InspireINK Blog Hop #31

Cracker Top Lidded Box Original Idea It’s time for another InspireINK Blog Hop and this months challenge was to make a project using the new 2020/22 In Colors – Bumble Bee, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight. All the links for the projects created by the talented InspireINK ladies are at the […]

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Love Hearts & A Little Ladybug #simplestamping

  Hello, Thank you for taking a peak at my project today.  One of the things I really enjoy is ink blending with the Distress Oxide inks and as I haven’t used them for quite a while it was time to get them out and have a play. Have you tried these inks?  They make […]

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InspireINK Blog Hop #26

Hello and welcome to February’s InspireINK Blog Hop.  Every month we are given a different theme to work with and this month we all had to make a 3D Project.   All the links for everyone taking part today are at the bottom of this post, please take a look at everyones projects and leave them […]

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Last Minute Valentine’s Crafting #3 – Valentine’s 2020

Hi everyone, In yesterdays blog post I shared the 3D Heart Ornaments I made.  I had quite a few love hearts left over and I wanted quick and easy ways to use them up.  One of my ideas was to use them for a Hot Air Balloon card.  This would use up quite a few […]

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Last Minute Valentine’s Crafting #2 – Valentine’s 2020

Thank you for joining me for the 2nd part of my Last Minute Valentine’s Crafting series. Today I have some really cute 3D Heart Ornaments that can be made with punches, nesting dies or an electric cutting machine.  

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Last Minute Valentine’s Crafting #1 – Valentine’s 2020

With only a few days left until Valentine’s Day I have been doing some last minute crafting and I thought I would share my makes with you. The Heart Foil Tins are brilliant for last minute projects and they can be used for many occasions not only Valentine’s.  The red and silver foil tins are […]

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Fanciful Fragrance Shadow Box Card

  I’ve been crafting for many years and there are several Fancy Fold cards I still haven’t made so I decided to make a list and work my way through them. The first Fun Fold I tried was a Shadow Box card and I can’t believe how easy it was to make and it looks […]

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Elegant Oval Little Ladybug card

Every now and then I create something that I’m really proud of and want to show it to everyone and this adorable Little Ladybug card is definitely one of those projects.  After colouring 10+ Ladybirds I finally managed to get this one right and the Spellbinders Elegant Oval die I used sets it off beautifully. […]

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InspireINK Blog Hop #22

Hi everyone, For this months InspireINK Blog Hop I think the Back To Basics idea I had was a tough challenge for some of us because it meant we were only allowed to use:- 1 Stamp Set 1 Ink Pad 1 colour of Cardstock 1 Punch or 1 Die (not a set of dies) Basics […]

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World Card Making Day 2019

Kayleigh and I have had a great time in Spain.  We did lots of shopping and sight-seeing and the food was amazing especially all the ice cream we had.  Coming back to the UK was a big shock to the system, in Spain we had sunshine and 28-30° every day but when we landed at […]

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