Altenew | Petal Palette

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the release of the Petal Palette. This is a beautiful ceramic palette in the shape of a petal, hence the name! It features 12 wells with a gold-trimmed finish. Whilst you can use the palette for different mediums, I decided to create a watercolour card with it today. 

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I started off my card by stamping the peony image from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Lovely Rose Peony onto Altenew Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. 

I then squeezed a little of my Altenew Artists' Watercolor Tube paints onto the Altenew Petal Palette. The wells themselves are a little on the small side but there is tons of room on the palette for mixing, which I love! I painted the image using Quinacridone Magenta, Quinacridone Violet & French Ultramarine for the petals, I used Yellow Lemon & Gold Ochre for the flower centres, and Phthalo Green & Phthalo Blue for the leaves. 

The image was fussy cut out with scissors (up to the embossed line) and then adhered to a US A2 sized card base made from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. The excess was cut off the side using scissors. I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Altenew Soft Blossoms Stamp Set, cut it into a strip and adhered it to the card with more foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Ivory Pearl Dots. 

PETAL PALETTE

The palette is around 9 inches tall by 8 inches at it's widest. So lots of room to mix paints or any other mediums like pastes etc. You could also use it for embellishments. So many options! Oh and I have to say, because it is ceramic, it cleans beautifully! 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted and those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

There is a fun hop going on over on Instagram to celebrate the release of the Petal Palette. You can see my Instagram profile here. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Just Sayin'

Hello there, I hope you are well. Today I have a little something different to share with you. I am using the new Just Sayin' Collection from Kelly Bangs for Spellbinders. This collection I believe is aimed more towards scrappers, but it is nice to do something different every once in a while, so I thought I would try out this collection and use it in own way! 

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Both my tags use the die cuts, papers, speech bubble stamps and speech bubble dies from the Just Sayin' collection. I thought it would be fun to make faux tags, as in there isn't actually a hole at the top of these, just the twine and tag topper to look like tags. I thought that they could be added to parcels/happy mail or even added to cards. I like having options! 

For my first tag, I die cut one of the Hero Arts Hexagon Infinity Dies from white cardstock and then stamped the dotted stamp from the Spellbinders Speech Bubbles Sentiments Clear Stamp Set on top using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I then adhered the roses, heart, arrow and star on top from the Spellbinders Just Sayin' Die Cuts with a combination of Bearly Art Glue and thin foam tape. 

I stamped the sentiment and heart from Spellbinders Speech Bubbles Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I fussy cut the heart out using scissors and then die cut the sentiment using the Spellbinders Speech Bubbles Etched Dies. They were adhered to the tag using thin foam tape. I die cut the topper piece from the Hero Arts Tag Infinity Dies from Spellbinders Just Sayin' 6" x 6"Paper and adhered it to the top of the hexagon. To finish, I adhered a twine bow on top. 

For the second tag, I die cut one of the Hero Arts Hexagon Infinity Dies from white cardstock and again stamped the dotted stamp from the Spellbinders Speech Bubbles Sentiments Clear Stamp Set on top using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I then die cut one of the Spellbinders Speech Bubbles Etched Dies from Spellbinders Just Sayin' 6" x 6" Paper and adhered it on top, followed by the rose and parenthesis from Spellbinders Just Sayin' Die Cuts.

I adhered the coffee cup and star using thin foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from Spellbinders Speech Bubbles Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the tag with foam tape. To finish, I die cut the topper piece from the Hero Arts Tag Infinity Dies from Spellbinders Just Sayin' 6" x 6" Paper and adhered it to the top of the hexagon and then popped the twine bow on top. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted and those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

As I say, something a little different for me but it's nice to change it up once in a while! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a lovely day! Take care! 

VIDEO | Selective Stencilling with Gold Hero Wax

Hello there, today I have a card (and video) to share using selective stencilling along with faux gold gilding with Hero Wax. The great thing about stencils is that you can use the whole stencil, or it is really easy to omit areas to get the look you want! 

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I started off my card by taking the Hero Arts Color layering Folk Art Stencils and adding memo tape to the areas that I didn't want to add ink blending to. They were then placed on top of panel of Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock. I started off with the leaf/stems stencils and added ink blending to them using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink with a Hero Arts Small Ink Blending Brush. 

