Tag: card

Ballerina Frame Card by Lynda Hall

Ballerina Frame Card by Lynda Hall I’ve been meaning to share this card I have made for a little while but life has been crazy busy so I haven’t had much time for blogging. This was super easy to do, and here’s how: Step One: Colour a piece of watercolour cardstock with a light wash […]

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GIVEAWAY April 2018

GIVEAWAY – For more details checkout the poster below or head on over to the Facebook Group: Samantha K Mixed Media and crafting Sam x To keep up to date with the blog and for exclusive offers and discounts why not Sign up for the newsletter? [mc4wp_form id=”1900″]

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New, new home card!

A new design of a new home card. This one was popped in with a customers order, to wish them congrats on their new home  I hope you will pop back again soon for my next post, please feel free to sign up for the newsletter using the box in the side bar or by entering […]

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DIY pin cushion sewing project tutorial (and bean bag!)

DIY pin cushion sewing project tutorial (and bean bag!) Use the template and instructions below to create these gorgeous pin cushions or even create your very own bean bag! Step 1. Print the template, which can be found below. Cut out and draw onto fabric of your choice x 2. Step 2. Place the two […]

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Cat sewing project- Neck pillow – Diy project tutorial

Cat sewing project- Neck pillow – Diy project tutorial Here’s your chance to create this adorable neck rest in the shape of a sleeping cat. Black yarn is used for embroidering the eyes onto the appliqued cat’s head and the neck rest is filled with polyester wadding. Step 1. Print and cut out the template, which […]

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Papier-Mâché Easter Bunny project – Decoupage – Diy project tutorial

Papier-Mâché Easter Bunny project – Decoupage – Diy project tutorial Here’s your chance to create this funky Easter bunny project, using decoupage! Step 1. Prime the brown papier-mâché bunny with white craft paint. This results in the slightly transparent decoupage paper appearing as clearly as possible. Leave to dry. Step 2. Tear or cut small pieces […]

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Chicks and Bunnies from Card – With Template – More Easter Inspiration

Chicks and Bunnies from Card – With Template – More Easter Inspiration With half term on its way, here are a few cute & really simple projects and ideas that are great fun to do with the kids! There is a template at the bottom of the post for you to use 🙂 Step 1. […]

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Felt case – Diy project tutorial

Felt case – Diy project tutorial A cute felt case, perfect for glasses or phones. Template below. You can always enlarge or shrink the template to create a smaller case 🙂 Step 1. Print the template which is below. Use the template and cut it out of thick foam. Step 2. Use a stencil on top […]

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A painted decorated Treasure Chest – Mothers day project

A painted decorated Treasure Chest – Mothers day project Another in the Mothers day project series. Another quick but effective gift for Mothers day or if the kids want to make Nanny (or you ;p) something, . Below is the third project, you can find the second one HERE and the first one HERE Today are these cute treasure […]

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Bright Frame with wooden discs – Mothers day project

Bright Frame with wooden discs – Mothers day project Following on from yesterdays post, if you still need to make a quick but effective gift for Mothers day or the kids want to make Nanny (or you ;p) something, then over the next couple of days I’ll be sharing some quick Mothers day projects for you. […]

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Candle holders with Bandanas – Mothers day project

Candle holders with Bandanas – Mothers day project Mothers day is fast approaching, but if you still need to make a quick but effective gift or the kids want to make Nanny (or you ;p) something, then over the next couple of days I’ll be sharing some quick Mothers day projects for you. Today are these candle […]

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Nature box card

Nature box card This is a box card I made quite some time ago (a year or two!) but i never got around to sharing the pictures before now and stumbled across them the other day, so thought I would share now! My brief was someone who loved nature and they wanted it to be […]

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3D Combat Boot shaped box card

3D Combat Boot shaped box card This is a 3D combat boot made entirely from card! It is hollow for some treats! I added a bit of tissue paper inside mine to stop anything falling into the toe area. The edges are highlighted using Walnut stain distress ink, to help give it a more leathery […]

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Exploding box cake card with gift card pockets

Exploding box cake card with gift card pockets This was an exploding box card, made for a customer and is a little different as I added two gift card pockets. This is just a quick video showing you the card and where the gift cards go and how they pull out. Check back this this […]

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‘Will you be’ exploding box cards

‘Will you be’ exploding box cards  Finally I’ve uploaded a photo of one of the ‘Will you be’ exploding box cards 🙂 The words are wooden and the whole centre piece is held in place by magnets, so can be easily taken out and put on display, a great way of incorporating a keepsake with […]

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Chinese building for a special occasion!

Chinese building for a special occasion! I’ve been working on lots of things this weekend, this being one of them. This will be a keepsake attached to a card for a very special occasion. xx I hope you will pop back again soon for my next post, please feel free to sign up for the newsletter using […]

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A few cards

A few cards Things have been a bit hectic recently, so I don’t have too much to share today. But here are a couple of recent card orders, ‘The Twits’ and the ‘Charlie and the chocolate factory’ cards are still very popular and I see lots of variations of the Twits, including lots of wedding […]

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Can you spot the odd Jedi out!

On occasion I still remember to make friends and family cards and this was one of those occasions. It was recently my husbands, long time friends’ birthday and he happens to be a Starwars fan like my hubby. So it just had to be a Starwars card that I made for him. I managed to […]

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A house in the clouds…Tutorial

A house in the clouds…Tutorial   Happy Easter Friday 🙂 I hope everyone has a fab Easter weekend and don’t eat to much chocolate…..not that I will be following my own advice of course hehe… I wanted to share a recent make with you, It is a house shaped wooden shelf system and it was […]

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Painting the Millennium Falcon! – Dry brushing technique

Happy Friday everyone 🙂 Before you get to wondering too much, i didn’t need scaffolding for this job!  hehe…. Although I’m sure painting the real Millennium Falcon would be fun, this is a mini Falcon, that is made from air dry paper clay and was for use on my hubby’s Valentines card. I love paper […]

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