Have you heard of “World Card Making Day”? It’s a day dedicated to doing what you love most and that is making handmade cards! It celebrates the creativity and personal connection that handmade cards give your loved ones so it’s a great time to devote a day to making a stack you can send to […]
Halloween Countdown #Wk 2 of 6 – The Little Things
Too stinkin’ cute!!! Just LOVE these mini pizza boxes – I’ve used them as packaging for some Halloween treats today, but you can use it for all sorts of things, of course! They will definitely come into play over the Christmas season as well, so watch out for a future video on that! In the […]
Christmas Countdown Wk#2 of 12 – At Home with You Bundle
Don’t forget we have little gems from the Annual Catalogue too and I particularly like the “At Home With You” Bundle because you can use it all year round and for numerous occasions too. I have shown some samples but in today’s video, I wanted to demonstrate how you could save time and make the […]
Magical Mermaid and Embossing Paste
Yesterday I had my Embossing Paste Masterclass and this is one of the cards we made. If you look carefully you can see that the sand is dyed embossing paste, left to dry thoroughly and then stamped on. I also used the copper trim and teased it out to make the netting. We water coloured […]
Halloween Countdown #1 of 6 – Graveyard Gate
Love it? Hate it? Indifferent? Well for those of you who do, today is the start of my Countdown to Halloween Series – six episodes with the final one on 27 October. Enjoy! Did you know that if you click on the pictures, it will take you direct to the item in my online store […]
12 Weeks Countdown to Christmas Series Week#1 – Every Good Wish
The Countdown to christmas starts today! A series of weekly Christmas themed projects each Wednesday from 20 September up to 6 December 2017 – that gives you oodles of time to prep and sail through the festive period without those last minute jitters! We kick off with a simple card and these stunning foil snowflakes. […]
A Lovely Walk
After a mixed bag of weather last week, we thought we’d take advantage of the sunshine and went for a long walk yesterday. I’m ashamed to admit that we moved to this area 18 years ago, and we’re only just discovering the delights of the countryside on our doorstep now. It was also a […]
Merry Cafe – Halloween Bag in a Box
Today’s Fun Friday project is a Halloween bag in a box. I made my very first way back in August 2009 – you can see it here . It’s still one of my favourite 3D projects, and just by adjusting the size of the box base, length and height of your DSP, you can create very […]