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It’s Janet’s time again to showcase a CAS card I made with the new Stamp of Approval Collection. Stamp Of Approval is a quarterly collection of specially selected craft goodies.  This Tropically Yours collection has 5 clear photopolymer stamp sets, 1 red rubber background stamp and 1 die set.  When I saw the Cabana Tiles dies I knew that I would try and dry emboss with them amongst other cards I have created with this die, as I love it, … Read More

The Little Paper Tree is proud and excited to introduce Catherine Pooler inks to the UK and Europe.  We have been stampers and card makers for about 20 years combined and have used lots of different brands of ink. This is the definitive post to tell you why these inks are so great and all the uses you can have from these inks! The Catherine Pooler inks are designed in collections.  Currently there are two collections, and all the colours … Read More

You will be able to find all the marker and ink swatch charts we create for free download here. Simply, download the chart you wish and print out on your desired cardstock. If you encounter any problems with a download please leave a comment or email us.   Ink Swatch Chart DISTRESS OXIDE – Click here to download – currently being updated with the latest colours CATHERINE POOLER DESIGNS – Click here to download Updated 12/3/19   Marker Swatch Chart NUVO … Read More

I love playing with layering stamp sets and trying out different colour combinations.  I create two simple yet elegant greeting cards with Altenew stamps, co-ordinating dies and ink sets.  Which colour do you prefer for these flowers? For both cards, I stamped all the leaves and flowers from the Watercolour Wonders stamp set on mixed media cardstock.  I used Shades of Purple ink to stamp the flowers.  Soft Lilac for the first layer, Lavender Fields for the second layer and Deep … Read More

I enjoyed making some woodland forest scenes with these cute critters!  They are so fun to colour and there are so many ways to using this stamp set. As always, the list of supplies I used to make these cards are listed and linked below.  All the featured products are available at our shop. .   HAPPY WISHES I started this card by stamping three trees, one bunny, one bird, the birdie in nest and seven flowers from the Woodland … Read More

I had a packet of these cork pieces on my craft desk while I was thinking of what to do for this month’s challenge.  “Thanks” seemed to be a good theme, since people will be sending Thank You cards for their Christmas presents, and these cork pieces are from the Elle’s Studio Thankful collection. Links to all the supplies I used are listed at the end of this post.   I created a 5 ¼ inch by 4 ½ inch … Read More