Today is going to be one of those days where I'm rushing around trying to get things done before a winter storm hits. We have possibly 12" (30cm) of snow due in the next 18 hours or so, coupled with high winds. So we need to prepare in case the power goes out. Luckily my projects for the next couple of days are all made and I just have to write my blog posts. First though here's a birthday card created using the new Handsomely Suited Stamp Set. It's part of a masculine suite of products but ... VIEW POST
A Paper Pumpkin Thing – Something For Everything
The December A Paper Pumpkin Thing blog hop was delayed because of Christmas and New Year but I hope you'll feel it was worth waiting for. Today is all about the Something for Everything kit. Of course I couldn't resist including some new catalogue sneak peeks as well. First up though is this shallow box made very simply using just one of the card bases and a gold sticker from the kit . I cut the card in half along the pre-scored line and then cut a tiny sliver off the top edge and ... VIEW POST
Bottle? Decorate Instead Of Wrap
Has it ever occurred to you that not everything you gift has to be wrapped? In fact I think sometimes it's nicer to think in terms of decorating a gift rather than wrapping. Bottles are a case in point. Traditionally bottles are placed in a 'bottle bag', or wrapped in a not very effective disguise. Then when they're gifted the wrapping is removed and the plain bottle appears on the table. But if you wrap the label instead, the bottle stays decorated. How much nicer is that! Especially since ... VIEW POST
A Paper Pumpkin Thing – Gift Of Fall
I must be honest and say that when I first saw the August Paper Pumpkin kit "Gift of Fall" I was a little hesitant. I really didn't need 12 tags and immediately started to think of what else I could make. Of course I did have the Gift of Fall Add On Bundle containing 24 cards and envelopes and that got me thinking. It wasn't long before I was in love with this kit and once again I'm glad I didn't skip a month. Here's my first project, a thankful banner (shown on the Paper Pumpkin Facebook ... VIEW POST
Discovering Diamonds
Well today's project is one of those "happened while I wasn't paying attention" kind of things. There I was playing with some Mini Pizza Boxes and Woven Threads Designer Series Paper, with a vague thought about a masculine treat box. Before I knew it I'd been inspired to create diamonds for the accent using a punch and trimmer. A SIMPLE START The project began with the Mini Pizza Box. I decided to create a wrap for it using two 10" strips of paper from the Woven Threads 12" x 12" ... VIEW POST
Mosaic Mood And Geared Up Garage
Today's What Will You Stamp? Challenge is #WWYS220 - Geared Up Garage. This stamp set is in the 2019 Occasions Catalogue and I was so happy when I it had been carried over into the new catalogue. Also carried over was the coordinating Garage Gears Dies and Classic Garage Metal Elements (silver wrenches / spanners and keys). Sadly though, the Designer Series Paper and black and silver ribbon didn't make the cut. So when I was thinking about my WWYS Design Team project for this week I ... VIEW POST
