Fluweelengrot, Valkenberg, Netherlands

I’ve borrowed this photo as I do not have any external shots of the cave entrance. It was snowing quite hard, I had no umbrella or head gear and couldn’t wait to get inside for some shelter. It certainly wasn’t sunny like this, it’s a shot over the top of the entrance to the caves. […]

Liege and its Christmas Market

We were left to our own devices for one whole day. After a late breakfast, our Tour Manager briefly gave us a familiarisation talk on Liege so that we could explore at our own pace. The picture above shows the more historic part of Liege – we bought a cast iron tea pot from here. […]

Aachener Weihnachts Markt

More pics to share….The market itself. It was so cold outside, we nipped into Henry Lambert’s for a comfort stop and respite from the cold. Our camcorder actually stopped working because of the cold. We ordered some gluhwein, as you do, whilst in Germany, and they gave you a couple of biscuits to wash it […]

Aachen Cathedral

External shots of Aachen Cathedral. It was built by Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, in 805 AD and is one of the oldest churches in Germany containing a wealth of treasures from the early medieval period. This is a view from the Gallery looking down into the heart of the Palatine Chapel in Aachen […]

Mini Break – 3 Countries Markets

I am late with Christmas preparations this year as we took a mini break in the first week of December just as the snow descended on us! That we managed to get away at all was a miracle because of the snow, but we managed to get to St Pancras to hop on Eurostar to […]

Gifted – not just for tags

This is another Stamp Set in the Christmas Bundle offer – we’re half way through the promotion period! So if you wish to make a purchase – email me at elaine.harding@gmail.com for more details. I made these samples to show that you can use the gift tag images for cards too. Here are some samples […]

Welcome Christmas 4

This one is the last of the samples I made for this set. I used the Soft Holly standard wheel as a “filler” on the right hand side of the card so that it didn’t look so bare. I used versamark for both the silhouette image and Soft Holly wheel. The sentiment is in Always […]

Welcome Christmas 3

Tee Hee [:)]we had the window scene so why not a front door! The card stock I used here is Confetti White for the card base – it’s a heavier duty card stock suitable for water colouring. I cut strips of Whisper White card stock and sponged the edges with Always Artichoke and raised them […]