you know about a new time limited Colour Your Season Suite that is only available from today until the end of August. The Suite consists of Stampin’ Up!’s Blended Seasons Stamp Set and the co-ordinating Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies.  Also […]

How to create a simple watercolour wash birthday card

Hello again my crafty friends I hope your week has been a good one and you’ve found a little time to be creative! We’re enjoying a proper summer for the first time in many years, which is wonderful, sunshine just seems to make everything better! I am so blessed to live in the South of […]

Hostess Stamp Set – Hand Delivered

Happy Wednesday my crafty friends! A quick share today of some fun cards I made with the lovely Hand Delivered photopolymer stamp set. This first card is one of the projects I designed for class The base is Mint Macaron with layers of Vellum, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White. I got a bit carried away […]

How to create a clean and simple Swirly Birds card

Happy Sunday folks We’re away at the moment for a little break in our caravan but I brought a few bits and pieces with me to film “on location”, which was a challenge but we got there in the end!  This is one of the cards I designed for my recent card class. It is […]

What is a One Sheet Wonder?

Happy Wednesday folks Today, I’m sharing 9 cards made from one 12″ x 12″ sheet of retired Whole Lots of Lovely Designer Series Paper from my stash. Sadly we had a death in the family over the weekend (my hubby’s uncle) so needed sympathy cards. I find them tough to make and decided to use […]

Mountain landscapes with Stampin’ Up!’s Waterfront stamp set

Happy Sunday folks We are having a wonderful summer so far this year. We had a lovely early walk along the coast this morning and returned along tree-lined footpaths before it got too hot for our collie, who’s ten and struggling in the heat, bless him – mind you so would I if I had […]

Happy mail …….

Happy hump day folks! England are currently playing in the semi-final of the world cup as I type so I’m not staying on for long – unlike some women I do not multi-task well ? Today, I’m sharing the beautiful homemade cards I received for my birthday. I had a wonderful birthday weekend. Cream tea […]

How to create reverse eclipse cards

Happy Sunday folks! I’m writing this on Saturday as it is my birthday today and I will be out celebrating with my ever patient hubby and parents. On Wednesday evening I met up with some lovely crafting friends (the Paper Mates) for our monthly get together and did a shoe box swap. What’s a shoe […]

Creative ways to use die cut bits and pieces

Hello there, Today, I’m sharing a couple of cards made with the Oh So Eclectic stamp set and matching Eclectic Layers Thinlits using two new purple colours. The flowers and leaves are stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Highlight Heather inks on Whisper White cardstock before being die cut with my trusty Big Shot. I love […]