Week 10 already of the Less is More Challenge , and this time they would like to see one layer cards with the focus on the sentiment. Having...

That's the title of the Sir Stampalot February'11 Challenge. Of course, for me that had to mean butterflies. I have very few other a...

Yesterday Jules  posted a brilliant tutorial on how to make an origami Christmas tree, which had been taught to her by a lady called Jo Unwi...

Or, to put it another way, eating my words! I said I wouldn't be making any Christmas cards before December. I hate the fact that Christ...

This week's challenge at  Allsorts  is called "Park Inspiration", and they want our entries to be inspired by gardens or parks...

The challenge on this week's  Tuesday Taggers is to take our inspiration from a poem. Given that I love trees, I couldn't fail to b...

... I've just realised it's over three weeks since I last posted anything, and that's mainly because I haven't made anything...

I haven't had much time lately for blogging, or for crafting, come to that. Unfortunately, at the moment real life is having to take pri...

I'm going to do some background techniques with my class tomorrow, including my favourite direct-to-paper with overstamping. I have some...

Here is my entry for the Sir Stampalot Special Challenge, hosted by Brenda.  The challenge is to celebrate Sir Stampalot's relocation to...

The  Allsorts challenge for this week is a sketch, by Emma. Since I still had the Hero Arts flourish stamp out on my desk, I thought I'...

Another of my crafting aims for the new year is to start entering some challenges. I didn't really have the time to do so last year, but...

My altered photo frame is finished! This is what it looked like originally. I gave the frame and base a couple of coats of gesso, and then ...

Well, I managed to get everything finished in time to catch the last posting date. Phew! Now that I know that some of them have reached the...

Taking the colour removal technique a step further, I made this. Using encaustic art card, the background was sponged with Distress inks, th...

My favourite season of the year is spring, when everything is bright and fresh and new. I don't like the dark mornings and evenings of t...

As I said in my previous post, the dearth of butterflies in our garden has prompted me to put some on my cards instead. A fairly simple one ...

Looking for something a bit different to do with my class, I came across this tutorial by Beate Johns on the Splitcoast Stampers website. ...

My blog candy prize (the Elusive Images Damask Blocks) arrived this morning! Fortunately I had chance to play with them straightaway (couldn...

That's me! I'm still pinching myself! I have won some Elusive Images candy from Graphicus ! One of my favourite stamp ranges, no les...