We’ve been working really hard this easter weekend to clear the downstairs plus kitchen in readiness for the builders to start work on Tuesday. As DH has escaped to an all day shoot – field archery – I thought I’d take a breather too and decided to do some crafting. Using the rocking technique, I […]
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A Surprise
I had a lovely surprise on Good Friday. The florist arrived with this lovely bouquet of flowers from the Directors of the company my husband works for. It was to mark DH having completed 25 years in their employment – and they thought wives ought to receive some recognition too! What a nice gesture. It […]
Moving House Card
One of the Inspiring Inkin team, has just recently moved house and I really went to town with this one as I fancied playing with the Hostess Level 2 & 3 sets – Spring Solitude and Window Dressing plus the new Scene in a Garden from the Mini catalog and a sentiment from Loads of […]
Bunny Clip in Easter Basket
To make this bunny, I punched 4 x 1 3/8″ circles from Very Vanilla cardstock, 4 large ovals in Very Vanilla, 2 x 1/2″ Very Vanilla circles, 2 x 1/4″ Chocolate Chip circles, a heart using the Scallop circle punch, 6 x 1/4″ circles in Pretty in Pink, 4 x small ovals freehand, scrap Very […]
Easter Basket
This basket is made up of 4 envelops adhered together. The envelops are non-standard size and to make your own, start by drawing a rectangle 3.25″ x 2.25″, draw a flap above and below with the top flap overlapping the bottom flap just a little. You need to draw a 0.25″ flap on the left […]
“Bambi” box
I love little boxes. I made one just like the one shown in the mini catalogue, but in Only Orange as it’s been one of the coloured cardstock I’ve had for ages but haven’t gotten round to using. Teamed with Old Olive, and stamped in Choc Chip on Whisper White is a pleasing combo. I […]
Easter card
I’ve fallen in love with the Greetings Eight set as you can tell. I think it’s so versatile and decided to play with the Bunny stamp this time. I stamped the bunny in Black Stazon on Whisper White, coloured in with the Stampin’ Write Markers in Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, and Bashful Blue […]
Less is More
Sometimes I think the really quick simple cards you make tend to stand out more in its simplicity. Using my favourite colour at the moment – and that’s Choc Chip cut 8″ x 4″ and folded in half. Inked “Dad”stamp from Greetings Eight in Choc Chip on Very Vanilla, matted onto Choc Chip then Textured Bashful Blue. Attached dimensionals, […]