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All things bright and beautiful – handmade greetings cards …

Hi, and welcome to my blog.   So I was in my craft room the other day, tidying my card scraps into some semblance of order ... well, when I say tidying I mean playing. I loved how some brightly coloured card from the brights colour range by Stampin’ Up looked next to each other - tempting turquoise, melon mambo, daffodil delight,… Continue reading All things bright and beautiful – handmade greetings cards …

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Masculine birthday, by the tide and a triple stamping technique …

Hi, and welcome to my blog.    No Christmas card again this week - have you missed seeing them?  The 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown blog hop is still in full swing, and will be for the whole of July, with lots of prizes up for grabs. There is still plenty of time to play along, so… Continue reading Masculine birthday, by the tide and a triple stamping technique …

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More memorable moments – 75th birthday …

Butterflies are so beautiful, whatever age you might be - they are truly one of nature’s beauties. So I chose them as the focal image for this special 75th birthday card ... I stamped the beautiful butterfly from the best of butterflies stamp set by Stampin’ Up, in black stazon ink onto whisper white card and… Continue reading More memorable moments – 75th birthday …

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Meet Mindy, my prima doll …

Happy Monday! The sun is shining, it’s time for summer dresses, and so now for something completely different … meet Mindy, my prima doll… Can you fall in love with a paper doll? ‘Cos I think I have!  A very good friend of mine, Joanne, gave me this stamp as a present, as well as… Continue reading Meet Mindy, my prima doll …