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A sweet treat

A sweet treat

Just got back in and putting my feet up after our Jewerllery Giftables Class today  I think everyone arrived this morning feeling a little frazzled by life and looking forward to some crafting therapy. By the end of the day we'd had a lot of laughs and created some...

Hoop la la for Mojo Monday

Hoop la la for Mojo Monday

In between prepping for tomorrow's Jewellery Giftables Class, I took a quick break to play along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch: I didn't want to take too much time out  so I kept it clean and simple: Recipe Stamp set: Hoop La La (W126250 or C126252) Cardstock:...

Flower Garden – stepped up

Flower Garden – stepped up

Yesterday I shared a clean and simple card using the Flower Garden embossing folder: Today I'm back to show how the same card can be stepped up with some ribbons and punches: The card used most of the basic ingredients as yesterday but the sentiment wasn't stamped...

Flower Garden – clean and simple version

Flower Garden – clean and simple version

Today's card is a real clean and simple card - very basic, but the bold colours and pretty embossing design can carry it off I think. The sentiment could make it a sympathy card or simply send a message to a friend who may be going through a rough patch. The card base...

Betsy’s Boutique Box

Betsy’s Boutique Box

I still have some Boutique Boxes left from my kit (there are 8 in each kit) and decided to use something other than the kit contents to decorate  it. The Petite Curly Label (129405) was used to punch an aperture centrally in the bottom centre of the unprinted side of...

Ladybird, ladybird …

Ladybird, ladybird …

... fly onto my card. Today's birthday card is great for kids or even those who are just young at heart  There's a little touch of glitz on the bumble bees wings but unfortunately the photo doesn't pick it up too well. The base card is an A6 landscape of Basic Black....

Team swaps April ’13 – part 2

Team swaps April ’13 – part 2

I'm back now with Part 2 of the gorgeous swaps I got from my Paper Dolls teammates at our team training session last Sunday. You can catch Part 1 and my own swaps if you missed them. From June, using Feel Goods: From Suse, using Swallowtail: From Dorothy, using...

Team swaps April ’13 – part 1

Team swaps April ’13 – part 1

I shared the swaps that I made for the rest of the team last Sunday. Now for the gorgeous swaps that I got back in return. Here’s part 1: From Catherine, using Love & Laughter: From Joanne, using Swallowtail: From Mari, using Create a Cupcake: From Victoria, using...