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More Autumnal Inspiration, Just Because! – #CollectedCraftyCollabs September Hop
This month we are honouring my very favourite time of year; Autumn! Fall is the most beautiful & meaningful times of the year and I was totally up for the Autumnal theme of this month’s hop!! So much so that I actually forgot to add this month’s hoarded supply! 🤦🏻♀️ It’s sequins this month and […]
Christmas Baubles From Alex Syberia’s September Release
Alex Syberia’s latest release includes this absolutely gorgeous Christmas Baubles design, and I knew right away that I wanted to use my Cameo4 to cut portions of the baubles out so that I could back them with specialty papers. I cut specific portions of the design by using the trace tool within Silhouette Studio to […]
Slimline Flowers RV
I’ve gone all pastel for the latest release by Rachel Vass Designs and created a super sweet slimline anniversary card. I sized & printed the image using print & cut so that my Cameo 4 would cut the whole image out for me, I love doing this because I am not great with fussy cutting […]
A Journey Into Zentangle – AECP Level 3 Class 1
I am super excited to begin my Level 3 of the Altenew Educators Certification Programme and this level is a little different than the others; all of the classes for Level 1 & 2 are set, you complete the course as laid out by Altenew, whereas for Level 3 I have to choose 5 classes […]
Distress Ink vs Oxide? – Brand New Distress Colour – Crackling Campfire
So, I finally got my hands on the newest Distress colour, Crackling Campfire, and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to talk about some of the most basic differences between Distress Ink & Oxide. I know that when I first encountered these inks I was totally confused by them, but I was blown away […]
Ink Swiping Super Quick Backgrounds – Guest Designer Alex Syberia Designs
Hey Crafty People! I’m really happy to be invited to Guest Design on Alex Syberia’s September release. We are all having a super fun Instagram Hop to celebrate the release, and Alex is giving away 5 x $10 vouchers to her Etsy store! The winners will be chosen from the comments across all of the […]
Cute Critters Trio – Slimline Birthday Card for International Red Panda Day!
Did you know today is International Red Panda Day? I’m taking part in a super fun Youtube Hop with some of my crafty friends to celebrate and we’d love to see you there! I made this super adorable slimline birthday card featuring three adorable Red Panda images 😍 Head over to my video and hop […]
Super Clean & Simple Autumn Borders – Rachel Vass Designs New Release
Happy Saturday! I’ve got the new Rachel Vass Designs release to brighten your weekend and oh man, it’s a good one!!! 🥰 I’ve got two cards to share with you for this release, both pretty clean & simple and both easy to create! First up, this set comes with lots of different options, and Rachel […]
Soft & Pretty Nature – Simply Blessed Graciellie Design New Release
I coloured my image in with a mixture of Copics and Brushmarkers; I carefully chose my shades to keep my image really soft and I’m so happy with how it turned out! (I’ve got each colour I used listed below in the supplies.) I matted my panel onto a soft blue cardstock and then popped […]
Bold & Beautiful Recessed Images – Rachel Vass Designs Midweek Release
We are having a midweek release over at Rachel Vass Designs, and we’re taking things big, bold and floral!! Rachel also has a brand new blog & website, so to celebrate she’s offering a fantastic 20% off every design in her shop for the next 4 days! All you have to do is hop over […]
Autumnal Feels! – New Release From Rachel Vass Designs
Hey Crafty People! I love Autumn! It’s my favourite time of the year; the colours, the chill in the air, Nature just seems its very most beautiful in the Fall. So I was uber excited when I saw this week’s release, it is a veritable blessing of Autmnal joy!! For my first project I coloured […]
AECP Level 2 – Drawers
Today I’m sharing the second part of my Level 2 assessment, if you haven’t seen it already part one is here. This task is rather different than anything I would usually share on my page/blog; I got to try out lots of new things but also, I used so many of the same skills we […]
Masculine Cards For All Occasions – AECP Level 2 Assessment Part 1
I’ve been posting over the past few weeks about completing the classes needed for Level 2 of the AECP, and I have now completed all the classes required to take my Level 2 Assessment. This time there are two separate tasks to complete, so I have chosen to split it up into two posts & […]
Bulbs of Flowers – New Rachel Vass Designs Release
Hey Crafty People! So, you guys, I got a full time DT spot with Rachel Vass Designs!! Fresh from my Guest spot last month I’m now rocking a full time DT badge and I am loving it!!! This week’s release has so many of my favourite things; including flowers and punny sentiments. I seriously love […]
Once In A Blue Moon – Monochromatic Fun TLPT
Well I am back with some more inspiration from The Little Paper Tree after a month of recharging my creative batteries and I am jumping straight in with another Geometric beauty by Lesia Zgharda. I am a sucker for Geometrics, so I had to get this as soon as I saw it; and of course […]
