Happy November 1st! Time to make an Advent Calendar in time for December 1st! I opted not to do any stamping, and just used the Trim Your Stocking Thinlits to make mine, but of course you can decorate and embellish yours whichever way you want. I hope mine inspires you to make your own and […]
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween to those of you who celebrate! I hope my younger grandsons received their goodies – spent a fortune in postage to have it arrive in time for today! Did you know that if you click on the pictures, it will take you direct to the item in my online store which will give […]
At Home with You
Are you enjoying a relaxing Sunday? The clocks go back here in the UK and I hope those of you who live here managed to get your extra hour of sleep today! A little tease – aka as a sneak peek! Coming very soon – Stampin’ Blends “remix”, but I’ll cover that more extensively in […]
Halloween Countdown #6 of 6 – Season to Sparkle Mini Treat Bag
Good Golly Miss Molly! It’s the final episode of my Countdown to Halloween Series and only four more sleeps till Trick or Treat time! I’m revisiting an almost forgotten die – the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits which we still have and I really hope it’s a keeper. It’s great packaging for every occasion you can […]
Christmas Countdown #6 of 12 – Merry Mistletoe
This week I’m demonstrating how to make multiple cards with one layout – just by changing the colour of the card stock and using embossing and different inks you can get different looks. There’s a back story to this – I’ve explained it on the video, so the time spent wasn’t totally wasted! Did you […]
Recollections of a Day Out at Waddeson
Sunday, a couple of weeks ago, we visited Waddeson Manor in Aylesbury – I had vague recollections that we’d visited once before and when we looked through our old photos, it was 6 years ago! Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild built this Manor in the 1870s to house his art collections and hosted many house parties […]
Halloween Countdown #5 of 6 – Festive Phrases
Just a simple tweak like partial die cutting can add interest to an otherwise standard card. I promised to revisit this as I first showed it off as a sneak peek. Here’s a video tutorial on the “How”. Hope you like it. It really isn’t as complicated as it looks (winks) Did you know that […]
Christmas Countdown #5 of 12 – Snowflake Sentiments Bundle
This week is a card made as flat as possible so it’s post friendly. The rhinestone embellishments are flatter than the normal dimensional so it shouldn’t end up being bulky. That just depends on how many rhinestones you decide to put on!!! Enjoy! Did you know that if you click on the pictures, it will […]