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Tropical chic wreath thank you card

Tropical chic wreath thank you card

This bright, summery, thank you card was fun to make with the Stamparatus. To create the wreath effect, you need to turn the square card within the stamparatus. There are lots of videos on this out there in Youtube land but let me know if you'd like me to create one....

Little frog, big thank you

Little frog, big thank you

This was my thank you card for customers last week. The contrast of the "big" thank you sentiment, with the little frog on the front, makes me smile ... and hopefully made my customers smile too. At this time of year I'm using up some of my retired items on bulk thank...

Stitched floral birthday card

Stitched floral birthday card

The minimal colour scheme used for this birthday card is lifted with texture, a little lace and some gemstones. The texture was a little difficult to photograph but can be seen better in the pic below. The card base is an A6 portrait of Grapefruit Grove. A card front...

Colour Your Season Bundle Offer

Colour Your Season Bundle Offer

Stampin' Up! have created a beautiful, limited-time, four season bundle for us this month. It has images and sentiments suitable for use all year round. The Colour Your Season product set includes: Blended Season stamp set (12 stamps) Stitched Season framelits (10...

Bonus Days are here again!

Bonus Days are here again!

Woohoo! Bonus Days are here again! For every £45.00 you spend 1-31 August (before shipping and handling), you’ll get a £4.50 Bonus Days coupon that you can use 1–31 September. This is a great opportunity to shop from your crafting shopping list! Even better, when you...

Tailored Tag birthday card

Tailored Tag birthday card

Today's card is a CASE of a masculine card I made back in January. The punched pieces are from the blue and green patterns in the Garden Impressions 6" x 6" pack - this allows for a floral look without getting too pink. Don't forget that today is the last day of our...

Quick reminder of July offers finishing tomorrow

Quick reminder of July offers finishing tomorrow

Don't miss out! Our special FREE ink pad assortment offer ends tomorrow. Check out the details here. Also, our Buy 3 Get 1 Free DSP offer ends tomorrow. Details here. I'd hate for you to miss either one - they're both cracking offers (though the inkpad with starter...

Quick and easy Petal Promenade thank you

Quick and easy Petal Promenade thank you

This thank you card is sooo quick and easy to make! The DSP is from the Petal Promenade pack. The card base is a 4" x 4" square of Fresh Fig. A panel of Petal Promenade DSP was trimmed to a small square and adhered direct to the front of the card. Using Fresh Fig ink...

Nature’s Poem masculine birthday card

Nature’s Poem masculine birthday card

Today's masculine birthday card uses another of the DSPs from the July offer, but in a more traditional way. The DSP is from the Nature's Poem pack, which has a great mix of colours and patterns for both masculine and feminine projects. The card base is an A6 portrait...