Creating things gives me so much pleasure and I hope my videos are inspiring for you and that you get the same happy feeling when watching as I do making.

In this video I am showing some processes of creating a front cover for one of my journals and how to add the front tie.

Showing the next stages in making the hidden paperclips.  They are all gorgeous and I am using my punches again.

Over the years painting with so many different mediums plus using lots of different crafting tools has made my interest in crafting just grow and grow.

There is a down side though, because we absorb and learn so many different techniques over time when we move on to new things everything else tends to get stored at the back of our mind.  It’s only when we see something that we haven’t done for a while that we remember how much we really liked doing it.

Lauren loving the CAS look has revived my interest in watercolour paints again.  So much so that at the end of my class this week I gave everyone a piece of scrap watercolour card and we had a play around with watercolour paints.  (This was a first for them.)

When all was finished, tidied up and packed away I came across my play around piece of scrap card.  Hadn’t the heart to throw it away because it looked really pretty so decided to make something with it.  This is what I came up with – another CAS card.

Used the circle die from the Sizzix  Scribbles and Splats set.  Cut out three circles and glued them onto my scrap watercolour card then fussy cut around them.

Next with my black Versafine ink I stamped three stems onto fresh card stock before placing the scribbled circles on top.

Thought I would show you another card with the acetate cover, this is what I taught to my Saturday class … they all went home happy bunnies.
Lots of stamping this time round with 2 strips of wool for added embellishment

Stamps: – Stampin Up – Forever Young and Crafty Individuals

Loved making it so much I made another but this time decided on a Little Miss Muffet digi image for the main focal point see below.

Happy New Year To Everyone

Just got back from the UK after having such a wonderful Christmas and New Year, only downside, I wasn’t able to post anything or really take a good peek at any of your gorgeous creations, even missed my posting for Sentimental Sundays challenge …. good job the other DT girls didn’t …. check out all their adorable creations here.

Apart from having to share …. which I am soooo not used to …. the grandkids PC, kept crashing and my son’s PC is soooo slowwww. Trust me, I was still crafting and will share what I made when I have taken photos.

Another big shocker was coming back to all my e-mails …. still ploughing through them.

The best surprise of all was seeing the new look Let’s Ink It Up page, wow it is stunning.

Suzanne from Just Love Stamping looks after all the behind thingy things and what a superb job she makes of it. Hop over and take a peek, you definitely won’t be disappointed and don’t forget our first challenge of the New Year starts this Sunday …. would really love to see all your creations for this year.

You still have time to enter the LIIU Swap, click here for more details to join.

Once again a Happy New Year to everyone of you and a huge huge thank you to my followers and for all the comments you left on by blog last year, I know how precious your time is and I truly loved reading everything you wrote.

This is a special, special thank you to Fabiola please visit her blog it is beautiful and Irene …. who promises me she will have her blog up and running this year …. watch this space!!!!!