I’m a writer, blogger, cook, mum to three fur-babies, and wife to a wonderful man. I also work full-time as a child carer. I have a series of blogs all under the main heading of The Joyful Soul. In these blogs I explore my love of creativity in various ways.
It’s Designer Creative Challenge time again at Craftin Desert Divas. This week we’re focusing on colouring and trying to come up with a variety of suggestions on how to colour up your images. Be sure to head over to the blog post to see what the rest of the team created. I made three cards and … More Designer Creative Challenge – Let’s Get Colouring
Would you mind pretending you haven’t seen this card? I’m joking, of course, but I was a bit naughty and used new-to-me supplies that I’m planning to do a haul video for, and I haven’t filmed that video yet! But I couldn’t resist using these stamps, dies and inks for my Watercooler Wednesday card for … More WWC179 – Heidi’s Masculine “Anything Goes” Challenge
The new The Male Room challenge starts today, and our prompt is to use something unexpected. At first I thought I’d do something with sand as I have some left over from other projects, but then I thought that might be a bit boring as it’s not been that long since I last used it. … More Undersea Double Shaker – TMR 90
Our new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs is a tic-tac-toe challenge! There are lots of different options to chose from, and we hope you’ll have fun with it. We’re sponsored this time around by Fabrika Fantasy who are offering three digis to our lucky winner – make sure you link up to be eligible for … More Splashy Smile – IWD Tic-Tac-Toe
We’re a week into our current Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. Normally that would mean the challenge is halfway through, but this challenge will run for a bit longer than usual, so there’s still plenty of time to play for your chance to win a Digi from our sponsor, Kitty Bee Designs. All you have to do … More Birthday Bee – CIC 450
We’re in the middle of a heatwave here in sunny Finland. The warm weather inspired me to make this bright, tropical card using stamps and stencils from Skull and Cross Buns. I used two different stenciling techniques to create the fun background for my card.
You may have noticed that the crafty industry has a tendency to get Christmas-y in July. A lot of companies introduce Christmas products, and a lot of challenges have Christmas prompts to play along with. I’ve been working on Christmas cards here and there throughout the year, but “Christmas in July” is a good excuse … More Little Snowman
