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Tutorial | Mini Valentines Bag/Purse | Ferrero Rocher

Today we are making a very cute gift for Valentine’s Day – a mini handbag that holds 1 Ferrero Rocher! Perfect for giving to a loved one!

Tutorial | DIY Custom Backgrounds For Light Boxes

These light boxes have been everywhere this Christmas! This quick little trick will update your light box in a flash and you can change as often as you like. Here’s how…

Christmas 2017 BONUS | Part 3 | Ultimate Mini Album

Here we have the final part of the Ultimate Mini Album! I really enjoyed this one and have decided to use this size and format for most of my family albums, so expect variations of this in the near future.

Tutorial | Embossed Background Glitter Christmas Cards

It’s a wonderful thing when an embossing folder does all the work for you when making a card. Today, I show you how to jazz up an embossed background with gold Nuvo Embellishment Mousse and a blending tool.

Tutorial | Christmas Bauble Tea Light Card

I love how this card can be given as a card and then displayed as a light up ornament over the Christmas season.

Tutorial | How To Make Last Minute Christmas Cards

Printables will always get you out of a last minute tight spot and the Christmas Joy collection is so versatile, you can make last minute cards, decoration displays and album gifts. Today, I show you how to quickly make some cards this Christmas.

12th Day of Christmas | DIY Foiling On Treat Boxes

Today I will be showing you how to add foil to your projects without the need of heat! This technique will work with most projects and it’s really simple too 🙂

11th Day of Christmas | Stampin’Up! Miniature Pinwheel Treat Pouches

These are probably one of the cutest, sweetest, dinkiest projects that I’ve made in a while and I cannot wait to give these out! Plus, you can make 9 of these from a 12×12 piece of paper!

Huge Discounts on UK Craft, Sewing, Crochet & Knitting Magazines – Today Only

Today’s Black Friday offer from CraftStash is AMAZING!! I love, love, love crafting magazines and to have this many at such low prices is totally AMAZE-BALLS! I’m like a kid in a sweet shop!!

9th Day of Christmas | DIY Curly Paper Wreath

I love today’s project – it looks like hours were spent making it, when in reality it took a small amount of time with the added bonus of having fun. Happy Sunday everyone 🙂

Scrapbook Page | Baby’s First Christmas | Beginner Friendly

If you are new to scrapbooking, I will give you a few tips on where to start in today’s post & project. Today we’ll be using the Baby’s First Christmas collection and I when I saw it, I knew exactly which photo I wanted to start with.

1st Day of Christmas | 2 in 1 Christmas Planner & December Daily

Welcome to the first day of my new Christmas series – The 12 Days of Christmas! I will be sharing 12 Christmas projects with you over the course of November…every Wednesday, Friday & Sunday. The first project is an incredibly useful one and I hope you will agree…and there’s no printer required!

Tutorial | Silhouette Christmas Cards With Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks

This time of year is my favourite for buying magazines – and by that, I mean any kind. Craft, home and of course the Radio Times in December. When I saw Making Cards Christmas Papercraft Special, I ordered it and waited not so very patiently for it to land on my doormat. This is a […]

New DT Announcement & NitWit Collection Project Share

If you follow me on my Facebook Page, you may have seen a small sneak peek of the project I was currently making along with a mention of some exciting news. I have been asked to join the Nitwit Collections Design Team & I couldn’t wait to get started! Here are my projects….

Tutorial | Christmas Wreath Card | Free Altenew Stampset

I absolutely adore this time of year for buying papercraft magazines. Why? Because the free gifts are extra amazing in the Christmas issues and the ones in issue 47 Creative Stamping magazine will not disappoint! And the fact they are by Altenew made me happy dance when it landed on my doorstep.

Gents Gift Card Holder | Stampin’Up! | Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Blog Hop

Here we are again for another challenge and blog hop! Today’s challenge had 2 criteria to meet – Gift card holder for a man and a sketch. So..here is my take and hope you enjoy the hop 🙂

Tutorial | Small Twist & Pop Album With Micro Twist Inserts

Today’s project was a highly requested one from my Christmas in July bonus tutorial – The giant twist & pop album. Inside I made a mini twist & pop album that sat inside a pocket. You all asked for a tutorial for that…so here it is – with a few surprises inside!

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