Modern florals

I loved designing this set of bonus papers for Cardmaking and Papercraft Issue 206 March. They're a lovely bright colour palette, and have that abstract hand-look that is very on trend currently. You can download them for free here!

Lavenders Blue...

This month's Papercraft Inspirations magazine Issue 177 includes a set of lavender themed papers and card ideas I designed with pretty butterflies, florals, scenes and toppers. They can be downloaded for free here as printable papers, and the card ideas are in the mag.

Oriental gardens, butterflies and lace...

I thought it's time I caught up with a few releases of designs I have done for Papercraft Inspirations magazine! Issue 151 had a set of oriental garden themed stamps including a Pagoda, pretty cherry blossoms and orchids. This set comes with a free bonus paper which can be downloaded here.

Issue 152 had a set of vellums, papers, toppers and an embossing folder all along a butterflies and lace theme. Check out the lovely 3D box card creations Papercraft came up with...

Birds, butterflies and flowers

I've been commissioned to design a lot of butterflies, birds and floral papers this year which I wanted to share with you, as they're always great for every day card makes. 

Cardmaking and Papercraft April Issue 142 had a 'Rose Garden' 3-in-1 covergift which I designed including floral and birdcage papers with stamps and an embossing board...

Issue 140 Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine had a lovely set of stamps I designed with dragonflies, birds and butterflies...

Quick Cards Issue 136 had a butterflies stamp and embossing kit free with the mag which I designed, and inside the mag a set of floral papers and card ideas. The papers are available as free downloads.

Issue 142 of Papercraft Inspirations magazine had a luxury foil card kit with florals and butterflies alongside a tea party theme, and inside some great card ideas...

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... 

Vintage Rose Garden Stamps

Also with Issue 128 of Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine came a free cover gift I designed, 'Vintage Rose Garden' pattern repeat stamps for card printing and making. There are some really pretty ideas and demonstrations of how to use them within the mag...

Butterflies and Blooms

Quick Cards magazine have more of my designs for their free printable papers this month with a butterflies, birds and blooms theme! Available to download here.