Hi there Well today is the last day of the 2013-2014 Catalogue – which means that tomorrow the new catalogue goes live! There are so many new yummy products coming from Stamps, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon, Framelits, Blendabilities and more. If you haven’t got your new catalogue yet just drop me an email and I’ll… Read More »
Hi there Three of the guys at work graduated back in May and this is the card that I made each of them on behalf of the Company. As they were all graduating with engineering degrees I thought I’d use ‘violet – aka Elegant Eggplant’ as my base as this is the colour in their… Read More »
Hi there Finally getting round to blogging a card and gift box I made back in April! Never mind – better late than never. I saw this card on Lynn Weiss’s blog and fell in love with the monochromatic colour scheme she has used – I have CASE’d it exactly as she had designed it. The Hardwood… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday we had our wider team training day. It’s a great day to catch up with my fellow demos, learn new things, see new products and do a team swap. This swap was using products from the upcoming catalogue. One of the many benefits of being a demo is that we get to… Read More »
Hi there This is a card I taught at a workshop I had last month. I CASED it from a card I’d seen on Dawn Griffith’s blog. Because the American paper size is different to ours I had to do a few changes to make it fit. The ladies enjoyed making this and it’s always good to… Read More »
Hi there As promised here is the second card we made at this months class. It’s another birthday card that could be used for males of any age. The Birthday Basics designer paper is perfect for creating these candles. I chose the party hats, numbers and balloon paper to create my candles. I cut my… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday my brother turned 50!! – I can’t believe he’s that old. He is the best brother and I love him dearly even though he was a real tease when I was little. Last night we celebrated his birthday with a lovely roast dinner at their house followed by watching a nerve racking… Read More »
Hi there I’ve had an ‘indoors’ weekend this weekend as I have got my first winter head cold! It has however meant I’ve had time to clean my craft space in anticipation of the new catalogue arriving. Not too many more weeks. This afternoon I managed some craft time as I needed to make a… Read More »
Hi there I hope you all had a great long weekend – we were busy finishing off our rental before the tenants move in next weekend. We managed to get the timber railing done on the deck and now we’re all set :). It’s not long to go until we have our new catalogue –… Read More »
Hi there The retiring list of stamps and accessories is now out. To check out what is retiring visit my website and click on the ‘Retiring List’ at the top. If you would like the list as a pdf or excel file please email me and I’ll send it to you. I’ll also try and… Read More »
Hi there Well today is “double birthday” in our house – both Phil and I share the same birthday – how cool is that! We’ve had a lovely day and are going to be catching up with my family tonight for supper. We have this rule that Phil is not allowed to buy me a… Read More »
Hi there I’m out babysitting tonight and thought I’d try and get a blog post in – much to the disgust of Bella the cat. If I’m on the computer it means she can’t get a tickle! Never mind on with the post. Here is a card and gift I made last month for a… Read More »
Hi there I know – two posts in a row! The last 5 weeks or so have been rather hectic in our house to say the least BUT hopefully things are going to get back to normal soon. Our rental is almost ready to let and we have finally got a date for Phil’s operation… Read More »
Hi there Last month our friends youngest son turned 3. He loves guitars (along with lawn mowers – last year’s card) so I thought I’d make him a card with a guitar on it. I’d seen this card ages ago on Rachel Capps blog and had kept the instructions. It was really easy to make and… Read More »
Hi there We’ve had a lovely day celebrating Mother’s Day. We all went round to my bother’s place for lunch. He’s pretty good in the kitchen and had made yummy Chicken soup and a Pea and Ham soup along with fresh home-made bread. He’s a bit of a dab hand at making bread. To top… Read More »