No Line Colouring Using A Stencil As A Template – Youtube #TeamTinyCASE
I had so much fun playing along in the Team Tiny CASE the creator hop and I’d love it if you could check out my video! There are many ways to interpret CASE-ing someone and I chose to base my card around a technique that I saw on Olivia’s channel, ORM Crafts, but not recreate […]
Guest Designing for WOW! Embossing Intricate Dies
I am beyond excited to be invited by WOW to take part in a blog hop that they are doing with Kat Scrappiness! When I say excited, I really do mean excited; like would be jumping up and down if I could so instead I’ll just squeal, kind of excited! It’s no secret that I […]
Playing Around With Some Dot Colouring – Summer Fruits Rachel Vass August Guest Designer
As August draws to a close, so does my Guest Designer slot with Rachel Vass Designs; I’ve absolutely loved it and I’m so happy with the variety of cards I’ve created with this month’s release! Recently, I have been playing around with some different colouring techniques and I really wanted to try some more dot […]
Using Those Supplies You’ve Got Squirreled Away Pt. 3! -Embossing Folders
I can’t believe it’s month three of our squirreled away supplies monthly themed hop already!!!! 🙀Time flies when you’re having fun!!! This month the theme is Summer/Holidays and the supply is embossing folders! I knew right away that I had the perfect embossing folder and stamp combo to use!! I’ve had it in my stash […]
Going Abstract & Fun For #TeamTinySummerFloralsHop
I’m super excited to be taking part in my first Team Tiny video hop! Team Tiny are a group of Youtube creators who help boost each other’s channels in a bid to get us all to the magic number of 1000 subscribers. This time our hop is being sponsored by Summer Quarters and we have […]
Heat Embossing To Add That WOW! Factor!! – AECP Level 2 Post 10!
I have had SO MUCH FUN completing my projects for my Level 2 AECP classes, I’ve loved them all but I saved my favourite technique until last. Heat embossing is like some sort of magic to me, no matter how many times I do it! I just love watching that powder melt and seeing your […]
Fancy A Cup of Coffee? – Rachel Vass New Release
I am back with another release from Rachel Vass Designs as their August Guest Designer and this week we have a coffee with your friends kind of feel which I am absolutely loving!! There’s loads of options with this release and I chose the circle of coffee cups, then I added one of the sentiments […]
A Card Making Journey – Graciellie Design New Release
Do you ever have those crafty ‘journeys’ where you start a project; thinking that you know where it’s going, but then end up at a completely different place with very little conscious knowledge of how you got there? Yeah, that was me with this card! 😂 I started by designing some card front in Silhouette […]
No-Line Colouring on Vellum – AECP Level 2 Post 9
The Beautiful Details class on Altenew Academy, taught by Marika Rahtu, is the theme for my 9th AECP post. This class was amazing! I absolutely loved watching the masterpieces Marika brought together on camera and I was left with renewed determination to continue working on my colouring skills. One of the techniques that Marika taught […]
Exploring Marker Techniques- AECP Level 2 Post 8
This class concentrated on different ways to use your markers, in ways that you probably wouldn’t think of straight away. It also concentrates on the very basics of alcohol markers; specifically the Altenew Artist’s Markers, so it’s a great base from which to explore this medium. The variety of techniques in this class take us […]
Masking Unleashed – Masking a Stencil For a Reversed Look. AECP Level 2 Post 7
Masking has always been a somewhat intimidating technique to me. I think that’s for a couple of reasons; firstly, good masking paper is hard to come by over here and I wasn’t willing to pay the large sums of money needed to get it because I didn’t want to end up just wasting it. Which […]
Magnolia Background – Rachel Vass Designs August 2020
I’m excited to share the latest release from Rachel Vass Designs; I am her Guest Designer for the month of August. This week we have this gorgeous Magnolia background which I printed onto my usual go to; Neenah 80lb. I originally intended to make my Magnolias all white, but after a quick Google search threw […]
Flowers For Kindness – Brain Injury Awareness Instagram Hop.
Today I am honoured to be talking part in an Instagram Hop in honour of Brain Injury Awareness. To hop along with us & see the fabulous projects made by the incredibly talented artists taking part, and even have the chance to win some fantastic prizes head over to Instagram! (here) I really wanted to […]
Mixed Media in Card Making – Blog Hop!!
This week I’m taking part in a super exciting blog AND Youtube Hop all about Mixed Media in card making. (The Youtube Hop was yesterday, so if you haven’t checked that out yet you can head over to my video HERE.) I am all about giving you the confidence you need to try new things […]
