Today's my Mum's birthday. Happy Birthday Mum! (not that she usually reads my blog, but just in case ...) 🙂 Anyone who's been following me for sometime will know that I always like to make somewhat more special cards for close family and friends. I also try to...
We had another fantastic day at the Elsecar Craft Fair today. There were some familiar names and faces stopped by our stand, as well as some new ones and it was lovely to see you all. We've decided to do the craft fair again at the same venue in October (15th and...
Just a quick post to say what a brilliant day we've had on our stand at Elsecar Craft Fair today (that's Jan and Joanne, my teammates that you can see in the pic). Many thanks to all the lovely ladies who stopped by to see us. If you're in the area tomorrow then we'd...
When I shared this card a few days ago I promised that I'd provide a tutorial on making the flower and so here it is. This is another project that's great for using up scraps of card and DSP and can be used with any flower/scallop circle style punch. Bear in mind...
I'm still busy trying to get a few more goodies put together for the craft fair that Jan, Joanne and I will be at, this coming weekend. It's a teeny tiny bit of a rush, coming as it does straight after 2 weekend classes, working away and my Mum's birthday day out - I...
I love finding ways to get more from our punches and I've found a trick for getting two flower shapes from a single flower punch. First, punch a flower out as normal. Next, reinsert the original flower into the punch and rotate it so...
Yesterday I shared the card that I made for Jan's birthday (I've updated the post with the few missing order codes - sorry about that) and today I can show you the matching gift wrap that I created. As the gift already had a smart box and bag, it seemed a shame to...
Today is my friend and downline, Jan's birthday. Happy Birthday Jan! Hope that you have a lovely day. Obviously as a master crafter herself, I have to really up my game when I create Jan's birthday card! Here goes. Recipe Stamp sets: Something to Celebrate (W121897 or...
I've been having a look through my cupboard to uncover some of my neglected crafting supplies today and came across my Fresh-Cut Notes cards. In case you've not spotted them before (they're easy to miss), these are a set of 15 pre-cut shaped cards (with envelopes)....