Another terrific card from Vadeler

Well I dont have this many dies.... or do I???.... MMWUUAHHH! just jokes. But this has got to be a much better idea than having them all tossed into a box which is my current method of organisation and surprisingly isnt working LOL. I just like the …

Yep! Christmas! I know its early but by the way this year is passing by it will be hear again in no time. Here is a cute card from Stampin up :) I also love to visit this site. Originally I would have probably passed on the leaves diecuts but…

This is sooo cool!

So excited went and collected my new cricut!!! and have been cutting up a treat LOL so will have to charge up the video camera and get into some more how to videos :) I have to say I am a fan of Stampin ups clear stamps. I find them so much eas…

For some reason my last card will not insert here so you can find it at http://youtu.be/JfYGvLGB62M

Just have to start off by saying a big thankyou to Overstock.com where I purchased my Cricut. They have sent an email telling me that they are going to refund my money. Fantastic News!! I now have a little more "bob"to put on my layby of t…

My Kind of sewing LOL

Another share from one of my subscriptions! :)

Highlighting a technique from one of the many wonderful you tube channels I subscribe to :)

Oh Wow! I am definately putting in an order for this one!

Being a sucker for flowers I love it when new flowers like this come out!

These are all the rage at the moment and Vadeler has ther bestest idea!!

With Fathers Day coming up this could make a cute idea :) LOL

(I scanned this in plastic if your wondering about those reddish lines :)

Found another great card by Dawn on the WWW. I really have to give making these a go. Doing the final edit on some more videos so will get onto uploading them over the weekend. Until then....enjoy

Trying a few things out for the people at Provo Craft about the Cricut. In the meantime here is a Video How To I managed before the dramas :) I made this really cute card using the Wild Card Cartridge. The cartridge allows you to cut the cards, en…

A lovely share from Julie Davidson I just love how she has used the lace ribbon punch!

Now who doesnt love the characters from Sesame St. Espec the cookie monster!!!

During May, join the Paper Party and earn FREE Designer Series Paper !Choose from a wide variety of designs and colours available in the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue and 2012 Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue . You  get a FREE package of Desig…

Excuse the ol voice in this one. Recorded it over Easter when I had the Flu :)

Just another share from the big wild world of internet surfing.  I been busy over the weekend putting the finishing touches on my sisters guest book and using the cricut to assist me which has saved sooo much time its unbelieveable! will share the l…

I bought one of these little whiteboards a little time ago and finally got around to altering it. Quite happy with the results :)

Yay the video editing software works!! and I have made another change to the title to match the new blog. Enjoy :)

This is really cute I wonder if it might be coming our way later in the year??

Got some new dienamics recently and heres a look at what I did with them :)

Another incredibly busy week and I am really looking forward to this coming weekend as I am attending a CM mega party and get to crop and create for a few hours this Saturday!! Its also good to see what other wonderful products there are to play wit…

Ever wanted to know how to get that watercolour look with the Stampin up Markers and the blender pen. Well here is a video (another great find) that demonstrates it for you and I love the look! Hope you do to!

I was given two different brayers recently and wasnt sure how to give them some use. So I did a bit of googling and stumbled upon a whole other world of brayering!! Oh my Gosh!!! I have included a video for you took look at and if you need further i…

Cute idea considering that we are on the cusp of the winter plague........ the dreaded old flu season!! so happy I have been healthy so far quite a few friends have been down for the count pretty early this year :(

I had to laugh on Saturday had a few friends over and we all had a shocking time tying that perfect bow so a little reminder on how to make bows is definately needed LOL!

It has been a huge week!! I had to take time otherwise spent on the blog and invest it into my job. I never said bloggin daily was going to be easy LOL but I am here now! A shocking thing happened after a workshop yesterday! My friggin Big Shot hand…

I have a few crafters workshop stencils aboutt he place but you could also use and of the "reliefs"left over after you have sent a cartridge through your bigshot to create you own original look. I am going to attempt the inking techniqu…

I was going about without a bone folder for years and have to agree!!

Stampin up glitter and heat and stick powder can give awesome results. Here is a little video on one way in which to use them.

Not scrapbooking this weekend but am working on a off the page project for my sisters wedding so apologies to my blog visitors. Will upload some pics when I am done only have a few extra little bits to add :)

There is a buzz felt in the USA that I wish was felt the same way here. Maybe its just because I am not on the mainland but I kinda get the feeling that scrapbooking and stamping doesnt have the same enthusiasm as it did a decade ago. I used to freq…

I havent used a lot of the masking technique so I have been looking around and found this little gem on Utube. Plan on giving this ago over the weekend seeing as though I am back at work after a wonderful holiday :)

Spritz sprays produce a shimmer when sprayed onto cardstock and paper items. There are many manufacturers of these products. Stampin up produce 4 available in the catalogue but what if I were to tell you that you could produce your own in any of th…

Remember the stocking stamp punch that I Product reviewed on Monday well.... here is a fabulous little dancing card in a football theme that makes use of that very product!!!

You can change the whole look of a page just by using your stamps for the background!!

