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Fabulous Five ~ Autumn Leaf Cards

Hello crafty folks! I am having so much fun playing with the  April Kit ~ All the leaves are brown too (2018) . My favourite item from this kit is by far this stitched leaf die by Lawn Fawn. I die-cut leaves out of water color paper and had a whole heap of fun spraying them to make all sorts of different coloured leaves. I knew I had to make leaf cards - I just felt the need for it so here are 5 Autumn themed leaf cards to make you happy today :) Card 1 - Hey there Foxy When I saw the Fox cut apart I knew this was always going to be a card. Foxy is the focal point here. I layered him up with 2 vertical striped papers and also decided to do torn edges to give more of a 'ragged' look.  I transferred the rub-on onto vellum and added that to the bottom and I love the sheer effect it gives. I added 2 clusters of leaves: one in the top right with an oval piece of ephemera ..  .. and one in the bottom left layered on top of...

On the Bunny Trail: Happy Egg Hunt

Dear Crafters, Easter is my favourite time!! I allow myself certain luxuries! Ferrero Rochers.... Hot Cross Buns from Brumbies with Nutella in them... Nutella on white bread.... Drool!! Now back to crafting *lol* I have ALWAYS wanted to make myself an egg carton project and this year was the year to do it! This is a project I made for my design team at Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft For this project you will need: *said egg carton (preferably empty) *crackle medium (which I've had in my cupboard for AGES) * 2 colors - one light, one dark I chose colony blue and although the picture here shows gold, I decided against it and went with a flesh tone instead Step 1 : Add the dark color first Be prepared to spend ages here! The material that cartons are made of is highly absorbent and it just sucked the paint right up so if you wanted to use up a lot of paint, here is your chance. There are also many crevices which cover a ...