So I have an excuse for my blog being sooo late today. On Thursday we had a storm with snow and freezing rain that continued into yesterday. That was then followed by very high winds that took out our power in the early hours of this morning. That wouldn't have been too much of an issue if I'd made up my project and written my blog the night before. But I didn't. So without any power, I spent this morning relying on variable daylight. At least I had pretty card and paper to brighten my ... VIEW POST
Lovely Lipstick Is Leaving Soon
One week from today it will be February but I've been looking a little further ahead. In fact I've been thinking about the 2018-2020 InColors that will be retiring soon. In case you've forgotten, the colours we will be losing are: Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick and Pineapple Punch. To remind you I thought for today's project I'd make a simple card using just Lovely Lipstick. LOVELY LIPSTICK I began by cutting and scoring some Lovely Lipstick Card ... VIEW POST
Looking For A Smaller Lily
Have you seen the free waterlily stamp set, dies and Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure? I must admit have the paper but haven't got my hands on the stamp set or dies. Yet. But what I do have is the Lilypad Lake Stamp Set and coordinating Lakeside Dies that are in the Annual Catalogue. These have been around for a year or two and I haven't used them in a while. So when I saw the Lily Impressions DSP I knew I had a smaller lily stamp that would be ... VIEW POST
Lily Impressions Gift Bag Sneak Peek
Moving on with my sneak peek projects, today I am going back to the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. The Lily Impressions 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper is simply stunning and I couldn't resist making a gift bag with it. Today's bag though comes with a fold-over top simply held in place with strong twine. It is about the paper after all... SIZES AND DIMENSIONS The finished bag is 6-1/4" tall by 4" wide and 1-3/4" deep, with a 2" fold-over flap. To start I cut the paper down to 10" high by ... VIEW POST
