This morning's project is another one of those happy accidents that happen in my studio from time to time. I actually planned to make a Christmas gift tag but ended up with a bookmark. And not just any bookmark, one inspired by the Narnia books of C.S. Lewis. As it turns out my dancing goat doesn't match Mr. Tumnus' description in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but you get the idea. NARNIA THEME This project happened when I pulled out the Snowflake Splendor 12" x 12" Designer ... VIEW POST
Notebook collection grows again
My regular readers will know that I love a pretty notebook. Well I love any notebook really and have a lot of fun decorating them. Yesterday as I was playing in my studio with nothing specific in mind a notebook caught my eye. In fact it was a stack of notebooks, because why buy one when you can buy six, right? All I needed was some paper, some odd bits of card and a sentiment... PAPER AND CARD First came the poinsettia covered paper from the Flowers For Every Season 6" x 6" Designer ... VIEW POST
A Colourful View Of The Deck
What's your thoughts about images of empty chairs? My daughter says they make her think of someone dying. Me? I think of them as inviting me to sit and relax. That was my thought when I made my first project using the Seaside View Stamp Set. I wanted to create a colourful deck scene with a view over the water. Once I was done I thought it would be perfect to decorate a mini pocket photo album. So that's what I ended up with today. VIEW FROM A SHIP? I began with the image of two ... VIEW POST
A Coastal Weave Christmas Sneak Peek
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you're able to spend time today with loved ones, or perhaps doing something that brings you joy. At some point however you might feel the need for a little crafting fix, so here it is, along with a sneak peek of the new Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder... DOTTING THE I All the products I used to create this Christmas card are in the product list below but I thought a couple of things might need explaining. Like what prompted me to add that snowflake ... VIEW POST
Embellish With A Single Star
It seems ages since I last designed a masculine card so that was my challenge this morning. I grabbed some patterned paper, a stamp set and dies and set to work. I quite liked how it was going, but in the end it was the addition of a single metal star that made me happy. COME SAIL AWAY I began with the small yacht pattern from the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper (DSP). After cutting a piece I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to mount it onto a layer of Whisper White ... VIEW POST
Lovely As A Tree is Retiring!!
As I write this blog post I am still in shock. Something I never imagined has finally happened. Stampin' Up! is retiring the Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set. Lovely As A Tree was the set that drew me to Stampin' Up! and is a classic. The stand of bare trees is one I've used many times in the 5 years I've had the set, and it seems only fitting that it's that image that I use on today's Simple Sunday project. #SIMPLESTAMPING I began with a piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card cut and scored on ... VIEW POST
