I was planning to share these cards yesterday, but by the time the third one was made it was already pretty late. I do have a studio light for my photos, but they look better with natural light, which had already gone, and sorting the blog post would take a while, and I wanted to … More Adding Colour To Cards
I fell behind a bit at the end of last week. I had no energy left after being done with work each day. The weekend has helped me recover somewhat, and I’ve been doing some catching up on the cards I had wanted to make and share over the days I missed. Not all of … More Catch Up Cards
It’s time for a new HLS CAS Challenge. Our theme for August is “Off the Edge”. As always you’re welcome to interpret the theme however suits you, though it should be clear that you’ve followed it. And of course remember that we’re a clean and simple challenge, so we like to see lots of empty, … More HLS CAS Challenge | Floral Hello | Off The Edge
I’m seeing embossing folders around more and more lately. They seem to be having something of a resurgence. I don’t have very many embossing folders, but I do enjoy using them. I even made a video a couple of years ago talking about different ways to use them, which you can find here if you’re … More Embossing Folder Cards
The second Wednesday of the month means it is time for a new challenge at Christmas Craft Creations. This month our theme is Christmas Flowers. How you chose to incorporate that theme into your project is entirely up to you, so long as what you make is christmassy and has flowers as a focal element … More Christmas Craft Creations | Merriest Christmas | Christmas Flowers
It’s time for a new HLS CAS challenge! This month our theme is ‘three of a kind’, and as always how you interpret the theme is entirely up to you. I went for a trio of flowers for my bright birthday card.
It’s reminder time for our current Cupcake Inspirations Challenge. This fortnight we’ve been sponsored by Joy Clair for our colour theme challenge. We’re looking for projects that feature the colours red, grey and beige. Play along for a chance to win 3 digital images of your choice. I used the sweet Bunny Greetings set to … More CIC 513 | Hopping By | Red, Gray and Beige
I’m excited to be joining the Design Team for Perfectly CAS. If you’re not familiar with this challenge, it’s about using the Rule of Thirds to create a CAS card. We use just 1/3 of the card – any 1/3 you like, you can chose for yourself – and leave the rest as empty space, … More Perfectly CAS Challenge | Treasure Flower | Stencils
I’m excited to be joining Alicia of Call Me Crafty Al for her Inspired Saturdays Collaboration this week. The idea of the collaboration is that we each create a project inspired by the other. I was inspired by a back to school card that Alicia made – you can see the video here or find … More Inspired Saturdays Collab | Brushstroke Florals
We’re now officially over the halfway mark of the Month of Celebration, hooray! And not a single day missed. I’m rather proud of myself for that. I hope you’ve been enjoying it so far. If you’re not sure what the month of celebration is, I’m celebrating both reaching 2000 subscribers on my YouTube channel, and … More No Coloring Floral Two-For-One Cards | Month of Celebration
The Joyful Soul Creates 