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Month: December 2013

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Quatrefancy Mosaic birthday card

Quatrefancy Mosaic birthday card

I'm on a mission  I've been doing my usual trick and hoarding the lovely printed window sheets from my Quatrefancy Specialty DSP pack … saving them for best, lol. Which means that if I'm not careful, they'll never get used at all, so I'm determined that my projects...

Tip – mix your own embossing powder

Tip – mix your own embossing powder

Stampin' Up! has a great range of embossing powders (EP) but sometimes you just want something a little different - that's the time to mix your own! In an empty container (I keep and re-use my empty EP and Dazzling Diamond pots), simply add together a small amount of...

Happy New Year card

Happy New Year card

Have you ever received a Christmas card just that bit too late for you to reciprocate? It seems to happen to me most years  My solution is to then send that person a New Years card instead. The card base is an A6 portrait of Smoky Slate matted with Winter Frost...

MDS Snowy Soiree choc wrap

MDS Snowy Soiree choc wrap

Christmas Eve - just one more sleep to go (okay maybe two if you count the afternoon nap that I need, lol). This little choccie treat was made using MDS and another project tutorial from over at UStamp with Dawn and Friends – Wrapping up the Holidays. I love the...

Floating festive flurry card

Floating festive flurry card

A final Christmas card to share with you. This one's an A5 version for family. The card base is Smokey Slate, matted with Bermuda Bay and Winter Frost Specialty DSP (132341). A snowflake was die cut from the front of the card with one of the larger Festive Flurry...

Some beautiful handcrafted Christmas cards

Some beautiful handcrafted Christmas cards

I've received some beautiful Christmas cards from my crafty friends that I just wanted to share. From Mari: From Victoria: From Carol: From Jan: From Shirley: From Monica: Thank you to all. They're gorgeous and I love the variety of styles and techniques. Beautiful!...

Joyful Christmas box

Joyful Christmas box

Today's project is a popcorn and a movie packet that I put together as a gift for friends this Christmas. I'll be back soon with a tutorial for making up the box but for now I'm sharing the details of the box decoration. For the front panel, Very Vanilla card was...