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Circle thinlit swaps

Circle thinlit swaps

As you read this, I'll either still be at our Stampin' Up! training event or will be driving back. šŸ™‚ I'm sure that I'll have plenty of swaps to share with you in a few days time and maybe a bit of news too, but for now I'll show you the swaps that I made to give to...

Gently Falling birthday card

Gently Falling birthday card

I've got a craft filled weekend planned!! Tomorrow I'm off toĀ our regional Stampin' Up! training event in Telford with a bunch of my Paper Dolls team. We're hoping to see some of the products coming soon in the new catalogue (maybe even get to play with a few šŸ™‚ ) and...

Perfectly Penned birthday card

Perfectly Penned birthday card

Many crafters have difficulty creating bows (they're tricky little suckers aren't they). So when you haveĀ managed to create a nice neat bow therefore, it's worth featuring it and making it a focal point of your card. Here, I actually cheated with a faux bow (simply...

Creative Elements anytime card

Creative Elements anytime card

This week'sĀ SUDSOLĀ sketch challengeĀ isĀ this: I turned to my colour coach for a colour combo and found the Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. I'm not altogether sure about the colours - maybe I unbalanced it by adding the blue butterfly? What do you think?...

Postage Collection birthday

Postage Collection birthday

I'd loaned the Postage CollectionĀ set to one of my downline and as she returned it to me this weekend (thank you šŸ™‚ ), it was the natural choice for today's card. This set is one of the hostess exclusive sets and as such will be retiring at the end of June. I love how...

Sans and stripes thank you

Sans and stripes thank you

I've finally had chance to play with one of my new photopolymer stamp sets today and I'm really impressed with the quality. The photopolymer is a stronger, more durable material than other brands that I've bought in the past and the cling quality is excellent - they...

Simply Fabulous thank you

Simply Fabulous thank you

I'm on a roll with the Simply Fabulous Simply Sent kit. Whilst it was still out on my craft table I decided to have another play šŸ™‚ The card base is a landscape of Smoky SlateĀ cut to the same size as the postcard from the Simply Fabulous Simply Sent kit (126925). An...

Simply Fabulous birthday card

Simply Fabulous birthday card

'my bad! šŸ˜€ It's taken me until now to have a play with this Simply Fabulous Simply Sent kit. It comes complete with 8 laser cut cards, Ā matching envelopes and ribbon, sticker hearts and rhinestones. Personally, I don't really like the postcard style, but that's easy...

Make a Cake for a birthday card

Make a Cake for a birthday card

Well my work week (the day job that is), is completely out of whack this week. In addition to having a bank holiday at the beginning, I'm working my days at the end of the week instead of at the beginning. So, today, whilst I'm not working, I've been prepping for our...