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A frosty white winter season card

A frosty white winter season card

This winter season card was a very special card that I made for just a few very special friends (with a few tiny tweaks in between versions to make them as unique as my friends ). The card base was an A6 portrait of Island Indigo. An aperture was die cut into the...

Hubby’s family Christmas card

Hubby’s family Christmas card

This was my hubby's Christmas card to his Mum & Dad this year. It's all his own work again, I just tell him how to get the effect he wants. His card is modelled after the fancy fold swap card I made for convention but using a colour combo of Lucky Limeade and...

Beautiful handcrafted cards from my friends

I'm busy acting as a consultant to hubby today as he makes his card for his Mum and Dad. He's making a shadowbox card. Hopefully we'll get enough light tomorrow that I'll be able to photograph his creation to share with you, before he hands it over. I don't know about...

A great paper bow making tutorial from Stampin’ Up!

A great paper bow making tutorial from Stampin’ Up!

Are you still wrapping Christmas presents? I am  And I love co-ordinating my "trimmings" with my tags and cards. The tutorial for this paper bow has kindly been provided by Stampin' Up! and I used the Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP (126901). It's a very clear and...

The full gift package

The Two Tags die is one of my favourites. It's another of those that's really versatile and can be used for making mini books, mini boxes and bags ... and of course you can even use it to make tags  The larger of the Two Tags (115954) was die cut from Island Indigo...

Gift wrapping

Gift wrapping

DSP - it's not just for cards and scrapbooks! If you have small gifts then why not wrap them in DSP? I did that here with In Color 2011-13 Patterns Stack DSP (122384), Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon (122974) and Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon (122975), so that I can...

Convention rewards and awards

A last mention of convention (for a little while at least ). One of the key elements of convention (along with swapping, inspirational presentations and creative idea sharing) is the SU! rewards and awards. As I've achieved a promotion level of Silver 2 (through a...

Xmas Wrapped Up Class now available online

Xmas Wrapped Up Class now available online

If you liked the look of these projects but were unable to attend our recent in-person Xmas Wrapped Up Class, you now have a chance to purchase the online version of the class. This class walks you through a variety of gift wrapping options. It includes: a mini gift...

Christmas cards for my Paper Dolls

Christmas cards for my Paper Dolls

These are the cards I made for my Paper Dolls teammates (and my face to face class customers) last weekend (in addition to the little Christmas present swap that I made for them all). They're a bit bulky and so only really okay for giving by hand. Those teammates that...