Remember When...

Well here it is.. A new range in decoupage that will fill a full A5 card with no need for any other embellishments & it is full of nostalgia.

This would not only be a card it would be a gift of memories, It could be given as a card with a frame as a gift, something that would look fabulous as a series hanging on a wall.



Or how about a scrapbook page, it will still leave plenty of room to add journal wording and photo's



The Remember When... range will be available soon in series of 3.



Below is the 1st two in Series 1

Time at the Bar

The Beautiful Game

To Dad with Love

Made into a flip Album

If you are still craving for more views pop over to Toni's blog

My News

Over the last few months I have been working closely with an artist designing something special to bring to the crafting world.

Well all I can say is that it has even exceeded my expectations, new fresh, nothing else like this on the market, Ohhhhhh you are going to be so spoilt...


I have put a Design Team together as you may have noticed from the side bar.

I said I would start to update what I was so excited about, well, I thought I'd give you something to wet your appetite.

So here is a clue

Coming soon.......

not enough ?

maybe a little more needed?

try this

So have you guessed yet?
I'd love to hear what you've come up with so leave a comment and we'll see who gets it right.

If that's still not enough try on Toni's Blog I'm sure she may have a little more news for you.

Now, if you then hop over to Bev's blog there's even more.

If you still can't decide whats going on or what it is keep checking back and I will show you more very soon.

Something big is about to happen....

I am fit to bursting point, something big is going to happen real soon and I'm dying to tell you all, but, I have to keep stum just a little longer.

This thing has rocked my world over the last few weeks to the point I've not been sleeping as more ideas keep creeping up on me.

Lets just say that for the next couple of weeks I'm going to be one busy lady (yes thats me, lady, lol!)

Keep watching here and hopefully it will all be revealed soon.

Tiled Card

I thought it was time that I revisted the tiled mosiac card I have made a few in my time but after seeing it again on Nichole's blog I thought I'd give it another whirl with a delicate look, so out came the lavender and white and a Music Plate Stamp by Stampsmith.

I used the Cut'n'Dry foam by ranger to sponge the lavender ink over the edges of the tiled pieces

As you can see from this shot I left a small gap in between the tiles when I was fitting them back together

Arte y Pico Award

Oh my I've received an award.

I was given this award by Em, I feel very privileged.

Thanks Em, you are a wonderfully sweet person.

The idea behind the award is to pass it on to 5 bloggers whom you think are creative and contribute a lot to the blogging community.

So here I go to award the Arte y Pico

I would like to award this to Alli Miles for her sheer inspiration in the crafting world.

I would also like to award a good friend Peejay for her blogging Ramblings.

Also Toni Poyser for trying her hand at everything crafty.

next is Katie who is always around to leave a comment and is a wonderful crafter.

Last but by no means least is Michele Lovely blogspot and always a cheery outlook.

How Sweet it is..

I just love the Celebration stamp set by PTI, lots of matting a layering here, then a clever
little folded card added to the centre with a matching ribbon to hold it in place topped with contasting circles and a PTI stamped cupcake.

How sweet it is.........

This is the inside of the centre fold piece

with the cup cake image attached,
Stamped sentiment and patterned
paper by PTI.

To have & to hold........

A trifold card, the stamps used were from the wedding range from Papertrey Ink also the new Palette Hybrid colours exclusive to them Sweet Blush and Berry Sorbet.

I stamped the oval and cut out the aperture then stamped through the aperture to ensure that I got the words lined up correctly I layered up a couple of the flowers to make them pop, and stamped the leaves and corner swirls in the Sweet blush.

The piece that I cut from the oval I folded the card up and popped this back into the oval and opend up one layer of the card holding the oval shape in place then stamped around the oval shape to make a background.

For the insert I used PTI background paper stamped the sentiment and layered onto contrasting card before attaching in to the centre.

Double opening as shown below

Helppppppppp !!!!!

Why on earth do I not learn to keep my mouth shut?
You would think at my age I was old enough to learn but no!

My eldest daughter Lauren is getting Engaged 16th May and what did I go and do, offer to make the cake or should I say cakes. 3 in total.

The cakes have been made and are all ready to marzipan and ice, those that know me will tell you I gave up cake decorating over 10 years ago and the type I specialised in was sugar craft making all the delicate flowers, the reasoning behind giving it up was everyone expected them done yesterday giving me very little time to complete.

Lucky for Lauren I didn't throw away my tools I hid them away in the loft. Now the hard part Lauren wants something a little funky arghhhhhhhhhhhh I don't do funky and this little engagement cake project has cost me roughly £150.00 so far.

I expect it will all turn out fine it is just that I am stressing over it a little.
Below is the last cakes I made for a friends Wedding (the second time round).