Making It Clean And Simple – Notes On Designing

I don't know about you guys but I think that clean and simple (aka CAS) is quite tough to do. Actual there are two things I find hard to do and that is the highly embellished designs and the clean and simple designs. Ok so they sound like they contradict each other.  If I find one hard to do then surely I…

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SCACD Victoria Case New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the March stamp release from Susana's Custom Art And Card Design. The Quixotic Paperie design team and special guest Jane Johnson have the honour to join up with the SCACD design team for this new release blog hop to celebrate the new release of some lovely stamps from Victoria Case. This time Victoria has illustrated some stunning ladies - The Bonitas and some super fun Retro Girls! If…

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Love Your Friday

Ok so Valentine's Day is over but we don't have to be told when we can tell someone we love them do we? We can tell them any time! I have a little tag love card today as it is Friday and we all love Friday! I've used the Kurepunch medium Punch to make the cute hearts and the colour is all…

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Love Cards For You

Erm anyone seen where this week has gone? Good grief, how come it is Friday already? I'm showing the love again today. Hearts are my thing so February is great for my creative muse! Doesn't have to be a Valentine's card but a card to show you love someone, or are thinking of someone, for you today. This little love card was…

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Cute Card Thursday Thank You!

Cute Card Thursday is helping us all out this week with the fabulous challenge of Thank You! How are your Thank You cards going? I have one here, a really simple one! She is the super, super cute The Greeting Farm Cheeky Cherry Cherry Pie available over at Quioxtic Paperie. Oh so pretty, isn't she lovely? Yep, another one of my favourites! Thank…

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Do All Things With Love

Friday already and I have my Make The Day Special DT make to show you today. It use a sentiment and hearts from the November Unity store kit the Wishes and Kisses half of the kit. I just love this sentiment. I've used another simple design to really highlight the wonderful sentiment and stamped the image with Marvey Le Plume watercolour pens. Have you…

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More Minimalistic Cards

I've merged my DT makes for Make The Day Special and Cute Card Thursday today to bring another in my line of minimalistic cards. I'm really into these CAS, clean and simple, cards and every now and then I get the urge to try to pare down my designs.  This week the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday is  Anything Goes! I've…

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Moving Home Notelets

Today I have for you some notelets using the gorgeous houses from the Unity {Ippity} What Matters Most kit. I've done some different combinations of houses and colouring to make up a little set of moving home notelets or new home if you prefer LOL! You might also like to know that Emily has a new sale section on at Make The Day Special ;) They…

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Eeek! Monster Mini Notelet Cards

Hi Guys, Can you believe it is Friday already? I certainly can't! I've been quite busy this week with various makes and projects, think that made the week disappear more quickly.  I have some little notelets to show you today. I was having one of those scratching my head moments wondering what to do for my Make The Day Special DT make this week,…

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A Bird On The Fence Is Worth Two In The Bush

I have an {Ippity} and Unity card for my Make The Day Special DT make this week and I've used one of the gorgeous stamps from the {Ippity} Totally Happy set available over at {Ippity} Inspirations, and I decided to match it with the Relax sentiment from the Unity Adventures In Happiness Store kit. So relax! Have fun and enjoy your day.KimMaterials:Stamps - {Ippity} Totally Happy; Unity Adventures In HappinessInk - Archival…

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Sewing Patterns In Pink

My card today uses some more of the yummy Hero Arts Stamps sewing-themed stamps - I did warn you that I had a soft spot for sewing-themed stamps didn't I? So I've gone with a totally stitchy theme for my card with some fun sewing machine stitching and thread and button embellishments. I've paper pieced the pattern on mulberry paper to give…

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