InspireINK Blog Hop #35

I’m time for Novembers InspireINK Blog Hop and this months theme was Season’s Greetings. Even though I haven’t seen any of the projects the ladies have created I know there will be tons of Christmas inspiration for you.    The links for everyone taking part today are at the bottom of this post.   I […]

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Gift Box for the Over-the-Shelf Easel Cards

  Thank you for visiting today, I hope you are having a great weekend.  We have a long weekend here, it’s a Bank Holiday on Monday and the weather doesn’t look too bad, dry but chilly.  Today I have the Gift Box tutorial for the Poinsettia Over-the-Shelf Easel card.   If you would like to see […]

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Tutorial for the Over-the-Shelf Easel card

Thank you for joining me today. On Saturday I shared this very pretty Over-the-Shelf Easel card that I made for the Fancy Fold themed InspireINK Blog Hop and today I have a step-by-step tutorial for you. To make this card you will need:- 1 piece of 11″ x 5½” cardstock (I have used 250gsm white […]

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InspireINK Blog Hop #32

It’s Blog Hop time and I have really been looking forward to this one because we have a Fancy Fold theme and who doesn’t love a Fancy Fold card?     I love taking part in the InspireINK Blog Hops, these ladies are so talented and I know they will all have amazing projects to […]

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Tutorial for my Cracker Top Lidded Boxes

The Cracker Top Lidded Boxes I designed for July’s InspireINK Blog Hop were really popular and I received so many requests for a tutorial.  Today I’m happy and relieved to have finally finished this step-by-step tutorial for you. This is a huge in-depth tutorial with lots of photos and templates to help you along the […]

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Masculine Makes 1

Do you struggle when it comes to making masculine projects?       If you do you’re not the only one, lots of crafters find this challenging too.  Most of our friends are male so I need quite a few masculine cards, gift boxes/bags etc.  I’ve been thinking about doing a series based on masculine projects for […]

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InspireINK Blog Hop #29

I can’t believe it’s time for another InspireINK Blog Hop, the weeks are flying by so quickly.  This month we were given a great card sketch by the lovely Hannah McCurley, I can’t wait to see what everyone has made.   Please take a look at all the projects that have been created for today’s hop […]

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Rainbows and Thank You’s

Thank you so much for joining me today.  How have you been keeping?  Have you been crafting? I have been working on my first Mini Album and I’m really enjoying it.  The album is for our 1st Grandson who was born on 26th April 2020.   He is an adorable little bundle of joy who was […]

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InspireINK Blog Hop #20

This month the InspireINK Blog Hop has a Birthday theme and I know the ladies taking part will have great projects to inspire you.  To see their creations click on their name or image at the bottom of this post.  The 2019 Autumn/Winter catalogue is bursting with amazing Christmas and Halloween goodies, you’re gonna love […]

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Colouring Vellum

  When I reorganised my cardstock last month I found a box of vellum that my Mother-in-Law gave me several months ago.  In the box there were several sheets of coloured vellum and I thought it was a good idea to use some to punch/die-cut several flowers and leaves, that was until I tried finding […]

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