Hi there Last month I participated in a team swap. What is a swap you ask? A swap is where you make multiple cards of the same design. You then give one of your cards to each member of the group and they give you one of theirs. This means you end up with multiple… Read More »
Hi there Do you ever find a card design and then make multiples of that design? We’ll that’s what I’ve been doing this week. I saw a simple design by Sue’s Paper Creation’s that is so versatile and it uses those small pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) we all have. The card is called… Read More »
Hi there Can you believe it – I almost didn’t buy this suite. What – you’re saying but it’s Yellow. I know – but I was going to purchase the bundle. Sometimes when I see Designer Series Paper (DSP) I think – will I actually use this? Do I like all the patterns? Can I… Read More »
Hi there Today Phil and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary. We had a lovely lunch out at a local cafe and have a dinner booked for later this week – it’s an ‘experience’ and a dinner. I don’t own any traditional wedding anniversary stamps so normally go with a fun option for Phil’s card.… Read More »
A new year has begun and with it hopefully new routines. I had good intentions to have regular blog posts in 2024 but life happened and blogging was the first thing to drop by the wayside. 2024 was a rollercoaster of a year – highs (attending OnStage in Melbourne, a wonderful holiday with friends in… Read More »
Hi there I don’t know about you but sometimes I struggle to come up with a layout design for a project. That is where challenges are great. There are a couple of types of challenges that I use – a colour combo challenge – where you’re given two or three colours to use or a… Read More »
Hi there The saying goes ‘don’t reinvent the wheel’ so I’m putting that into practice in my crafting. Rather than coming up with a new card design I’ve gone back into my archives and selected a card style I’ve made many times before. This time I’m adapting the card to use current product to achieve… Read More »
Hi there Well I haven’t been good at starting my new habit for 2024 of blogging more often – oops. I must admit by the end of the day I haven’t really wanted more screen time so have been enjoying reading over the summer. Have you seen the Bee Mine Suite in the current mini… Read More »
Hi there Welcome to 2024 and a fresh year ahead. I saw a post on Facebook the other day asking what New Year Resolutions people had made. I personally don’t make New Year Resolutions but I did like one persons reply – make new habits instead of resolutions. So my new habit for 2024 is… Read More »
Hi there Back in September I participated in a 14 day Social Media challenge on Facebook and since then I’ve been trying to build up my presence on my business Facebook page. I’d love to have you join and follow me there. I am now going to try and incorporate posting here again too as… Read More »
Hi there I’ve had so much fun creating projects with the Crafting With You bundle. Here are two more cards I made to share at the recent crafting retreat I attended. I made this card for my Sister-in-law who had a birthday yesterday. She has made some amazing patchwork quilts so when I saw this… Read More »
Hi there Last month I attended a weekend craft retreat with 9 others. We had a great weekend and I came away with lots of samples and ideas. We each taught a project and for those of us that participated in the swap we used the same stamp for our swap. I used the Crafting… Read More »
Kits are an easy and economical way to try crafting – that’s how I started my crafting journey, over 12 years ago. Kits are fun, quick and easy, and all-inclusive so there’s nothing extra to buy. For the month of August you can save up to 30% on amazing kits from the Kits Collection by… Read More »
Do you find yourself staring at multiple stamp sets from the 2023–2024 Annual Catalogue and can’t decide which ones to get? You won’t have to stare for much longer because tomorrow – 19 July 2023, you can get those stamp sets you’ve been wanting at a 15% discount! Be sure to place your order on… Read More »