The Collection consists of six stamp sets, six mini stencils and a paper pad. Each stamp set has a beautiful large affirmation plus lots of smaller stamps to help create a card, or a tag, journal page, or an affirmation book. Anything really!

I stamped and heat embossed ‘thankful and grateful’ several times to create a more raised effect, and I did it in layers of gold, silver and red. The background to this was one of the pages from my new Reflections paper pad, part of this collection.

The rainbow was inked with different colours of Cosmic Shimmer Watercolour Ink and then sprayed lightly with water to create a watercolour effect. I fussy cut lots of the little flower once coloured with the Watercolour Ink, to add around of the shaker part of the card. The shaker was made with sequins and a few seed beads.

Always…thankful and grateful x

• Affirmation Station stamp – Thankful UMSDB156

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I stamped the candle and coloured with Cosmic Shimmer, Shimmer Shakers. Created a show effect with a Copic pen and layered and stitched.

The lovely scalloped bit at the bottom is a die, as well as the stamp effect frame around the card.

Affirmation Station Collection is available now from Creative Expressions stockists.

Hope you have your best day ever!

• Affirmation Station stamp – Possibility UMSBD157
• Cosmic Shimmer-Shimmer Shakers – various colours
• Creative Expressions dies – Jewelled Scalloped Border CED7142, Square Postage CED5540

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The Cosmic Shimmer-Shimmer Shakers were the first swatch I have done but it won’t be the last. I plan to do swatches for all of my inks but I made a start with Shimmer Shakers and it really helps to decide on what colour to use!

I stamped and heat embossed the tag, and then used the coordinating die-cut set to cut out the tag lots of times! I cut x2 extra to make a front and back cover.

I used stickers for the title and a small book ring to complete.

The ideal size for swatches and they look great and are a fabulous help so I will be doing more!

Stamp and die set available from Creative Expressions stockists.

• Woodware stamp – Old Labels FRS995
• Woodware die – Vintage Labels CEDFR002
• Cosmic Shimmer -Shimmer Shakers

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I stencilled Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue through the ‘Daisy Doo’ stencil and then foiled.

I created the pink background on the gel plate and using the daisy stencil. Probably the wrong way of doing it – I should have stencilled and foiled after creating the pink background – but I decided after foiling that I didn’t want a white background!

I stitched around the edge before layering onto the background which is paper from the Easy Breezy Collection -Watercolour Breeze. I left the long pieces of cotton as I love that loose look.

I added a frame using one of Sue Wilsons dies. The ‘with love’ sentiment was stamped and heat embossed onto parchment paper, so that, once attached, you could still see the design behind.

I love the size of these cards. They are a cute 4.5″ x 4.5″ and the scalloped edge just adds something to the card, don’t you think?!

Stencils, paper and dies are all available from Creative Expressions stockists!

• Easy Breezy stencil – Daisy Doo CEMSDAISYD
• Easy Breezy paper pad – Watercolour Breeze CEPP0015
• Easy Breezy stamps – Breezy Sentiments UMSDB132

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I stencilled Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue through the ‘Loosely Leaves’ stencil and then foiled.

I coloured the background loosely using Distress Oxide ink.

I stitched around the edge before layering onto the background which is paper from the Easy Breezy Collection -Watercolour Breeze. I left the long pieces of cotton as I love that loose look.

I added a frame using one of Sue Wilsons dies. The best wishes sentiment was stamped and heat embossed onto parchment paper, so that, once attached, you could still see the design behind.

I love the size of these cards. They are a cute 4.5″ x 4.5″ and the scalloped edge just adds something to the card, don’t you think?!

Stencils, paper and dies are available from Creative Expressions stockists!

• Easy Breezy stencil – Loosely Leaves CEMSLEAVES
• Easy Breezy paper pad – Watercolour Breeze CEPP0015
• Easy Breezy stamps – Breezy Sentiments UMSDB132

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I used my mini stencil Daisy Doo from my Easy Breezy Collection, to apply some Cosmic Shimmer Flake & Glitter Glue through. Allow it to dry a while and this sort of glue stays tacky so at that point you can add foil, foil flakes or glitter.

I used up some foil bits and pieces on the flowers to create an random colour look, and applied foil to the sentiment and part of the top frame too.

I then added ink in a random way around the flowers and added some stamp elements around the flowers and a daisy stamp to create the daisy frame, all from the Breezy Elements stamp set – part of the Easy Breezy Collection.

I love how the foiled bits catch the light, and it all gives an extra richness to a card.

Products available from Creative Expressions stockists!

• Creative Expressions stamps – Easy Breezy Collection – Breezy Elements UMSDB131
• Creative Expressions stencil – Easy Breezy Collection – Daisy Doo CEMSDAISYD
• Creative Expressions paper pad – Easy Breezy Collection – Watercolour Breeze CEPP0015
• Creative Expressions dies – Double Stitched Squares CED5627, Sweetheart Swirls CEDPC1208, Happy Birthday CEDME131
• Cosmic Shimmer Botanical Stains – Carrot Top Green CSBOTCARROT, Lupin Teal CSBOTLUPIN, Avocado CSBOTAVOCADO
• WOW Embossing Fab Foil – various colours

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This one is Lovely Lilies, and to start off I created a colourful background using Distress Ink reinkers and water to colour loosely and randomly.

I then inked the side of the embossing folder which gets indented with a black ink pad to give a bit of definition to the image.

I then coloured the background with black ink so it would make the flowers stand out a lot more. Start off with a fine pen to go around each outline before colouring in the rest with a Sharpie or similar.

The Mum lettering was heat embossed with gold, and I added a bit of gold to some of the flowers too.

Lovely lilies for Mum!

• Creative Expressions 3D embossing folder – Lovely Lilies EF3D-058
• Creative Expressions stamps – Frame It CEC850

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This is a cute stamp set by Creative Expressions and there are a total of ten stamps on the sheet, with four bears a sentiment and little extra too.

This little set were kept quite simple, I just stamped and heat embossed and did the simplest of colouring and layering. The pop of colour was made using Pixie Sparkles and Shimmer Shakers.

• Creative Expressions stamps – Musical Birthday UMSDB147
• Cosmic Shimmer – Shimmer Shakers – Rich Wine CSPMSSWINE, Cornflower Blue CSPMSSCORN
• Cosmic Shimmer – Pixie Sparkles – CSPSPWISH

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I die-cut the flourish and the dragonflies in both black and white card. With the dragonflies I coloured the white card with some Pixie Sparkles and then overlaid with the black. The flourish was white, laid on top of the black, and then stuck to the tag before it was coloured.

I coloured the background using a mixture of Pixie Sparkles and acrylic paint, before then adding the dragonflies.

Always choose to smile!

• Creative Expressions dies – Swirl Flourish CEDJR067, Dragonflies CEDJR069
• Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Sparkles – Beyond Blue CSPSPBLUE, Orange Slice CSPBORANGE

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I coloured the design completely with Intense Pigment Stain, which has such a lot of pigment that very little needs to be used to colour.

I layered onto coordinating papers and there you have quite a quick card!

Have a very sunny day…

• Creative Expressions rubber stamp – Sunny Days CER041
• Cosmic Shimmer – Intense Pigment Stain – Sunflower Yellow CSIPSUNFL, Tangerine Dream CSIPTANGER, Forest Green CSIPFOREST, Sage Green CSIPSAGE, Cocoa Bean CSIPCOCOA

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