It's my birthday today and I will be arriving back in the UK having been on a 9 night cruise stopping at ports in France, Spain & Portugal. I should be relaxed and revitalised ready for the busy month I've got ahead of me at work and also preparing for a crafty weekend I am going to on 25th and 26th June.

I have 43 make and take packs to make and 43 swaps. My trimmer blades are going to get blunt in no time, thank goodness I ordered two spare packs. It's going to be lots of late nights in the craft room, I've just got to make sure I stay focused and don't get too distracted with new products.

So this is my last post saying farewell to my favourite DSP from the Annual and Seasonal catalogue. I hope you've enjoyed it.

I hope you enjoyed the Pinkies Blog Hop a few days ago, wasn't it amazing? We're having a another one later on in June once we've managed to get our hands on some more shiny new products!

I absolutely love love love this DSP. I love a vintage feel and this paper always ticks all of the boxes. I've used loads of it in my projects but I have still never finished a pack. Click here to look at projects made with this DSP.


I used Kraft cardstock and Basic Black cardstock for both designs and changed up the layers so they complimented each other. What do you think?

Why oh why did I not come up with these ideas when this paper first came out? Its funny how some days its a challenge to come up with unique new projects and on other days it just comes along naturally.

Recently I've discovered that I create (what I think is) my best work while watching The Walking Dead. I don't know why this happens but I swear it's true! I love that show (okay, maybe not the last season)!


I love pairing colours up like this, doesn't the pink just pop?

Cards like this prove that black doesn't have to be somber and pink certainly doesn't have to be girly!

The wooden sentiment stands out so well over the top of this cardstock and DSP too!

I think the card made in Lost Lagoon is perfect for males, the butterfly being in black definitely helps with that.

Continuing with my Goodbye DSP theme, here are my next two cards!

I've used the Pretty Petals DSP again. The striped pattern DSP is just lovely, its slightly faded so has a vintage feel to it.


I've used Kraft cardstock for the cardstock behind the DSP and also for the butterfly. And I'm so glad we've got another year to continue using Mint Macaron. This colour and Pool Party will help me get over the loss of Lost Lagoon.

For today's cards I have used the Pretty Petals DSP. I didn't love all of the designs in this pack but there were a few that I thought were really lovely, including this design which was available in the two different colours - Mint Macaron and Old Olive.

You can click here to have a look at cards I have made with the same papers but with an aging effect. Is amazing how different it can look with a little bit of sponging around the edges and different colour cardstock behind it.


I've used Very Vanilla for the butterfly and the layer around the DSP, to match the colour of the leaves.

These are both some of my all time favourite DSP patterns. I have made so many things with this paper - click here if you want to take a look.

The paper I've used is from the retired Timeless Elegance DSP. I love this paper but unfortunately its now completley sold out. Thankfully I've got lots left over!


I've used the Botanicals Builder Framelit Dies for the flowers and added the sentiment from the retiring Expressions Natural Elements (I'm really going to miss these!)

This is Blackberry Bliss. This used to be one of my favourites but I have found I turn toward Perfect Plum more now I am using more muted tones. I used this colour in my very first Pinkies blog hop, which was also one of my first blog post. Click here to see this card.


Hello Honey is such a lovely colour, not one I tend to use that much. I really like how it looks on a screen card that I made, click here to see it.


Mossy Meadow is a colour I haven't really used before so I am glad I made this project so I had a chance to use it before it retired.


This is Tangelo Twist. I don't tend to use orange very much in my projects, I think that's because I tend to think of Halloween.

I am taking part in Kylie's International Blog Highlight again today and the theme is Thank You!

Thank you cards are my favourite cards to make. Whilst I love social media for connecting with people and keeping in touch, it has changed the way we do things and less people these days send thank you notes and birthday cards. As a crafter I still love to make handmade cards instead of just leaving a note on a facebook wall, isn't it always nice to receive some happy mail?