Thistle Designs – Deborah Smart
Creating Unique Art for Your Life
HIGHLAND HEATHER ACCENTED BLOSSOMS Today I’m revisiting a set I haven’t used since June – called Accented Blossoms. I’m pairing it with the new Highland Heather colour, which is a new favourite! This is also my first time using the…
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WHAT HELPS YOU GET THROUGH THE DAY? Short answer for me? Coffee! Yup – coffee! Hot, iced, at home, take out or anywhere else; the answer is coffee. What helps you get through the day? Do you prefer tea, or…
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BLENDS ARE BACK IN TOWN! The Blends are back, the Blends are back…. Okay, if you’re of ‘an age’, this title may have reminded you of a song by a group called Thin Lizzy back in 1976, called The Boys…
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GRACEFUL GLASS VELLUM Have you seen the new Graceful Glass Vellum yet? It looks striking enough in black & white in the catalogue – but have you seen it coloured? Oh my gosh – check out Pinterest for some eye-popping…
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I hope you didn’t miss out getting this beautiful Springtime Foils DSP during Sale-a-Bration! It’s so beautiful to work with, and colour with our Blends markers. Today I’m sharing with you a Z Fold Card made with this paper. Z…
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How would you like to meet me for a springtime rendezvous, at this lovely little cafe? Today I’m sharing this card with you using the Charming Cafe stamp set and coordinating Cafe Builder Framelits. SPRINGTIME RENDEZVOUS Can’t you just see…
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Which colours will you choose? That’s right – this week is a Colour Challenge with the Paper Craft Crew! I had a hard time making up my mind, so I’m looking forward to seeing which 3 of these 4 colours…
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We had a wonderful weekend here, filled with sunshine! Don’t worry; I’m not getting too smug – I know that more rain is on it’s way. That’s just life here on the ‘wet’ coast! Well, we need all that rain…
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I have to admit; when I first saw the Petal Passion Suite, I wasn’t too thrilled with it. Honestly, I think that the stamp set is great, but the heavy lines put me off. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve…
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Welcome back, stamping friend, to another sketch challenge with the Paper Craft Crew! Here is the sketch for this week’s PCC#281. I decided to stay with the bird as the focal image, but you can change it up to…
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