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Video : 2016 Same but Different Christmas Card Series – No 6 – Keeping it Warm!

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I’m sad to say this is my last video in my 2016 Same but Different Christmas Card Series for this year. And for my final set of cards I’ve gone with a theme, and today we are ‘Keeping it Warm’.

I was asked to create some ‘warm weather’ cards because you may have guessed that I live in Australia and typically our weather is hot at Christmas. And I know crafter’s that struggle with the concept of snow flakes on Australian Christmas cards, yes, Linda I’m talking about you lol.  This is also the lady you can blame for me starting my own blog and submitting for publications, I feel very lucky to call her a friend and an inspiration.

You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.

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Thanks so much for all your support and encouragement, I have thoroughly enjoyed creating this series and I hope that you may have been inspired along the way too.  I still have a few more Christmas shares before ‘C’ Day so I look forward to seeing you again real soon,  Hugs

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Other Supplies:  TAWS (retired) – Sea Mates / Gill-friend / Cha Cha Cha.  Hero Arts (retired) – Holiday Sayings.  Avery Elle (retired) – Surf’s Up.  Copic Markers – 0 / C1 / T0 / W2 / YG00,03 / R02,05,11,14,22 / RV00,02,04 / B000,21 / BG11,13 / V12 / Y13,17,21 / YR04,18 / E000,00,11,25,31,33,50,53.  Prismacolor pencils – Sandbar Brown / Warm Grey 20% / French Grey 70%.

Video : 2016 Same but Different Christmas Card Series – No 5 – One Layer – Six Cards!

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It’s Week 5 in my‘2016 Same but Different Christmas Card Series’ and today is about about One Layer Cards!  There are a few tricks that can be used to take one layer designs to the next level and today I will share a few of my faves.

You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.

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The best thing about creating a One Layer Card (other than the challenge of creating exactly what you want in only one layer) is that it is easy to post and with crossed fingers it will arrive at it’s final destination in one piece and without any extra postage cost.

I’ll be back next week with the final in this series!

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Other Supplies:  Hero Arts (retired) – Holiday Sayings / Greetings for the Holiday. The Alley Way Stamps (retired) – Crossing Lines. Cardstock – Bazzill Petalsoft.  Memento Marker – London Fog.  Prismacolor Pencils – White / Warm Grey 10,20,70% / Cool Grey 50% / Deco Pink / Pink / Process Red.

Video : Cards 4 Men – Pawsome Dog!

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Hiya, today I have the second installment in my new Cards 4 Men series and this time I am having fun with a Neat & Tangled set called ‘Woof’, these little fellas totally make me smile and I just know that one day instead of flying this little dog will be swimming…   but that’ll be for another video.

You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.

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Hope you are having an awesome day!

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Other Supplies:  Copic Markers – 0. R11,14,22. B000,01. W4,4. T0. YG11. E31,33,50.  YR04. Y17.  Prismacolor Pencil – 70% Warm Grey.  Retired sets – Annabelle Stamps – Scribble Scrabble and The Alley Way Stamps – Party Pooper.

Love on Valentines Day!

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I don’t know what I was thinking, I don’t think I’ve ever seen blue roses before but I thought they would look pretty and so not the usual ‘red and pink’ regular Valentine’s theme.  I was lucky to have this card published with the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine and thought I would share it today…    so, Happy Valentines Day to you ALL!

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Have a wonderful day!

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Other Supplies:  Stamps – TAWS – BIG Time.  Cardstock American Crafts – Lipgloss.

Video : Adding Gold and a sad farewell.

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Sadly this is my last post as part of The Alley Way Stamps Youtube Specialist team, and I gotta say that it really has been a blast.  This has been truly one of the most social, fun and organized teams, and I know that I will miss them all.  So today I  thought I would share a card to send my love to the team (especially to Ali and Chrissie) and beware, I will totally be blog stalking.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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All these fab stamps can be found in clearance at The Alley Way Stamps, so be quick!

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Other Supplies:  The Alley Way Stamps – Swee-Tea  Distress Inks – Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, Pumice Stone.

Video : Keeping it warm this Christmas!

