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Here are some pictures from recent blog posts x

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Lovely Phlox

Today has been a beautiful sunny day and it has been lovely to spend some time relaxing in the garden. I couldn't resist a sneaky hour in my craft room though to create this card inspired by a lovely phlox plant.

Casually Crafting Design Team Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge - Birthday Fishes

This is my second time participating in a blog hop as part of the Casually Crafting Design Team. The theme this month is a sketch challenge.

Blossoms in Bloom

Today I have made a pair of cards using the Blossoms in Bloom bundle. It's a big die and stamp so using just part of the image is plenty for an A6 card.

Beautiful blues

I’m so glad the In Good Taste dsp is carrying over to the new catalogue, it’s not very often that papers do and this is such a versatile collection. As well as the wood and brick textures there are some lovely pieces with blue tones which is what inspired me to make today’s card.

Last chance bargains

The Stampin' Up! retiring list has been out for over a week now but there are still some real bargains to be had. Check out the products below, two of which are stamps and matching dies both still available.

Clicking on the links will take you directly to my shop, don't miss out!

Product List

Flowering Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English) [152575] £20.00 now £12.00	Flowering Dies [152727] £29.00 now £7.75	Bloom & Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set [149229] £24.00 now £14.40	Budding Blooms Dies [149548] £31.00 now £7.75
Butterfly Wishes Cling Stamp Set [149346] £21.00 now £8.40	Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set [148726] £21.00 now £8.40	Parcels & Petals Cling Stamp Set (English) [149317] £20.00 now £5.00	Path Of Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set [149383] £20.00 now £8.00
So Much Love Cling Stamp Set (English) [152667] £19.00 now £11.40	Ornate Style Cling Stamp Set [152572] £20.00 now £8.00	My Meadow Photopolymer Stamp Set [151650] £20.00 now £12.00	Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [146386] £16.00 now £6.40

Casually Crafting Design Team Blog Hop - Anything Goes - In the garden

Ok so this is a first for me, I'm taking part in a blog hop!

I have joined the Casually Crafting Design Team and am really looking forward to sharing with you some projects aimed at the less experienced crafter who perhaps is just building up their craft kit and doesn't have every tool.....yet.

The theme this month is anything goes, so a blank canvas really. I can't wait to see the other crafter's projects. You will find links to their blog posts below so do hop over and take a look.

My card features a lovely stamp set called Dragonfly Garden, I've used the garden bit rather than the dragonflies even though they are gorgeous.

There are a few interesting techniques here including blending and spotlight colouring, read on for more details.

A rainbow of butterflies

Sometimes I have a very clear idea of how a card will turn out, other times it just evolves and this was definitely one of those times.

Butterfly Brilliance

I have been patiently waiting for this stamp set to arrive and today it did, it was so worth the wait!

Jar of Flowers

Today's card is all about stamping and colouring. I've tried to keep it quite simple but at the same time introducing a technique that I think looks really effective.

Have a beautiful day

I've combined some old and new here today, Very Versailles has been around for a couple of years and it is one of my all time favourites.

Dragonfly Garden

 

Lots of shades of green used here and a little yellow. The dsp is from the Saleabration papers Berry Delightful and has been cut using a curvy die, I've added a garden green base layer and followed the same curve on each side.

Vintage Butterfly

 

Out come the butterflies again, this time I have gone for a vintage look using browns and blues. I also couldn't resist adding a little sparkle!

Butterfly Bijou❤️

I am more than a little bit in love with Butterfly Bijou dsp! As a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I am lucky enough to be able to get my hands on new products early, the Butterfly Bouquet suite will be available to customers from 2nd March.

I just can't stop using it, here are a few things I've made.

Dragonfly Garden Summer Meadow

As soon as I saw Dragonfly Garden I knew I wanted to create a meadow with the flower stems stamp.

Welcoming Window at the beach

Brexit delays mean that I have been waiting over a month for a couple of new sets to arrive and one of them is the Welcoming Window bundle. I finally got to play with it this afternoon and I love it!

 

Brushed Blooms in Yellow

I'm a bit fed up of dreary wet days and for my Stampin' Up! order to arrive (27 days and counting, thanks Brexit🙁) so today I've dug out some old and not so old sets and added a splash of sunny yellow.

Snowfront

The inspiration for today’s card definitely came from the weather! It has been so cold and we’ve had snow showers on and off all day.

Thinking of you

So many people are in our thoughts at the moment. People who have lost loved ones, people who are struggling or isolated and people that we would normally spend time with but can’t. So here is a card that I think would be well received with a few kind words inside.

Stitched Leaves Hello

I wanted to make some little notecards and decided on using the Stitched Leaves dies with the lovely Saleabration Oh So Ombre dsp.

Brushed Blooms for Baby

Brushed Blooms is about more than just roses, I’ve used some of the texture stamps here to create a couple of Baby Congratulations cards.

A Touch of Ink Saleabration

 A Touch of Ink is definitely my favourite Saleabration stampset this year. Today's card uses just the leaf and flower stamps and a sentiment of course.

Brushed Blooms

 

I’ve been playing with the Oh So Ombre dsp again, this time with the new Brushed Blooms bundle and the lovely Painted Textures 3D embossing folder. All these items will be released 5th January and I can’t wait to share the catalogues with you.