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A one stop shop for all your crafty ideas and inspiration
Crafting is my passion, I love everything paper craft and would love to be able to pass on some of my ideas and tips to others.
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The best news ever…
Today I can finally reveal the most exciting news I have had in a long time. I am now officially Cardmaker of the Year 2024!!! To say I...
Using your iPad with the images on My Craft Studio USBs
Today I have put together a video showing how simple it is to use the images we get from highlight crafts even if you don’t have a...
Magazine freebie inspiration…
Happy Sunday everyone! Today I wanted to share with you some projects I have made using the freebies in the latest issue of the Simply...
How to create depth in your coloured stamped images…
Hi crafty people, I promised a while back to some more detailed posts on different colouring methods. Today I want to share with you how...
A double drape fold card… super easy to make…
Wow can you believe it’s nearly the longest day and the nights will soon be drawing in. Anyone else out there think that the time it...
Do you ever get stuck for inspiration?
I find that it is easy to get into a pattern of doing the same type of card or project for a while and then, move onto the next one and...
Think about your light source…
Happy Fri-yay! Today I thought I would share with you a scene created using watercolours and a mix of Card-io & Lavinia stamps. I first...
Which colouring medium do I use for what?
I recently completed a card (I’ll add a copy of it below) when I looked back at the card I realised on the one card I had used Cosmic...
Sharing your creations with confidence
Afternoon all, I wanted to share with you an important lesson I learnt recently, and hopefully give you the courage to do the same. I am...
Ultimate NEED for your crafty storage…
I have been a crafter for many years, albeit a break in between, and one thing I find is I am forever reorganising my craft supplies, and...
So to start the new year as you mean to go on…
Or so they say! Who has made new year resolutions? Who thinks they will keep it past January?! So I want to take a moment and look at...
When organising your craft room is never done!
If you are reading this, I'm guessing you are either a Crafter, or know a crafter? In which case you will also know that the job of...
A little chair…
You might have read my post last week about my new found love of all things little, well the couple I have made to date have not been to...
A Bee-utiful piece of home decor…
I have some beautiful lavender in the garden and it attracts lots of lovely bees. I love watching them at work collecting the pollen, it...
Did some bunny say something…
Today I wanted to share with you a card that is simple to make and give you a little tip for making an aperture with very detailed dies...
Amazon Prime Day - Crafty Deals
Morning Crafty people, I have done the obligatory scanning of prime day deals, and I thought I would share with you a few things I found...
Using Shadow Silhouette digi stamps…
You may have seen the recent launch from Highlight Crafts the 'Two Red Robins MCS Silhouette Stamps USB' I got my crafty mitts on this...
Everything is looking small…
Well it is the middle of the week, doesn't time fly?! I can't quite believe it is now nearly the middle of July! It's a great time to...
A Rose by any other name…
So it's looking good I am onto day 2! Today I want to share with you a rose that I made and decided to see how long it would take my...
Long time no speak…
Hey fellow Crafty People! I know I have completely neglected my blog for a longgggg time, so I will start with an apology. It is easy to...
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