I just had a lovely couple of days with some great ladies running a Mini Craft Day. I know many of you are too far away to attend just for a day’s crafting so for the first time, I am offering you my Mini Craft Day TO GO as a ‘Craft Day in a Box‘! You will receive the exact same goody bag as my attendees. Not only that but you… Read More »
I am absolutely loving the Lift Me Up stamp set and its coordinating framelits – you may have seen my daughters birthday card recently – so I thought I would share it with you in a class. You do not have to physically attend the class in my craft studio, you can purchase the kit from me and create your cards in the comfort of your own home alongside a video… Read More »
Every month, I run a technique class. We make two or three cards that are more intricate than normal or use a particular technique. This month, I decoded to focus on another hidden gem in the Autumn Winter catalogue – the Seasonal Decorative Masks – and I showed my ladies, three different ways to use the masks Firstly using inks and sponges – here is the first card we made. Here’s how… Read More »
I held my Christmas Crafternoon this weekend and we made several different projects during the afternoon; a mini album, a piece of framed art, a couple of cards (of course!) and an optional gift bag. Here is just one of them – a diorama card. So easy to do, yet such an effective card. And it folds flat for postage – bonus! – especially at this time of the year, when… Read More »
Thank you all for your interest and kind comments on Social Media about the projects I posted from our Technique class at the WLCR Crafty Escape to the Country! Here is a guide on how to create a candle with stamped images. You do need to be careful, as you need to be with all naked flames, but due to paper being adhered to the outside, it is very important to never… Read More »
Well what a weekend we just had! It was exhausting but exhilarating to organise a successful Crafty Escape Day for a group of wonderful crafty ladies here in Wiltshire. I thought I would share a little medley of photos from the day. We had a technique class in the morning – luckily noone had too late a night or too early a start as we had a full morning’s sessions… Read More »
We’re getting ready for a double Happy birthday in our household this weekend and you may have seen my son’s card to his Dad if you follow me on Instagram (I was super proud!!), so without further ado, here is my card. My July Technique Tuesday class focused on shaker cards and I have become quite addicted to this style ever since! This is pretty much the same card as… Read More »
After making this frame for my new niece, I thought I would spread the Foxy Love and offer a daytime class. Do check out my calendar above for details on all my upcoming classes. These cute little creatures are just adorable and so easy to make, you are going to love them. There are so many little creatures you can make with one stamp set and one punch, cats, tigers, squirrels, bears, beavers,… Read More »
It’s been a busy ten days or so and I haven’t been blogging much, between classes, family christenings and birthdays it’s been pretty busy time for us, so I’m very much looking forward to this weekend and a rest! Well – as much of a rest as is possible with 4 kids under 7 – though I can say under 8 on Sunday! So a quick post from me today as… Read More »
Last week was very busy and I’m afraid something had to give and as I managed to feed my children it had to be the blog!! I had a couple of private classes and my Christmas Crafternoon on Saturday and I thought I would show you a couple of our projects. Firstly, there had to be some cards!! This was a case of my own cards that I created with… Read More »
Sorry for my lack of posts – life has been a bit manic recently! And with Christmas just round the corner, it’s going to get even worse!!! But I will endeavour to post more regularly! I wanted to share the cards we made at my recent Stamp-a-Stack. We made 16 cards, 4 each of 4 different designs. I found either these cards or versions of them on Pinterest. Here are… Read More »
Last Saturday, I held a great Buy One Get One Free sale here at my craft room. But of course, we had to make a few cards and here is one of the cards we made. I’ve used a base of Tip Top Taupe and stamped in Night of Navy. I also highlighted the branches with my White Gel Pen and added some Dazzling Diamonds for a bit of sparkle. I… Read More »
Well, it was only a matter of time before I had to give this smooshing malarkey a go!! Have you heard of it? Here is the effect… I’ve seen various methods but here is how I smooshed! I must thank Kim Fee of Simply Fairies for explaining the process to me as I received a gorgeous Christmas themed swap from her and wanted to know her smooshing method. I laminated… Read More »
I just thought I would share with you some of the invitations I have been sending out for my crafty morning at the end of September. I’ve used the Wonderland stamp set together with the Winter Wonderland co-ordinating washi tape. I’ve also spooled some of our lush metallic thread round the background. You may be intrigued by the shape on which I have stamped Silent Night in Soft Suede. What punch is that I… Read More »
Morning all! It’s an emotional day in our house as little Miss C starts her first day at pre-school. That means I am just left with my baby boy at home. It is eerily quiet and you would think I have a lot of time on my hands but alas no!! I’ve got so much to do, I hardly know where to begin! Friday is also a short day for… Read More »
By my own admission, I am not the most technically gifted person in the world. I had photographed a few projects to share with you while on a recent trip back to Ireland, but while there I was unable to transfer them to a blog post. GGRRRRR!!! I could blame my internet provider but as my mother always said, a bad workman always blames his tools!! (Though to be fair,… Read More »
Last night was my technique class and I wanted to share my favourite Technique card with you. This card was a labour of love if ever there was one!! I’d seen a card by Margaret Raeburn on Pinterest that I really liked and I wanted to recreate a similar version for my Technique Class with an Autumnal feel. Writing this blog post was the first time I actually searched for Margaret’s… Read More »
My technique class was last night and I decided this month to work with embossing folders. When I started gathering ideas for this class, it became obvious that I could really do quite a few classes on this – the possibilities are endless but here are just three featuring some of our latest products. Firstly, I found a technique on UK demo Amanda Fowler’s page here that she called double… Read More »
One of my favourite sets will be leaving us when the new catalogue comes out and I am so sorry to see it go. I rreally feel like I haven’t used it enough so it featured in my Technique Class last night and will feature again in my Fast and Fabulous on Thursday night. It’s Last Chance Saloon for Fine Feathers!! Last chance for you too if you wish to… Read More »
This week was my week of classes here at my craft room. Here are a couple of cards that we did on Technique Tuesday. I have seen lots of these style of cards across the internet recently and was really keen to give it a try. I’ve drawn inspiration from a whole range of ideas and colour combinations I’ve seen to come with something of my own. It really is… Read More »