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Traveler masculine birthday card – sneak peek

Traveler masculine birthday card – sneak peek

I shared a sneak peek of one of the 6 images from the Traveler stamp set last week and I have a different one for you this week. This set is absolutely ideal for masculine cards and the ship image works so well with the Maritime DSP, which has a mix of designs for...

Lullaby mini bag – sneak peek

Lullaby mini bag – sneak peek

We've just a week to go until our new 2014-15 catalogue goes live and so we're into some serious sneak peek sharing from now on 🙂 Today's sneak peek is from a new set of DSP and also highlights the new In Color, Hello Honey. They're combined here with the existing...

Simple Stems monster card

Simple Stems monster card

I can't take credit for the idea behind today's card - it's one that I've seen several variations of on Pinterest,  but I loved the idea so much that I couldn't let the stamp set go without trying it myself at least once 🙂 The monster heads are actually one of the...

So Very Grateful – illuminated

So Very Grateful – illuminated

Today and tomorrow I'll be concentrating for the last time, on stamps that will disappear at the end of this month. Then we'll be into the last week before the new catty launches and I'll be focusing on sneak peeks 🙂 So Very Grateful is a great floral and sentiment...

Bootiful Occasions tag card

Bootiful Occasions tag card

Today's card is CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from the new 2014-15 catalogue but it uses items (with the exception of the star punch) that are already available to everyone. That's one of the great things about our catalogues - they're full of ideas and...

Traveler birthday card – sneak peek

Traveler birthday card – sneak peek

We have a great simple sketch the week for our challenge over at SUDSOL: Simple graphic designs like this work very well for masculine cards (they're also easily dressed up for feminine cards) and so does the new Traveler stamp set heading our way. This set will be...

Something to Say gift tag – sneak peek

Something to Say gift tag – sneak peek

Today's mini gift tag/card gives a few sneak peeks from the new catty (less than a fortnight to go now until it launches and I'll be sending out copies to my customers tomorrow)! You get a peek of some new Maritime paper, a new sentiment stamp set  (fourteen...

Weekly Deals reminder

Weekly Deals reminder

Just a quick reminder that it's Wednesday so we have a new set of Weekly Deals today! This week's new deal includes the gorgeous Flower Garden embossing folder: And the Very Vintage wheel (all wheels are retiring at the end of this month!): Each week’s deals are only...

Happy Congratulations

Happy Congratulations

A good friend has been successful in getting a new job, great news for her as it means a lot less travelling - that must mean more time for crafting surely 😀 I thought I'd drop her a note congratulating her: The card base is a non-standard 3" x 5" landscape of Basic...