For the last stencil, I first added a layer of Hero Arts Summer Sky Core Ink to the petals, followed by Hero Arts Indigo Core Ink, this time just to the base of the petals. I then went in with Hero Arts Grape Juice Core Ink to darken them even more. 

Leaving the stencil in place, I then pounced/dabbed Hero Arts Gold Hero Wax on top using a Tim Holtz Tiny Blending Tool. The sponge texture of this made it so that I did not get a harsh line at the top of the wax and it gave a smooth transition to the ink blending underneath. I then removed the stencil and set it aside to dry (which did not take long!). 

Once dry, it was cut into an arch using the Hero Arts Arches Infinity Dies. I cut the bottom off of the panel and then created a shaped card base. I cut two more arches from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock and on one, added a score line towards the top to create a hinge. I added adhesive to the hinge and adhered it to the back of the other arch to create the card base. 

The stencilled panel was adhered on top with thin foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from Hero Arts Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL onto Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock using Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder and heat set. It was adhered to the card with more thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Gold Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the card: 

If you are viewing this post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted and those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I really love how much shine the gold wax adds to the stencilling! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Step Into Spring

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club Kit for February 2025 called "Step Into Spring". The kit has dies that create legs, shoes, socks and flowers. The idea is that the flowers would go inside the socks and you 'step into spring'. Whilst pretty, I thought I would go a completely different route and create a wreath with the flowers instead. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the flowers and stems from the Spellbinders February 2025 Small Die of the Month Club Kit from Spellbinders Cardstock. I cut the stems from Peridot and Rainforest, and the flowers from Pink Sand, Fruit Punch, Waterfall, Teal Topaz, and Lilac Blossom. The flower centres were cut from Beeswax, as well as Chamomile. 

Please note some of these colours have been discontinued but I am hoping there are similar colours in the new ColorWheel Cardstock that Spellbinders have released this month! I assembled and adhered the flowers and then adhered them to the stems before cutting the stems down a little with scissors. 

I took a circle die (anything circular will work here) and drew a faint pencil line around it. I erased it as best as I could but so that I could still see it. I then used this as a guide to adhere the the stems and flowers into a circle shape. Most of the stems already had a slight curve in them, so I just adhered them whichever way worked for the circle shape. The other stems were easy to shape into a slight curve. The stems were adhered flat with Bearly Art Glue and most of the flowers adhered with thin foam squares. 

I adhered the panel onto a US A2 sized white cardstock with tape runner adhesive. I then die cut the 'wishing' sentiment from Spellbinders Snowflake Wishes Clear Stamp & Die Set three times from black cardstock. They were adhered one on top of another. I then stamped the accompanying sentiment onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. It was cut into the banner shape and adhered on top. It was then adhered to the centre of the wreath using foam squares. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SPELLBINDERS CLUB KITS

To buy the kit - if you are a current subscriber to the Small Die of the Month Club Kit (or any kit), you do not need to do anything. You will be charged as normal on the 5th of the month and your kit will be shipped to you. If you are a new subscriber, you can purchase the kit from the 6th - 27th February 2025. Members can cancel their membership at any time. If you are not keen on subscribing to the kit but still want it, you can purchase it individually (without a subscription) on the 10th of the following month but the price will be higher. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

This card is definitely giving me spring vibes and I am so ready for it! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Flower Shoppe

Hello there and happy Monday to you! Not always my favourite day of the week but I do have a card to share that made me smile while I was making it! It is release day over at Spellbinders and one of the new collections is Simple Vintage Flower Shoppe in collaboration with Simple Stories. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the largest of the scallop circles from the Spellbinders Scallop Journal Cards Etched Dies set from white cardstock. I then die cut the stem/leaves piece in the set from Spellbinders Peridot Cardstock and the flowers from Spellbinders Fruit Punch, Pink Sand, Waterfall and Teal Topaz Cardstock. The flower centres were cut from Spellbinders Beeswax Cardstock. 

As I mentioned in my last post, Spellbinders are revamping their cardstock so some of the colours that I am using at the moment have been discontinued and I apologise for that. I believe most of these colours have come back though, apart from the pinks. I stamped the 'hello' sentiment from Spellbinders I've Got You Covered Stamp Set onto the circle piece using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. The stem was then adhered to the circle piece using Bearly Art Glue, followed by the flowers using tiny pieces of thin foam tape.

