It’s been very grey and dark of late. Very wrap up under a blanket and shut the world out sort of weather. Such is the way of winter. A few weeks ago, having seen the lovely stained-glass stamp set with a recent issue of Creative Stamping, I took the opportunity to also pick up a… Continue reading TWIC: Cheerful Cards
Category: Papercraft
Ink Blended Backgrounds
Earlier this year, I tried ink-blending. I got myself the special blending tools for crafters – different varieties to see which was best for me – and failed to do very well. So I stopped. Turns out, I’m a bit heavy-handed with these things. But I kept finding tutorials and reading things, particularly about make-up… Continue reading Ink Blended Backgrounds
Giraffes and Ferns
Most of my efforts recently have been in the long list of Christmas cards, but every now and then, I get to do something a little different. Because people still have birthdays, even in pandemics, even in the run-up to the Great Festive Season. In my family, lots of us have birthdays in the run-up… Continue reading Giraffes and Ferns
TWIC: Bells and Boughs
I haven’t tested out all the stamps in this set, mostly because I actually started making cards with them. And with the bauble/bell die that came with it. Well I say making cards – so far I’ve made these two, but I really like the set, so I expect I’ll make more. And normally I… Continue reading TWIC: Bells and Boughs
Making Christmas Cards
I don’t normally send Christmas cards – not just the ones I don’t make, but bought cards either. Maybe the odd one or two, to those whom I won’t see over the Christmas period, but generally, not. But this year, I have a feeling they might come into their own, given that we’ll probably be… Continue reading Making Christmas Cards
TWIC: Making Desk Tidies
At the beginning of October, I spent a weekend rearranging my office/craft room. Naturally, this involved pulling all of my supplies out of their then-homes and reorganising them. As always with this sort of thing, still a work in progress. But, as part of the reorganisation, I made a few desk tidies. I was originally… Continue reading TWIC: Making Desk Tidies
The Dew Drop Dash Background
As with all crafts, I like simple things. I craft to empty my brain and I don’t want anything too complicated, or that requires too much thought about it. There are times and places for complicated, though, and no doubt as I practise different techniques, I’ll start to make more complicated ones. But in falling… Continue reading The Dew Drop Dash Background
TWIC: O Christmas Tree
At this point in the year, crafty magazines turn to Christmas. As with all Christmas preparations, it’s good to have a decent run-up to avoid a last-minute panic. My favourite Christmas set last year was a stamp set with Margaret Sherry illustrations, although I didn’t manage to make any cards with them. To be fair,… Continue reading TWIC: O Christmas Tree
Crafting Supplies: Washi Tape
For some reason, the crafter’s curse most likely, I have a collection of washi tapes. I like the patterns and the colours and the idea of them, but usually only use them for a pretty seal across the back of an envelope. Actually, normally I do nothing much at all with them, because they’re normally… Continue reading Crafting Supplies: Washi Tape
TWIC: Autumn
Autumn is my favourite season. For lots of reasons: it’s my birthday season; the colours are wonderful, all those reds and golds and oranges; it’s cool enough to snuggle under the many blankets that live on the sofa; it’s no longer hayfever season so M isn’t sneezing or wheezing all the time. This stamp set… Continue reading TWIC: Autumn
