The Eastern Beauty stamp set and Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies are perfect partners! Not only are there lots of symmetrical, mosaic-inspired stamps that work together (like the five-petal medallion and pretty heart-shaped scroll on this card) but the dies coordinate so well with the stamped images to fully or partially cut out the oriental designs.

Do you like versatility? That's a redundant question! We all love products that can be used in a variety of ways, that way we get more return on our investment and loads of inspirational ideas. Well... you will have seen on my Hello Card that the petalled-medallion from the Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies is a partial die-cut. What that means is that the die-cut shape is anchored to the card but it has dimension and peek-through windows. But wait, there's more! If you snip along the anchor points, the medallion comes free and you can use it on it's own too!

If you like combining and layering stamped images, then you'll love the Eastern Beauty stamp set and Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies in the just released Eastern Palace Premier Bundle. I really enjoy using the Eastern Medallions dies as they have detailed nesting pieces to use individually or together for frames, medallions and peek-through windows. Some even have partial cuts for more layering options. Take the die-cut on this card for example...

Today, Stampin' Up! have released the Eastern Palace Suite. This product suite will be in the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue (released on 1 June) but we can purchase these gorgeous items one month early! But that's not all, Stampin' Up! have created two product bundles for you to choose from and each comes with a free gift! These exclusive bundles are only available for May. There's the Eastern Palace Starter Bundle and the Eastern Palace Premier Bundle...

Mother's Day is just over two weeks away... have you created or planned something special? For the April Creative Stamping Workshops we created two projects especially for Mum. The first is a Mother's Day card in the same style as the Masculine Birthday Card I shared with you at the start of this month. It's a corner-fold or corner-flip card, which features the absolutely, fabulous Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and coordinating Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies...

ANZAC Day commemorates our brave soldiers killed in war and honouring returned servicemen and women. The date itself marks the anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian troops (known as the ANZACs) on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey in 1915.

For this month's thank you cards I used the Happy Celebrations stamp set and the "HAPPY" from the Celebrations Duo embossing folder set. The colour combination of Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe and Sweet Sugarplum was inspired by the Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper...

Merry Christmas