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Natures Textures Hexagon - 2 Cards

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 Hello Papercrafters, I recently went to the Stamperama in Bridgwater, which is a show filled with stamp vendors. I bought lots of lovely things that I will show in another blog post.  One of the products I purchased was a stamp and stencil set by Angela Poole. It includes 2 stencils and a stamp set with a very arty style. For these two cards I used both stencils and lots of the stamps. Products: Angela Poole Natures Textures Hexagon Set Concord & 9th Paradise Dies Ranger Distress Matte Collage Paste Ranger Distress Oxide Inks : Wild Honey & Ground Espresso Versafine Claire Nocturne Ink Vintage Handwriting Paper   Process: I started this card by just having a play on an a4 piece of thin white cardstock. I used both stencils with Distress Oxide ink in both Wild Honey and Ground Espresso. I applied the ink using a small finger dauber. I moved the stencils around to get a random effect across the page. Then I opened up the stamps, I selected a few of the small flowers and ink spla

Hello Retro!

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  Hello Papercrafters,   How are we already half way into another week, this year is disappearing before I have chance to blink! I have been working on this cute little card, using products from my recent haul. If you would like to watch my crafty hauls, head over to my youtube channel.  This card is giving me retro 70's vibes, anyone else think so?   Products I used:  Simon Says Stamp Hello Die Concord & 9th Mod Turnabout Stamp Distress Oxide inks - Spiced Marmalade, Antique Linen, Peeled Paint and Faded Jeans Sentimentally Yours Charming Squares Die Set Zig Wink Of Stella Brush Pen       Method: The first step in making this card, was using the turnabout stamp, these are great fun and easy to use. I used my Tim Holtz Stamping Platform when using this stamp. First I stamped with Spice Marmalade, then wiped the stamp, rotated it 90 degrees and reinked with antique linen. After stamping that, I repeated the process with the other colours. Top Tip: Keep turning the stamp in the s

Valentines Card Series 2024 - Day 2

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 Hello Papercrafters, Welcome to Day 2 of Valentines cards! I am really loving this pink and black card I made, clean and simple. The products I used: Simon Says Stamp Hugs & Kisses Dies Limetree Crafts Cardstock Enamel Dots Embossing Folder Sentimentally Yours Charming Collection, Charmed Rectangles I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines day, I will be posting Valentines cards for a few more days. I had lots of fun making cards this year. Thank you for visiting my little craft space! Ellie x

Valentines Card Series 2024 - Day 1

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 Hello Papercrafters,  Its been a flipping long time!! Lots of things have changed and I feel happier for it. So we are plunging back into cardmaking and I couldnt be more excited. This is the first of several cards I am making for Valentines, this little cutie is one of my faves. Products I used: Mama Elephant Zodiac Ox Stamps and Dies Concord & 9th Stitched Heart Card Front Die  Love Die & Shadow Die Pink Enamel Dots (Unknown brand) Concord & 9th Basket Weave Card Front Die Blank White 250gsm Card Blank Limetree Crafts Pink Cardstock  Anna Marie Black Cardstock Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers I loved colouring these cute little Ox's, its a fairly simple card to achieve and can be recreated in lots of different ways. Thanks for visiting my little craft space! See you tomorrow, for day 2  Ellie x