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Outdoor Barbecue – Centre Step Fold card

With the warmer weather approaching, our thoughts turn to barbecues! The supermarkets are filled with marinaded barbecue meat and fresh salads and it means I get a day off from cooking! I don’t know if it’s true of your household, but it seems to be a “man” thing to get the barbecue going so I […]

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SHARE SUNSHINE PDF – COVID 19 GIVEBACK

A bit late to the party as Stampin’ Up!’s COVID 19 – Giveback campaign began on 28 April, the day we received news that a member of our family had passed away. My apologies but everything was put on the back burner for a while. Share Sunshine is a digital stamp set which is downloadable […]

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By the Dock – Polaroid effect card

We’ve been bemoaning the fact that there aren’t enough stamp sets for the boys, but there have been quite a few new ones in recent times. Take this “By the Dock” stamp set for example. I think it’s suitable for everyone, especially if you love tinkering by the water, or live on the coast. The […]

Sympathy card Woven Heirlooms

Woven Heirlooms

Sadly in all families we have to endure the loss of a loved one and my sister-in-law rang to convey her sympathies. During our chat, it transpired that the lock down had prevented her from re-stocking or purchasing much needed cards for various occasions. It then occurred to me that as a crafter and Stampin’ […]

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Looking Up Card Kit

During the enforced “Stay at Home” period, I’ve discovered kits I’d bought ages ago which have stayed in the box gathering dust! I hope by the time this publishes that we’re over the worst of the pandemic and that the numbers of people falling victim to COVID-19 will have plateaued and start to fall and […]

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Happy Easter!

This Easter will be like no other as globally practically every continent is on “lockdown” trying to stem the tide of the Coronavirus. It hit Italy pretty hard, and the death toll from this new strain had overtaken China’s fatalities. At time of writing, far reaching measures such as the closing of schools, cafes, restaurants […]