OK I admit it, I'm not a fan of fruit stamp sets. Whether it's pineapples, or lemons, apples or cherries, they just don't inspire me. So imagine my surprise when I was drawn to the new Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set. I should be honest and say that it wasn't the strawberries that attracted my attention. It was actually the sentiments, plus the various flower and leaf images. Now I actually have the stamp set and coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch I'm certain I won't regret ordering ... VIEW POST
Tis the season for mistakes
Ask any experienced papercrafter whether they make mistakes and if they're honest they'll confirm they do. That includes me. My most common issue is rushing when I'm cutting and ending up with a piece that's too small. Why is it that the wrongly cut piece is never too big?? I find that the busier I get, the more distracted I become, and that's when it happens. Today is a case in point. So much on my to do list preparing for a new season and I make one of the most basic errors. I'll tell ... VIEW POST
Colouring A Distinktive Peony
Yesterday's pretty photo album project involved quite a lot of colouring so today I wanted to scale it right back. Not everyone understands or wants to stress over shading, and that includes me from time to time. That's when Stampin' Up!'s Distinktive® stamp images are useful. You see, Distinktive stamps are made with the shading built into the stamp image. All I had to do was colour over the top to get a great image for my card. SIMPLE START I really wanted to keep this project simple ... VIEW POST
Forever Fern And An Olive Branch
It appears that the internet is cutting in and out, so I'll make my blog post a quick one. A few days ago I showed you a masculine / gender neutral card and said that it had started life as a bookmark idea. Finally today I got around to designing a leafy bookmark, this time using the new Forever Fern Stamp Set. DISTINKTIVE® FOLIAGE I began this project with a 2" x 5-1/2" piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card. Then using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch I shaped one end to create my basic ... VIEW POST
The Birthday Card I Never Meant To Make
So yesterday didn't go according to plan. My two projects were made a couple of weeks ago, they were even photographed and edited early. The blog was written and all I had to do was check it, make a few tweaks and then schedule it to publish at the appropriate time. Simple, except at 3pm yesterday afternoon I realised that it hadn't published at all! I attempted to rectify that via my phone but apparently that didn't work either. It was after 7pm AT before I could finally resolve the ... VIEW POST
Add A Simple Star For Christmas
I've already seen debates about whether it is too early to decorate for Christmas. It's 6 weeks away so perhaps it's time to start considering it. Some people decorate early because they know if they don't it simply won't happen. When I ran a daycare centre I remember getting home from work on Christmas Eve and staying up late to put up the tree and other decorations. I'd been so busy doing Christmas for the children at work I'd neglected my own family. I vowed to myself, never again! Of ... VIEW POST
