Masculine Makes 1

Do you struggle when it comes to making masculine projects?       If you do you’re not the only one, lots of crafters find this challenging too.  Most of our friends are male so I need quite a few masculine cards, gift boxes/bags etc.  I’ve been thinking about doing a series based on masculine projects for […]

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InspireINK Blog Hop #29

I can’t believe it’s time for another InspireINK Blog Hop, the weeks are flying by so quickly.  This month we were given a great card sketch by the lovely Hannah McCurley, I can’t wait to see what everyone has made.   Please take a look at all the projects that have been created for today’s hop […]

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Happy Tails Gift Bag

  As soon as I saw the Happy Tails stamp set I loved it, having 1 stamp set that could be used for different breeds of dogs was brilliant.  I  was in the mood to make some gift bags and as I haven’t used the Gift Bag Punch Board (GBPB) for a while I dusted […]

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Hello Cupcake Now or Wow cards

  I am loving the FREE Sale-A-Bration products we have this year, Stampin’ Up! have really spoilt us.    The Hello Cupcake stamp set is one of my favourites.  The cakes look yummy in any colour and the Photopolymer (transparent) stamps make it easier to line up the images.  TIP: If you do struggle to line […]

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Gingham Gala Suite

We always need Thank You cards and these cards are so pretty and super quick to make.  I think you will fall in love with the Gingham Gala suite just as much as I have.   The idea for these cards started after I made the #simplestamping card last week.  I wanted to turn it into a WOW card […]

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Tutorial for the Countdown Plaques

Last weekend I took part in the Wedding themed InspireINK blog hop. Our Son TJ and his fiancée Hayley are getting married in July 2019 and I made them a Wedding Countdown plaque and an elegant gift box in their wedding colours Black and White. I wanted to make a plaque that could be re-used after […]

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Inexpensive Vintage style Glass Bottle Gifts

Earlier this month I made a huge box that I named THE Whopper of a box because it was 12″ x 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″.  You can find the tutorial for the box here. I needed a box this big for some Vintage Style Glass Bottles that I bought on the Hobbycraft website. I bought  a […]

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InspireINK 2 – Fancy Folds

Thank you for joining us today for our InspireInk Blog Hop. This month it was Helzie Lou’s turn to choose the theme for our hop and she chose the fantastic theme ‘Fancy Fold February’.  I was so excited when I saw the theme as I hadn’t made a Fancy Fold card for ages. I know […]

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SSSC Blog Hop – August 2017

Hello and welcome to the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Blog Hop. At the beginning of each month one of the lovely ladies in our team sets the challenge, it can be a sketch, a colour challenge or a theme.  

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