Sneak Peek!

Yay!  Another long weekend!  Not that it makes much difference if you’re “retired”, or at least if your other half is.  Everyday seems like a long weekend!  You’d think that without the daily grind of a day at the office, life at home should pan out more leisurely – nothing could be further from the […]

Biggest Birthday Ever & Suite Sentiments

When you know something isn’t going to be around anymore, it galvanises you into action.  I’ve been busy creating lots of cards using this set so I hope it will give you plenty of ideas.  Someone said to me if dies are no longer available, then what?  All is not lost, you can still use […]

Tulips Galore at the Keukenhof!!!

Grab a cuppa and come on the tour with me at Keukenhof, Amsterdam.  Be warned – lots of photos – I took hundreds, but have selected just a few to highlight and give you a flavour of the Keukenhof. I lost the special USB lead on my camera somewhere in  Keukenhof, so had to replace […]

Special Reason Retiring

I have a few cards to show you that I made with the Special Reason Bundle.  It’s retiring and I’m sad because the coordinating dies could cut both a positive and negative image and it hasn’t been around for that long. I thought erroneously that this set has sold out, but I’ve just checked again […]

Lovely Swaps

I’m sharing my swaps from OnStage Live which took place in Amsterdam the weekend before last. These were the swaps I made, using the Swirly Bird stamp set which is carrying over to next year’s annual catalogue – Hurrah! To cut down on the number of times I had to run all the little elements […]

Ear worm Tulips From Amsterdam!!!

Are you sitting comfortably?  This post is likely to be long and picture heavy!  Good thing about blogging is that it’s a diary and a way of putting down your thoughts and memories of a trip or event which you can look back on easily.  Often times, I’ll look at a photo and cannot for […]

Cute corner window box for your Easter Treats!

Easter weekend!  Have you any plans to go away – or are you already away on a short spring break? Well if you’re not, here’s a darling project that you will adore making!   The supplies I used are listed below and link directly to my online store, should you wish to make a purchase. […]

RETIREMENT LIST IS UP!!!

I’m back!  Inspired and ready for the next chapter in the Stampin’ Up! year! Two posts today.  The regular Wednesday video tutorial follows on from this so do scroll down past this post to watch it! Ever hankered after something in the catty, but needed to prioritise?  Now there’s a new “kid” on the Block […]