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Category: Techniques
Today, I have more butterflies! This time, I have CASEd one of the cards from the front of the catalogue using different colours. Tips: A piece of Highland Heather was embossed with the new Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the raised areas sponged with Whisper White Craft ink. The panel was then added … Continue reading CASEing the Occasions Catalogue with Butterfly Gala
Today's FREE PDF uses new products from the 2019 Occasions Catalogue - Climbing Roses bundle and the Beautifully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper. I have chosen a 'love' theme which would be just the thing for upcoming Valentine's Day. Tips: Cut one of the frames from a piece of the Beautifully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper. Squeeze … Continue reading Sending Love using Climbing Roses with FREE PDF
Butterflies are a favourite with most people. In the new Occasions Catalogue, there are two stamp sets, a punch, and Framelits all with the butterfly theme. I have already showcased the Beauty Abounds Bundle. Over the next few weeks, I will have more from the Butterfly Gala Bundle (which includes a Butterfly Duet Punch). Today … Continue reading Quick & Easy Butterflies with Butterfly Gala and Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper
Embossing Mats are an economical way to provide more uses for your dies. Today, I have the first in a series of videos to show you how easy it is to use any of your dies for embossing. Here is the card that I made in the video. ... and the inside Here is the … Continue reading VIDEO to learn how to emboss with dies using Stained Glass Thinlits
The Beauty Abounds stamp set in the Occasions Catalogue contains a beautiful flourish, a couple of small butterflies, some bokeh images and some amazing sentiments. By itself, you could do so much with this set. But wait! There is a set of Butterfly Beauty Thinlits as part of the bundle. The Thinlits Dies have two … Continue reading Foil Butterflies with Beauty Abounds
Today I have a FREE PDF tutorial on how to create a quick and easy card using Birthday Statements - one of the new stamp sets in the 2019 Occasions Catalogue. Tips: This stamp set contains 4 stamps: 2 large images 'Hooray" which I have used today and 'Birthday' which I will showcase in an … Continue reading Free PDF Tutorial with Birthday Statements
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