Happy Thanksgiving

November 27, 2025November 27, 2025Leave a comment

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It is exactly one year ago today that we arrived back to live in the UK after 23 years in the US! That time has simply flown by and I am sincerely thankful that we have been able to keep in contact with our friends in the US as well as settling in our new lives back here and spending time with family which was our principle reason for returning. Although Thanksgiving is not recognised here in the UK we are cooking our Thanksgiving Lunch as I write this!

Today I am sharing a masculine themed card ~ always a challenge for me, but I have invested in some new stamp sets that are more ‘fella’ oriented and was quite chuffed with the result!

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Make Your Christmas Gift Tags Look Expensive!!

November 22, 2025November 21, 2025Leave a comment

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As I said in my video, gift tags are always the last thing I remember to get at this time of year and when I go looking last minute there is very little choice left if any at all!

I started early this year and have made my own, using different techniques that make them look expensive and special (although they only cost pennies in supplies)

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Album Front Cover Decoration Ideas

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025Leave a comment

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A few weeks back I shared how I created an album for keeping my Artist Trading Cards. I finished the video with the basic album. With today’s video I take the album and added a closure and decorated the front cover. I was thrilled and delighted with the finished product and looking forward to making another album for my remaining and future cards.

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Funky Folds Hop ! ~ October

October 7, 2025October 7, 20258 Comments

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Welcome to the Funky Folds Hop ~ a community for like minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds and to share our ideas. Funky actually means “modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way” so hang onto your hats and see what the talented artisans have to offer 🙂

We don’t have a specific theme ” anything goes” it is all about the fold!!

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The Trouble with Masculine Cards !!!

September 24, 2025September 28, 2025Leave a comment

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The problem with masculine cards is I find them difficult to make! With this card I pulled out some masculine colours, some leaf dies and a bit of copper heat embossing. I am quite delighted with the result!!

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Inspire. Create. Stamping Challenges # 201

September 21, 2025September 21, 20252 Comments

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Today’s challenge is ‘Shades of Blue & Green’ I chose to do a floral design based on a teacup I bought recently! I chose to focus on using card, dies and a punch, with a little ribbon thrown in. As you will see from the video, apart from the card base I used scraps to build my decorative pieces.

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Pearl Swirl Christmas Card Idea

September 13, 2025September 12, 2025Leave a comment

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In my quest to try new products I came across White Pearl Embossing Powder which I am using on my card today. As you will see from the video it gives a very soft and elegant finish along with the swirly stamp I chose as my focal point.

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Alcohol Markers + Heat Embossing = ✨

September 10, 2025September 8, 2025Leave a comment

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I have a great niece who just had her 12th birthday, it is so hard to make cards for youngsters (well it is for me!) kinda no longer children but not quite adults yet either! Todays card features a die cut that I colored with alcohol markers then double heat embossed to give it a super duper shine

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Funky Folds Hop ! ~ September

September 7, 2025September 3, 20254 Comments

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We don’t have a specific theme ” anything goes” it is all about the fold!! so today I share, a bookbinding Pop Out Card

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Junk Journal Journey ~ Cluster Embellishments

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025Leave a comment

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I am starting to think about decorative elements for my junk journal, the signatures (pages) are done and I am still trying to summon up the courage to make a cover and sew them in. So a little prevarication means I have some pretty embellishments to add once I face that task 🙂

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