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Hi, I’m Erica and I’m a card maker most of the time but I enjoy all sorts of different creative outlets. Coloruring, painting, photography, sketching and letting my creative soul have some fun.
If you enjoy spur of the moment creative sessions, not really planned out card designs, and seeing where the moment takes a project, I welcome you to my crafting shenanigans corner of the internet. It’s going to be a sparkly, colourful and messy ride, but come along and be inspired or just have a laugh with me. Life is too short to be dull and boring, and one thing I can guarantee is that it will not be boring here!  

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🌸✨ Get ready to fall in love with crafting all over again with Crafty Meraki’s #MerakiHugs New Release! 🎉 Experience the ultimate crafting joy as we introduce a delightful twist to sentiments and unveil stunning new layering floral dies - a f
I didn’t use to be a fan of diecutting and layering diecuts, but holy cannoli, was I wrong about how much they are!! This is the newly released Rose from @crafty_meraki and I’ve used an array of gorgeous coloured card stock from @concorda
The Hero Arts Global Design team is hopping on IG today, sharing inspiration for our February product release. We have a $25 voucher to Hero Arts to give away to one lucky winner! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on each stop on the hop (more
🌸✨ Get ready to fall in love with crafting all over again with Crafty Meraki’s #MerakiHugs New Release! 🎉 Experience the ultimate crafting joy as we introduce a delightful twist to sentiments and unveil stunning new layering floral dies - a
It’s Valentine’s Day/Galentine’s Day/Hump Day/Wednesday today so this Hugs card is my contribution to the day. I love hugs, don’t you? It was National Hugging Day not long ago too 🩷 and I’m rambling because I’m hu
My usual Monday video is up today instead as yesterday was release day for the #merakihugs 2024 collection. It’s diecut focused and I’m slightly obsessed with diecutting, so this release was right up my street. Check out the video on the

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My Services

  • I design for and work with numerous companies, and these are the companies where I will happily spend money. You can be assured that I don’t endorse products that I don’t enjoy myself.

  • Occasionally I will guest design for a company, usually in exchange for products they send me to work with. These posts will be clearly marked with ‘guest design post’ and it is safe to assume that the products used have been sent to me free of charge.

  • If you want to take some online lessons with me, I am working on a library of videos from beginner level to more advanced. If you are interested in one-on-one lessons, please email me to discuss availability and prices.

  • If you are interested in commissioning something from me for someone special, or a special occasion, please get in touch via the email contact button to discus ideas, availability and prices. Please bear in mind to get in touch early to avoid disappointments.