We had a very enjoyable, sunny and proud family day yesterday. It was our eldest daughter's (Louise) graduation day. After graduating from York University in 2012, she has now completed a PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln to become a fully qualified teacher. After spending a significant amount of time doing work experience in various schools, she starts her first full time Teaching job at Canon Peter Hall School, Immingham in September...

 Hi everyone, welcome to my weekly blog. It's been a few hectic days since I last posted, starting with 3 days of craft classes (Scrapbooking class on Thursday, weekly Friday class at Keelby and my regular monthly class at Running with Scissors) I managed to find a little time for some relaxation with a charity night of Opera and song at Hull Holy Trinity Church on Friday evening and then an afternoon of exploring the delights of Brigg Garden Centre and the new Craft Cabin on Sunday This...

 This is the card we will be creating at my next Stampin' Up! class this coming  Saturday 19th July at    Running with Scissors   Grimsby   10am - 12pm.  The cost is only £7 and includes all materials to create this beautiful concertina card, tuition and light refreshments. Please contact me - email: lgilbert66@gmail.com or telephone:  01472 885416  or Tracey at Running with Scissors as soon as possible if you would like to book a place as...

Hello to you on this beautiful sunny Monday afternoon. I am sharing the photos of the projects we made yesterday at my catalogue launch party. Over the two hours we made two cards and a tag.  The tag was made using the scalloped topper tag punch and the new 'Something for Baby' stamp set (Woodmount is £26.95 Clearmount is £19.95) and matching framelits (£20.95). You can also purchase this set as a bundle  (wood bundle £40.75, clear bundle £34.75) saving 15%. We used a colour...

   I want to start by saying a big thank you to all the ladies that attended my 2 catalogue launch sessions today. Over the 2 sessions I had 12 ladies, who not only explored the new catalogue and made some fabulous cards plus a tag with the new products, but also enjoyed a delicious 'cup cake' made by my daughter Leanne.  The day was very enjoyable, with lots of fun and laughter, even if we made the odd mistake, which always adds to that little bit of individualism to the cards....

Just when we thought summer was here, the heavens open. I suppose it means we don't need to water the flowers/hanging baskets. On the theme of flowers, I have a few cards to share with you that were made in recent classes. The cards were made a few weeks ago before some of the products were put on the retired list. One of the stamps is the peaceful petal set but there are lots of new lovely  products in the new annual catalogue which will drive your inspiration wild! The first card uses a...

I have been very busy this week making lots of samples of the new products in preparation for my launch party of the New Annual Catalogue this coming Sunday 13th July, I have had a great response and the  afternoon slot from 2.00pm - 4.00pm is now full. Due to the demand I have added an extra one in the morning from 11.00am - 1.00pm  Sunday 13th July 11.00 am - 1.00pm - spaces available 2.00pm—4.00pm - NOW FULL At my home in Stallingborough Booking is £5, which includes a...

I am delighted to be able to show you the stunning new 2014-2015 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue which has gone LIVE today.  The new layout is so much better and there is a simple product list of everything you need to create specific projects and a fantastic new pictorial index at the back, plus  there are 50 more page! Click on the picture below to see the new catalogue or click on the shop ONLINE button on the top right of this website and you will go straight to the store. I have...

Below is the latest project made at my card classes over the last couple of weeks, including the class at Running with Scissors last Saturday morning. These are free standing pop-up cards, that fold flat into an envelope, but then provide a very stable and effective 3D card.  At each class we made 2 different designs, based on the same principle.  The base can be decorated in the same style as the main card design, further enhancing the 3D profile.  We did some origami paper...

Now I have managed to sort through Paul's 2000+ photographs, I am back with part 2 of our recent cruise. Day Eight and Nine - Reykjavik, Iceland The weather in Iceland was amazing and ideal for exploring a land of huge contrasts. Some of the landscape hasn’t changed for millions of years with snow capped mountains, whilst other areas have dangerously active volcanos, natural hot geyzers and Tectonic Plates (mid-ocean) that are still opening up by ~3mm/year.   This, in turn, leads to...