August was a month of special birthdays and celebrations. We had two 50th birthday's, our niece's 18th, our daughters 21st and our wedding anniversary. In this blog I have included the card I made for our niece Laura and the anniversary card I made for my husband (Paul bought one as usual!) On both cards I used a Die'sire create-a-card die, which I borrowed from my good friend Tracey... Thanks Tracey. Although not a Stampin Up! product, so I can't supply direct, it is a great addition to...

It's now the end of August and I'm keeping my fingers (and toes) crossed, that the weather forecasters have got it right and we are heading into an Indian Summer! This post is from a few weeks ago and my last monthly class at Running with Scissors. We had a great morning making this lovely 'waterfall card'. Thanks Tracey, as always, for being a great host and providing ample tea and coffee etc. The card is made from half a sheet of A4 and when the ribbon is pulled down on the tag, it provides...

The Stampin' Up! Autumn/Winter Catalogue is LIVE  today To see all the new amazing products please click on the image above.  It is packed with lots of gorgeous new products and inspiration for Christmas, Autumn and Halloween One of the perks of being a demonstrator is being able to pre-order from the catalogue.  Here are a few of the new products:-  Festival of Trees and matching punch, available as a bundle   White Christmas - a cute little stamp set Wondrous...

Here is another set of cards using the Stampin Up! Flower patch stamp set These cards were made specifically for a Stampin Up! party, which was held at a customers house a couple of weeks ago. The party was a great success and is an excellent way of spending a few hours with family and friends, creating some lovely cards or keep sakes. If you are interested in holding a party, please let me know. A few glasses of wine and crafting can make an interesting afternoon or evening of fun. A close up...

It's Wednesday so that means a new collection of Weekly Deals!    They will be available for one week only, before a new collection of deals is announced.  Here are the items on special offer this week:   Weekly Deals August 27 - September 2 As always, if you want to take advantage of any of the deals on offer, you can support my business by placing your order online by clicking here or using the link to my store on the right hand side of my blog page where it says...

First of all apologies for not having sent a blog out recently. Life has been hectic with numerous Birthday Celebrations and social events over the last few weeks. It would have also been nice to say lovely weather, but unfortunately typical for a bank holiday weekend, the weather has not been the best. Anyway, that said, I am now back in my craftroom and in catch-up mode, before planning some new projects and the run-up to Christmas. The first card is a screen card. It is created from a...

Hello everyone...Its Friday and another week has disappeared in the blink of an eye. At least we have seen summer at last, which even though it has been a little too warm for me at times, it was nice to see the sun shining and be able to sit outside in the evening  I would like to share the card with you that we have been making in the classes recently. It is a concertina tag card using one of the beautiful new in colours Blackberry Bliss teamed together perfectly with Pool party and...

Stampin Up have launched their own alcohol based markers. The pens come in a pack of three, each pack containing 3 pens in the same colour but dark, medium and light shades at £10.95 per set. They are double ended with two nib types and come in a great range of colours all coordinating with existing SU colour range a perfect match for SU ink, ribbon, card etc.  There are a few youtube tutorials out there, here is the link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBXC7j9Mje0...

Just a quick post from me today to show you the graduation cards I have made recently.  One was for my my daughter Louise and the others were orders I received. Don't forget, if you want anything making for an extra special occasion just let me know.  The first two cards use the traditional black/white gown/hat theme and that very handy owl punch, that keeps popping up from time-time. The last card, still on the black/white theme, could be used for any formal occasion, not only a...