Hi there Happy Mother’s Day Mum and also to all the mums, aunts and those of us that play a ‘mothering’ part in childrens lives. We celebrated with a family lunch at my brothers today which was lovely. Here’s the card I made for my Mum: It’s similar to the card I taught at a… Read More: Happy Mother’s Day »
Hi there I hope you’ve all had a good weekend. We have our inorganic collection happening in a couple of weeks so yesterday Phil and I did a clean out in preparation. Our storage area looks way tidier than it did at the beginning of the day 🙂 Todays post should have been done months… Read More: Stamp Camp 2015 Projects »
Hi there I hope you didn’t get blown or washed away today – a good indoors craft day. I managed to get some projects finished that had been sitting half made on my desk for weeks! Yesterday I had a workshop at a friends place and this is the card we made. I CASED the… Read More: Your Perfect Day – Fold Over Card »
Hi there Here are two more cards I’ve made recently in the same style as yesterdays post. This paper is so cool I decided to use the ‘cut out’ bit for the inside of the card. Julia also showed us how to make the same style but in a landscape orientation – how cool is… Read More: Masculine Birthday Cards »
Hi there The Retiring List has now been posted – check out my website for the list of stamps and accessories that won’t be carried over to the new catalogue – there are some good discounts so be in early Retiring Stamps Retiring Accessories The easiest way to purchase any of these items is via… Read More: Retiring List is out »
Hi there Today is my Dad’s 82nd birthday – happy birthday to the best dad in the world 🙂 He (and Mum) are always there for us in so many ways – it’s hard to put into words the gratitude and love we have for them. We celebrated Dad’s birthday on Friday night and this… Read More: Happy Birthday Dad »
Hi there I hope you’ve all had a good weekend. The weather yesterday didn’t start out that great – cold and wet but today has been like summer and 22 degrees :). Back in February my friend celebrated her 60th birthday – I’m sure she’s pulling our leg as she doesn’t look 60. We had… Read More: 60th Birthday Card »
Hi there It’s funny – if you hold on to things long enough they will come back into fashion. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back! Over the weekend I helped my neighbour make TMNT birthday invites for Mr 5 – he’s really into them. Then I needed to make a card for a friends four… Read More: Happy Birthday Dominic »
Hi there My almost 19 year old niece left today for her OE to Europe and the UK :(. She and a friend from school are heading to London first to begin their OE and see the other side of the world. We will miss her heaps but with Skype, Facebook and email she won’t… Read More: Bon Voyage Hanna »
Hi there It’s a while since I’ve been to a 21st birthday party – but last night we attended one for our friends twin sons. They had a theme of American Gangster so Phil and I hired costumes – what do you think? Love Phil’s shoes. Now we all know how hard it is to… Read More: Happy 21st Birthday (times two) »
Hi there Thought I’d get a quick post in before getting ready for an ‘American Gangster’ themed 21st birthday party tonight. Phil and I have hired our costumes for the evening so you never know there may be some photos to come. Part one of today’s post should have been blogged last year as these… Read More: Work Birthday Gifts »
Hi there As promised here are the other four projects that the ladies made at our event. The centre piece of this card uses the Project Life Grid Cards from page 188 of the AC. The decoration on the top of the box was made using the Bow Builder Punch – doesn’t it look great.… Read More: Creative Inkers – Extravaganza Projects – March 2015 »
Hi there Last weekend we had our Creative Inkers Extravaganza. It was a great afternoon with over 100 ladies creating five projects during the afternoon. Jacque, Kath and I taught a set of four notecards using the Sheltering Tree set from the Occasions Catalogue (I do hope this carries over into the new Annual Catalogue… Read More: Creative Inkers March Extravaganza »
Hi there My card class ladies had two special requests for card designs this month – an Easter card and a wedding card. I don’t have any ‘Easter’ stamps so I went with the flower image from my newly purchased Butterfly Basics set and teamed it up with the words from Crazy about You. This… Read More: Butterfly Basics and Your Perfect Day – Card Class for… »