The mermaid trend continues into 2017 for fashion, home decor and also in the realm of Arts & Crafts. Here are some of the new mermaid stamps, stencils, washi and dies that have caught my eye and...
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NEWSFLASH! Chocolate scented ink for stamping is now available by Hero Arts! It's designed for children, but how fun would it be to make chocolate-scented cards. Here are some ideas for st...
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This week I have created a Spring Blooms tag. I am enjoying experimenting with my embossing enamels, but I only have one silicone mould. I am hoping to get some more as I tried pouring the m...
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I have always wanted to have a go at altering a polystyrene egg with decoupage, so I decided to give it a go for Easter. This is how the egg started out! In the past I have had tr...
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I was inspired by the look of some a new home decor trends to create this monochrome, mini-stamped Easter Card. I started by sketching a hare freehand onto a large piece of multi-media p...
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Trying to achieve a CAS - Clean and Simple style card is very challenging for me, but I gave it a shot this week and created this SMILE card. I was using the Heidi Swapp cut out Roses paper a...
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This is my second CAS card this week. This time with a more masculine vibe. I started with an 6" card blank in square and used new Prima Rose Quartz paper as a backing. I heat-embossed t...
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I was inspired to create the layout of this piece from the City Crafters case card. I have been wanting to do a space theme for a while and thought the circles would give me the opportun...
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I was inspired to try this negative space stamping technique by a Wendy Gage greeting card. The method is simple, but really effective. You place tape in a cross shape on your card ...
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I started by dripping a rainbow of watercolours down a sheet of watercolour paper. I snipped the dancer from a Prima adhesive border sheet and coloured them black with a marker so tha...
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I created this Shadow Frame Steampunk piece as a gift for my cousin's nursery. She is planning on decorating the room in Steampunk style (how fun!) I have been waiting for an opportunity ...
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Boticelli’s Birth of Venus offers another classic example of thirds-based compositioSometn The sky, sea, and land are divided into horizontal bands of approximately one third the image heig...
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This week I was inspired by Scrapmasters Challenge and Paperartsy Blue & Ochre colour scheme challenges. I also just realised that this colour scheme ties in with the new Beauty and the Beast li...
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I wanted to make something special for a Mothering Sunday gift this year. I had a chipboard birdhouse in my stash for a while, so as my mum has lots of birds in her birdhouse in spring, I thou...
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I was inspired by the Words & Paintery sentiment: " You are a diamond dear, they can't break you" to create a mixed-media 12" x 12" layout. I used this paper as my starting point, it was a...
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Spring is officially here and so to celebrate I have created this "Hello Spring!" greeting card. I used the fabulous My Prima Planner Princess Coloring Dividers 2 and tried a new technique w...
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Graphic 45 are known for their high-quality products with a vintage theme. They have brought out some fun Steampunk-inspired ranges in the past and for 2016 they have combined Steampunk with M...
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Mermaids are finally making a SPLASH in the paper scrapbooking world! I have noticed quite a few lines this season with a mermaid theme, so will share them here and in the next post for all you f...
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Here is a clean and simple card that I made, inspired by the fashion challenge over at Runway. It is based on their inspiration image of this dress by Banana Republic. I painted some n...
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Today I am sharing a hand-made Christmas card inspired by some online blog challenges. The first inspiration is a sketch challenge over at Make the Day Special , this is a UK shop that...
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It's that time of year again! I have been looking for a decorative sleigh die to use on winter / Holiday / Christmas cards and home decor projects. I though I'd post a list of those I have foun...
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Where did October go?! Here is a mixed media piece I created for Halloween, based on the Mexican sugar skull traditions for their Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead). While looking through my scra...
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Sharing a little red and black paper parasol and tag that I made with some scrapbooking supplies. To make a paper umbrella or parasol, the basic method is to fold a paper circle into 8 segm...
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Today I'm sharing a monochromatic steampunk mixed media piece using a lovely Santoro Willow stamp as my starting point. Supplies: Santoro Willow - 6 x6 papers, wooden shapes (birds and cog...
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Today I am sharing a 3D card made with the Gilded Lily Collection by Graphic 45. This is a beautiful Marie Antoinette and Versailles inspired paper and embellishment collection. There are lots o...
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