#Loveitchopit with Magnolia Lane

As customers scrabble to purchase their favourite products before they retire, I’m scrabbling to use up my favourite retiring products because I only like to show you things that you can still buy. This is my choice; it’s often said to me “you have to use current products, don’t you?” but that’s not actually true. I just choose to concentrate on current products only because my crafting time is so limited.
Everything I make has to serve not only its desired purpose (a birthday card, a gift, a class project etc) but be shown on my blog, Facebook page and Instagram too. Waste not, want not!

This card uses the fabulous #loveitchopit technique pioneered by Aussie demo Kylie Bertucci. Basically you cut your 12x12 Designer Series Paper into 6x4 pieces, then use them on card fronts. It’s such a simple idea which not only gets you using your paper but means you can make beautiful and easy cards in next to no time!

I made this one using Magnolia Lane Designer Series Papers and the new Ornate Thanks stamp set. Hope you like it!

#LoveitChopit night projects with Animal Expedition

I recently discovered the #loveitchopit movement and absolutely loved the idea. It's very simple... instead of hoarding your Designer Series Paper, you cut it up into 4"x6" pieces and *gasp* USE it! Radical, eh?

So I held a Love It Chop It evening and we got to work, making 10 simple cards that look anything but, thanks to the gorgeous paper. Some ladies chose different paper but I used the Animal Expedition as I've been looking for a reason to use Animal Outing in a class. The dies fit round the images in the DSP - and for the reversed images, we just held our paper up to the window or a light for perfect positioning.

The stamps and dies are carrying over to the new catalogue but if you want this lovely paper – or indeed ANY of the Designer Series Papers in the current catalogues – you'd better hurry as they ALL retire to make way for new designs. Eek!

EVENT: #loveitchopit

Devised by Australian Demonstrator Kylie Bertucci, #loveitchopit is a fantastic concept. Like all the best ideas, it’s very simple: you cut up your Designer Series Paper when you receive it, so you aren’t tempted to hoard it and can start using it instead! 

Please join me for this fun event, where you will receive half a pack of Animal Expedition DSP (other options available) and make 10 easy cards.