Cape Craft Crazy

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Fun 'n' Flair - Snowmany Wishes

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This cute snowman comes in a set complete with sentiments to fit in the board.  The image was coloured in using markers.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Cottage Cutz - Build-a-Poinsettia

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No, I have not dropped off the planet but I have been very busy with our upcoming overseas move.  I had no idea things could get this stre...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Cottage Cutz - Carousel Silhouette

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In the midst of creating my Xmas cards I realised I needed a birthday card and that I had given all the cards I have made away.  With movi...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Form-A-Lines - Christmas Kit 7 - Winter Scene

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A simple scene from using gold thread for this Form-A-Lines pattern. The sentiment is Hero Arts from the Merry Christmas Trees set inke...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Penny Black - A Bright Tomorrow

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The wreath is from a Penny Black set A Bright Tomorrow and it is framed using Spellbinders Circles.  To colour in the wreath I used Moment...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Kaszazz Scarf Teddy with Penny Black Let it Snow

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Another card using the Kaszazz image called Scarf Teddy. The background is The Crafter's Workshop Mini Tile Texture done in Distress...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Peachy Keen - Skatin' By with snowflake background

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Peachy Keen has such happy stamps and this little chap is no exception.  He was coloured in using Siren Smooch and Stampin Up Dusty Durang...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Cottage Cutz Santa's Coat & Rack

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This is a Cottage Cutz die - Santa's Coat & Rack - from last Christmas which I received too late to use. I used scraps from my s...
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...
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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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