I was visiting Julie Davidson's Blog and came across this fabulous idea!! Its an apple made from rosettes!! How friggin cool is this!! I wonder also if the Bigz die featured in the Stampin up video will be on its way to Oz real soon too :) I ha…

Wood mounted or acrylic there are some simple things to remember when looking after your stamps. Always make sure to clean your rubber stamps before storing away     Use a rubber stamp cleaner to clean your stamps. I always use  Stampin’ Up!’s …

I have to admit when I first saw the stocking punch I thought "how much use would I get out of a christmas stocking punch" well wasnt I just a little stamping naive LOL! I did a little searching and will never look at my punch the same way…

I used my tansparent flowers to frame up the photo in this layout. This is my little nephew a cheeky little monkey would love to know what thought was crossing his mind in this one LOL.

Todays technique is using stamped acetate to make an embellishment. You will need to use versamark ink to ensure a strong and lasting image. The stamp set I have used is the Stampin Up Baroque Motifs Set. I stamped a selection of the images straight…

I love making flowers! there are so many ways to create them and I plan on having a make and take at 10am on Sat the 25th February called 'Flowers Five Ways'so if you would like to come along send an email to let me know :) everyones welcome…

How should you store you classic ink pads? I always heard to store any ink pad upside down so that the ink is always ready on the surface BUT... did you know that the classic Stampin Ink Pads were designed so that the pad was upside down when clos…

Stampin Ups five petal punch is Fab. I use it to make my own flowers by cutting out several from pattern paper. Spritzing with water and connecting together with a brad. I also like to use it to creat a window in small notecards like I have here i…

A day late I know... just doing a bit of catch up this morning :) My video how to today is about using the treat cups to creat a valentines card. (or card for that special someone)

This layout is the first page of a Family History album I really want to get started on this year. I used the circle punch for the photos. I may have to add a few more leaves as I couldnt find the photos of my nieces and nephew that I really liked..…

No doubt you've heard me blabbing on about Tim Holtz at some stage on my Blog. I have been collecting a few of his products here and there over the last year or two in my fav colours - broken china, fire brick red and picket fence... yeah I know…

Everytime I stamp or scrap I sponge and ink the edges of things. What I have found is that I end up with a container full of inked up sponges etc and have no clue as to what colour goes with what ink pad. I saw another demonstrator online who had us…

Just realised the Video How to didnt go live.. so if you checked by scroll down or select from post menu to the right. Sorry about that folks :)

The Colour Coach This tool in invaluable when it comes to choosing and matching colours to be used on your projects. The set includes all of the available colours Stampin up has to offer and these can be seen in the picture below..I Love Then ALL…

Hi readers!! :) Today's How To Video will show you how to make a lovely little card using those little tiny stamps that sometimes come with your stamp sets. In the past I probably would have looked over these and never given them any use at all …

The Transparency tag was the perfect addition to this page!

I really enjoy making these transparent tags. I hope you do to. Come back and see how I used it on my scrapbooking page tomorrow! :)

I am a subscriber to this Utube Channel and I LOVE what she creates. This is a super way to dress up those old flat boring cheap napkins!!!!! LOL My next dinner will be way posh LOL!

Just add ink are celebrating there 100th Birthday with a challenge that inlcudes just adding crowns! Here is my contribution (sorry about the pic) :) They have challenges each week you should definately join in :)

Heré's an entry I submitted to Card Patterns Sketch Challenge  I have used the retired elegant Soire pattern paper from stampin up, chocolate chip ink and New stamp from the "You are Loved"stamp set. There are so many great challenge s…

Last week I gave you some hints about Stampin Write Markers this week I am going to give you a simple tip for using these when stamping. One way to use them is to colour straight onto your stamp. This is particularly using if you want to stamp vario…

I saw some bookmarks a while back that had these little owls as toppers. These will make the cutest back to school bookmarks for my work besties ;) I have teamed them with the paper kit available in the Summer mini catalogue. They just need a bit of…

Pink and Black were the colours of the day and the perfect backdrop for my ribbon diecut!! In case you were wondering I do all of my scrapbooking in 8x11. I used to be a 12x12 gal but the albums are so big they poke out of my bookcase so I made the…

This technique is really effective and you can get so many different looks depending upon the ribbon material or die that you use.

Doing my usual surfing around for the Wednesday spot and came across a ripper of an idea created by Angel Dee an Independent Stampin up Demonstrator and member of the Angels Group. I love a bit of tongue in check naughtiness and Angel has created ju…

I absolutely love the Stampin Write Markers and use them all the time. The markers feature a fine tip for details and writing and a brush tip for wider colour applications. They are acid and xylene free water based dye ink markers. The markers are o…

Ok confession coming... when I first saw all the owls appearing in layouts and cards I thought What the!!.... then they started to grow on me so much so that when I first saw this little fellow prior to becoming a demonstrator I just had to have him…

I feel like I used to have all the time in the world to participate in online challenges so I am taking the opportunity to revisit some of those I love while I am on holidays and Artastic is one of them. When I saw the painting this layout instantl…

Today my video how is about fancy little homemade storage boxes that you can use to decorate your office desk. I initially made these for markers before learning that they needed to be stored horizontally so they now house my glitter tubes instead..…

I am generally going to make something on Technique Friday and then 'show off' a scrapbooking page that uses the technique/creation. I have been on about trying to get pages finished and this is just the motivation I need to get a 2012 album…

Today I am going to show you how to make a grogeous litttle punched border rosette!! These are so cool and look great on any project.

There are so many talented people around the world!! I just love browsing for new ideas and inspiration. I found these adorable little pyramid boxes created by Kate Pullen. There is a link to instructions and a downloadable template to create the bo…