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Tidings of Christmas pretty foldback card

I love this style of card – it is such a pretty way to show off gorgeous patterns – and it is a fun fold that everyone can make with just an extra score line (perfect for Christmas when you might want to make multiples of cards). The die cut foliage and leaves are perfect… Continue reading Tidings of Christmas pretty foldback card

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Sweet as a Peach….with Balmy Blue

Having played around with this stamp set quite a bit….a looked at the samples I had made and they were somewhat peach coloured 🙂 yep – i had so many that were Pale Papaya / Petal Pink /Calypso Coral…. and I hadn’t brought out the Balmy Blue elements. When Balmy Blue appeared in the colour… Continue reading Sweet as a Peach….with Balmy Blue

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Sweet as a Peach-offset gatefold

So Sunday is generally my fancy fold day…but this one really is just an extra score line to a standard card base – but it just makes it a little different. This pretty card was my virtual swap for an online team retreat 3 weeks ago – it looks just as pretty with peaches or… Continue reading Sweet as a Peach-offset gatefold

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Sweet as a Peach with Blended Background

Not a lot to say about this …..other than how pretty a card you can create with a little blending and some scraps of DSP 🙂 Of course the blending brushes make creating this soft and smooth background really easy…and a little sponge daubing on the peaches is my favourite technique with this stamp set.… Continue reading Sweet as a Peach with Blended Background

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Hand-Penned Diagonal suspension card

I do love pretty floral cards in soft colours….and I think these cards tick both of those boxes. I am loving the soft colours in the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (DSP) and for quite a few I like the reverse in preference to the front images…although I am loving most of those too! This is… Continue reading Hand-Penned Diagonal suspension card

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Sweet Ice Cream – for a happy birthday

I love the ice cream cone and the co-ordinating builder punch…but don’t overlook the ice lolly images in this stamp set…custom lollies in whatever flavour you like 🙂 You may have missed out on the paper…however you can create your own background as I show you in this project HERE . You could also repeat… Continue reading Sweet Ice Cream – for a happy birthday

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Hydrangea Haven…making the most of the layers

I have called this making the most of layers….as the main pieces of stamping on these projects are the extra layering pieces. I love how these little extra pieces can be used to frame a sentiment and also create a pretty background too. Of course a scattering of the pastel pearls is adds a lovely… Continue reading Hydrangea Haven…making the most of the layers