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Lucky Clover Now Available On-Demand
My new Lucky Clover character is now available on lots of fun stuff via my on-demand partners, plus there’s a new repeat pattern too. I…
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March Meet The Maker
If you follow any creative business owners on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a new Meet The Maker photo challenge happening this month. Set…
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How To: Make a Paper Cut Lucky Clover Card & Decorations
Time for a new paper craft tutorial to help you make cards and decorations featuring my cute characters! Want to make sure you don’t miss one? Join my…
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February Round Up
Goodbye February! You were very productive but I’m ready for signs of springtime. My 4 favourite photos from my Instagram (L-R, top-bottom). So little to…
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Happy Pancake Day!
Hope you all get to eat as many pancakes as you want. There’s also still time to make this card or some decorations with my free…
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Happy Customer Photos
I haven’t done one of these for ages because my blog was down over Halloween when there were so many Ghost photos but they’re still adorable so…
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New Packaging
It’s always hard to decide whether to spend money on things I can do myself, but two of my new packaging improvements were well worth the…
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Recent Purchases
I haven’t been spending too much on myself lately since I bought an iPad, but I have picked up a few things. My other biggest recent…
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Hello! I’m Marceline Smith, the designer and owner of Asking For Trouble. I create illustrated stationery, accessories and gifts using my cute characters inspired by Japanese kawaii. This is my business and personal blog where I write about my creative doings, inspirations, travels, Japan trips and daily life. Read more »
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