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Month: November 2012

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November thank you cards

November thank you cards

These have been my thank you cards for customers in November. I didn't manage to get a pic of a batch of them because I kept making a handful of them as needed, sometimes using different material or DSP from the same pack. They were very much "just in time" this...

Last chance to grab free paper piercing pack

Last chance to grab free paper piercing pack

Yes, tomorrow is the end of November and so also the end of the free paper piercing pack offer (when you buy the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set/bundle and the Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP together). I'll be winding down on Christmas cards after today. There are...

Tutorial – how to stitch paper piercing

Tutorial – how to stitch paper piercing

Whilst our paper piercing templates are easy to use to create pretty pierced frames, your projects will look even more special if you can take the time to actually stitch them. You can use any type of embroidery floss or specialty thread. If stitching a large area...

Stitched felt removable bauble card

Stitched felt removable bauble card

I've been playing with my Handmade Holidays Stitched Felt again  (I finally got around to them for the first time just a few days ago). This time the bauble is removable so that the recipient can hang it on their tree. The card design also gave me a great reason to...

My convention freebies

I've had a few questions from both customers and teammates about what I got free at Convention this year? And OK, since we pay a fee to go to convention, I guess that they're not technically free.  On the other hand, for the last few years the fee has been held at...

Flocked acetate DSP for a sketch challenge

Flocked acetate DSP for a sketch challenge

Another admission of hoarding - oops A few days ago I admitted how I'd been hanging on to the Handmade Holidays Stitched Felt. Well another product I've been stockpiling is the lush flocked acetate from the Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP. We've been using plenty...

Stampin’ Up! catalogues – not just for shopping

Stampin’ Up! catalogues – not just for shopping

Of course our Stampin' Up! catalogues are an excellent shopping guide - they show you the products (at life size for most stamps and punches!), the colours, the prices - all you need to make your shopping decisions. But they are also great as a source of inspiration....

Handmade Holidays Stitched Felt

Handmade Holidays Stitched Felt

I got some of Handmade Holidays Stitched Felt baubles in the Autumn/Winter catalogue share that I did with my teammates (an easy way to get a little bit of everything without breaking the bank) ... and they've just sat there, neglected and forlorn . Until now ... You...

Fancy Fold Swaps – part 2

Fancy Fold Swaps – part 2

Did you catch my post yesterday showing the first set of the gorgeous fancy fold swap cards that I received back? Aren't they amazing! And here are the rest of them: From Margaret Ann Moffat, an easel card using Trust God: Closed: And open: From Lorraine...