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Pop Up Christmas Card Hi friends...hope you all had a fabulous Christmas. I tend to make cards with lots of 3 D elements especially flowers and when it's time to mail them it's always a challenge to pack them safely for the postal services! And that is why I just love  Pop Up Cards . They can be made flat for mailing but still pack a punch !! This is a card design whose Tutorial I shared in this post :  Pop Up Card Tutorial  . It is a simple card but because of the pop up style good enough to qualify as special !! Here are the Supplies used : Dies     Crealies Only Inside No 3 , Stars ,     Crealies On the Edge No 33 ,with double dots ,    Crealies Duo Dies No 47,Flower 19 ,Cheery Lynn Christmas Light Swag,Memory Box Rounded Fence,Spellbinders Card Creator A2 Filigree Delight,Heartfelt Creations Woodsy Critters Stamps : Heartfelt Creations Woodsy Critters,Wild Rose Studio Penguin with Presents   ...

Pop Up Christmas Card             Hi friends...hope you are all looking forward to celebrating the festive season and looking forward to the New Year. I have been super busy with renovations taking place at my home but  excited to share a simple Pop Up Card tutorial with you .           As a crafter it is a huge morale boost to be invited to be a guest designer ! And it is especially so when the honor comes all the way from the Netherlands !! This post is my Guest designer post for Crealies , a Netherlands based company [ with world wide clientele] which has some fabulous, unique and cleverly designed dies ! Pop Up Christmas Card This Pop Up Card design goes by many names such a U card/bridge card etc. It  has a central panel, side panels and a connecting bridge. It stands up  beautifully like a box and t he beauty of this design is that it can fold perfectly flat for mailing. I have adapted the basic d...

Handmade Stationary Holder and matching Box             Hi friends sharing a special handmade gift idea to make for that special someone whom you are certain will appreciate the value of a handmade gift and all the love you put into making it! Handmade Shaker Book On first glance it looks like a book with a beautiful dangling bookmark ! Well it is a special type of book-- it has a satin fabric cover and lining, a sturdy chipboard base, engraved metal corners, an organza ribbon fastening and a dimensional shimmery glitter foam shaker with the most adorable penguin!! Notebook Holder and Side Pocket  On opening the book, one side has a pocket with space for tags , mini cards and a gift card if you wish.I made a simple ribbon rose bookmark on a jumbo paper clip to match the rest of the project. Added a festive red bell on the mini tag saying "handmade with love" ! Handmade Stationary Set The pocket on the other side has a magn...

          Hi friends, I have been blessed like many of you to have a hobby that not only makes me happy but helps spread a little bit of happiness!! This post is  to share with all of you how generous the crafting community is and to say a big Thank you to each one of you. Maria [aka Mia ] is a versatile crafter from Greece whom I became friends with recently. She is multi-talented  crafter dabbling in papercrafts, fabric crafts and a loooot of different styles of crafts.Mia has hosted a couple of amazing giveaways recently and I was the  lucky winner of a surprise parcel. I was so stunned to receive this big box of crafty treasure all the way from Greece . It has the most special handmade crafts , the cutest buttons I have seen, gorgeous rhinestones, felt embellishments, beautiful laces ,fabric pieces,beads, stamps and even metal embellishments. Thank you so much Mia....you don't know how happy your kindne...