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Miniature model painting walk through

You may have seen my recently printed and painted model Here are a few photos walking you through my painting stages. Lots of layers adding colour on colour and then adding shading etc to get the finished result. I hope you have enjoyed this quick look at my process 🙂 Sam x

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Exploding ‘Will you be?’ Keepsake Box card tutorial

          Hi Everyone, Sam here 🙂 Today I thought i would share with you my process when making my ‘Will you be’ exploding box cards. Maybe you make box cards and fancy a different take on them? Maybe you would like to make your own for a special occasion? Making the […]

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Exploding Box Birthday card tutorial

   Morning everyone, how are you all? This was a recent customers order. My brief was bright, colourful, very special, she likes bike rides on the Tarka Trail, knitting and line dancing. What do you think? I snapped some photos as I was making it, so that I could share the process with you all, […]

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Bright Bottle Rack Tutorial – By Emma Blake

Bright Bottle Rack Tutorial – By Emma Blake MATERIALS/ITEMS LIST –  Samantha K Bottle Rack Cardboard (the kind from scrap boxes) Spray Paints Studio light stamps Ink and distress ink Glue Gel Good morning, its my turn on the blog today and thought I would tell you how I decorated the super popular bottle storage.  […]

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Triple embossed MDF butterfly – By Denyse Coughlan

Triple embossed MDF butterfly – By Denyse Coughlan MATERIALS/ITEMS LIST –  Samantha K 3D Butterfly Set Perfect Medium Embossing powders Carabelle studio stamp  Black Versafine ink Wire and Bead When I saw this beautiful MDF butterfly I knew I wanted to triple emboss it.  I used masking tape to mask off the two tabs that push […]

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Karen Clare’s Bottle rack – Tutorial & new storage!

This Fab storage is a new release today! And the fabby Karen Clare has done a tutorial on how she decorated hers. Here is a snippet from Karens post: I posted a sneak peek on Facebook last week of Liquid Pearls on my work desk. At craft class before Christmas we chatted briefly about them and their […]

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Locking book boxes – how to put together locking mechanism

Hi Everyone, A quick video showing how to put together the locking book boxes 🙂 Please ask if there are any questions 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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Lilly’s Birthday boxes

Lilly’s Birthday boxes Our youngest daughter turned 5 at the start of the month! I’m not quite sure where the 5 years have gone lol, but she makes me laugh and my heart melt everyday. For her birthday we broke the norm of going to a soft play place and she spent her 5th birthday […]

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Cool Packaging

Cool Packaging The fancy font words are beautiful and delicate. To ensure they are safe on their journeys they are popped out to ensure they are as beautiful as they should be and then they are popped back into the wood they are cut from 🙂 This keeps them nice and sturdy and safe. I […]

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Cuteness overload – Baby craft pack!

  Cuteness overload – Baby craft pack! If you follow us on Facebook you may of already seen the baby craft packs, they are so darn cute!! Whats even better, is you can order the shapes individually, so if you just want a big car shape for your childs room, no problem 🙂 Whats your […]

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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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Is that a monster I can see?!

Is that a monster I can see?! No…Its a few 🙂 I hope these little guys aren’t trying to eat my laser!!! These are some fun little shapes that were being cut for my daughters party boxes (her birthday party is today! She turns 5 next week) and they will be available on the website […]

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Rustic Family Trees

Rustic Family Trees Have you spotted the new family tree packs on the website? You can find them HERE They come in various sizes and are great in frames. Which do you prefer, With the heart in the trunk or without? I love them both 🙂  I hope you will pop back again soon for my […]

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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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