I needed a special thank you card this week. One of my nursing colleagues went way above and beyond supporting me. The good parts of the job definitely outweigh the sad but this was one of those and just being there made such a difference. You can easily make a lovely card using Designer Series papers as your main focus. I bet you can't guess which papers I used for this card? It's from the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Papers. You can see it's Christmas themed with gorgeous ... VIEW POST
Thank You Card – Brightly Gleaming Papers
Coffee And Cards – Rooted In Nature
I reached for the Rooted In Nature stamp set for Coffee and Cards this week. It's felt a lot cooler here over the last couple of days. Autumn is definitely on the way, perhaps that's why I picked it. We all need thank you cards too, I know I do. I love the images in this set and particularly the leaves The sentiment from the set makes a great thank you card but it could just as easily be a birthday card and the colours would make it a perfect one for the men. Here's the ... VIEW POST
Good Morning Magnolia Wedding Acceptance. Inspire Create Challenge #45
Hello, welcome to my blog. I am just loving the new catalogue that has just launched and specifically the Magnolia Lane Suite. It's beautiful and with this week bringing us an embossing theme for the Inspire Create Challenge I couldn't resist using the Magnolia stamps. Aren't they stunning, I took inspiration from the Kraft Magnolia Lane cards we have. They come with silver frames and wouldn't work for what I wanted so I recreated the idea with Crumb Cake card instead. I added ... VIEW POST
Card In A Box With Come Sail Away – Wow Project
I am so excited to be part of Kylie Bertucci's June Blog Hop! We are an international group of demonstrators all working towards growing our business's and sharing ideas and inspiration along the way. Thank you so much for joining us! This card was really fun to make. Yes, it is a card. It's called a card in a box and folds completely flat to pop into the envelope! My fabulous team leader Michelle Last showed us how to make this type of card last autumn at a team ... VIEW POST
Goodbye Little Bee! Dragonfly Dreams.
Ink, stamps and paper, that's it, all you need to create a card. Stampin' Up issue us a challenge each month to create a card using just those three elements to show that you don't need to own everything to create a beautiful hand made card and that stamping is accessible to everyone, including brand new stampers. #simplestamping Challenge The May challenge is to use one of your favourite retiring stamp sets, so of course I had to pull out Dragonfly Dreams and use the gorgeous little bee ... VIEW POST
You Lift Me Up Easel Card. Kylie’s International Blog Highlights
You Lift Me Up Easel Card Kylie's International Blog Highlights Thanks for coming to my blog today. I am so happy to be taking part in Kylie Bertucci's blog highlights. This is a monthly card challenge and you get to choose the winners! There are lots of amazingly creative people from around the world taking part. The top ten winners will get to be part of an International Blog Hop, so please vote for me. You can vote for me here. The theme ... VIEW POST
Country Floral Thank You Card – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop
I am so excited to be asked to be part of the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop and very honoured to be in amongst some very talented stampers from around the world! For our very first hop our theme is Thanks, the perfect excuse to pull out the new Country Floral Embossing Folder from Saleabration. Such a simple easy card to make. The embossing folder does all the work in this card. I have used Powder Pink and Grey Granite card for a soft subtle effect on a Whisper White card ... VIEW POST
Country Floral Embossing Folder – Sponging Technique Saleabration Sunday!
Country Floral Embossing Folder Sponging Technique Thanks for joining me for Saleabration Sunday, bringing you a new project every Sunday throughout Saleabration. You can Shop Saleabration here. The Country Floral Embossing Folder is gorgeous! It's so detailed. I had the effect in mind that I wanted to create as soon as I saw it, the raised impression to have a little white. Just enough to give a soft blue/white effect. A little like Wedgewood ... VIEW POST