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Sherbet Love Swirly Heart Card
Sherbet Love Swirly Heart Cardwww.CreativeCrafterUK.co.ukCreate this romantic card for your Valentines this year.You Will Need:Sherbet Love Paper CollectionA6 White Card BlankTextured Cardstock - Pale pinkAdhesive Gem Stones- Pale PinkPink Dye Ink Pa...
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Sherbet Love Tall Card
Sherbet Love Tall Cardwww.CreativeCrafterUK.co.ukCreate this pretty card for your Valentines this year.You Will Need:Sherbet Love Paper CollectionTall White Card BlankTextured Cardstock - Bright pinkAdhesive Gem Stones- Pale Pink, Mini round bright p...
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Sherbet Love Corner Tag Card
Sherbet Love Corner Tag Cardwww.CreativeCrafterUK.co.ukWrite your romantic messages onto the tag and slide into the pocket on this card.You Will Need:Sherbet Love Paper CollectionA6 White CardAdhesive Gem Stones- Pale PinkSheer Pink RibbonTextured Ca...
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Sherbet Love Romantic Tag Card
Sherbet Love Romantic Tag Cardwww.CreativeCrafterUK.co.ukWrite your heartfelt messages onto the tag and slide into the heart pocket on this card.You Will Need:Sherbet Love Paper CollectionA6 White CardAdhesive Gem Stones- Pale PinkSheer Pink RibbonTe...
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Sherbet Love 3D Heart Card
Sherbet Love 3D Heart Cardwww.CreativeCrafterUK.co.ukCreate this elegant romantic card for your Valentines this year.You Will Need:Sherbet Love Paper CollectionA6 White Card BlankTextured Cardstock - Pale pink, bright pinkAdhesive Gem Stones- Pale Pi...
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'With Love' Card and Layout Sketch
What a busy week it's been! Magazine deadlines fast approaching and projects to be complete ASAP. I can see 'the light at the end of the tunnel' at last. This week some my cards will be featuring on the shopping channel QVC again, which is always goo...
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Recycling for Craft Storage
Have you ever come across an old pot, jar or container that you were about to throw away and thought you could make it into something else?I'm doing this regularly, but rarely find the time to do anything with them. So for my first altered art projec...
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Quick Custom
After finding Folksy.com (see yesterday's posting) and uploading a few items - I had a sale within 24 hours. What a great start!My customer (and fellow dancer...whom I did not know) bought a set of notelets that I had designed. I hope she will be ve...
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It's Christmas!!! (.....Well almost!)
Opening day 3 on the advent calendar door today and thinking it's time to start making my own Christmas cards for friends, family, enemies, pets and clients (well not quite in that order! And perhaps not the pets this time!)So I got to and spent all ...
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Lollipops, Ice Cream and Cupcakes
Here are more cute cards from the Basic Grey birthday card kit.I'm loving the 'sweet treats' theme!...
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Let It Snow!
With just over 6 weeks until Christmas it's time to start thinking about making festive cards - if you haven't started already! Can you believe it? Just 43 days to go! (note to self: I must start some Christmas shopping soon!) Having made m...
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Halloween Hauntings!
With Halloween shortly upon us, it's time to start thinking about making those 'spook-tacular' cards! Here's one for the kids. Try creating this witches hat creation as halloween party invitations.You Will Need:A6 Card BlankNeon Orange CardMirror Car...
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Masculine Leaving Card
This card was a custom order created for a friend's masculine co-worker who loves his cars. I felt this BasicGrey dotty cardstock and lettering was ideal for this unusual leaving card. Muted tones suggest the sombre mood of the occasion during a tim...
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A BIG Thank You
A BIG thank you to everyone for reading my blog and staying in touch with all your lovely comments and suggestions. Whilst I have just returned from a rather soggy holiday 'up North' my viewing figures soared and crashed through the 2000 mark - well ...
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London Calling!
I am pleased to say my greetings card selling in my shop on Etsy has also been featured on another blog at www.ukhandmade.blogspot.com to see this card on Etsy please click here.Thanks to my fellow artisans at UKhandmade for featuring my work!...
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Survey-ing the Crafting Situation
How's the craft projects going everyone? Did any of you follow my project instructions over recent weeks? I would love to see your results, if you would care to send me a photo of your creations.I have made a special 50th birthday card for a German f...
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50 Years of Marriage
Isn't it strange how you often need two similar cards at the same time? I needed two Golden Wedding Cards this week for family friends and wanted to create something simply elegant for the happy couples.These are ideal cards to feature in my series o...
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Wedded Bliss
For another installment in my beginner's series of cards, here's an elegant wedding card!You Will Need:A6 White card blank with circular apertureHolographic CardSpare White CardEmbossed White Heart With Doves Embellishment (Or rubber stamped image)We...
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With All My Heart - Dad!
Her Dad - is often the only man in her life, a girl can really depend upon and mine is no exception!With father's day fast approaching I have another in my series of beginner's cards for you to try. This card says 'Happy Birthday' but can easily be a...
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Dad - You're A Star!
With Father's Day just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about your Dad. Will you make him a card this year? A handmade card is so much more personal than a shop bought one and you can even adapt it to suit his likes. Try making this car...
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Baby Bear
Do you know someone who is having a baby, but you're not sure if it will be a boy or a girl?Try making this easy card using basic embellishments and a patterned card.Simply place your teddy bear embellishment onto the card with sticky foam pads, addi...
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Addicted To Shoes?
Here's a simple, but striking card suitable for all those shoe addicts out there.This card is ideal for a beginner to make and a few embellishments will go a long way to create this design.Instructions:1. Cut a strip of patterned paper to 5.5cm wide ...
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A Thank You Only Takes A Few Moments and Lasts Forever
Busy day today creating projects for clients and I had a variety of techniques to work on, so it was a varied day. Deadlines are fast approaching, so little time to explore a host of ideas, more a taster of various styles. Sorry I cannot say more her...
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One For The Boys
Men and boys are notoriously difficult to create cards for, so why not try creating this simple, fun robot card for them.This design is suitable for beginner crafters, as well as the more experienced. It has been created by stamping a robot in black ...
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Crafting Community
With exciting plans for Trimcraft to officially launch their new crafting community website on 1st May, I've designed this colourful card using their new Laura Ashley products. From papers to ribbons, stickers and rubber stamps there are plenty of op...
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Craftily Noted
Another in my 'how to' series of projects. This is a very simple, but quite graphical card that could be sent as a note of thanks, used as an acceptance card or simply as a notelet.You Will Need:A6 White Card BlankColoured Paper - Pastel pink, peach ...
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Baby Pink
Friends have become the proud grandparents of their first grand-daughter this week and of course, a handmade card is in the post already with my congratulations.This is a simple card created using scrapbooking papers as a background and baby stickers...
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Fantastic Florals
With Spring in full bloom and a lovely sunny day here in my part of the world, there is not a better time than now to use these fabulous floral designs from the Laura Ashley range (see previous posting).This card has been created using the floral woo...
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No More Belated Birthdays!
Needing a quick birthday card for someone? Don't fret that their birthday is fast approaching and you have nothing made. (Because of course, they always expect a handmade card from a crafts-person, right?)Try making my simple creation using your own ...
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London Calling!
I've added a new creation to my Etsy page. This card was inspired by a recent day out in London and the ever-decreasing red London telephone boxes. Click HERE to view.A very simple card, with lots of impact.I love London!...
