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Looking for a quick to make Christmas Card ~ today’s card with video should give you a good start to getting those cards ready before we start getting involved with other holiday preparations.
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Lets Use Up Those Paper Scraps!!
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I get a lot of paper and card scraps when I am crafting – it is very hard for me to throw them away … ‘cos you never know when the right project comes along. In today’s video I sorted thru my scraps and created a couple of cards from scratch – so you can see how my mind works when confronted by the challenge!!!
Continue readingDecorated Note Pads make a Cute Gift
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I am very much into giving useful gifts ~ I think a decorated notepad is both useful and beautiful and I have 2 different ones to share one feminine and one masculine themed. ………………….. and there is a video!
Continue readingGullwing Fun Fold Card with Video Tutorial
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Oh Boy! ……… do I have a really great fun fold to share today, it certainly has a lot of impact and on the face of it quite complicated to make – but like everything – when you know how ~ it is very straightforward and the video will certainly help you master this fold.
Continue readingQuilt Blocks with Paper and Card
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A few months ago, one of the ladies who comes to my in-person classes asked about making cards using Quilt Blocks – I am always up for a challenge and love it when someone requests a technique or a fun fold. I made and shared the Log Cabin block in my You Tube live and had such fun I made two more a while later on another You Tube live. Check out the Pinwheel and Shoefly blocks below.
If you are unable to get to my in-person classes I have an on-line card class to go each month. You can check out the details for September’s class here
Continue readingNature’s Prints ~ Background Techniques with Blending Brushes and Spritzers!
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Things are looking up ‘eyewise’ so I am hoping to get back to blogging and sharing my projects with you on a more regular basis – I thank you for your patience while I worked thru a really trying time for me 🙂
I like techniques – using stamps and ink in different ways shows the flexibility of what on the surface appears to be simple things, today I have taken Blending Brushes and Stampin Spritzers to create a great background and show the magic of water – check out the video to see what I mean! 🙂
Continue readingSliding Pop Up Fun Fold Card
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I do love a fun fold card – I know I have said it many times before – but they are exactly that – fun to make. I usually try to do a fun fold in each of my card classes because my ladies love them – today’s card was part of my May card class and features the Irresistible Blooms Stamp set and coordinating Dies, decorative paper and Frosted Dots
Continue readingInk . Stamp . Share Blog Hop August Showcase
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Once again I am thrilled to be taking part in the Ink . Stamp . Share blog hop. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!®️Demonstrators from around the globe here to bring you inspiration through creativity!
You will have either arrived from Donna’s post or starting here ~ either way WELCOME . We do not have a theme, but each of the talented artisans showcase what they are working on at this time each month. There will be techniques, fancy folds, 3D, new products and ideas – a veritable treasure chest for you to draw on every month.
Continue readingCheerful Daisies ~ Book Fold Wedding Card
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Earlier this month a very dear friend for over 30 years got married, perfect occasion to create a really special and luxurious card made with great care and much love.
While we don’t always have the occasion to make and send a wedding card the same style and supplies can be used to make a birthday or inspirational card, my video today shares an alternate version, by simply changing out the greeting.
Continue readingQuiet Meadow Vintage, Shabby ChicCard Idea
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I have been having a bit of a love affair with vintage style projects over the last 6 months or so and I have shared a few. I think what I like most about this style is that I can use such a lot of easy techniques to achieve the effect I am looking for – and if I get some ink in the wrong place….. it doesn’t matter 🙂
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