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.
There’s a new challenge starting at The Male Room. We’re starting the year of simply with an anything goes challenge to get you in the mood for creating your masculine cards. If you’re after a bit more guidance though we have an optional twist of beverages, and the design team has plenty of inspiration for … More TMR 102 | Awesome Bubbles | Anything Goes and Optional: Beverages
At the Christmas at Sweet Stampin’ Challenge we don’t let a little thing like Christmas being almost a year away stop us from working on our Christmas cards! Our new challenge starts today and we’ve got plenty of inspiration from the design team if you’re looking to get an early start on this year’s cards. … More CASS | Christmas Twins
Yesterday I shared my first blog post over on the Blank Page Muse blog. If you haven’t seen it yet you can find it here. In the post I show how to add dimension to part of an image. There are photos of the process, and you can see the finished card over there too, … More Adding Dimension to Part of an Image | Blank Page Muse
It’s time for the very first Cupcake Inspiration Challenge of the year! We’re kicking off 2019 with a “something new” theme, which is open to interpreting however you like. Maybe you’d like to use a new crafty product, play with a new technique, or just make a new-something card – new year, new home, new … More CIC 461 | DIY Glitter Paste | Something New | Sparkle N Sprinkle
I craft on a budget and so I don’t have anywhere near the amount of supplies as many of my peers in this crafting community. Nonetheless I still manage to fall into the trap of having new crafty goodies that sit for ages without being used. The idea behind this stashbusters series to make use … More Stashbusters | Pizza Loving Puppy Birthday
With all that’s been going on recently I’ve rather neglected both my YouTube channel and my card kits. Today I’m sharing a card, with a video, using the Love From Lizi December 2018 card kit. Specifically I’m showing the beautiful effect than can be achieved by combining stamps and coordinating stencils.
I’ve been doing some pet sitting work recently, and when one of the jobs finished I wanted to make a quick card to give to the owner as a thank you for choosing me for the task. I decided to take the opportunity at the same time to play with a new product I got … More Embossing With Dies | Meow Cat
