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Easter/St David’s Day daffodil tag topper bag

Easter/St David’s Day daffodil tag topper bag

This was another of the Scalloped Tag Topper projects that I demonstrated on Saturday at the Papercraft Show. I'm sharing it today because although I made it as an Easter treat, the daffodil means it would also work well for St David's Day on Saturday - so there's...

Small and simple valentine from my hubby

Small and simple valentine from my hubby

A quick share today from a guest designer. This was my valentine from my hubby - small, simple (at least on the outside) and very sweet. Cards don't have to be elaborate to have an impact. I really appreciated that he took time to make this and that he designed and...

Happy Watercolor Tag Topper card

Happy Watercolor Tag Topper card

This is one of the cards that I demonstrated at the Ross Papercraft Show on Saturday. It's yet another way to use the fabulous Scalloped Tag Topper punch. The card base is an A6 of Pool Party, punched with the Scalloped Tag Topper (133324) to create the fastening. The...

Ordering Sale-a-bration items online

Ordering Sale-a-bration items online

Our Sale-a-bration is still continuing and will carry on right through to 31 March! I've had a few questions about how to order the Sale-a-bration items online though and so I thought I'd explain it with the help of a few screenshots, to hopefully make it clearer  You...

Metallic simple stems birthday card

Metallic simple stems birthday card

Back to a SUDSOL weekly sketch challenge today to give me a bit of direction  The sketch this week is quite simple: And so I decided to jazz it up a little by adding some metallics and Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I tried all sorts of angles but the lighting just wasn't...

Come visit us at Doncaster

Come visit us at Doncaster

We're all set up at the Ross Papercraft Show at Doncaster so please pop on and visit us if you can. The Show is open 10am - 3pm. We're at the point farthest from the entrance! Next to the escalators. Sara xx

Tag topper treat bag

Tag topper treat bag

This little treat pouch has been made as a thank you but will also be great as an alternative to an egg at Easter. I'll be demonstrating a variation of this and the mint holder, along with more projects using the Scalloped Tag Topper punch, at the Ross Papercraft Show...

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...