Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

February 11, 2023

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 Hi Everybody,

The wait is over, CraftStash VIP is here. 
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And a note to remember is that this is not AUTO Renewed at the end of the 12 months, so no money will go from your account with out you knowing.

 A reminder will be emailed out to you as you come towards the end of your 12 months asking you to renew yourself if that is what you want. 

Find out all about VIP Membership and watch some fab craft tutorials every day this week from our cobrands. Sign Up here - https://www.craftstash.co.uk/vip VLOG HOP - Chance to win £25 vouch each day just by following CraftStash and commenting on the video!   

Saturday 11th - Helen Griffin - https://www.youtube.com/@HelenGriffinUK
 
Sunday 12th - Lou Collins - https://www.youtube.com/@LouCollins/videos 

Monday 13th - Sam Calcott- https://www.youtube.com/@MixedUpCraft/videos 

Tuesday 14th - Katie Skilton - https://www.youtube.com/@KatieSkilton/videos 

Wednesday 15th - Christina Griffith - https://www.youtube.com/@ChristinaGriffiths/videos 

Thursday 16th - Ruth Mackie-McCartan - https://www.youtube.com/@CraftStashcoukTV/videos

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx



February 10, 2023

Friday Freebie - Lisa Horton Crafts

HI Everybody,

This weeks gift is a real treat from the Lisa Horton collection of Dies and a DL sized embossing folder.

This is a beautiful design of a rally large flower that will grace the whole front of your card.

You can leave it as is or you could colour it with your favourite medium. You could even try Letter pressing with this folder for another fantastic look.

There are even some digital papers that you can download to go with the set. And of course the magazine is full of lovely ideas that you may like to try for your self.

So if this is something that you would like then all you need to do is leave m a comment at the end of this post with your
FULL NAME
Then be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner. 
Only one name will be drawn as the winner and you will have 72 hours in which to claim it.
Good Luck everybody 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx  
 

February 09, 2023

A Big Thank You xxx

 Hi Everybody,

I just wanted to say a really big thank you to all the people who purchased my new A6 Collection on Create & Craft earlier this week as it was a really big sell out in the first hour.

All the products went and the second show had to be cancelled because there was nothing left to sell. I was thrilled that you liked it so much.

The Craft Stash Launch will be this coming Friday on Facebook Live and I will be there with Lou to show you what there is in the Collection. 

I hope you can join me at 12.30 and see what is on offer. I have a couple of vidoes to share with you and these demos will be different to the ones Ruth did on C&C.

Don't worry if you can't be there as the videos will be added at a later date to the blog pages, so you won't miss anything with them. But you will miss any prizes that are on offer in the show so make a note to join Lou and myself this Friday.

And I also wanted to tell you that the Cyber Attack in the UK is now at an end and I have been able to post all my parcels today to the winners. Please be sure to let me know when you get them though they will still take while to get to Australia and New Zealand.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

February 07, 2023

Little Step Further ...

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is done exactly the same way as yesterdays with the paper towel technique but this time I have gone a step further.

Once the towel was completely dry I have taken finger daubers and some inks and very lightly gone over the design.

I have coloured the flowers pink and the leaves a pale green and then I added the panel to a cream card base with glue. 

The flowers and leaves have been hot glued in place and then all of it has been splattered in white, black and gold.

I have added some glitter to the petals and the sentiment to the top and this is a very pretty card that would need a box to send it in. 

You could do this with any embossing folder that you have and use the cheapest of kitchen roll, toilet paper, tissue or napkins that you have and it doesn't matter if there is a pattern already in the roll it will still take on the embossing pattern once it is wet and you run it through your machine. 

Just have fun and play and you will be surprised at the result. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

February 06, 2023

Everyday Items - Paper Kitchen Towel

Hi Everybody,

In this little series I am using items that you will find in your own home that can be used to create different  looks for your designs. 

So far I have used Tin Foil to create a really pretty background  and in this video I am using paper towels to do the same thing.
And the result is lovely.

I am going to do more videos to show you how I have used up ordinary things to create something pretty for my cards that won't break the bank, and that you probably already have in your home.


                   

It is worth having a look around to see what you have and then give it a try. If it doesn't work out for you that's ok you can always try something else. 
But you never know you could be very pleasantly surprised with what you get.


Here is a reminder of what the tin foil card turned out like, and who knows what I will use next !!!
The link will take you to the video in case you missed it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx