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Friday, September 30, 2011

Gina K Designs - A Beautiful Life

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This is a simple but elegant stamp set with a whole host of greetings you can use.  It also requires a minimum of colouring in and can be us...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Penny Black - Sunshine in the Rain

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I am a sucker for teddy bear stamps and this one is really cute.  The best about Penny Black stamps is they come with a picture of the image...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Post-It note - Art Impressions

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Another of my post-it note gifts.  This time I could not find the exact colour green cardstock and decided to use a paint swatch which DH pi...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Go Kreate - Binki Boo Bear

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This is a die I really love for baby cards.  I think the dummy does it for me ! The background on the white card was embossed with the CB ...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Post-It note - Stampin Up - Open Sea

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With just having been away I made a number of small gifts to take overseas.  This is a post-it note pad which I covered using a fairly thick...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

Punch Art - Little Girl

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When I saw this idea on a blog I knew I just had to try it out for my niece's birthday.  The hair reminds me so much of her. For the ha...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Post-It note cover - Victoria Case Beema

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This dear little bunny was coloured in using markers and die cut with Nestabilities Deckle Edged rectangles.  I used a CB border embossing f...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Penny Black - About Town

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Some of my first stamps were Penny Black.  I just love their "cute" factor and this one is no exception. I stamped Mimi on waterc...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Gina K Designs - Block Greetings

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Every now and again I go on a mission to make quick and easy cards.  This is the last of the current series and I was going to post a more ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Tag - Stampin Up Top Note Die

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For those of us who have larger writing or a lot to say, the SU Top Note die makes a decent sized tag. Here I used SU Barely Banana cardsto...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Gina K Designs - Dreams

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Another quick and simple card using the Gina K Design set called Dreams.  The image and sentiments are all stamped using Archival Plum ink. ...
Friday, August 19, 2011

Stampin Up - Open Sea

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A plain and simple masculine card.  The image is from the Stampin Up set called Open Sea.  The only colouring in is the sea and the flag on ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Kaszazz - Tiger

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Being passionate about tigers I was delighted to find this image in the Kaszazz range.  All I did was stamp the tiger (which I believe to be...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

Tag - Penny Black Eat Cake

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To colour this image I used pencil crayons and a blender pen.  The Nestabilities Deckle Edged Ovals were sponged with Distress Ink as was th...
Friday, August 12, 2011

Sizzix ScoreBoard die - Box with Scallop Flap

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Once I got my Big Shot Pro and bought some chipboard I made this delightful XL die called Box w/Scallop Flap and Flowers again.  I was impre...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Tag - Slice Dance and Music

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Here is another tag using a Slice design card called Dance and Music for the ballet shoes.  The tag is from the Go Kreate Rectangular Frame ...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Kaszazz - Ebony and Ivory by Guest Designer

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This gorgeous card was made and sent to me by my sister, Debbie, who is a Kaszazz consultant living in Melbourne, Australia. As far as I c...
Friday, August 5, 2011

Sizzix - Square Envelope Die

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This small Sizzix Square Envelope die is the same size as is used on a bouquet of flowers here in South Africa.  It is a handy little die an...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Tag - Stamparvie - Gillian Roberts - Christmas Stocking

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Having just recently been to a "Christmas in July" dinner - it is something us Southern Hemisphere folks get up to in our winter -...
Monday, August 1, 2011

Art Impressions - Colliseum

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Yes, I know the spelling should be Colosseum but I took the stamp's name straight off of the Art Impressions website.  I stamped the i...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Tim Holtz - Artful Muse Embossing Folders

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Most of us tend to struggle with male cards but when I saw this set of embossing folders I knew they had potential. I used a cardstock with...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Tag - Stampin Up - Because I Care

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Another project using the SU Hostess stamp set Because I care.  This time I coloured in the hydrangea using a mixture of SU, Marvy Le Plume ...
Monday, July 25, 2011

CottageCutz / Peachy Keen Duck w/egg Notepad

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I have a sneaky suspicion this dear duck is going to be my favourite CottageCutz die.  He comes with a variety of faces, all cute and so exp...
Friday, July 22, 2011

Post-It Note Pad - Marij Rahder Suzy 5

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Another Post-It pad, this time plain and simple with a cute Marij Rahder Suzy 5 image.  I coloured in the stamp with Copics and used Nestabi...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Bib Tag

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When I saw this idea over at Stamp & Scrap with Frenchie  I thought it was really clever.  Frenchie's idea was to make a card using ...
Sunday, July 17, 2011

Kaszazz Rollagraph - Skyline

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This is a card I have had on my desk for a while and whilst I am sitting here at my computer I am struggling to remember the names of the it...
Friday, July 15, 2011

Post-It note pad - Marianne D Cupcake die

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There are a couple of cupcake punches and dies around but none of them really took my fancy until I saw this Marianne D die.  First off, I ...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tag - Inkadinkado Flower Sentiments "Thank You"

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When I buy a new stamp set I like to try one of the images out but do not always have an immediate use for it.  Rummaging around in my box I...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Dawn with Birthday Cake - Nellie Snellen stamps

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This was one of those photos which did not turn out well so my apologies for that. The image was coloured in with Copics and matted on Nest...
Friday, July 8, 2011

Tim Holtz & Marianne D dies

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I recently bought the Tim Holtz die called Vintage Cabinet Card.  I cut out a full sized card and saw I had a bit of cardstock left over.  ...
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Hi, my name is Diane, I live in the UK, and have been making cards for around 12 years now. I am middle aged, am easing into retirement and have an amazing husband who has appointed himself as my creative consultant ! Thanks for visiting my blog, do hope you have enjoyed my projects.
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