I signed up for the Clean & Simple Card Making 4 class from www.OnlineCardClasses.com. Clean & Simple Card Making 4 officially started on Monday 26th January 2014, and runs until the end of the week. However one can take the
Mixed Media Year Book – January Pages 2015
I am making a little book with a 2 page spread for each of the 12 months of 2015. I want to try out some new ideas, include a bit of information which will be fun to look back on,
Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2015 – January Tag
I never got around to doing the Tim Holtz monthly tags in 2014, and was determined I would do so this year. For anyone who is not familiar with this fun challenge, every month Tim has a tutorial on his
My Crafty New Year’s Resolutions 2015
A Happy New Year to you all! As is the tradition, I have made myself a list of 6 Crafty New Year’s Resolutions for my arts and crafts. Yes, I also have another list with the usual resolutions about being
A Homemade Box of Christmas Crackers – Tutorial
Crackers are a traditional part of the Christmas celebrations, here in the UK. This year I wanted to make my own crackers to give to family members. So here is how I went about making my very own boxes of
Simple Christmas Gift Tags – quick, easy and economical
I suddenly realized how close Christmas is, and that I better get on with wrapping presents up.. but no gift tags! I wanted handmade tags, but as I would need quite a lot (I have got most of my family
Print and Cut with Silhouette Studio and Tin Teddy Clip Art
In this little tutorial I am going to show you how to use a Silhouette Cameo or Portrait cutter and the Silhouette Studio software to print and cut out your Tin Teddy clip art images – or any other clip
My Favourite YouTube Craft Video Bloggers
Today I thought I would share with you the YouTube channels that I follow and watch regularly. These crafters all cover popular paper crafts such as stamping, colouring, card making, journaling and so on. Some of them also cover many
Japanese Kimekomi by Barbara B. Suess – A craft book review
Title – Japanese Kimekomi Author – Barbara B. Suess and Kathleen M. Hewitt Publisher – Breckling Press ISBN – 978-1 -933308-21-0 I had been admiring Japanese Kimekomi balls in a carft magazine, so I pounced on this book when
10 Fantastic Handmade Halloween Gifts
Halloween is now becoming quite a popular holiday here in the UK. Lots of people have spooky parties (and why not!) and more and more are putting up a few decorations or sending a Halloween card or two. Here are