Hello again, Today is Handmade Day; in our house we have a lot of handmade crafty things, mostly made by my siblings and I. My brother made the “Keys” plaque that you will see in one of the pictures, he used his pyrography set to write on the wood and, after drilling the holes, added… Continue reading Stretching Your Dies: Felt Key Rings
Happy World Stationery Day everyone! My family has… issues when it comes to stationery – my sister and I have so many brand new notebooks and pens, we joke that we could build a stationary shop, and, at one point, my brother had a collection of erasers! I also love writing sets, my favourite is a collection of… Continue reading World Stationery Day
Hello, Today’s card was made for my lovely sister, who, made me a really cool book decorated with washi tapes she chose especially for me! So, I’ve decided to use some stamps, which, I know she likes, however, they were bought off ebay… with no labels, so they shall have to remain nameless for now.… Continue reading Stacked Die Cut Sentiment
Hello fellow crafters! I am very pleased and excited to tell you that I have joined Design Team for the Moving Along With The Times Challenge blog! My first card as a design team member will be posted on the 12th May… however, I’ve been so excited that I’ve made it already – I can’t wait for… Continue reading Vellum Background + News!
Hello! Back again with another challenge entry, for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge this time, which, has the theme of “Let’s Do The Polka”. I really enjoyed making the ATC for the Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Challenge so decided I would make another using the third largest tag die from My Favourite Things, just using… Continue reading Using a Hole Punch to make a Stencil
Hello, This weeks Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge seems very apt, “April Showers Bring May Flowers”, as since Tuesday, it has been rained a lot where I live in England. Last year, I made quite a few ATC (Artists Trading Cards), though, I never traded them! However, this quote reminded me of them and I thought… Continue reading Creating a Stencil with Dies
Hello! I have found social media to be a great tool when crafting, whether it be card making or otherwise, it is a good place to find inspiration. My personal favourites are pintrest and Instagram, the latter of which was where I was inspired to make today’s card. I used a set of Spellbinders flower… Continue reading Negative Die Cut Sentiment
Hello, I was looking through my card stash recently and found there was a serious lack in ‘male-ish’ cards. So, after getting a couple of new products last week along with the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge with the theme of ‘Resist’; this card was created. I took a piece of Daler and Rowney Extra Smooth… Continue reading Resisting Watercolour with Masking Fluid
Hello, Have you ever found a stamp/die and just thought “such-and-such” will really like that? Well, the other week, I bought the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Blueprints 1 stamp set and noticed the sewing machine image which I thought would be perfect for someone who is code named “sew special” because if they saw this before… Continue reading Embossing on Acetate
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