Big Thank Yous

I’ve never been one to have a huge fanfare or make a fuss over my birthday, and I am always humbled and touched when  people do remember and take time out of their busy lives to handcraft a card to wish me a “happy birthday”. This post is a shout out for their thoughtfulness and […]

Halloween Countdown #Wk 6 – Haunted House

This is the last episode in my Countdown to Halloween Series, and there may be a bonus one in the pipeline for next week.  Something I ordered especially for Halloween hasn’t arrived yet, and eta was any time between now and November 5th!  Needless to say, I wasn’t too impressed by the fact especially since […]

Cable Knitting?

My track record for knitting is appalling!  I once tried to knit a school jumper for my son when he was in prep school and discovered it stuffed in the back of a drawer unfinished many years later by which time he’d  already reached adulthood!  I unravelled the wool and gave the wool to charity […]

Christmas countdown #Wk 3 – Hang Your Stocking Bundle

This Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF for short) is much thicker than the normal TIEF and consequently you don’t need the base plate, only the top plate when you run it through the Big Shot.  All explained in video. Supply list below – click on the pictures to take you directly to […]

Merry Mice meets Merriest Wishes

Hello!  Here’s another way to present those cute little mice shown in #Wk 2 in my Countdown to Christmas series on my YouTube channel. They look great on those christmas baubles!  The Pine Bough TIEF sets it off and I love working with tone on tone. With small images, colouring is really fast!  To make […]

Countdown to Halloween #Wk 4 – Halloween Scares

Haribo Match box treats!  As you know we only have Whisper White, Very Vanilla and Basic Black in 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) sheets as a stock item, so it REALLY IS a treat that Stampin’ Up! have brought out some in 12″ x 12″ packs for occasions such as Halloween and the […]