I hadn’t planned on getting this DSP – but I received it as part of a pack at a team retreat – and I have to admit it is really fun to work with. The icing patterns are so pretty ‘sweetie’ patterns add a lovely pop of colour to it. Whilst I don’t have the… Continue reading Frosted Gingerbread – double flap card
Well this is really reminiscent of American take out boxes rather than the British take away container, but a lovely way to use up the gorgeous free Sale a Bration paper that you can only get today or tomorrow! Yes three months of freebies is coming to an end, so if you want this… Continue reading Lidded take out box
Just a quick post today to share a couple of cards I made recently, one for my mum as 11 March was Mothering Sunday here in the UK ( church festival) and one for my 21 year old. It is a case of a card I saw shared recently by Lynda Shrimpton but this is… Continue reading Mothering Sunday and 21st birthday card
So one of the reasons for my absence from my blog for a couple of weeks was that I was preparing cards for the Ronald McDonald Christmas Cheer Challenge. This was a challenge to create Christmas Cards in one weekend that would then be donated for use by the charity in their homes. If you… Continue reading Ronald McDonald House Christmas Cheer Cards
Hope you’re all well, I’ve been suffering with my fibromyalgia recently so crafting on top work and looking after ages parents has been difficult, still when I do get to do some, it is a wonder way of switching off and practicing some mindfulness. I try to take some time to practice mindfulness every day,… Continue reading Ferrero Friday Prism Pillow Box
So when I visit friends I like to take a bottle of wine with me – but gift bags are a little boring sometimes so I like to add a little treat, and being Friday I thought it would be perfect to create one to hold Ferrero. The great news is that you can get… Continue reading Hearts Come Home Suite Project 2 Ferrero Friday Wine Bottle hanger
How happy am I to see Kraft Card available again? VERY¬!It is a really useful weight and goes so well with traditional Christmas reds and Greens, The one in the new catalogue is actually closer to Crumb Cake – so not quite as dark as mine (~ I made mine with my old stock before… Continue reading Half Full Week Project 2 3D Thursday Wine Gift Packaging
So how about a couple of Giant Drop sided gift boxes? I have sized these to accommodate either the large Yankee Candle Jar Candles or the Wickford large jar candle. I love the Classic Christmas colour combo of Red ang Green – in this case Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive – but you could… Continue reading Merry Little Labels Week Project 3 Giant drop sided Box
So this is the first of my new series – using a single stamp set or suite to create three projects each week. So to start your Christmas crafting I thought we would use the Merry Little Labels stamp set (Wood Mount 144798 or Clear 144795) …not least because it has a co-ordinating Everyday Label… Continue reading Merry Little Labels Week Project 1 Quick Mini Card and Box
So my original post HERE showed off this card and I finally got around to completing the video for you. It’s a simple card – but this pretty stamp set makes it come to live – a mini bouquet 🙂 Having made it in Flirty Flamingo originally, I thought I would move to a stronger… Continue reading Sunday Scoring Reverse Gatefold Card with video
