While I'm waiting for my next order to arrive I'm trying to be good and continue reorganising my craft studio. Yesterday I went through my dies and made sure only the current ones were in my immediate work area. All the retired dies and stamp sets are kept elsewhere in case I want them for ... VIEW POST
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all my friends, family, customers, and everyone else who has taken time out of their day to support me and my business this past year. xx For information about about how to create the holly decoration and sentiment used on this card see my earlier blog post More holly table ... VIEW POST
Heat Emboss Instead Of Using Ink
This morning's project pretty much went according to plan. As I sat down I knew I wanted to make a Christmas card with a few special touches. So instead of using ink, I opted to emboss all the details on my poinsettia. In fact I ended up using two colours of embossing powder and I love the ... VIEW POST
More Holly Table Decor Using Poinsettia Dies
November is over halfway through and Christmas is approaching fast and it's time to think again about table decor. A couple of weeks ago I decorated a candle, today I have a coordinating holly leaf napkin ring idea. I'm showing you this now so you'll have time to collect the key ... VIEW POST
Layering A Sentiment In Reverse
When I first began cardmaking I really didn't understand layers. Why would someone use more product than they needed to create a card? It took a while for me to realise that sometimes adding layers makes the card more interesting. That doesn't mean that simple one-layer cards can't be beautiful, ... VIEW POST
Decorating A Candle For The Holidays
One of the fun things about this time of year is the abundance of 'holidays'. While I don't really do Halloween, I love to decorate for autumn, Christmas and then winter. Often that includes a candle centrepiece and I've been experimenting with different ideas. Here's one featuring velveteen ... VIEW POST
Poinsettia Place Pieces
It's time to get going on my Christmas gift tags. Once upon a time I rarely made tags, but now I design at least one a week. They're a great way to practice techniques or ideas, and to use up scraps. Today I found my scraps in the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper (DSP). FOLDED ... VIEW POST
Six Ornaments With One Stamp
Although I was trying to design and make cards quickly during my recent World Cardmaking Day challenge I still wanted them to have impact. So I found myself using just one or two techniques or tools on each design. At number 12, today's project marked the halfway point and was all about the heat ... VIEW POST
