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A Few of My Favourite Things

Looking back is part of going forward right?
So I have put together a few of my favourite projects from this year.
Card making is my favourite crafting and being on the design teams at Colour INKspiration and CASEing the Catty means that I am constantly challenged to look at new ways of doing things, but also an incredible opportunity to learn from others. I also have to challenges myself to participate in challenges which are not my usual colour schemes/ style etc so it is a good opportunity to grow.
Here are the links to a few of my favourites.
This one has a surprise acetate front, See more here

This one was a great way to Demonstrate the Stamparatus at the Rockhampton River Festival recently.  I just love the Bokeh Dots stampset. I may even modify this for my Christmas cards this year.
You can see more details here

I have also had lots of fun playing with the Floral Frames Bundle- it's beautiful. But as well as the obvious images I was thrilled to find Gumleaves in the set. Here's how I made them and some of the tips with this set.

As well as cards I love to make other more permanent creations. I love the new colour revamp this year- everything is so bright and fresh. So I revamped my display board as well. You can see more of this here.

The other project I've been working on recently is a 3D frame.
I have used these Ikea 'Riva' frames a lot over the years as theAny sit flat on a shelf or table and there is a good depth for any 3D objects. This time I wanted to  update my frame with some of the gorgeous new papers and embellishments. You can find more about this project in this post.


And finally, what would a Stampin' Up! review be without looking at some Scrapbooking. There are lots of avid Stampin' Up! users who are keen scrapbookers and while this isn't my first option for craft time I do enjoy the challenge. And I try to diversify so I can be of help to my customers.
My page uses a Photograph that is very dear to me so it was important to present it and preserve it . You can see more details about my page here.

Thanks for looking today.
I hope you find some time to be creative this week
and remember

"don't just post online
post something pretty!"

Liz



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  1. Nancy20 August 2018 at 14:03

    All are wonderful but I particularly love the first card. Thank you for sharing.

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