After the Flamingo comes G for Garden. Huzzah - back on track with the alphabet! The Wildflower Garden, full of flowers good for pollinators: the bees and butterflies just waking up. We currently have buttercups and other yellow flowers sprinkling an otherwise threadbare lawn. And the odd crocus planted by the squirrels. The Wildflower Garden… Continue reading Card (Parts) of the Week: The Wildflower Garden
Tag: stamping
TWIC: Gnome Gift-Tags
In the ordinary way of things, I should have been cross-stitching this week, either the latest freebie or a bit more of my map. I’ve done neither, because of all the rush to make sure Christmas parcels are despatched in plenty of time to get to their various destinations. Instead, I’ve been making gift-tags with… Continue reading TWIC: Gnome Gift-Tags
TWIC: Cheerful Cards
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
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
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
TWIC: Ships and Anemones
In the last nine or so months since I took up paper-crafting, I have gathered a reasonable collection of stamp sets, mostly with matching dies or embossing folders. The majority have come from my monthly Simply Cards & Papercraft (SCP) magazine, although occasionally I pick up one of the others (because I particularly like the… Continue reading TWIC: Ships and Anemones
TWIC: A Simple Card
I’ve thought occasionally about writing about projects, but I’m not sure. Mostly, this is because I don’t want to be making things purely to turn into Projects. I’d rather bring things that I’ve made for a reason. So, I shall continue to post about experiments and practice attempts, as well as occasional Projects, because whatever… Continue reading TWIC: A Simple Card
TWIC: Stencils
I’ve been playing with stencils this week. This month’s Simply Cards & Papercraft (issue 204) came with a stencil and stamp set, you see. I had to wait a few days for my blending tools to arrive – I haven’t done any ink blending before, and this is my first stencil, so I didn’t have… Continue reading TWIC: Stencils
This Week In Crafts
Originally, I was just going to show stamps on Fridays. But then, last week I had my Easter page, and this week I have a Mouseloft cross-stitch. So I’ve had a rethink and it’s going to be a space for all the mini-crafts, not just stamping. Because, along with the bigger cross-stitch projects, I want… Continue reading This Week In Crafts
This Week In Stamps
I thought about sending cards for Easter. I don’t normally, but when you get into card-making, you take any opportunity. Or is that just me? Of course, I didn’t, in the end. No postage stamps. But I did make an Easter page in my papercraft scrapbook. In the spirit of not doing everything all at… Continue reading This Week In Stamps
Fairy Cake Living 