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Happy Lunar New Year, year of the Tiger

I made this New Year card for my Step Mother who lives in Thailand featuring the Hero Arts Color Layering Tiger photopolymer stamp and die set. I used some Simon Says Stamp woodgrain cardstock and inked clouds onto it using my My Favorite Things Cloud stencil. As there is already black in the card I… Continue reading Happy Lunar New Year, year of the Tiger

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Autumnal slimline card

I'm not thrilled about how this card turned out... I had the concept in my head of "autumnal, monochromatic with a hint of gold and textured", then it didn't work out quite right... I used my Creative Expressions 'Finishing Touches - Autumn Leaf Trio' dies to cut out whole leaves and the vein shapes from… Continue reading Autumnal slimline card

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Slimline underwater scene card featuring Mama Elephant ‘Marine Friends’ stamp set

I'm really proud of this card, it turned out exactly as I'd hoped! This is the first of my #SophiasSlimlineSeptemberSeries cards. I stamped several of the dolphins from the Mama Elephant 'Marine Friends' in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them using my Spectrum Noir alcohol pens. I picked two and die cut them out,… Continue reading Slimline underwater scene card featuring Mama Elephant ‘Marine Friends’ stamp set

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Dream big card using Hero Arts stamps

I blended Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Seedless Preserves on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Neenah classic crest. I sprayed the ink blended panel with clean clear water and blotted it with tissue paper, then used Hero Arts Shimmer Mist in pearlescent white to resemble stars. On a separate… Continue reading Dream big card using Hero Arts stamps

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Flowers Birthday Card

Tomorrow is one of my Fairy Godmother's birthdays! (I was never Baptised, but my Mother chose two Godmothers, so they are affectionately referred to as my 'Fairy' Godmothers!) This Fairy Godmother lives in a lovely appartment with her two cats and she loves flowers and has an allotment. I wanted to create a card for… Continue reading Flowers Birthday Card