A few posts ago, I showed you what I received in my stamping foam subscription box. Today I had a play with it, with a friend. Here are some of the prints we made to show you how well they work. The re-useable stamping foam is so easy to use, and we had success with … [Read more…]
Marie, from The Purple Magnolia, started advertising a class to make a mini album using the magnificent Stamperia Hortensia paper a long time before it was scheduled, and of course, I had to put my name down for the course. I think it may have been advertised for more than a month, and I was … [Read more…]
Today I popped into my local art and craft shop (just around the corner from my house) for an impromptu class. It was a wonderful one-on-one for a class I had missed previously. Denise and Sharon (from the Scrappers Village) showed me how to stamp and colour images using those blending brushes and oxide inks. … [Read more…]
There are at least 4 thrift shops (locally known as charity shops) in my area, and I volunteer at the nearest Hospice Charity Shop as part of giving back to my community. We receive many donations of items from kitchen items to clothes, from medical appliances to wool and fabric, from crafty things to jewelry. … [Read more…]
Since the lockdown, I have become even better at online shopping. I already had a triple black belt, but now I am a grandmaster. After drooling at all the subscription services and monthly release kits that one can purchase in Europe and the Americas, I was determined to discover if there was something like that … [Read more…]
I have made a little handbag notebook using an 8 inch square piece of card to make a little notebook completely inspired by one I saw on YouTube using a 6×6 inch piece. Using the theme of sewing (mainly because I had the bits and pieces to use) I have created this little notebook and … [Read more…]
I have made another envelope journal using two smaller envelopes. This one is not as fancy as the last one and doesn’t have as many pockets or places for items, but I think it is really sweet. The idea came from a tutorial on YouTube where the lady used two large envelopes and folded them … [Read more…]
I have been loving making journals and decorating them. A friend showed me a tutorial on YouTube on making a journal entirely from envelopes. There is a channel by Angela Kerr that I encourage you to go check out, specifically her tutorial on the envelope journal: here. My friend gave me the envelopes already glued … [Read more…]
Since the pandemic is still with us, and I am not attending classes in person, I have been doing a lot of kits from my usual suppliers. (Unfortunately, not all of them have embraced the online classes or videos, but for those who have, I thank you 🙂 ). This kit comes from one of … [Read more…]
They say that online sales have increased dramatically during the pandemic. I am probably personally responsible for at least half of those. But seriously, I have historically found “retail therapy” (and even window shopping) hugely soothing, and have missed it a lot since we have been isolating for the past year. No visits with friends, … [Read more…]