Hi there Today my parents are celebrating their 54th wedding anniversary. Back when they got married Valentine’s Day wasn’t so commercial but I don’t think Dad will ever forget his wedding date with all the advertising that goes with 14th February. Here is the card I made for him to give Mum. The card is… Read More »
Hi there As promised here is my creation for the sketch challenge from Stampin Fun and Friends. This is the layout we were given: and here’s what I made I needed to make two sympathy cards for work so used this layout for one of them. My ‘go to’ stamp for a masculine sympathy card… Read More »
Hi there While checking Justine Krieger’s blog I liked his card for this weeks sketch from Create with Connie and Mary so thought I’d give it a go too. The next session for Stampin Fun and Friends has started and the first project was one from Nancy Seed. She had created a Double Wiper Card so I’ve combined… Read More »
Hi there Here are some more recreations from projects in the current round of Stampin Fun and Friends. The first one is based on Tanya Bell’s project. I didn’t have the stamp set she used but thought this worked really well. I can see more of these types of cards being created. Supplies:Stamp – Delightful… Read More »
Hi there Well another session of Stampin Fun and Friends has begun which means it’s time to recreate some projects. The below cards use the masking technique in two different ways – ripping a piece of copy paper to create an edge and creating a negative using a circle punch – which one is your… Read More »
Hi there Here is my first project for this session of Stampin Fun and Friends – a fancy fold card and a card gift set. The theme is Celebrate Summer as it’s summertime in the northern hemisphere. I’ve used the Brights range of colours for my project – hope this will cheer up the southern… Read More »
Hi there Congratulations to Bron Heslop who has won my FREE pass to Stampin Fun and Friends. The stamp set that Bron will be sad to see go come 1 September is Pocket Silhouettes. I too have enjoyed using this set – here is an example I made with it. Thanks to all those that… Read More »
Hi there As promised here is the card I made for the colour challenge over at Stampin Fun & Friends. I have cased this from the very talented Heather Summers – isn’t it a cool layout. It was so quick to make. Check out her blog for the instructions. Thanks Heather for sharing this with us. I… Read More »
Hi there As promised here is my take on the colour challenge from SFF – Pink Pirouette, Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Wisteria Wonder. The gift box is a creation from one of my favourite overseas crafters Dawn Griffiths – check out her video. I made two of each colour scheme using DSP from the Patterned DSP Stacks.… Read More »
Hi there This is the project that I created for the current session of Stampin Fun & Friends. The theme is Spring so I created a Garden Tote but you could use it for anything. I love the brightness of this DSP which is available till 31 March. To secure the ribbon handle I attached… Read More »
Hi there Thought I’d do a quick post while eating my lunch. Sweet Spring has started over at Stampin Fun & Friends. We’ve had six great projects so far plus an Inspirational Challenge. I managed to recreate 3 of them over the weekend. The first is a gift box and card created by Amy Fleming.… Read More »
Hi there The next session for Stampin Fun & Friends (Sweet Spring) is due to start on 1st February until 15th February. That means I have a FREE pass to give away! So please leave me a comment and I’ll enter your name in the draw. The draw will be drawn on Sunday 15th January.… Read More »
Hi there I hope you are all having a good day. We have just been to the garden centre and got all our summer vege plants – now to get them planted! I made the Top 3 with last weeks sketch 🙂 – here is my badgeand here is the card I made. Well done to the… Read More »
Hi there I’m back on a roll with recreating the projects from this session over at Stampin Fun and Friends. Our second project was a message board. I’ve had a plain one above my craft desk for ages so thought I’d give it a makeover. This is what I started with: and this is my… Read More »
Hi there Well the first project for Christmas Dreams has been put up and I’ve already re-created it! This project came at just the right time for me. My nephew turns 13 on Saturday and wanted a DVD for this birthday. Tracey has created a wonderful Movie Box that holds a DVD and room for popcorn! … Read More »