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Snow is not something we have here in Australia at Christmas, so all those beautiful scenes / snowflakes / Wintery wishes, they are a little bit hard to sell when it’s a day at the beach with seafood and a  BBQ for us.  So when I saw this little fella I thought the ‘warm wishes’ he was perfect lol.

Keeping it CAS at The Alley Way Stamps blog today.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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Head to The Alley Way Stamps for some great bargains and some fabulous stamps but you really do need to be quick!

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Other Supplies: Stamps – The Alley Way Stamps – Melt Your Heart Out. Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20%, Spanish Orange, Yellowed Orange.

Video : Quick & Easy Masculine Designs!

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Oh my, I couldn’t believe that my stash of masculine cards is pretty much gone, I think there has been way too much Christmas card making going on round here, so I had to fix it and real quick as I have a few December birthdays to sort.  So I decided to film as I created so you can watch the process and learn some ‘boy’ design card tips lol.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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See you again real soon,

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Other Supplies:  The Alley Way Stamps – Lite Bright / Something’s Fishy.  Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20,50%, French Grey 50%, Putty Beige, Chartreuse, Apple Green, Cloud Blue, Black Raspberry.

Video : Storybook Duck!

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I know it’s meant to be a goose, but I wanted a duck and cause it’s yellow it’s a duck…   now.  I had so much fun creating my little ‘old school’ storybook scene and when you want a little simple shading then Prisma’s are my go to choice.  You can find this card over at The Alley Way Stamps Blog.  And while I’m here you may have already heard that TAWS is sadly closing it’s doors, but that means that you can buy their fun stamps at an incredible 40% discount, so head on over!

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You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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You can find these fab stamps over at The Alley Way Stamps.

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Other Supplies:  Stamps – The Alley Way Stamps – Just Ducky. Prismacolor Pencils – Goldenrod, Sunburst Yellow, Canary Yellow.  Paper Pad – Echo Park – Jack & Jill.  White felt.

Videos : Copic Retro Flower Hugs

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Having some fun playing with the new floral set from The Alley Way Stamps called Wispy Wishes,  I thought I would create my own retro style flower panel!  This was one of those cards that for a  while there I didn’t think it was going to make it lol.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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You can find these stamps at The Alley Way Stamps!

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Other Supplies:  The Alley Way Stamps – Wispy Wishes, Small heart Sprinkle.  Copics – R02,05,22. E50. Cardstock – American Crafts – Coffee / Cherry

Video : Party Pooper!

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Today at TAWS I felt like making a rainbow…  so I did!  I decided to use my pencils to add details to my card and who doesn’t love a bright and multicoloured lollipop, this one is so cute (it would even look great in some Christmas colours).

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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You can find the stamps linked below or head over to The Alley Way Stamps to see what else is new!

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Other Supplies:  The Alley Way Stamps – Party Pooper.  Prismacolor Pencils – Pink, French Grey 50%, Warm Grey 70% . Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils – Cream, Cadmium Yellow, Cobalt Green, Burnt Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Walnut Brown.

Video : Keeping it in the Pink & Gold at TAWS!

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Back with a very CAS card for TAWS.  I’ve had (been hoarding) this pink design paper forever…  seriously forever and today I challenged myself to use it and the only think I could think to add was gold, so I did.  then came the dilemma how to add the sentiment….

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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You can find The Alley Way stamps that I used linked below.

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – Obscure A4 pink embossed sheet from many years ago…  I think I bought it when I was living in the UK?  Copics – B000, YR24. Dovecraft – (really old) clear foam squares.

Video : Playing with my Gansai Tambi Watercolours!

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So happy to be playing with my new Kuretake Gansai Tambi and I think it’s time for a watercolour class (or two).   I was in two minds whether to share this, as it’s not my fave card but literally it’s the first time I’ve added water to paints so thought I would share it anyway.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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This card was inspired by this awesome card from Larissa Heskett Designs, I adore the shaker bag, it’s genius!  And a big thanks to everyone with their wonderful ideas about which watercolours to buy, the advice was greatly appreciated.

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Other Supplies:  Gansai Tambi – Black, Orange, Lemon Yellow, Cobalt Blue, Light Brown.

Video : Stamping a Sentiment Background!

