Hi all – I’ve just added a new template to my Templates page. It’s an Easter Basket with handle and decorative flowers, and features in my next design team post over at Wow! Embossing Powder’s blog (published here).
Monthly Archives: February 2012
An old magazine and a bit of Brasso?
Recycling is all the rage these days – apparently making something you’re about to throw away into something useful and beautiful is now known as upcycling. Here’s how to upcycle a glossy magazine page into a pretty greetings card using Brasso, embossing powder and a bit of elbow grease.
Unique Giveaway #3 – new draw, new winner
Hi all – I’ve had no reply from the first drawn winner this week, so in I’ve decided to redraw for the giveaway in the hope of finding an active follower to win. So, random draw number two had the result:
The 35th commentor was ‘auslorri’ – well done! I’ve sent you an email, so check your inbox/spam folder – if you don’t reply within 7 days, you too will lose out on the prize!
More ATCs and a Gift Box
I’ve been busy melting powders today… the last of my ATCs for this weekend’s swap with the Wow! Embossing Powder Design Team are complete! As normal, the photo doesn’t quite do them justice 🙁
And the last of my creations to be made in time for the trade show at the NEC is this lovely gift box – it’s just 5 cm square at the base and made from a sheet of A4 coloured card. The stamps are all from Wow! Embossing Powder, as is the fabulous no-messing-about-with-antistatic-bags white embossing powder.
ATCs – heat embossing techniques
I’ve been busy quilting for the last few Thursday mornings, and all weekend – I’ll be showing the quilts off in due course once they are finished. I also spent several hours this week doing 3 metres of bunting for the WOW! Embossing Powder stand at the NEC trade show this weekend:
We’re also doing a Design Team ATC swap at the show, and have been encouraged to share our favourite embossing powder techniques… here are two of mine:
Unique Giveaway #3 – the winner!
Hello all! If you entered my prize draw, you were one of just over 50 people to do so – what an incredible response, and thank you for all your comments.
The winner of the mug and fancy saucer set is the author of comment number:
Congratulations, Sandy, you’ve won! Look out for an email in your inbox with details on how to claim your prize 🙂
[And you’re still in with a chance… if Sandy doesn’t claim the prize within a week, I’ll redraw]WOW! Embossing Powder Challenge
Unique Giveaway #3 – four days to go
Just a little reminder to those that haven’t entered yet, I’m giving away this mug and fancy saucer set hand-decorated with my own tangle designs. Entry is by commenting anywhere on my blog between now and midnight GMT on my birthday, Friday 10th February. I’ll draw the winner on Saturday 11th February and announce it here on my blog. Good luck! [If you’ve already entered, you’re welcome to make more comments, but you’ll only be entered into the draw once.]
Self-closing box instructions
Following several requests (well, at least one!), here are instructions for making my self-closing box using the printable template on my Template page.
Wow! A Mother’s Day Bouquet
I’ve posted another project over at Wow! Embossing Powder blog as part of their design team. This time I have designed a bouquet in a perfectly formed custom gift box, making use of the February fluorescent theme colours. Pop over for the instructions.
Templates and instructions for the box can be found on my new Templates page – look in the toolbar above, or click here.