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Oh dear oh dear!I have been neglecting my blog and although I am aware that only a handful of folks probably will ever read it - you never know do you! I have not however neglected my crafty friends and past customers as I have been sending some cards and penned notes as well as a couple of card kits in the post or lovingly delivered by hand into your letterboxes. Please don't feel if you card has gone in the post it was not loved - I would like to say that I lovingly lick the stamp but due to modern stamp technology I only had to peel it off its sticky back - to make up for this I did stamp up some of the envelopes, although this does somewhat give the game away that the letter has come from me! Does anyone else stare at the front of a hand written envelope that has unexpectedly or even expectedly dropped onto the mat trying to guess who the sender is? I like to guess out loud to whoever in the household is listening as I do recognise some handwriting and then triumphantly announc

I made a couple of  cards to show off another set of dies I have had for a long time for scrapbooking and 3D projects and as they are now retiring I acquired the matching stampset by winning a Team competition! I used the designer series papers called 'See A Silhouette' which I am rather fond of and just bought my 4th pack (as they are now on a reduced price as retiring 2nd June. I gold embossed the edges of the paper and some splashes with gold embossing paper and cut the candle images out of gold foil paper. I think it would work for Christmas as well as birthday. The above photo shows another card and this one I have gold heat embossed the cake image onto white card before adhering it to the card base. Below is a photo of all of the pieces on my desk of cut outs from various dies and the papers which make super backgrounds if you dont want to make your own background. The colours are so vibrant and warm. This photo shows the 'Wish for it all' stamp set and the 'F