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Month: February 2014

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Perfect Pennants good luck card

Perfect Pennants good luck card

A colleague at work is about to take her driving test for the first time and so this card is for her, to wish her luck. The card base is an A6 portrait of Crisp Cantaloupe. A piece of the Crisp Cantaloupe paper from the Sweet Sorbet DSP (133521 – available FREE with a...

Sweet Sorbet origami box

Sweet Sorbet origami box

It's been a while since I made one of these origami boxes but with the gorgeous Sweet Sorbet papers (133521 - available FREE with a £45 purchase during Sale-a-bration) I figured I had the perfect excuse to dust off the technique. I provided a free tutorial for it...

Kaleidoscope birthday card

Kaleidoscope birthday card

I love the geometric pattern to the Kaleidoscope papers and decided to alter that pattern slightly by turning it into a rosette. The Bermuda Bay adds a nice pop of colour to a mainly black and white design. This card was created to help a Paper Dolls team mate...

March Template & Technique Class

March Template & Technique Class

SATURDAY 8 March 2014 1.30PM – 3.30PM In March, we’ll be combining a cascade card template and embossed vellum techniques (both dry and heat embossing), to create a delicate card that will work equally well for Mother's Day or a birthday. Everyone will receive a half...

Masculine wooden essentials birthday card

Masculine wooden essentials birthday card

Today's card is for this week's CASE challenge over at SUDSOL. CASE is to Copy and Share Everything (or you may see some slight variation on the words) and SUDSOL is a great forum for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. I love using it to kick start the creation process. The...

Spiral flower die gift tag

Spiral flower die gift tag

I'm loving the new Spiral Flower die but … the flowers are so 3d that they can't easily be popped in a standard envelope and put in the post. I'll be making boxes for any cards that I add these flowers to, but in the meantime I decided to make a tag that can be tied...

Welcome banner card

Welcome banner card

Happy Valentine's Day No hearts and flowers here though, instead today's card is a welcome card to a new Paper Dolls team member. She's been canny enough to join up during Sale-a-bration and so got to choose up to £150 of tools and products for just £99! If you're...

Happy Watercolor Calendar

Happy Watercolor Calendar

This was another of the make and takes at our Open House this last weekend. I rushed this one a little too much and the centre panel is slightly crooked so take a tip from me and take your time  The easel card base is Pistachio Pudding. For an Ombre effect, panels of...

Gold decorated candle

Gold decorated candle

A share from a guest designer today - this was a wonderful Christmas gift that I received from one of my SU! demo friends. She used lush metallics from the Spring Summer catalogue to dress up a plain vanilla candle. Each one of the Watercolor Wonder Washi Tapes...