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As soon as I saw this set at TAWS I knew just what I wanted to do, create my own word background, although there was a little moment of debate where I did consider using a colour instead of the black…  but in my mind’s eye it was black, so it stayed that!

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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You can find all these fab stamps at The Alley Way Stamps!

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Other Supplies:  The Alley Way Stamps – BIG Time.  Magic Mount – Black mounting foam. Copic Markers – RV04,10,17. 0.

Video : A Fishy Wedding?

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This video is for The Alley Way Stamps and I gotta say this fish really makes me smile and well, what more can I say…  love a him/her version!  I was also thinking about it after, that a little tulle in her ‘hair’ would’ve been cute…

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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So I wanted the ‘pencily’ look and now I’m not so sure…  what do you think,maybe my usual bold and bright might have been better?  I had fun though and it doesn’t hurt to stretch those creative urges, I have enough stuff here to stretch them for years…  but apparently I still ‘need’ more, just ask my friend Paypal, good bloke that one, I don’t even have to leave my seat (go figure).  Now to business….

You can find all these goodies here at The Alley Way Stamps! Papercrafty hugs,

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Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20,50%, White, Pink, Deco Pink, Powder Blue, Light Cerulean Blue.  Pink Rhinestones  – Kaisercraft.  Oops forgot to link the Wink!

Video: You Rock at The Alley Way Stamps!

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Back playing at The Alley Way Stamps blog today and it’s a real CAS masculine design today.  This is an extra TAWS video for me today, due to a little technical (ahem) glitch, I’ve got two videos to share at the TAWS blog, so enjoy!

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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You can find all these wonderful stamps at The Alley Way Stamps!

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Other Supplies:  Copics – W0,2,4,7.Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20%, Black, Espresso, French Grey 50,70%,Putty Beige, Cool Grey 70%,

Video : Masking an Embossed Sentiment – By Request!

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It seems like I’ve started a new series called ‘By Request‘, it’s quite happened by accident but it’s been fun and given me a little focus, so let me know if there is anything you want me to show or try, as most of the cards I make are created while videoing sometimes with lots of pre-thought sometimes with very little and lots of ‘winging it’ along the way (so a little direction may be good).

This card was a re-creation of this card HERE, and I know it may look very different but it’s really just the same technique with different colours and images.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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See you again real soon!

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Video : Same Stamp Sets – Two Ways!

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Back for The Alley Way Stamps today and with a little challenge to myself, how to get a totally different look using the same stamp sets….

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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You can find these fab stamps linked below or at The Alley Way Stamps!

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Other Supplies:  The Alley Way Stamps – Neener Neener. Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20%, Cool Grey 20,70%, Goldenrod, Yellowed Orange, Gingeroot, Dark Umber, Light Umber, Sepia, Black.  Versafine – Vintage Sepia.

A Happy Day Publication!

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Today I’m sharing a card that was published with the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine where the call was to mask a space for sentiments.  A little different to my usual style, but I really did have fun creating the sentiment panel and the matching embossed border.

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Thanks so much for stopping by, I’ll be back with a TAWS video Sunday, looking forward to seeing you then.

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Other Supplies: Ranger Embossing Powder – Liquid Platinum.  Cotton

Video : A Pot of Cacti at TAWS!

~ lostinpaper ~ 21 Comments

Love love love getting more from my stamps and today I do a little surgery because I wanted a pot and cacti and I was going to have it!

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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This card was made for The Alley Way Stamps and you can see it and heaps more inspiration over at their blog.  Hope you had some fun today!

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Other Supplies:  The Alley Way Stamps – Cha Cha Cha. Prismacolor Pencils – Pink, Process Red.  Copics – E25,53,97. G40,99. YG00,03,93. BV20. BG72.

Video : It’s time for a Pinata at TAWS!

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I just had to make this card, this idea has been rolling around in my head and I gotta say the result really made me smile, it’s pretty much how I pictured it!

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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You can find all these goodies at The Alley Way Stamps!

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Other Supplies:  The Alley Way Stamps – Cha Cha Cha. Copics – Y13,17,21. YG00,03. YR04. B02. BV02.  Prismacolor Pencils – Apple Green, True Blue, Spanish Orange, Parma Violet.  Blue Twine.