Hi on this card the flowers are created by dry embossing, then highlighting with white ink. The effect is very subtle but very pretty. To Make The Card Take a 6" x 6" white blank
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Hand Made Thank You Card with Die Cut Flower and Rose Corner Panel
Hi, after the simplicity of the last card I made, I thought I would go the opposite way with this one, which has a bit of everything. I made it as a Thank You card
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Hand Made Birthday Card with Stamped Field of Flowers
Hi this is a simple but pretty birthday card using the lovely Spellbinders Field of Flowers stamp set. The intricate design of the stamped flowers needed little more than a sentiment to finish the card.
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Twisted Easel Fold Birthday Card With Die Cut Flowers
Hi I wanted to do something extra special for this card, so decided to try a twisted easel fold card. Once I got my head round how it's scored and folded, the rest was easy.
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Hand Made Father’s Day Card With World’s Best Dad Rosette
Hi here's another Father's Day card, this time with a world's best rosette. My first idea was to make an actual 3D rosette from concertina'd card but I realised that not only would it be
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Hand Made Birthday Card with Inked Woodgrain Background
Hi here's another birthday card designed for a male recipient. The Woodgrain 3D embossing folder gives a lovely deep impression, which shows up well with the inked colours. I probably wouldn't put flowers on a
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Hand Made Birthday Card with Die Cut Chocolate Bar
Hi, here's another card that would work well for a male recipient. The intended recipient prefers white chocolate which is why I didn't make it in brown. There are lots of ways you could vary
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Hand Made Birthday Card with Feathers and Faux Wax Seal
Hi, here's the first of a few cards for men that I am making, to prepare for some up-coming birthdays and Father's Day. I really like the copper mirror card, it has such a warm
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Hand Made Birthday Card With Woven Paper Strips
Hi, here's the last card in the series of strips and stripes. The woven paper strips create a framework for the sentiment and flowers. Most of my recent cards have had white backgrounds so I
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Hand Made Birthday Wishes Card With Inked Rainbow
Hi, it didn't seem right to do a series of cards featuring stripes and not include a rainbow. Here the rainbow is made by inking stripes of colour and then decorated by re-inking with a
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