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Playful Pampered Pets Sympathy Card

Playful Pampered Pets Sympathy Card

March 24, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This week, I sadly had reason to send a sympathy card to a friend who had lost her dog. A sad occasion that affects the whole family and leaves a real void. Turning to the Playful Pampered Pets papers, I wanted something that showed the love for her four legged

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Filed Under: Casual Crafter, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, DSP, Fussy Cutting, Tips and Tricks

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Playful Ombre Alphabet

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Playful Ombre Alphabet

March 16, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

It’s an Ombre Challenge this month with the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team and I’ve been quite Playful.  This month the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team are sharing their Ombré Inspiration. With so many styles of Ombré, the world really is your oyster. I decided to keep things simple and use strips

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Filed Under: Artisan, Cards, Challenges, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Die Cutting, Embossing, Ombre, Stampin' Fancy Friday, Time Saving, Tips and Tricks

Love you Always Very Versailles

Love you Always Very Versailles

February 12, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 1 Comment

Last week’s Facebook Live had me be creative with the Love you Always Suite of products. The cards made were a spin off of the card shared within my recent All Star Tutorial Blog Hop. One card using Very Versailles, had me want to step things up further, which I

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, Casual Crafter, Facebook Live, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, Dry Embossing, DSP, Facebook Live, Gilding, Heat Embossing, Tips and Tricks

Facebook Live: Love you Always Suite

Facebook Live: Love you Always Suite

February 7, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

This week’s Facebook Live had me be creative with the Love you Always Suite of products. These cards were a spin off of the card I had shared within my recent All Star Tutorial Blog Hop. I could have recreated this card but I wanted to change things up and

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, Casual Crafter, Facebook Live, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, Dry Embossing, DSP, Facebook Live, Gilding, Heat Embossing, Tips and Tricks

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Playful Alphabet

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Playful Alphabet

December 15, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

It’s a Time Saver Challenge this month with the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team, as we share our inspiration.  The festivities often build up and become crazy busy, so this month our challenge is all about Time Saving. They say that every second count, well it really does. I share a

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Filed Under: Artisan, Cards, Challenges, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Dry Embossing, Embossing, Punches, Punching, Stampin' Fancy Friday, Time Saving, Tips and Tricks

HoC Beautiful Autumn Colours

HoC Beautiful Autumn Colours

October 26, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge 1 Comment

Last week’s Facebook Live came about the day after I learnt of my Beautiful Autumn Colours. Jo Gaffney of House of Colour in Worcester had seen me the day before, discovering I’m a Blue Autumn. I had decided for my 50th to treat myself to a Style and Colour Consultation

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, Facebook Live, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Colour Combinations, Die Cutting, Heat Embossing, Punching, Stamping, Tips and Tricks, Watercolouring

Press on to the Sweetest Time of Cookies and Candy Canes

Press on to the Sweetest Time of Cookies and Candy Canes

October 16, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This week’s Facebook Live saw me Press on to the Sweetest Time with Cookies and Candy Canes. I showed how to reverse a mug image from the Stamp Set Press on. I then showed how you can throw pretty much every stamp set at it to create a fun festive

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, Christmas, Facebook Live, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, DSP, Heat Embossing, Paper Piecing, Reverse Stamping, Sponging, Stamping, Tips and Tricks

Celebrate Sunflowers Facebook Live Heat Emboss Tip

Celebrate Sunflowers Facebook Live Heat Emboss Tip

October 12, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge 1 Comment

Last week’s Facebook Live had me Celebrate Sunflowers to brighten a dreary rainy day here in Cambridgeshire. The weather really had dampened more than just the garden soil, it was so dreary that I couldn’t help but pull something cheerful off of the shelves. I started by talking through how

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, CASIng, Casual Crafter, Facebook Live, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, DSP, Heat Embossing, Stamparatus, Tips and Tricks

Trimming the Town Facebook Live Bauble and Snow Globe Cards

Trimming the Town Facebook Live Bauble and Snow Globe Cards

October 8, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Last week’s Facebook Live had me being creative with the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper. With plenty of leftovers from a recent event I held, I decided to create a Snow Globe and Bauble Card Live. I had so much fun. This first card was using up scraps I

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Filed Under: Casual Crafter, Facebook Live, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Christmas, Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, DSP, Fussy Cutting, Shaker Card, Snow Globe, Tips and Tricks

Creation Station Blog Hop – Tricks of the Trade

Creation Station Blog Hop – Tricks of the Trade

October 1, 2017 by Mikaela Titheridge 4 Comments

Welcome to this month’s Creation Station Blog Hop where this month we are sharing some Tricks of the Trade with you.   If you’ve hopped on over from the lovely and very talented Julie Beltramo, then you’ll have already received some fabulous Tricks of the Trade. Well, today I share

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Filed Under: Blog Hops Tagged With: Creation Station Design Team, Tips and Tricks

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Do you like to Colour? I'm often known to carry my Do you like to Colour? I'm often known to carry my Watercolour Pencils on holiday for a spot of relaxing colouring by the pool and this trio of cards was of no exception. 

Coloured whilst on holiday, these Kindest Gnomes have now been made into cards to share, which I hope you like. You can see more about this, including a full list of Stampin’ Up! Products used on my website today or selecting the image through Pinterest >>
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Never Ever Grow Old I was told, so a playful card Never Ever Grow Old I was told, so a playful card of celebrating hippos it had to be for the Around the World on Wednesday Blog and Instahop today. 

I paired these playful Hippos with images from our Party Puffins for this cheerful Birthday themed card. 

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Do you love to Emboss like me? I adore Heat Emboss Do you love to Emboss like me? I adore Heat Embossing and will never tire of the magical moment the embossing powder melts. Today the Creation Station Team are sharing Embossing inspiration and I share this Festive Card showing various types of Embossing in one card.

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Next up in the Hop is Kathy Kartak @kkstamper I can't wait to see what she shares. 

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Are you familiar with the All Star Tutorial Design Are you familiar with the All Star Tutorial Design Team? We create projects to share with you each month and bring you 12 fabulous written and video tutorials from around the globe. This month we've been creating with the He's the Man Suite. You can see my Sneak Peek and those that the rest of the team share here but first, an additional card showing yet more inspiration using the suite. 

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You Can Create it with this Quarterly Papercraft K You Can Create it with this Quarterly Papercraft Kit. With a taster of Stampin' Up! Products it's amazing what you can create and the Team share their inspiration. This month we were creating with the Hues of Happiness Suite. 

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