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Cup with Happiness

Card Making

24 Jul

I really need to think of an engaging way to start my posts. Maybe a poem or witty antidote? Leave your suggestions in the comments below. Let me know that there is life out there in the big wide web! Anyway moving onto the reason why you are here, today’s card! This has to be one of my favourites and…
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Love What You Do

Card Making

22 Jul

Back with some Crumb Cake! I’m honestly surprised I haven’t used this colour more. I took a trip back down memory lane earlier this morning to see what cards I could remark using newer Stampin’ Up products. The first thing I noticed, lots of Crumb Cake, don’t get me wrong I love it and I’m sure you do too but…
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Botanical Birthday

Card Making

19 Jul

It’s nearly Friday, which means its nearly the weekend! Are you as excited as me? We are back with the Botanical Bliss (146612) stamp set, are you ready for a arty fatty card? Well as arty as I can get that is. I wanted to keep this one simple with a Whisper White base and an additional layer to separate…
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Cheers

Card Making

17 Jul

Evening all, hows the new week treating you? Can you guess what stamp set I’ll be using for today’s card?  That’s right it’s the Time for Tea (147069) again. Don’t worry I’ll be placing an order at the end of the month and new stamp sets will be included. However this being said I hope your are seeing how many…
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Friend

Card Making

15 Jul

How are we all this Sunday morning? I’m excited to bring you today’s card using the Botanical Bliss (146612) this is definitely quickly becoming one of my favourite stamp sets! I took inspiration from the catalogue today and in particular the image to the right. The catalogue not only is the place too look at all the Stampin’ Up! Goodies…
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A Very Vanilla Card…

Card Making

12 Jul

Evening all! I can honestly say I have not stopped crafting since the arrival of my starter kit. I have so many cards to share with you but unfortunately you’ll have to wait for a little to see all of my little creations. Make sure you stay toned and pop back to see. So today’s card is using the other…
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Why does it take me so long to make one card? Oh, Why does it take me so long to make one card?

Oh, I don’t know… maybe because I decide things like THIS are absolutely essential. 😂

Did I need to cut the centre out of this stamp? No.

Did anyone ask me to? Also no.

Did I sit there carefully cutting around every tiny bit anyway? Obviously.

Completely unnecessary. Deeply important to me.

Please tell me I’m not alone — what completely pointless thing do you do when you’re crafting that somehow becomes VERY important? 👇

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Too early for Halloween? I don’t care. 👻 I’ve bee Too early for Halloween? I don’t care. 👻

I’ve been playing with the Hocus Pocus collection from @rosiesstudio and honestly… cute Halloween might be my favourite kind of Halloween.

For this one I kept things pretty simple — a bold purple ink-blended background fading into white, plenty of splatter, and then layered up that adorable little witch, moon and bats. I LOVE how that white glow ended up framing everything!

The Hocus Pocus collection has sadly sold out at @rosiesstudio, but I’ve spotted some of it still available elsewhere. 👀

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Now tell me… are we officially allowed to start Halloween crafting yet? 🎃

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Apparently I’ve been making cards for 20 YEARS thi Apparently I’ve been making cards for 20 YEARS this year… which doesn’t feel remotely possible 😂

So I think a milestone like that deserves a little celebration.

I want to treat myself to ONE crafty thing I’d normally look at, see the price and immediately convince myself I absolutely do not need. You know the kind. 👀

So I’m handing this over to you…

💸 If you were celebrating 20 years of crafting, what would you treat yourself to?

Enable me in the comments 👇 I’m genuinely going to look through your suggestions and I might just buy one!

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Okay, I may have fallen HARD for these florals… 🌸 Okay, I may have fallen HARD for these florals… 🌸

The **Peony Corners Stamp, Die & Stencil Bundle** from @alexsyberiadesigns is doing all the heavy lifting on this one, and I absolutely love how those two big floral corners frame the sentiment!

I went for soft pink peonies with those little pops of golden yellow, plenty of fresh green foliage and a blush pink background to keep everything feeling really soft and pretty. Then, because apparently I’m incapable of stopping, I added some twine, sequins and a little white splatter for extra texture. 😂

And can we talk about just how much FLOWER you get from one stamped image?! Using it at the top and bottom makes the whole card look absolutely packed without needing loads of different products.

Would you go **pink peonies** too, or are you already imagining these in a completely different colour?

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Pink peonies + that deep burgundy background = an Pink peonies + that deep burgundy background = an immediate YES from me!

For today’s card I’ve been playing with the gorgeous Peony Corners Stamp, Die & Stencil Bundle from @alexsyberiadesigns and I am slightly obsessed with how this one came together.

I coloured the peonies in soft pinks, added those warmer brown tones into the foliage and then let them frame that really rich background. Throw in some twine, white splatter and a little dimension and… well, apparently I’m incapable of leaving a floral card alone.

And today there’s even more inspiration to see because we’re hopping!

Alex Syberia Designs Summer Release Hop & Giveaway

Alex Syberia Designs is launching their whimsical new summer collection! Hop along to see all the inspiration and for a chance to win one of three $15/£15 gift cards!

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Open internationally. The winners will be announced on the ‘Giveaway Winners’ page of the Alex Syberia Designs blog on 17th August 2026.

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