It may be officially spring but I’m done with these April showers. Outside it’s just grey and miserable and so I’m going to hide in my craft studio. I have projects to make for the next IDEAS tutorial bundle, as well as some reorganisation to do. But before I get to that I wanted to bring you another project inspired by my Card Sketch Library. This masculine birthday card uses the retiring Friendly Fins Stamp Set. But the star of the show is definitely the Woven Textures Designer Series Paper ... VIEW POST
Woven Textures
Friendly Dolphins
Yesterday I travelled to Moncton, NB to attend an event for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. These get-togethers are always worth the effort and I was reminded how much fun it is to meet new people and craft together. There was a lot of chatting and laughter and some amazing papercraft projects to inspire us. I’ve come away with lots of ideas using items from the new Mini Catalogue. But while I wait for my order to be delivered here’s a sweet dolphin birthday card created using the Friendly Fins ... VIEW POST
Friendly Shark
It’s a long weekend here in Nova Scotia and while there’s lots of sun this morning that’s going to change. We’re currently under another heat warning with the ‘feel-like’ temperatures set to climb into the high 30s. I doubt even the strong thunderstorms that are predicted for later today will help. So my plan is to close all the windows and draw the curtains before settling in for some crafting time. But first here’s a bookmark I made using the Friendly Fins Stamp Set for my granddaughter who ... VIEW POST
Friendly Fins
Today’s project is not the one I’d originally planned. Unfortunately it used the Charming Duck Pond Stamp Set and Dies Bundle which has become temporarily ‘not orderable’. The dies should be back in stock around June 24th and I’ll bring you that project later in the month. So instead I made this sweet birthday gift tag using the Friendly Fins Stamp Set and Dies Bundle. To speed things up I decided to die-cut patterned paper for the background, fish and sentiment strip. It’s a great way to add ... VIEW POST