I stamped an accompanying sentiment from Spellbinders A Little Hello Sentiments onto black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the circle piece with thin foam tape, which was then adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with thin foam tape also. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted and those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I really do appreciate it. I will be sharing some projects using more of the new collections later in the month. Wishing you a wonderful day and a great week ahead! 

Spellbinders | Classic Pooh

Hello there and happy Saturday to you! Today I have two cards to share using the Spellbinders + Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Pooh Collection. This is such a sweet collection featuring classic Pooh and friends as dies, press plates, ephemera, papers, rub-ons and lots more! Today I am focussing on the dies. 

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I used the Pooh & Piglet Etched Dies, the Tigger & Eeyore Etched Dies, as well as the Pooh's Alphabet, Numbers & More Etched Dies. Since Piglet is my favourite, I had to include him on both cards!

I started off my first card by die cutting Spellbinders Pooh & Piglet Etched Dies from Spellbinders Cardstock. Spellbinders are revamping their cardstock line, so some colours that I link to may be discontinued. I am really sorry about that but I do not have the new cardstock yet, so I am using older stuff that I already have. Some colours have moved over to the new line, I am just not sure which ones yet! 

The characters were assembled and adhered using Bearly Art Glue. I cut the balloon and string in the set and adhered them together too. I adhered Pooh and Piglet to an A2 sized white card base using thin foam tape, followed by the balloon and string (the string adhered with Bearly Art Glue). 

I die cut the letters to spell 'hello' from Spellbinders Pooh's Alphabet, Numbers & More Etched Dies from black cardstock. I cut the letters overlapping the balloon twice and the ones adhered directly to the card base three times (so that they would be an even height). I layered them up one on top of another and adhered the ones to the card base with thin foam tape and the ones to the balloon with Bearly Art Glue. 

I hot foiled the sentiment from the Spellbinders Ideal Moments Press Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Opaque Black Foil and the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System. It was cut into a strip and then adhered to the card with more thin foam tape. To finish, I added white gel pen highlights to the 'hello' letters. 

For my second card, I die cut Piglet again from Spellbinders Pooh & Piglet Etched Dies but this time, without the scarf. I also die cut the flower and stem from the set too. I die cut Eeyore from Spellbinders Tigger & Eeyore Etched Dies, as well as the clouds. The sun is from the Spellbinders Rain or Shine Etched Dies. 

I adhered the flower to Piglet's hand and then adhered him onto a mini slimline card base (6.25" x 3.5") made from white cardstock. I also adhered Eeyore using thin foam tape. I adhered the clouds and sun using Bearly Art Glue. The sentiment is from the same Ideal Moments Press Plate & Die Set as the first card. To finish, I embellished with Hero Arts Sunset & Pinks Enamel Dots. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted and those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

The hello card was made for one of my best friend's who loves Pooh, and since I love Piglet, it made perfect sense to include them both as friends on the card! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great weekend! 

Altenew | February 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today for a fun blog hop celebrating the February 2025 release. It is packed full of stamps, dies, embossing folders, inks plus lots more including new Shimmer Relief Pastes and new sizes of Instant Dimension Foam Tape!

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SERENE GARDEN

My first card uses the beautiful Serene Garden embossing folder, along with the coordinating stencils. I started off by running a panel of white cardstock through my die cutting machine inside the Altenew Serene Garden 3D Embossing Folder. I placed it on my Sticky Mat and then placed the Altenew Serene Garden Simple Coloring Stencil Set stencils on top, one by one, to add colouring with ink blending. 

I used the new Altenew Bubblegum Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for the flower petals, Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the flower centres and new Altenew Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves and stems. I used new Altenew Shades of Purple Fresh Dye Inks for the butterfly. 

The panel was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive. I stamped the sentiment from Altenew Soft Blossoms Stamp Set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Ivory Pearl Dots. 

CRAFT-A-FLOWER: BEARDED IRIS

My second card uses the stunning Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Bearded Iris Layering Die Set. I die cut the layers for one of the irises from white cardstock and placed them on my Sticky Mat. I added ink blending using Altenew Shades of Purple Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the stamen and Altenew Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Inks for the stem and leaf. 

The iris was assembled and adhered together using liquid glue. I took a panel of white cardstock and placed the new Altenew Squiggly Lines Background Stencil on top. I then placed the Altenew Circle Mask Stencil on top of that. Using an Altenew Palette Knife, I spread new Altenew Pearl Shimmer Relief Paste on top, inside the circle. Both stencils were removed and the panel set aside to dry. 

