Happy Father’s Day

I don’t know where Father’s Day originated, but it’s nice that we have a day set aside just to honour the men in our lives both past and present.  So to all those Dads out there, husbands, sons, brothers nephews, who are Dads – we salute you and want to say “thank you” for all […]

embossed paste with This little piggy

Embossing Paste with This Little Piggy

I debated whether or not to use “This Little Piggy” following on from this Wednesday and I thought, well – why not?  This little piggy with wings was just the perfect match for the “cloud” stencil from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks set and I wanted to feature our new embossing paste for today’s Fun […]

This Little Pig – is it Marmite?

At OnStage Live when they featured “This Little Pig” you should’ve heard the collective “oohs and ahhs” around the room and it didn’t surprise me that some of my class ladies have already bought it or have it on their wish list. I have to confess that this wasn’t on top of my list, and […]

“Thank You”s in June

What a week it’s been!  Whatever your political view, the changing face of Britain has shocked some and angered many. In my little corner of England, an Antipodean married to an Englishman, domiciled in Hampshire, life carries on.   Setting aside what happened on Thursday, I wanted to share these  “thank you” cards I’m making […]

Awesome Dynamic Ruffle TIEF !!!!

Wow, wow, wow!  I made a couple of these as birthday cards as soon as I could get my hands on them.  UPS delivered on Tuesday, I had a class that evening, but I just HAD to create this little beauty!  The first one I made was in Fresh Fig, but I didn’t have time […]

Mini cards with Daisy Delight

Well, folks, it took a while, but finally, here is the video tute on how I made these delightful mini daisy cards!  They’re so darn cute and I loved making them! Did you know that if you click on the pictures, it will take you direct to the item in my online store which will […]

Two gifts in one!

These “sprout” pencils popped up in my Inbox and sounded so intriguing, I got some as a novelty to see if they’d work.  The pencils have a black tip on one end  which houses the seeds of various herbs or type of flower which has been engraved on the pencil. Each pencil only holds one […]

Whistle Tour of New Catty

This Fun Friday, join me in a whistle tour of the new catty – some of you couldn’t attend my pre-launch party, so I thought a little re-cap and a couple of snippets on what you missed might come in handy.  I also wanted to let you know about the amazing June promotion which Stampin’ […]