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Hardly any stamping

Hardly any stamping

This card came about because I was having a chat last night with a soon to be hostess. We were discussing the type of projects that we might do at her workshop and she explained that one of the guests loves punches but doesn't do much, if any, stamping. We won't...

Casing my own Blossom card

Casing my own Blossom card

My neighbour came over for a coffee and craft again this morning and asked to make a card that looks impressive but isn't too difficult - my favourite kind, lol! We had a little look through my box of samples and selected this Mixed Bunch Blossom birthday card; Which...

Casing the team – no. 4

Casing the team – no. 4

Today’s project is another CASE from my team swaps. In addition to the flower that Krista made, she also gave us each this sweet little  card. Krista used the Sweet Summer set which has retired and so I opted to use Everything Eleanor (W124162 or C124164) for my...

Get Well Wishes

Get Well Wishes

A quick card share today, as I send some Get Well Wishes to a poorly friend. There certainly seem to be a lot of bad bugs going around at the moment. I had the Apothecary Art stamp set (W125966 or C127451) and the Labels Collection Framelits (125598) still out from...

Sophisticated balloons for my darling hubby

Sophisticated balloons for my darling hubby

Today is my wonderful hubby's birthday ... and he's still suffering, the poor love. He's had a chest infection for nearly three weeks now and is still feeling grotty so we're going to hold off the main birthday celebrations until he's feeling well enough to enjoy them...

Calypso card using free ribbon

Calypso card using free ribbon

The thin, sheer, organdy ribbon from the Everyday Ribbon and Brad Pack (our July offer and free with a £45 purchase), is perfect for threading through small holes, such as those of our Perfect Pennant medallions (123126).  Here, I've used it to create a frame for one...

Tutorial – create an origami box

Tutorial – create an origami box

I've had a lot of requests to post a tutorial for this origami box: So here it is ... To make this size (which holds 4 Ferrero Rocher chocolates), you will need to start with a 9" square piece of DSP for the lid and an 8-1/2" square piece of DSP for the base. The box...