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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Form-A-Lines Christmas Kit 7 - Carol Singers

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Another Form-A-Lines card kit in which I used a multi colour thread for the carol singers.  The lamp was done in a silver thread with the ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Kaszazz Scarf Teddy large with Dreamweaver stencil Lace Border

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In an effort to get a number of cards done in as shorter time as possible I stamped out a lot of this Kaszazz Scarf Teddy stamp.  I reckon...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Peachy Keen - Snow Gifts

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I coloured this cute snowman from Peachy Keen Snow Gifts in using Siren Smooch for the mittens and Distress ink Evergreen Bough on the sc...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Prick 'n Stitch - Xmas Tree

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Prick 'n Stitch is available in South Africa which makes it a lot easier to get hold of for me.  The main design was done using embroi...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Dreamweaver - Zig Zag Xmas Tree

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Not sure if other crafters do this but I have little plastic bags with border punch left overs in.  It comes in handy when you need cir...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Form-A-Lines - Christmas Kit 3 - Angel

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The photo does not do this card justice.  The thread used is a shiny silver and is quite a contrast against the blue card stock.  This car...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Dreamweaver - Coil Christmas Tree

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The Dreamweaver stencils are fun and easy to use.  I prefer using Distress inks with a finger sponge as I find there is more control this ...
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Inkadinkado - Filigree Holiday Patterns

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I know, Christmas cards this time of the year, but I thought I would get an early start as the next 4 months or so are going to be quite b...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Whiff of Joy - Magical Wishes

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Yet another clean and simple card.  I used a card map from Card Positioning Systems blog and pulled out my Creative Memories wavy trimmer ...
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Marianne D - Cupcake

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This is a clean and simple card cased from  Kristina Werner's blog .  I used the following supplies : Spellbinders Petite Scallop Ci...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Hero Arts - Balloon Ride

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On this card I used paper from the DCWV Stack 7 pad and stamped it with a large Hero Arts Newspaper Background in Archival Sepia. The ba...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Hero Arts - Thank You Messages

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I saw a similar idea for this card whilst trawling through the various craft blogs and, seeing I did not have a suitable tree image, I ...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

MFT - Let's Toast

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I love this MFT Let's Toast die and stamp set.  It is quick and easy to put together and looks good on a bottle of wine being used as ...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Impression Obsession - Tree Line

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I was trying to find a particular stamp set the other day and came across a couple of large Impression Obsession stamps I forgot I had.  W...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Hero Arts - Thanks Postcard

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This Hero Arts - Thanks Postcard image is one of those quick and easy projects.  I used Maroon Archival ink, cut around the image and past...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Kaisercraft - Flourish

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In my art lessons we have started using oils and at the end of each lesson there is always a little left over on my palette.  I have taken...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

On the Farm

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This is one of those cards I had on my desk for ages and built it up over time.  the background is done with Distress Stains, water and a ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Memory Box Die - Serene Bird

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Memory Box dies are amongst my favourite with this one being no exception.  I have been experimenting with Zentangle  and thought the bird...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Hero Arts - Feathers

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After seeing a couple of simple one layer cards with a colour strip on I thought I would try it out.  Using post it notes to define the...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Cottage Cutz - Eiffel Tower, Lamp and Poodle

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The background striped paper is from a local store and is very thin, almost like tissue paper.  The vertical dies are MFT Fishtail Flags c...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Kaszazz - Beach Chairs Large

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Going through my leftover paper stash I found this interesting background which was begging to be used.  No idea what the manufacturer...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Peachy Keen - cute teddy

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This Peachy Keen teddy is from the set PKSC - 13 January 2013 and was coloured in using Distress Stains and a paint brush.  The cheeks wer...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Urban Tapestry

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A bit more of a dappled background using left over watercolour paints with the Tim Holtz / Stamper's Anonymous Urban Tapestry set.  Th...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Stampers Anonymous - Road Trip

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Using another leftover watercolour background I die cut it out with Go Kreate Ovals. The image is from the Tim Holtz / Stamper's Ano...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Peachy Keen - PKSC 13 January 2013

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This cute bear is from the Peachy Keen set PKSC - 13 January 2013.  He was coloured with Distress inks and a paint brush.  The sentiment i...
Monday, May 13, 2013

Stamper's Anonymous - Urban Tapestry

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Whilst finishing off a watercolour painting the other day I decided not to waste some already mixed colours.  I did a few background washe...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles

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Often when I stamp I do a couple of images and pop the unused ones into a 'toppers' container on my craft desk.  Lately I have not...
Monday, May 6, 2013

Stampin Up - Asian Artistry

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Apologies for being awol for the latter part of last week but I forgot to take photographs and my week days were pretty hectic. Today...
Monday, April 29, 2013

Easter card

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For this small card I used Creative Memories background paper, Spellbinders circle and Petite Scalloped circle to frame the image.  I have...
Friday, April 26, 2013

Art Impressions - Chatting Whoots

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Looking at this card it does seem a little on the bright side but I had experimented with water colours and bubble wrap on water colour pa...
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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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