I have a large crafting stash. I admit it. I sometimes can’t help slipping that one extra stamp into my basket… It means that some of my stash is packed away so I forget about it. I love it when I rediscover something I have packed away, because I never leave it undiscovered for long.… Read More Old and new inspiration
Today I have used a free stamp set from Get Stamping magazine to create a couple more Christmas cards. The foliage stamp started out as a straight stamp so I had to bend it in order to get it to follow my circular template. I used Memento ink in Summer Sky and Distress Ink in Chipped Saphire to… Read More Christmas in shades of blue
There’s a Christmas challenge over at the Stamping and Sharing blog this month and the lovely husband has bought me some Clearly Besotted stamps, so it would be rude not to play along: I used the Basic Stripes stamps and Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire. The sentiment is… Read More Stamping and Sharing challenge #6
I recently purchased the Avery Elle Laurels stamp set and thought it would be ideal to use on this month’s challenge over at the Avery Elle blog. Here’s the sketch: And here is my card:
I am on a roll now, 2 more cards to add to the mix. This card was inspired by a video for Hero Arts, created by Shari Carrol. This video is amazing, it is what inspired me to buy my Silhouette in the first place. The technique is pretty simple, just cut out the snowflake… Read More More Christmas cards
I have finally started to test out some Christmas card designs! I have been meaning to do this for a while now but have not had any kind of inspiration at all. I have been trawling through magazines and blogs to try to become unstuck but found this wasn’t helping at all. Yesterday I ordered… Read More Christmas is coming…
I have been searching through my paper stash to find just the right covering for my latest notebook – a gift for a friend who needed a little pick-me-up. I found the perfect thing, the Home Grown paperstack by Hot Off the Press – a lovely collection of vintage style papers with muted colours. I… Read More Another notebook
My father in law supports Brentford football team – the Brentford Bees. This means that for the last few years I have endeavoured to make him a bee-themed birthday card. I had given up for this year – I thought I had exhausted every possibility – then I saw a beautiful technique in Craft Stamper… Read More Birthday Bees
Another challenge on the Avery Elle blog has caught my eye – this time a picture inspiration. I love the bright candy colours of this image and used this as a basis for my entry this month: I used the Avery Elle All Squared Up stamp set to create the geometric design and… Read More Thanks a bunch
I have got to that age now where alot of my friends have begun to start their families. That means lots of new baby cards on the horizon. I have always struggled to make baby cards, seemingly always coming up with something pastel and generic. I recently saw a fab technique in Craft Stamper magazine… Read More Babies, babies, babies…
Poppaea Cards 