Retro Easter

April Issue 150 of Papercraft Inspirations magazine comes with some Easter card makes I designed. The papers are printed in the mag, but also free to download here. I loved designing this set as it's a different take on Easter with a retro feel to the patterns. Below are a few snippets...

Goodbye to an old friend...

I was very sad to hear the news recently that Craftseller magazine has ceased publication. I've had some fun designing for their free paper sets over the years. I thought I'd show you a quick round up of a few commissions I had this year. Starting with January issue 45 Craftseller, I designed a Parisian themed paper pack free with the mag including icons such as champagne, croissants and pretty perfume bottles, as well as a retro themed geometric set of bonus papers which came with card ideas inside the mag...

Issue 47 March Issue of Craftseller had a set of butterflies and birds papers I designed with a collagey feel, layers of textures and pattern. I love this set, it's one of my favourite this year!...

Issue 48 April Craftseller contained a circus themed set I designed with some super cute box-card ideas their designers came up with! Also an exclusive 'Vintage Americana' set of 52 papers and tags as a cover gift including icons like hot dogs and burgers, 50's retro signage, retro diner-style icons etc.

May issue 49 had some lovely origami cards made from the oriental style floral papers I designed...

Issue 50 went down an Art Nouveau route with bold, green and peach organic shapes and repeated icons of the era with some wedding invite ideas... 

Papercraft Inspirations round up!

Seems I forgot to mention a few paper designs and card making ideas of mine that were released this Autumn/Winter with Papercraft Inspirations magazine! As they're all still available to download for free I thought I'd post a link to a few so you don't miss out...

'Vintage Treasures' is a 'granny's attic' type set with pretty lace, buttons and vintage style fabric patterns. Great for all round card makes of any theme, so if you have birthdays coming up or thank you cards to make, these would be great!

Also with Issue 129 was a free folded flower card kit cover gift I designed, all you need to make 10 pretty flower embellishments and 5 cards – die-cut patterned papers, luxury adhesive pearls and designer card blanks. Back copies of the mag are available with this free gift.

Retro style 'Fifties Kitchen' printables were with Issue 130 and are still available to download here. These are great for those chefs and baking-loving peeps among us (like my sister at 'Lizzie's Tasty Journey' blog)! 

Hipster collection!

With September's issue of Craftseller magazine comes a set of 'Hipster' style papers I designed, which are great for back-to-school cards or generic retro makes! This set was really fun to design as it's a theme I don't get very often. Below is a sneak preview of the papers, toppers and card ideas that can be found in the mag...

Retro fun!

In the same Issue of Papercraft Inspirations as the 'Build a Cake' is a set of retro papers, toppers and tags that I designed for all occasions card making! The papers are available to download for free on their website, and there are some card making ideas I rustled up within the mag as well.

Globe Trotting

Papercraft Inspirations Issue 103 is out in the shops now and features some travel themed papers I designed for them. They're a mix of vintage and retro imagery with a modern colour palette and fun co-ordinates. Hope you like them...

Nanna Loves...

My latest design for C&P is this set of 'Nanna Loves' retro style chipboard tags and matching papers with a Nanna's kitchen theme, which are downloadable here. There are examples of how to make some great cards within the August issue of the magazine. They feature fruit, polka dots, gingham, kitchen equipment and all things Nanna related! They also did a fab write up about me in their Q and A section, which I am really pleased with- thanks C&P!

Been Busy!

I have been keeping myself very busy making things for a craft fair I'll be doing with a friend- St Catherine's Artisan Market in Frome, Somerset on 2nd August.
I love retro fabrics and pretty vintage lace, and all these items are handmade out of scraps of fabric and felt that I have collected, so each one is unique. I hope you like them. Similar things are available to buy in my Etsy shop online.

Hanging Lavender Bags...




Lined Peg Bags...

Removable Book Covers...