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How to create a quick and easy Mothers Day Card

mothers-day-2016-2With Mothering Sunday almost upon us, I thought it would be nice to share with you a lovely card that is very quick to do for Mothers day card.

I always say beautiful creations can always be made providing you have the right tools and this card is a prime example of what you can do in a short space of time.

By using the Create & Craft Diesire Create-a card you can make a really quick background to any card.

I then die cut and stamped the carnations using Sheena Douglass perfect partners country cottage die and stamps. I then coloured the flowers with Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers.

I think you will agree this is a stunning card that can be used for any occasion.

 

 

 

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Easy Peasy Foto Folio Online Workshop now LIVE!!!

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This is the third in my super quick and super easy to make Foto Folio tutorials!

The great thing is you don’t have to buy anything special to make it – these entire projects are made with supplies I already had in my crafty stash!!

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This Easy Peasy Foto Folio follows the same format as the other 2, the size is the same so they will look delightful displayed on a shelf or given as that special keepsake gift.

With Step by Step Video Tutorials and PDF Instructions too you will find this project easy to follow and can be made in a day.

I recently did this as a class at my Weekend Retreat and the ladies constructed the book in a morning and decorated it in and afternoon so they could take it home and just add the photos!

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The Stitching Sewing & Hobbycrafts Show at Christmas

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Are you planning a crafty day at the NEC in Birmingham this week? If so, pop along to stands F40, G18 and G36 (Pink Frog Crafts), where you’ll find Sheena Douglass (Thursday & Friday), Hazel Eaton (all four days) and Dawn Macfie (Saturday & Sunday) demonstrating some of our latest ranges including Sheena’s brand new Perfect Partners Country Cottage range and brand new Accordion everyday overlay dies. Also being demonstrated are the Create-a-Card decorative dies along with the Cut ‘n’ Boss machine from Craftwell! There will also be goody bags for the first 5 customers who spend £30 or more on Crafter’s Companion products on each day.

You’ll also find Debbie Fisher (Thursday & Friday) and Louise Welsh (Saturday & Sunday) on the Samuel Taylors stand (C01) demonstrating the brand new Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens along with the co-ordinating stamps.

There’ll be lots of great offers available on our crafty goodies, so don’t miss out! We hope you enjoy the show – Sheena, Hazel, Dawn, Debbie and Louise all look forward to seeing you there!
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Gatefold Envelope Mini Album

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Here is the Super Quick Gatefold Envelope Mini I made for one of my Shows on Hochanda TV. I made this on the Essential Card Show as as you all enjoyed it so much I have done this video Tutorial for you.

This Super Quick Gatefold Mini Album was made using;
2 of the 5″ x 7″ Card Blanks
6 of the A^ Envelopes
1 sheet of the A4 Card
Patterned paper and ribbon from my crafting stash.
I know you will enjoy this project and making one or many too!

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Harmony Pens on Hochanda

harmony-pens-hochandaI’m delighted to be bringing you a fantastic new set of Alcohol based colouring pens on Hochanda today, just brilliant to help you achieve a professional finish.

To help me, I have created series of charts detailing all the colours in the set which I have then coloured in making choosing colours so much easier. If you’d like them, just fill in your name and email address in the form below and once you have confirmed your email address, you will directed to a page where you can download the documents, print them off and hopefully you will find them as helpful as I do.



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Core Card Bundle One Day Special on Hochanda TV

Dawn Inspirations Hochanda TV Sept 2015The core card bundle One Day Special was fantastic value for money on Hochanda TV.

Thank you very much to you all that kindly emailed in and left comments both on my site and on my Facebook page. It was great to hear that my ideas and tips have inspired many of you to look at your plain card stock in a slightly different way.

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Dawn with Sara Davies Demonstrating at Samuel Taylors in Leeds

Dawn, Sara Davies of Crafters Companion and Diane Whitehouse are demonstrating at Samuel Taylors in Leeds on Saturday the 5th of September 2015. Dawn will be demonstrating the Cut’n’Boss die-cutting and embossing machine and Sara the decorative and Only Words Christmas Edge’ables dies. If your love is colouring, Diane will be showing you how to use the Spectrum Noir.

Come along and enjoy the demos from me, Sara and Diane. Click here to get directions to Samuel Taylors

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Samples of Demos used on Stamping with Dawn on Hochanda TV

Hi, I have had some fabulous feedback and comments from the demonstrations I put together for the Stamping with Dawn show on Hochanda TV so I thought you might like to see some images of the samples I made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you saw in the show, they are really easy to make so get some stamps and have a go – you’ll love what you can do with them!

hochanda-logoIf you’d like to see some more ‘Stamping in Action’, I will be bringing you 3 new shows on the 3rd of September at 13:00, 15:00 and 18:00 so please tune in for some more great ideas.