Oh My Goodness! I was up very late on Wednesday night making the bean bag pumpkins for Pumpkin Chuckin', but it was worth it - the little ones really enjoyed playing the game! I got the idea for the game from Pinterest. How I Made the Bean bags: I bought some cotton fabric (doesn't matter… Continue reading Pumpkin Chuckin’
Category: Craft
New Stamps!!!
I don't know about you, but when I get a delivery of new stamps to play with I practically squeak with excitement!!!! I ordered some new IndigoBlu stamps after entering the IndigoBlu Challenge & seeing some of the wonderful creations made with stamp sets I didn't have yet. So here is a peek at my… Continue reading New Stamps!!!
Birthday Present Tag
Eeek! It's my Step Dad's birthday tomorrow and his present only arrived today! He has a share of a Narrow Boat and so I thought it would be really nice to get him something to remind him of his boat, so I got this pitcher from Black Country Metalworks. Because the pitcher is a bit… Continue reading Birthday Present Tag
Halloween treat boxes
Happy Saturday everyone! It's also World Card Making Day today!!! Unfortunately I haven't made a card yet today because I was busy finishing these off, maybe I will be able to get around to a quick one later? I started this project last weekend & have done a little bit here an there over the… Continue reading Halloween treat boxes
60th birthday box
Happy weekend everyone! (well... end of the weekend now, but I hope you had a good one!) I was asked to make a birthday card/something for a friend of the family and decided to make her an exploding box with paper orchids (I had to work out how to construct them myself, so see my… Continue reading 60th birthday box
Unwell
Eugh... Don't you just hate it when you aren't well? I was at a surprise birthday meal yesterday when I suddenly NEEDED to leave the table, it was horrible! Thankfully I had turned up in my own car & hadn't been drinking so when the worst of it had cleared I was able to head… Continue reading Unwell
Stampin’ Up! Open Day
Happy Saturday everyone!!! It's the weekend and the sun is out - that won't happen for too much longer... I went to my very first Stampin' Up! Open Day today in Horsley and I had a really good time - tea, chat, crafting, meeting new people - it was a lovely way to spend a… Continue reading Stampin’ Up! Open Day
Mini card – Autumn thinking of you
Hi everyone!! I've been seeing lots of mini cards on other people's blogs - for some cute Halloween ideas see Elizabeth Allan's blog. I was waiting for a friend to pop over for a cup of tea and some cake, so I wanted a quick make that wouldn't involve getting out loads of materials that… Continue reading Mini card – Autumn thinking of you
Paper Anniversary
I attended two weddings last year, and I can't believe how fast the time flies! This is the card I have created for an old school friend's first wedding anniversary. He plays guitar in a female-fronted hard rock band when he isn't being an engineer and she is a craft-aholic in her spare time (just… Continue reading Paper Anniversary
Trees color trends challenge
This is my entry for the 'Trees color trends challenge' on the Embellish magazine blog. I don't know if your parents were always quoting age-old quotes to you, but my parents used to say 'money doesn't grow on trees' whenever I asked for a pony for Christmas... That's where my inspiration came from - I… Continue reading Trees color trends challenge
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