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Monday, September 15, 2014

Art Impressions - Up, Up and Away

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This is a stamp I have had for a long time and never used.  I do love Art Impressions stamps as they are so different. The background to...

Stampendous - Snowy Postcard

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This type of stamp makes it easy to turn out multiple cards in a short space of time. The gold paper background is part of offcuts I bou...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

CutterPillar Pro trimmer - review

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It is extremely rare I will mention a specific product let alone do a review on one but this trimmer has to be the exception. On my rece...
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Friday, September 5, 2014

Patchwork Christmas Card

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I was browsing through Pinterest for Christmas card ideas and came across this one from Scrap Happens.  I thought it would be one I could ...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Tote bag using fabric markers and paint

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I was looking for an alternate idea to gift bags and recently saw a pack of 5 Natural Cotton Tote bags on sale.  I have done a workshop on...
Friday, August 1, 2014

Gift box using One Sheet Box technique

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For the one sheet box technique I went onto Splitcoast Stampers to have a look at the tutorial and get the scoring measurements.  I did...

Whiff of Joy - Snowburst

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I recently picked up this Whiff of Joy Snowburst die in an online sale.  My first try at it was a bit frustrating but I persevered with a ...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Card Box - Cottage Cutz Baby Cradle

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Recently I had the opportunity to make up a few thank you cards for a friend who is pregnant.  After making the cards (see separate post) ...

Thank you card

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I made 5 of these cards to go into a gift box for a friend who is having a baby.  When looking for a design I went for a simple card with ...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Hero Arts - Timely Bird

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Apologies for not posting for a while but we moved house, again.  Hopefully, this will be the last move for a while ! On a recent shoppi...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Internet gift wrap

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It is DH's birthday and part of his birthday gift is a 1 day art course which I booked online.  The problem was how to package it so I...
Monday, April 7, 2014

Inkylicious - Daydreamer

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All the stamps on this card are from an Inkylicious set called Daydreamer.  I found that Versafine Onyx Black ink worked better for me tha...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Stampin Up - Petal Cone die

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You may be wondering just who will be the recipient of this Easter treat.  Well, Misty is a horse I have befriended and, on Easter morning...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Inkylicious - Bird on a Wire

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This is a Hero Arts card with score lines top and bottom.  The dies are from the Spellbinders set Resplendent Rectangles with the orange p...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Lavinia - Tree Godess Luna

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This card is so far out of my comfort zone, I am amazed the concept appealed to me !  On a recent trip to a UK craft show I sought out the...
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Flourishes - Gerbera Daisies

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Yet another in the series of small (75 x 65mm) cards.  This time I used the Flourishes image from the set Gerbera Daisies coloured in wi...
Monday, March 3, 2014

Marianne D - Silhouette Couple

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I have a number of different shape card packs which I tend to forget about.  This is one I bought at The Craft Barn here in England and ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Crafty Secrets - Feeling Yucky

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Another small card (65 x 75mm) using an image and sentiment from Crafty Secrets Feeling Yucky set. The image was coloured in using Stampin...
Monday, February 24, 2014

Flourishes - Sunflowers - small card

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This small 75 x 65mm card was another one of my quick and easy ones.  I used an image from the Flourishes Sunflowers set, stamped onto wat...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Tonic Studio Indulgence dies

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Another card which I cannot take credit for.  When I went to a craft fair a couple of weeks ago Tonic Studios were giving a free make ...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Flourishes - Kids at Play

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This small 74 x 65mm card is for the card envelope box I posted last week.  I thought I would keep it simple and stamped Flourishes Kids a...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Joy Crafts - Butterfly Border

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Prior to moving to the UK I had not heard of Joy Crafts dies.  I first saw this beautiful Butterfly Border at a craft show and knew it wou...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Card Holder Box - Stampin Up

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The design of this project is not one I can take credit for as I went to a Stampin Up class the other week and this card holder box was ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Memory Box - Meadow Bird

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I also have a lot of cardstock which now needs to be used before I go out and buy more (just simply do not have the space for anymore !). ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Memory Box - Prim Poppy

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With having had to reorganise my craft storage area using a lot of plastic crates which have ended up being quite heavy I have decided to ...
Monday, January 6, 2014

Marij Rahder - Suzy 2

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After not being able to craft for so long it was a bit of a challenge as to what to start with.  Seeing we are currently living on a farm ...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Kaszazz - Snowy Reindeer Large

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The second of my cards today.  This Kaszazz Snowy Reindeer Large 1199J stamp (Kaszazz is an Australian company) was coloured in using an a...

Peachy Keen's Country Bumpkin Mooey Christmas

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I know it is after Xmas but I have finally managed to get 2 cards downloaded onto my computer.  Been having problems with my usually trust...
Sunday, December 8, 2013

Cottage Cutz Holiday Sleigh die

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A simple red and gold Christmas card.  The sleigh by Cottage Cutz is an easy one to die cut and it has some solid parts from an adhesive p...
Sunday, November 3, 2013

Peachy Keen - Skatin' By

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I'm back after moving countries - what a mission !  All my craft goodies are still to be shipped and we are hoping to have them in the...
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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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