Louise Sims Papercrafter

Today I thought I would challenge myself and use coloured card with my Shady Designs Oval Frame It stamp sets. I did surprise myself and came up with 5 different ideas. Link to step by step YouTube vide below. Discount code also further down the post

Recently I released a set of stamps for Dolly Dimples Crafts under my Shady Designs name called Oval Frame It #1 & Oval Frame It #2. Today I am sharing an idea of how to create a shaped card instead of a frame. ALSO ... there is a BONUS CARD idea using the same layout but styled a little differently!

I'm super, super, super excited to be launching another wonderful new collection of stamps, dies & matching stencil under my Shady Designs by Lou Sims umbrella for Dolly Dimples Crafts Ltd . This collection is called " Love of Music".

 Another new month starts and that means it's Crafting Together with All Brands YouTube Hop time. The theme is "CAS (Clean & Simple) Cards". Link to video and all taking part is below.

Julia McNeill of JMC Designs is releasing a brand new stamp & stencil launch called "The Kaleidoscope Collection" and I was asked if I would like to be part of the YouTube Hop to celebrate the launch. I decided to show how one background idea would work with any card design with the same stamps & stencils. YouTube links & DISCOUNT CODE below ...

Now I have had these stamps for quite a while and think I have only used them a couple of times. It was the sentiments that persuaded me they needed a home in my craft area. After having a wonderful crafty chat with Mandy Taylor, she said that the stamp set was forming part of her Halloween Show on HobbyMaker . I knew that I had to make some samples and revisit all those sentiments ...

 My "for me" crafting where I completely zone out and go in to my own world, is doing collage projects. These could be for cards, art journals, mixed media pieces ... just having fun collaging. Sharing a double page on my GelliArts Journal where I've used my gel prints, with found treasures, to create the backgrounds. I did do these pages a while ago but completely forgot about the matching blog post 🙈🙉🙊 YouTube video link below plus a photo step by step ...

Oh my SEPTEMBER already! That means it's Crafting Together with All Brands YouTube Hop time.  The theme this time is "Use a photo" & I decided to create an art journal page with a difference ... Link to YouTube videos and all taking part is below.

I'm not sure if you are like me but I have lots of premade backgrounds that I keep but never seem to use! Grabbing one of those backgrounds I had created using my Shady Designs stamps & stencils , I decided to make an art journal page in my new Pink Pig 11" x 11" book. Pink Pig have given me a voucher code to share with everyone to get £5.00 off your first order - see below