A scientist's crafty side
Happy Easter (if you celebrate)! I've created some treat boxes to hold some chocolates in bright, cheerful Spring colours. Check out my YouTube video below for a tutorial on how I constructed the treat boxes. https://youtu.be/rdAJLl9p-84 The weather is a bit grey and dreary here in Surrey, UK. What is the weather like where you… Continue reading Easter treat boxes using Tonic Studios ‘Special Blend Treat Box’ dies
I'm so excited! I ordered the Tim Holtz Distress bundle for the brand new colour 'Speckled Egg' and it's arrived!! I didn't have any Distress Oxides or Distress Oxide sprays before I ordered this bundle, so I decided to order the Peacock Feathers and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide sprays as well so I could have… Continue reading Distress Speckled Egg haul and card
I cut down some white card to the same size as my card bases to create a card front and used my Nuvo Glimmer Paste and Prima stencil to create the raindrops for the background. Whilst I was waiting for the raindrops to dry I die cut the Simon Says Stamp Rainbow from Neenah Classic… Continue reading Rainbow cards for neighbours
The wonderful people at MFT have given everyone the chance to download all of the Birdie Brown doctor and nurse images to make cards for healthcare workers. Please credit MFT as the image source as it is sooooo kind of them to make these images free to use! Download Doctor's Orders: https://cdn.shopify.com/…/MFT_BB091_DoctorsOrders_Printable… Download Super Hero… Continue reading MFT free downloads
Firstly, congratulations to Harry and Meghan on their wedding day! Secondly, as this weekend is all about the royal wedding, I thought I would share some handmade wedding stationary and decorations if you are a do-it-yourself kind of person. Something Old Let's be honest, the vast majority of us who have to produce something ourselves… Continue reading Wedding stationary and decorations
Please forgive the brevity of this post, but I've had a migrane almost all day so I really want to crawl into bed! If I hadn't forced myself into work today I would have been home when my brand new Tonic Studios Tim Holtz stamp platform was delivered. I took it out of its packaging… Continue reading Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamp Platform unboxing
I won't lie - I was aprehensive about going to Make it! because I have very little money at the moment (vets bills!!) and I feared I would go on a wild spending spree... I went with the right friend though - she got cash out that morning and was only going to buy with… Continue reading Make it! Farnborough 2017
As a single person I don't really celebrate St. Valentine's day, but the Simon Says Stamp 'Hey Love' release is soooo adorable, who couldn't help but be inspired? First I used the Stampin'UP! box die to create a box base out of Neenah Desert Storm card. I used my Simon Says Stamp love background stamp… Continue reading St Valentine’s Day treat box
Squeal!!! This was an uexpected surprise! I ordered some exciting stamps and dies from the Simon Says Stamp (SSS) 'Hey Love' release and misread one of the reservation dates - I thought it was 10th January, but actually it was 10th February!! SSS don't ship until everything in the order is ready, so I thought… Continue reading SSS haul! February 2017
Hmmm... The kittens are adorable, but they are annoying too!! I had made a 50th birthday card using loads of die cut letters and managed to keep them out of the paws (and mouths!) of the kittens, stuck the card together and just had to add the nuvo Crystal Drops to leave them to dry… Continue reading Crafty kittens!
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