The first of the daffodil cards, made with Daffodil Dreams from Simply Cards & Papercraft 240. It also came with some pretty papers, such as the one I used here. It has some lovely big scene sorts of stamps. And daffodils are such lovely cheerful flowers. I started simple – I’ll probably continue simple, but… Continue reading The Birthday Daffodils
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Deck the Halls
I nearly chose the gnomes again. But, instead, March gets the Scenic Christmas stamp and stencil set from Simply Cards & Papercraft 223 and which I’ve barely used since I got it. Although it doesn’t have many sentiment stamps, so I shall allow myself to pilfer other sets for those if needed. Like with this… Continue reading Deck the Halls
Be a Mermaid
There’s a corruption of an alleged Oscar Wilde quotation I quite like: Always be yourself – unless you can be a unicorn. Then always be a unicorn. I suspect there are other variations for other creatures to be. Sadly, I have no stamps with any of them, but I do have this mermaid one about… Continue reading Be a Mermaid
‘Tis the Season
I went back to the Polkadoodles’ Christmas Gnomes set from Creative Stamping 102 this week. Partly, this is because I haven’t really tidied my craft desk – the bin was removed to another room and has yet to be replaced! – so the stamp set was still sitting where I’d left it after last week’s… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season
Dinosaur Adventures
One of my main crafting problems is that I collect supplies, if I’m lucky with at least a vague idea of what to make, and then do nothing with them. As they say: collecting craft supplies is a hobby in itself… Such happened last year when I found some Natural History Museum-inspired paper packs in… Continue reading Dinosaur Adventures
Believe in the Magic
I got lucky for a crafting session: Tiny and I went to a baby group where I (and the other mothers) was shown how to do a baby massage. Although Tiny got bored and hungry halfway through, it was still sufficient for a sleep in the pram on the way home and which gave me… Continue reading Believe in the Magic
Winter Wonderland
Having not been particularly inspired by the festive magazines last year, or by the festive offerings of Hobbycraft, I’m going to be continuing to use the Stash. And trying not to repeat designs from previous years. It can be all too easy sometimes to just fall back on a tried and tested design, especially when… Continue reading Winter Wonderland
The Birthday Macaw
Tiny would cause crafting problems if I liked to make complicated cards. As it is, the only problem caused is one of timing, and being able to snatch the time to plan a card and then to create it. Hence the lack of card posts of late. Or any sort of crafting posts, really. There… Continue reading The Birthday Macaw
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Finally, I have managed to start making cards again. Which is good because the magazines have had sets recently which I like and think I could actually use for a change. A lot of last year the sets were too similar to ones I already had, especially the Christmas sets. But I liked the Magic… Continue reading The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Sleigh Bells Ring
I haven’t been much in my craft room for the last month or so. I’m not sure how often I’ll get in over the next few. Probably sporadic crafting for the foreseeable. However, with the arrival of a baby-sling (the Koala Cuddle Band; takes babies from 2-9kg/4lb7oz to 19lb13oz) which is suitable for my lighter-than-average… Continue reading Sleigh Bells Ring
Life Ever Crafting 