The Great Create Extravaganza is at York Racecourse this weekend and I will be working for Crafters Companion on the Samuel Taylor’s stand.

I will be on hand throughout the show, demonstrating a number of Crafter’s Companion goodies including Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens, AquaBlend Pencils and Sheena’s Perfect Partners range: Country Cottage.

Pop along and say Hi, it would be great to see you.

Best wishes,

Dawn

The Great Create Extravaganza (formerly GNPE)
Friday 11th March and Saturday 12th March 2016
Knavesmire Exhibition Centre
York Racecourse
YO23 1EX

I first showed you how to make this card on Hochanda TV.

Using the Harmony watercolour pens, I created the card background.

Once dry, I put it through my Emerald Die cutting machine using an embossing folder from my crafty stash and sanded this back to give the finished effect.

I die cut flowers using flower dies out of extra card I had created with the same effect so the elements on the card all matched.

I then cut the letters using the Emerald Letter dies. These are great as you can add your own special word and make this more personal to the recipient of the card.

Again this card can be used for any occasion but quick and easy to make with the right products.

Products I used to Create this card were:

• Flower Dies
• Harmony Water Colour Pens from Hochanda
• Emerald Die Cutting machine

With Mothering Sunday almost upon us, I thought it would be nice to share with you a lovely card that is very quick to do for Mothers day card.

I always say beautiful creations can always be made providing you have the right tools and this card is a prime example of what you can do in a short space of time.

By using the Create & Craft Diesire Create-a card you can make a really quick background to any card.

I then die cut and stamped the carnations using Sheena Douglass perfect partners country cottage die and stamps. I then coloured the flowers with Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers.

I think you will agree this is a stunning card that can be used for any occasion.

Products Used to Create this Card were:

• Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers
• Sheena Douglass Perfect Partners Country Cottage – Classic Carnations Die
• Sheena Douglass Perfect Partners Country Cottage – Classic Carnations A6 Stamp
• Crafters Companion Diesire ‘Create-a-Card’ Metal Die – Butterfly Garden Die

Imagine my surprise when I logged in to Facebook and found I had been voted Hochanda’s Handmade Hero of the Week!

Many, many thanks for all your votes and for your kind comments – I really do appreciate your feedback and support.

This is the third in my super quick and super easy to make Foto Folio tutorials!

The great thing is you don’t have to buy anything special to make it – these entire projects are made with supplies I already had in my crafty stash!!

This Easy Peasy Foto Folio follows the same format as the other 2, the size is the same so they will look delightful displayed on a shelf or given as that special keepsake gift.

With Step by Step Video Tutorials and PDF Instructions too you will find this project easy to follow and can be made in a day.

I recently did this as a class at my Weekend Retreat and the ladies constructed the book in a morning and decorated it in and afternoon so they could take it home and just add the photos!

The core card bundle One Day Special was fantastic value for money on Hochanda TV.

Thank you very much to you all that kindly emailed in and left comments both on my site and on my Facebook page. It was great to hear that my ideas and tips have inspired many of you to look at your plain card stock in a slightly different way.

Just to let know that you can find me on the new Crafting TV channel, Hochanda on Monday morning at 10am and at 14:00.

Hochanda is an exciting new channel dedicated for crafters. You can watch Hochanda on Sky 663, Freesat 822 & on Freeview Channel 39.

You may need to retune your Freeview box – I did!!