Toile Christmas – Fun Fold

Do you know the origin of “toile”?  It’s a fabric  from a French word meaning “linen cloth” or canvas. Toile de jouy fabric originated in France in the 1760s and usually depicted pastoral scenes.  Today it comes in many different patterns and colours.  Stampin’ Up! have brought out their own patterns in the form of […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving day! I’ve been wanting to use these gorgeous Hand-Lettered  Prose dies and took my inspiration from the Autumn/Winter catalogue.  Instead of a picture in a frame, I simply adhered the letters to a nested stitch label. I love that there are a couple of leaves in the coordinating die set which can emboss […]

Happy Sunday – Pretty Peacocks

Hello Everyone! What I love about being a Demonstrator is the  camaraderie which comes with being a part of a team who share a common interest, in this case card making and paper crafting.  You share in the joys as well as the sorrows that life throws at you but most especially, you share the […]

Gather Together

Stampin’ Up! have chosen some unusual colours for their Come To Gather DSP this year.  It’s always refreshing to think outside the box.  They’ve selected Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Merry Merlot, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Pretty Peacock and Whisper White and I love it! Here’s a quick simple card for today – these Tags and […]

Remembrance Sunday and Dino Days

Before I share the card I made for today’s blogpost I wanted to say that it’s Remembrance Sunday today and I’d like to take a moment to remember and honour all  the soldiers and men folk who lost their lives for their country…. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: […]

Christmas Countdown #8 of 12 – Still Scenes gift card

We all need gift card holders especially for the Christmas season.  I don’t know about you, but as our children went from teenagers to adults, we often give gift cards from stores they frequent, or more often than not, they prefer cash or a cheque to allow them greater flexibility to spend as they wish.   […]