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 […]
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 […]
I was in two minds whether to share this birthday card I made for a very special young lady who celebrated her 18th birthday recently because some of the products I used are retired stamps and dies. I’m at a crossroads with my crafting/blogging. I was tidying my craftroom and I got upset whilst putting my […]
Everything I make with the Springtime Foils DSP looks gorgeous and this hexagonal box is no exception, it looks amazing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I’m a great crafter I’m say it’s the DSP that does all the work for you. The thickness of this DSP is closer to cardstock than DSP and […]
When I posted the Tool Box Gift Card Holder I made for a recent Blog Hop I was overwhelmed by all the lovely comments I received. I had several requests to do a tutorial for the Tool Box and I’ve finally managed to finish this in-depth tutorial that I hope will help everyone to make the […]
Next Friday I will be a VIP guest at the Stampin’ Up! ‘Birthday Wishes Challenge’ kick-off event in London where we will be making cards for the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). UK demonstrators were asked to register their interest in holding their own Birthday Wishes event and everyone who put their name forward would have the chance of […]
Metallic colours are still really popular and I love images that have been heat embossed with metallic embossing powders, they look stunning. Earlier this year I went to a papercraft show where I found a pot of Platinum embossing powder that had been reduced to £1.
In April Geoff and I went to the OnStage Live event in Telford. We were given a copy of the Stampin’ Up! 2016/17 Annual Catalogue and we played with some of the new goodies.