Once dry, it was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive. The iris was adhered on top using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Garden Whispers onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape 1/8" x 1/4" x 10m (which is slightly taller in height than the original foam tape). To finish, I embellished with Altenew Ivory Pearl Dots.

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. Please click on the other participants below to visit their blogs. 

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GIVEAWAY:

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by February 13th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on February 15th, 2025. The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted and those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I really love the new Pearl Shimmer Relief Paste, it adds just the perfect amount of pearly shimmer to a card! There are lots of other colours available too, so I hope you will check them out. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! 

Hero Arts | Hero Studio February 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Hero Arts today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the Hero Studio February 2025 release. Out today is the Card Kit of the Month, Clear Set & Dies of the Month, Fancy Dies of the Month, Layering Stencils of the Month and Cling of the Month. Today, I am focussing on the Card Kit and Layering Stencils. 

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HERO STUDIO CARD KIT OF THE MONTH

I started off my card by stamping the Tulip HeroScape on to a panel of Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock. I used Hero Arts Green Apple Core Ink for the first/lighter layer of the stems/leaves, followed by Hero Arts Fresh Lawn Core Ink for the second/darker layer. The tulips were stamped using Hero Arts Orchid Core Ink for the first/lighter layer and Hero Arts Grape Juice Core Ink for second/darker layer. 

I then die cut the panel using a Hero Arts Hexagon Infinity Die. I also cut another two hexagons from white cardstock. I placed the 'hey there' Word Fancy Die on top of the stamped one and ran it through my die cutting machine, making sure to keep both the positive and negative die cut pieces safe. I adhered one of the white hexagon pieces to the back of the panel. 

I then die cut the 'hey there' die another four times from white cardstock. I adhered the first one in place on the stamped panel (die cut inlay) and then added all the negative pieces from the first die cut back in too. I then stacked up and adhered the other word die cuts on top, followed by the stamped one, to create an eclipse look. 

I made a score line towards the top of the other hexagon piece to create a hinge. I added glue onto the hinge and adhered it to the back of the stamped one, to create a hexagon shaped card base. To finish, I embellished with Hero Arts Clear Enamel Dots.

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

The Hero Studio February 2025 Card Kit of the Month Includes:

Tulip HeroScapes Clear Stamp Set, 6” x 8”

Circling Clouds Cling Stamp, 6"x 6"

Messages Clear Stamp Set, 4" x 6"

7 Tulip HeroScape Coordinating Dies

4 Word Fancy Dies with Frame Cuts

5 Messages Coordinating Dies

4 Ink Cubes (Thistle, Azalea, Moss, Blue Raspberry)

LAYERING STENCILS OF THE MONTH

I started off my card by taking a panel of Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock and placed the first stencil in the bottom left hand corner. I added ink blending using Hero Arts Lemon Yellow Core Ink. I added a little Hero Arts Dandelion Core Ink around the edges of the daffodil petals for some depth. I then took the second stencil and placed it in the bottom left hand corner. For this layer, I used Hero Arts Dandelion Core Ink and Butter Bar Core Ink.

For the third layer (base of leaves), I used Hero Arts Green Apple Core Ink. For the top layer, I used Hero Arts Papaya Core Ink for the last layer on the daffodils, and Hero Arts Fresh Lawn Core Ink for the last layer on the leaves and stems. The panel was then cut down slightly before adhering to a US A2 sized black card base made from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock. 

I stamped a sentiment from the Hero Studio February 2025 Clear Set & Dies of the Month onto Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock using Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts Detail White Embossing Powder and heat set. It was die cut out using the coordinating die and adhered to the card with thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Hero Arts Neutrals (black) Enamel Dots. 

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

The Hero Studio February 2025 Layering Stencils of the Month Kit includes four stencils that layer up to create daffodils. 

BLOG HOP:

For the hop, you should have arrived here from the fabulous Mindy. Next on the hop is the wonderful Michelle Lupton. If you get lost along the way, or want to start the hop from the beginning, please head over to the Hero Arts Blog. 

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Saturday, February 8 at 11:59pm PST, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted and those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a wonderful time on the rest of the hop and a great rest of the day too! Take care!