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1. Bloom and Grow by Caroline Shinnie

   Posted on 5:42pm Thursday 6th Mar 2014

   Stamps Used   Bloom & Grow   Print Backgrounds 2   Inkpads Used   Versamark   Memento - Rhubarb Stalk   Brilliance - Victorian Violet   Other Items - Gold Embossing Powder, Peacock Liquid Pearls, Sprinky's spray ink in Key lime, Jade & Copper. Promarkers - Ruby, Blossom, Amethyst & Pastel Green. Glossy Accents, Spotty Ribbon & Jewels.

   For the background, lightly spray a piece of card with the Sprinky's and leave it to dry. Next, stamp the print background in Rhubarb Stalk Memento and fill in the pattern with one of the little stamps using Victorian Violet Brilliance. Distress the edges with scissors and Rhubarb Stalk ink. Put liquid pearls in the centres of the flowers and leave it to dry. For the topper, use the square stamp with clear ink and gold embossing powder, then cut it out and distress the edges with the Rhubarb Stalk. Stamp the daisy and emboss in gold, colour it in using Promarkers and finish it with glossy accents. Finally, put it together with Ribbon & Jewels.

2. Green butterfly tag card by Caroline Shinnie

   Posted on 4:02pm Wednesday 5th Mar 2014

   Stamps Used   Flutterby   Medieval Background   Dandelion Dreams   Ink Pads used   Versafine - Black   Brilliance - Pearlescent Thyme & Starlite Silver   Distress Ink - Black Soot & Mowed Lawn   Mask   Twisted Check Mask

   To make the background, emboss the Twisted Check Mask through your die cutting machine, using pale green card. Distress the edges with scissors, and then use Mowed Lawn and Black Soot Distress ink to bring out the Embossing. Stamp the flower head (from the Dandelion Dreams set) randomly over the embossed card using Brilliance Pearlescent Thyme . Curl all four corners in slightly, and stick it to a blank 6x6 Kraft card. 

    

   For the toppers, decorate 3 different sized white tags with flower stamps using Starlite Silver and Pearlescent Thyme for the leaves. Add glam pink stickles to the flower heads. To make the butterfly, stamp a piece of card using the Medieval Background in Starlite Silver. Then stamp the butterfly outline from the Flutterby set with Black Versafine and cut it out. Make a matching paper bead for the butterfly body from a strip of the card, stamped in the Medieval Background. Distress the edges of the Butterfly with Mowed Lawn distress ink and embellish with a few jewels. Finally attach to the card and add ribbon.

    

3. Pink Cat card by Caroline Shinnie

   Posted on 5:58pm Tuesday 4th Mar 2014

   Stamps Used A5 The Cats Whiskers   Inkpads Used Black Memento   Black Soot Distress Ink   Other Items Used   Twisted Check Mask   Ribbons   Buttons   Oval Dye & Blush Guilding Wax   Spotty Paper

   For the background use a piece of Spotty paper and stamp randomly in Black Memento the fish bones. Distress the edges with scissors & Black soot distress ink, then curl the edges. Stick it to the card, and add a corner Ribbon & Button embellishment. For the topper, cut 3 oval shapes, two in white card and one in black. Emboss the black one with the Twisted Check Mask and highlight it with the guilding wax. For the outer oval, stamp the fish bone, and edge with a Pink Promarker. Stamp the Cat image on the smallest oval, colour in & edge with the Pink Promarker. For the sentiment, stamp it on to a strip of paper and curl the end, and add it to the card with Buttons & Bows.