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Share What You Love Cupcake

Share What You Love Cupcake

Sometimes it's worth having a bit of fun with colour and choosing shades that you wouldn't (normally) find in the real life products. I've certainly not seen cupcakes this colour 😂 Today's birthday cupcake card combines the Sale-a-bration set Hello Cupcake (free with...

Let It Ride birthday card

Let It Ride birthday card

Yesterday was the birthday of a friend who is a horse lover. As soon as I saw this set in the Spring-Summer catty I knew that the Let It Ride stamps would be perfect for her. I wasn't feeling quite brave enough for watercolouring on this occasion (a project for the...

So Hoppy Together card

So Hoppy Together card

So Hoppy Together is one of our Sale-a-bration sets that you can get free with purchase. This set is sooo cute! Images for colouring and sentiments too. And can you believe, next month we'll also have framelits for cutting out these cute little guys! This colour combo...

Happy Tails thank you card

Happy Tails thank you card

My Dad recently bought me a stuffed toy dog and so the new Happy Tails bundle was the perfect way to thank him. This is my new friend, Snax. I really appreciated having him around while I was poorly - it just proves that you're never too old 😂 The colour combo is Soft...

Beautifully Detailed birthday card

Beautifully Detailed birthday card

My DSP hoarding extends to the laser-cut paper too! I've had this gorgeous paper in my stash for some time and only today am I getting around to cutting into it - I must work on my problem 😆 The Beautifully Detailed Laser-cut Specialty Paper works so very well with...

Floral Romance togetherness card

Floral Romance togetherness card

Valentine's day may not be far away but who says you have to wait until then to appreciate your sweetheart. I love the sentiments in the Wonderful Romance set and they were just what I needed for this card for my hubby. The colour combination is taken from the colours...

Simply stamped Forever Lovely valentine card

Simply stamped Forever Lovely valentine card

Boohoo! I've been poorly since the weekend 😷, too poorly to craft (and I don't want to pass germs through my cards) but I'm starting to feel a little better today. It's the last day of the month but I've just got time to play along with Stampin' Up!'s social media...

Rainbow butterfly thank you card

Rainbow butterfly thank you card

Today's card is simple enough for a beginner but still looks very striking. Different shades could have been chosen to give a more authentic rainbow effect but these colours were chosen so that only one pack of mixed cardstock is needed. This rainbow colour combo uses...

Dot to dot piece of cake

Dot to dot piece of cake

Today's project is an advanced one, combining techniques to create a bright birthday card. It incorporates dry embossing, heat embossing, colouring with a Blender Pen and assembling into an easel card. The Sale-a-bration Foils (free product with purchase) are stunning...