From today, 1st December, through to Christmas Eve, 24th December, I will be posting regular Christmas Cracker blog posts and more. Christmassy projects and tutorials, reviews and articles. The countdown to Christmas starts here 🙂 As with my previous Halloween
Mixed Media Poppy Tag Tutorial
This is my entry for the November tag in the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 blog series. I chose to do a poppy themed tag in remembrance of relatives who died in the wars. For this project I will
Ten Great Halloween Crafty Video Tutorials – Shriek Week 2015
Today I am going to share some of the best Halloween crafty video tutorials I have found on YouTube. Enjoy 🙂 Trippy Double Vision Makeup Look by dope 2111 Halloween Shaker Card by Serena Bee Halloween Series #8 2014 by
Two Quick and Easy Halloween Craft Projects Using Lawn Fawn’s “Monster Mash” stamps – Shriek Week
Today I am going to show you two quick and easy Halloween projects using the adorable Monster Mash stamps from Lawn Fawn. First I will show you how to make a great last-minute card that uses a very simple, but
Shriek Week – Halloween fun – 11th – 17th October 2015
Halloween is nearly here! All over the world people are getting ready for spooky excitement. Are you making cards, decorations or other crafty projects to join in the fun? Starting on Sunday 11th October it will be Shriek Week here
Tiger Twin Alcohol Markers – a review and comparison
My mother bought some Tiger Twin alcohol markers from her local Tiger store and was so impressed with them that she bought me some too! Because these pens were VERY cheap, I didn’t really expect them to be great.. but
Tutorial – a simple thank you card, ideal to make and sell
These thank you cards are quick and simple to make, but look attractive. They are ideal to make up a few to keep on standby, or as a set for a gift. You could of course change the sentiment to
Paper Doll Mixed Media Year Book – March Page
The March page of my mixed media book is a little late.. but here it is. I am trying to use a different paper doll each month, so for this month I chose to use one of the primitive paper
Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge – January – Scruffy Little Cat Stamp
The theme for this month is “Anything Goes” so I am using one of the new “Scruffy Little Cat” stamps that I bought from the Crafters’ Companion sale. The stamp is Ashleigh, I love her fur trimmed coat. I stamped
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,