Quick cards made easy giveaway...

I'm so happy to be sharing this news with you today! I'm designing for one of my favourite card making magazines, Quick Cards Made Easy. The April issue (112) goes on sale today and I have two projects featured. 'Stitching Made Easy' pages 14-18 and 'Luxury Make' page 25. I couldn't quite believe it until I actually saw them in print, they both feature on the front cover too, how cool is that?

By way of a celebration and to say thank you to my readers - I'm sure I would have given up long ago if it wasn't for this blog - I'm giving away a copy of the magazine. If you'd like to be included in the draw then just leave a comment on this post, I'll pick a random winner on Monday.

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DIY Easter Gifts - quick and easy...

Easter has crept up on me this year.  My ideas of making an Easter tree and crocheted eggs have gone out the window.  Instead, I'm keeping my gifts simple, with these quick and easy projects.

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DIY paper baskets  from Cosmo Cricket. 

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Ultra cute origami bunnies from Oh so very pretty

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Easter basket cupcake wrappers (free printable) from Skip to my Lou

What will you be making?

Papercutting made easy...

...with a digital cutting machine.  Yes, I have a Cricut Mini. Although I enjoy paper cutting by hand when I have the time, like when I made this card.  It's so good to have a machine to do the hard work for you.  Especially when I got a last minute request for a card this week.  'An eighteenth birthday card for a non-girlie girl please?".  This is the card I came up with,  I finished it off with an '18'  in the top left-hand corner before it was sent off (another last minute request) but that again was easy with the Cricut.  I'm still finding my way around all the images available with the 'Craft Room' software.  This design is from the 'Celebrate' cartridge, one that comes free with the machine.

I've started simple, but I'll moving up a gear with my next project, there's so many possibilities and I'll be sharing all my makes here on the blog, so watch this space!

Note:  This is not a sponsored post opinions are my own