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May Weekend


You would think that in National Scrapbooking day I would use the excuse to create new scrapbook layouts. But as every in my own contrary fashion. I went back to card making! I have as few to make one for a wedding and a couple of Birthday cards. I was just trying to get back in to the hang of them as I knew I had a pile of wedding invitations to complete.
I love this little dressed up Sugar Nellie stamp, which was painted with mica paints and then added a handbag brad and stickles. The background is Making memories paper. I might have to play with my Sugar Nellies again, I have a few more birthdays on the horizon and need to practice my advanced colouring in :)
The other card is a wedding card which I like clean simple lines. Used my cuttlebug embossing for this one and some bazill bling.
I am still working on my Charity Digi kit which is one of the biggest I have ever done. This will be available free to those who have sponsored by Race for Life. It will also be available for sale in my store with all funds going to the Cancer Research Charity.
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  1. Anonymous5 May 2009 at 20:05

    Patience and time. I wish I had both. You are very talented at doing this. I have to create something as a free gift for a dear friend on Facebook and you have given me a really good idea.

    CJ xx

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