Do you ever have a creative idea in your head that you need to get down on  paper? I knew that I wanted to make a different card using the Daisy punch.  I have made quite a few using the bundle of Stamps and  matching punch and  I love it. However, I wanted a "cleaner", fresher look for this card and realised to get this look I needed to keep it very simple. I used a water colour wash of Daffodil Delight on my mat of watercolour paper. ( 14.3 cm x 10 cm )  I ... VIEW POST

Designer Series Paper Share The Designer Series Paper in the new Annual Stamping Up Catalogue are just beautiful and  are perfect for card making, scrap booking pages, tags, boxes,bags and all your paper craft projects. Each pack comes in a pack of 12.  Two of each 6 double sided designs. In size 12 inches by 12 inches. I am very excited to be offering a paper share of these 4 collections from the range of Designer series papers!  A Whole Lot of ... VIEW POST

Last week my entry for the Global Design Project Challenge was this simple card made using Very Vanilla cardstock and heat embossing. It was very easy to make and a very effective card. I embossed the back of the envelopes to match. No naked envelopes here.😊 I tend to share my makes on various crafting groups and I was very surprised and  happy when this one got over 200 likes on one of the groups I shared it in. It shows that less is often more and sometimes the simpler the ... VIEW POST

 On Thursday our brand new Stampin Up 2017 Annual Catalogue was launched! Its full of so many lovely things .  The link to the PDF is here . There is also a permanent link in the side bar. If you prefer a paper copy to sit and browse through and you've not got one yet, request one here and I will be happy to send you a complimentary copy. I have a few must haves already. My wish list is growing by the day but my top two so far have to ... VIEW POST

Its been such a busy week in our house hold. Suddenly Friday has crept up on me and I hadn't yet designed a card for this weeks challenge over on the Global Design Project. Each week the talented team set a challenge. This is really fun to take part in. The challenge changes each week and this week it is a sketch challenge.  This is the sketch we have been given for inspiration this week. I decided I wanted something clean and simple so I just went for two colours. Very Vanilla ... VIEW POST

 We are into July already! June has been a packed month. It has been full of so much creativity. I have held an Open House Catalogue Launch Party, held my very first Summer Craft Day Retreat, attended a fabulous craft weekend away with my wider team, introduced Memories and More into my Monthly Crop and have had lots of fun at my weekly Coffee and Cards sessions!  I was so happy to welcome in  the new Stampin Up Annual Catalogue which is always a very ... VIEW POST

Each week the Design Team over in the Global Design Project set a challenge. It can be anything from CASE the designer, to sketch, or layout. This week we have a colour challenge. I love playing along with the colour challenge as it really makes me think outside the box, putting colours together that maybe I wouldn't ordinarily do. This week we have Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Pool Party. I love all three of these colours and thought they would work well together. I made a conscious ... VIEW POST

We had a lot of fun on Monday morning at Coffee and Cards with the Coffee Café Stamps from Stampin up. I thought this set was so apt. We have a lovely group of ladies who come to Coffee and Cards and the Coffee they serve there is very good! We as usual had a lot of creativity going on, lots of laughter and chatter. Its such a good way to start the week. This is how I made it. The base is A4 card, cut in half at 14.8cms and scored at 10.5 cm. The layer and Whisper White ... VIEW POST