Happy Birthday Gorgeous – new stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

It has been a while – there just have not been enough hours in the day! Last weekend I spent two days at a local music festival with a dear friend and her teenage daughter. It was great fun – got to see Pete Tong, Rag’n’Bone Man, Dizzy Rascal, Chaka Khan to name a few. […]

Global Design Project 084 – Case the Designer

Hi Friends I thought I would play along with the Global Design Project again. This week it is Case the Designer and we are casing Michelle Last … a very talented UK demo. Here’s her gorgeous card ….. My card is totally inspired by her layout and like a lot of my cards is fairly […]

Masking Technique with Stampin’ Up! Lovely as a Tree

Happy Easter guys – hope you’ve had a great time. We had a short break camping in Dorset, me the hubby and Ollie, the collie, which was lovely. The Jurassic coast is absolutely beautiful and we were blessed with good weather so on Friday we walked West along the coastal path from our campsite in […]

Nailed It with Serene Scenery #GDP082

Hi Folks! I’m playing along with the Global Design Project again today. This time it’s a sketch challenge and here’s a pic of my entry – sorry for the poor quality! I haven’t tried doing a sketch challenge before so hope this fits the criteria. It’s a fairly simple card using some of the Serene […]

#GDP081 Colour Challenge

Happy Sunday! It is a colour challenge at Global Design Project this week so I thought I’d play along for the first time! The brief is to use Night of Navy, Whisper White and a free choice so this is what I made using Night of Navy card stock and whisper white for the inside […]

April’s monthly card class

Just popping on to share a photo of the cards we made earlier tonight at my monthly card class for beginners. We had a great evening. Three of my friends came to class this month. Nicky has supported me since the beginning and it was lovely to see her helping the other two who have […]

A quick and easy card using SU products

Happy Sunday folks! Can you believe it’s April already ….. the weeks sure are flying by. I am chuffed to bits with my new SU InkPad Rack KX made by Creations by Rod (www.creations-by-rod.co.uk). Great quality and at an affordable price – whats not to love! Rod makes a large range of inserts for the […]

Saturday crafting! Stampin’ Up! Make A Medallion

Hi Folks I’ve been itching to have a play with a couple of Sale-A-Bration items; the gorgeous Glimmer Paper (6″ x 6″ sheets in Bermuda Bay, Mint Macaron and Sweet Sugarplum – 143831) and the beautiful Make A Medallion stamp set. – 143274. Today’s video shows you how I made one of these cards in […]

Quick Butterfly card using Stampin’ Up Products

Happy Sunday folks! Today, I’m sharing a pretty butterfly card, inspired by one I found on Pinterest created by the very talented Julie Kettlewell, one of the top UK Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. I love butterflies and one of the first SU stamp sets I purchased when I discovered SU was Papillon Potpourri (123759) and the […]

The Paper Mates monthly get together

Hello! When I signed up as an independent Stampin’ Up! (SU) demonstrator in October 2015, I joined a fantastic team of ladies called The Paper Mates, led by the lovely Victoria McLafferty (aka Very Victoria Crafts). We are a small team based in Sussex, mostly hobby demo’s. I was welcomed into the team and have […]