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Hey crafty people, it’s Tasha here, and today I’m sharing a trio of Urban Oasis colour combinations using the newest set of mini ink pads from Catherine Pooler. The gorgeous Boho Feathers stamp set inspired me so much that as soon as my parcel arrived, I grabbed some a2 panels of Neenah 80lb & my MISTI and got to stamping!!!   A Trio Of Urban Oasis Colour Combinations I split the inks into three combinations, and I did the exact … Read More

Hey crafty people! It’s Tasha again, here for another Make-A-Card Saturday! Today I made super easy faux dip-dyed backgrounds using some of my favourite Catherine Pooler blue ink shades. I also wanted to see how much different the same design would look using Spa inks against Party inks. If you aren’t familiar with Catherine Pooler’s line of inks, they are separated into two lines of colours; you have the toned down, sedate Spa line and the brighter, more in your … Read More

Hey crafty people! It’s Tasha, and I’m back with some more Saturday Inspiration! I’m making and fixing mistakes using products from Trinity Stamps’ latest release. (I know, I know, I can’t put this stuff down, it’s SO GOOD!!) I was happily crafting away making my card for the week when the unthinkable happened…I majorly messed it up!!! So I thought I’d talk a little about the impulse to give in and just chuck it in the bin when we stuff … Read More

Hey Crafty People, it’s Tasha here with your Saturday inspiration! Sorry I’m a little later today, I have been playing in my craft room with the GORGEOUS new to me inks from Catherine Pooler! We now have the Zen Garden minis on sale and this week I have a swatch with me video, along with a quick, and easy card design using these new minis and a brand new stamp set too. Let’s get to it!   Swatch with me … Read More

The Made With Love stamp set by Trinity Stamps is not a Christmas themed set but it is perfect for my needs.  I finished a crocheted blanket (started in September 2018) and want a custom gift tag and a matching Christmas card.   If you’d prefer to watch the process (either here on the blog or over on YouTube) the video is below, but read on for the written tutorial.     Shaped Card The base for both my card … Read More

The Little Paper Tree turns 5 this month! To celebrate we are having a few birthday surprises! Click here to find all the offers this month. Over on Instagram, we are having an Instagram Giveaway Hop to win £25 gift voucher for the shop (hop begins 7pm today, 1st October).   My celebration cards are two birthday cards using the Layering Balloons stencil by Trinity Stamps. I made two cards – one green (because green is the colour of our … Read More

The critter stamps by Trinity Stamps are so cute and sweet! I couldn’t want to make a scene card using the cute little mice from the Mouse House stamp set.  There is a video tutorial for this card – which you can watch in HD over on YouTube, and the written tutorial is below. Stamping & Colouring First, I stamp all the images with Midnight ink onto Bristol Smooth card and use Zig Clean Colour Real Brush markers for the … Read More

Welcome back to the mini-series. Paradise Found is a deep rich highly saturated collection of eight deep earthy ink colours in the Spa family. You can find out more about the ink colours and what makes them different from other inks at this blog post, and find the other posts in this mini-series here. The Spa Collection by Catherine Pooler has three collections of ink pads. Zen Garden, Paradise Found and Urban Oasis. Each collection of ink colours are available … Read More

Earlier this month we introduced Trinity Stamps to The Little Paper Tree, and this sweet fun gnome is just one of the new stamps we have in stock.  There is a corresponding video tutorial for this card which you can watch in HD over at YouTube. If you are here from YouTube and are looking for the bonus card – it is below the tutorial for the Bright Gnome card. Stamping & Colouring First, I stamp the gnome and butterflies … Read More

Welcome back. Next in the Ink Colour Blends mini series featuring Catherine Pooler inks is the Carnival collection. Although somehow I missed out Suede Shoes… You can find out more about the ink colours and what makes them different from other inks at this blog post, and find the other posts in this mini series here. The Party Collection by Catherine Pooler has four collections of ink pads. Foundation (set of 4 colours), Life Of The Party, Spring Fling and … Read More