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Life’s adventure quick card

Life’s adventure quick card

I've been using my new Blendabilities quite a lot recently but of course we still have our original markers and I headed back to them for today's simple card. The card base is a small square of Pistachio Pudding matted with Gold Soiree Specialty DSP. After stamping...

Spot colouring the Back to Black DSP

Spot colouring the Back to Black DSP

Did you love the Modern Medley papers we had last year? If so then you're likely to love the Back to Black DSP as much as I do. Twelve sheets of patterned black and white. They're striking used just as they come, as in yesterday's card but you can transform them to...

Flower Fair Get Well card

Flower Fair Get Well card

I ordered the Flower Patch stamp set and Flower Fair framelits as a bundle (saving 15%) as soon as the Annual Catalogue launched but they've been so popular that the stamp set went on immediate back order. Flower Patch is one of the photopolymer sets so that you can...

Sassy background feminine birthday

Sassy background feminine birthday

Yesterday I shared a masculine birthday card made using my own custom background paper. Today I have a feminine version  using the same background. The card base is an A6 portrait of Daffodil Delight, matted with Basic Gray and then with the Sassy Salutations...

Sassy background masculine birthday

Sassy background masculine birthday

I made my own custom background paper recently and today I'm using it to create a masculine birthday card. The card base is an A6 portrait of Basic Gray, matted with Daffodil Delight and then with the Sassy Salutations background homemade paper (see technique here)....

A Sassy guest designer

A Sassy guest designer

I'm busy prepping for tomorrow's class (which also means creating samples ready for the next one) and drooling over the Autumn/Winter catalogue. Yes! Another perk of being a demonstrator - I get to see it now, well ahead of the launch date of 28 August (sorry to rub...

Traveler birthday card

Traveler birthday card

Yesterday was hubby's birthday. We were both working at the day jobs yesterday, so I took the evening off from blogging etc, for us to spend time together 🙂 This was my card to him. The design is especially relevant because he and his Dad took a a trip on the...

Lovely Lace thank you

Lovely Lace thank you

One of the new embossing folders in the new catalogue is Lovely Lace. This is such a pretty and varied embossing plate, that I added very little to it for this thank you card. The card base is an A6 landscape of Tangelo Twist. A mat of Sahara Sand was run through the...

Blended bowl of cherries

Blended bowl of cherries

Yesterday I shared news about the new Blendabilites markers and gave a sneak peek of a panel of colouring in that I'd done with them. Now I'm back to show the finished card. As I only have Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Blendabilities at the moment (see -  even I...