Masculine Makes #3 Spot On Target card

Thank you so much for joining me today for part 3 of my Masculine Makes series.  I have a fun card for you today that would be great to give to the males and females in your life. How are you finding this series so far? Has it helped or inspired you to make any […]

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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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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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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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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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Tutorial for my Cadburys Creme Egg Holder

  Yesterday I shared the Cadbury’s Creme Egg holder I made for the Easter-themed InspireINK Blog Hop, if you didn’t get a chance to see everyone’s Easter projects click here.  Rather than putting all the measurements and photo’s into the blog post, I have done a separate tutorial for you.  

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Fold Flat Painted Seasons Box

  Last weekend I was photographing all the projects I’d made and it dawned on me they were ALL cards so Monday was a ‘designated design day’.  After a few hours I had designed 3 gift boxes, 2 gift bags and 2 treat bags.  I also wrote down the colour of cardstock, DSP and stamps […]

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Hello Cupcake Now or Wow cards

  I am loving the FREE Sale-A-Bration products we have this year, Stampin’ Up! have really spoilt us.    The Hello Cupcake stamp set is one of my favourites.  The cakes look yummy in any colour and the Photopolymer (transparent) stamps make it easier to line up the images.  TIP: If you do struggle to line […]

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