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Jar of Flowers with Emboss resist and watercolour wash

I go through spells where I heat emboss….but usually it is for cards for friends and family….I hadn’t realised how little I have shared using this technique! but it is one of the most magical techniques…I especially love it at Christmas using gold and silver….but today is pretty different to that! This is almost a… Continue reading Jar of Flowers with Emboss resist and watercolour wash

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Forever Fern Pretty in Pink and Grey

Isn’t this new stamp set beautiful? I loved the Botanical Medley in the Spring Mini Catalogue and was sorry to see it go…but I think the images in this new stamp set are possibly even better! They are of course the Stampin’ Up! Distinktive stamps, which is what gives you such incredible detail and what… Continue reading Forever Fern Pretty in Pink and Grey

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InspireINK Blog Hop: Sketch challenge side bar card

So this month’s challenge was the sketch you can see above…. I pretty much stuck to it…but of course had to make it my own. I thought about using just the perfume bottle images, but decided that it needed a little more…so out came the stitched shapes dies. This is a variation on the side… Continue reading InspireINK Blog Hop: Sketch challenge side bar card

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Very Versailles meets Woven Heirlooms

And not a piece of DSP in sight! This is a great card layout to have in your repertoire, and the lovely leaf spray with the ‘distinktive’ effect…this is a a special Stampin’ Up! effect where the texture and shading is all part of the stamp…making stunning shaded images without any extra work 🙂 It… Continue reading Very Versailles meets Woven Heirlooms