Hi, my name is Sharon and I own Willow Designs.
I started my "crafty" career studying graphic design and moving into jewellery design in 1990. My love of card making just evolved and I have been making cards now for over 10 years.
My first stamp I ever designed was called Make a Wish, I designed it originally for my own personal use but had so much interest from her that I decided to take the plunge and launch Willow Designs.
I have designed projects for a number of craft magazines and now do a lot of work for Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine, which I love.
I hope I can share my love of cardmaking and give inspiration to those who are looking for it.
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Spring Time Inspiration
Using our Tea Bag squares and papers from our Spring Time Cd collection
Shrink Plastic
Papers printed from our Spring Time Cd Collections
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Scrapbook Inspiration
This 8x8 was used using a mixture of our papers,
Flowers from Delicate Daisy
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These two collections were made as free standing photo frames.
Papers used
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Papers Used
Flowers from Delicate Daisy
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Flower Power Inspiration using shrink plastic
How to Make
Ingredients: Willow Designs
All other materials are found in your local craft shop.
1. Cut and fold a squre white base card, on top of this layer a square of lilac and pale green paper.
2. On top of a smaller pink square of paper, wrap a length of ribbon and tie a bow, add rub ons to the top and bottom.
3. Using an A6 white sheet of shrink plastic, stamp the Flower Power stamp three times, colour using chalks (remembering that colours intensify when heated).
4. Shrink down using a heat gun, once the tile has shrunk, while still hot, press flat using an acrylic or wooden block. Attach to the front of the card using foam pads.
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Flower Power Inspiration using acetate.
How to Make
Ingredients: Willow Designs
All other materials are found in your local craft shop.
1. Cut and fold a square white base card, centrally layer a square of lilac and pink paper, leaving a small border top and bottom.
2. Cut a smaller square of lilac paper and add rub ons top and bottom, layer this in place.
3. Using StazOn, stamp the Flower Power stamp onto a piece of acetate, cut a piece of white card the same size and colour using liquid chalk, place the stamped acetate on top and wrap a piece of ribbon down the middle to secure it in place. Add a small heart button and fix onto the front of your card.
4. Randomly stamp the image again directly onto the base card, colour using chalks. Matt and layer a birthday greeting onto co-ordinating papers and fix in place over ribbon and a bow.
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Just For You
How to make
Ingredients: Willow Designs
All other materials used are available from your local craft shop.
1. Cut and fold white card to 10cmsq, cut a strip of paper to fit across the bottom of the base card, tie ribbon around and attach to card
2. Stamp the Rose Bouquet stamp using black StazOn onto a piece of white card, colour using watercolour pencils.
3. Once dry, add crystal laquer over the surface, creating a tile effect, while still wet sprinkle over tiny silver accent beads. Layer onto co-ordinating papers, add a gold brad in each corner and fix to the card using foam pads.
4. Stamp the Just For You stamp onto a small piece of white card, using the same colouring techniques as before, layer onto co-ordinating papers and fix to the base card using foam pads.
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LUV birds
How to make
Ingredients: Willow Designs
All other materials are available from your local craft shop.
1. Cut and fold a piece of white card to 100mmsq, cover the front with a decorative paper and the inside using a contrasting colour.
2. Cut out a heart shape from white card and stamp the "Alfie" stamp, colour using watercolour pencils and add stitch marks using a fine black pen. Stick this to the front of the card, cutting around the top edge of the heart.
3. Add an eyelet to the heart and attach 2 stamped images which have been coloured and cut out, attach together using twisted craft wire.
4. Add a strip of coloured paper to the bottom of the card, tie a piece of ribbon and attach felt lettering to spell the word LUV.