Archive for April, 2009

Happy Birthday Mum

Apr. 30, 2009 5 Comments Posted under: Cards

Well my lovely Mum is 60 today, a very special birthday and she is now officially retired, though she works harder than most people I know! Here is her card, quite bright very simple on the front…….. But the inside is a little bit special! I have made the pop up using a very simple [...]

Look what I’ve got!

Apr. 28, 2009 6 Comments Posted under: News

Being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator can be challenging…………because there is soooooooo much lovely crafting goodies in the catalogue, you want it all NOW!!!!!  I try to be very good and buy little bits at a time, but there is one thing I wished I had bought right at the beginning, markers. But not just a [...]

Sharing on a Sunday

Apr. 26, 2009 4 Comments Posted under: News

Well today’s share will save you sooooooooo much time………………. Hands up all those who like me love to roam around the world wide web looking at all the lovely art work other people make?  At the last check I had over 300 places bookmarked ( or in my favourites) ARGH! Now some places I visit [...]

Fresh Cuts Spotlight

Apr. 25, 2009 3 Comments Posted under: Cards, Clubs

I love this stamp set, it’s called Fresh Cuts and it’s in the mini, it is such a versatile set.  Now a couple of weeks ago at my Tuesday Technique club we made this card, it’s a technique called spotlighting, very straightforward but a lovely effect. I have taken an Old Olive card blank with the [...]

Forest Reflection

Apr. 23, 2009 3 Comments Posted under: Cards, Techniques

I’m so pleased with myself today…………I have been wanting to sort out a watermark for my photographs for some time and although I love computers, photo editing software and me don’t really get on too well!  So I have tried and tried, but yesterday I found the lovely Karen Giron, who has some very inexpensive [...]

Washington Flowers

Apr. 21, 2009 4 Comments Posted under: Cards

Do you multi task?  I’m sure it is a skill built in to Mothers and other very busy people……….Today I was chatting to a lovely lady Anna-Mae catching up on all sorts of things ( even though she was coming to a class an hour later, we had lots to talk about) and whilst I [...]

Sharing on a Sunday

Apr. 19, 2009 2 Comments Posted under: News

Scrapbooking is the theme of my share today, The first page I have to share with you is made by the lovely Caroline, one of Inspiring Inkin’s newest team members, she has used 3 stamp sets and made a beautiful page.  You can see it here. And then a page from one of my oldest [...]

Cover girl again!!

Apr. 17, 2009 4 Comments Posted under: Magazine Work, News

Don’t panic, it’s not me on the cover of a magazine………. but some of my cards! Check it out here ! Many of you will know I am a regular contributor to Making Cards magazine and in the May 09 issue I have 2 projects my chocolate cards ( which are on the cover) and [...]