Hi Everyone, hope you all enjoyed the lovely day on Sunday and here we are at the end of Tuesday and the sun is still shining. Although I had a lovely day on Sunday by Monday morning I did not feel well due to having been bitten by those awful gnats/midges that always appear in the evening. My head, wrist and one eye have bites on them. I have to stop myself from scratching. So fed up with them I have done a bit of research to find bug bands to wear when I am outdoors. I am going to a garden party in 2 weeks time so want to be well prepared. Just waiting on them arriving along with spray and wipes. I do hope they help. However enough about me, here are the cards from the workshop Saturday. Michelle is going to send me a photo of the others samples she completed. Will post them too. Hope you like.

As many of you are aware Pam's mum is about to celebrate her 90th birthday.  Pam has organised a lovely afternoon tea party for her mother and made all the invitations.  Here is a sample showing the design.  The card at the back holds the details and the recipients name. I am sure everyone was delighted to receive there invitation.

Pam has made the attached card using a Hobby Art set of stamps.  A lovely card which can be used for many occasions.

Hello Everyone,
Oh! what a busy day I have had today.  Graham & Sam from Cheetah Crafts and Michelle from Stix2/Woodware were over to make another video.  It was also hectic in the shop.  Ros popped in but did not have much time to chat to her so hopefully she will manage back tomorrow to see you all at the workshop. (Those who are attending)  The cards look fabulous by the way and I am sure you will all love doing them.  Wish I could.  Pat Kite one of our regulars has sent me a picture of the 40th anniversary card she made for her sister and husband.  She has allowed me to show you all.  Beautifully made with a picture of them both on their wedding day and colour coordinated to depict the Ruby Anniversary. It really is lovely Pat.

I was going to an art exhibition this evening but I am afraid I am too tired.  I am so disappointed as we have some wonderful talented people  in Cricklade.

Hope to see many of you tomorrow.

Next Sunday is Father's Day so hope those of you who Dad's have managed to finish your cards for them. 


If you are in Cricklade on Sunday it is Festival Day in the town.There is going to be loads of entertainment with Twist and Shout Dance Group as one of the Acts. So for all the young ones it will be great fun. It is always a great day for the dads too, I think they enjoy strolling down the High Street enjoying all the activities. I have some free programmes in the shop so if you are passing please call in and collect one.  We are keeping our fingers crossed that the sun shines as in previous years.


I wanted to show you the lovely Exploding Box created by Catherine Tetlow for her Mum's birthday.  Catherine has put a great deal of time and effort into creating it.  She is a relatively new crafter but what a lovely job she has done.  You would think you had been doing it for many years so well done Catherine.

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great weekend.  I certainly have.  It has been a bonus as it has been a really short working week due to the Jubilee weekend prior to it. Weather still not very good but the rain held off for a change.  We have loads of branches from the trees down in the garden due to the storms but Howard is slowly cutting them up for firewood for the winter.

We have many of the new Sizzix Framelit dies in stock now and I will be loading them on the website tomorrow.  Also new 8x8  paper packs in from GCD Studios.

Just received the pictures from Michelle of the cards you are all making at next Saturday's workshop.  They are stunning and you will be doing something new which I am sure you will all enjoy.  Can't show you them before the workshop as it will spoil the surprise!!!  Look forward to seeing you all.

Hello everyone, isn't this weather just great, although not when you are working.  Did not get home until 6.15p.m tonight as I had a very busy day.  Howard is not well with a bad chest infection poor thing.  So while I am blogging he is tucked up in bed feeling sorry for himself.  never mind " nurse" Una is attending to all his needs.

I wanted to show you the lovely Memory Box Pam has made for her mum's 90th birthday in June. It really is lovely and you can see it has been made with much TLC.  I hope you all like it as much as I do.  I am awaiting a photo of another one made for a girls mum's 70th birthday.  When I receive it I will post here for you to see.

Here are the two samples as promised. with a view of the Teabag folder from the side.  Hope you like them.

Sorry I have not been updating the blog for awhile. I have been posting on the Facebook page and keep forgetting I need to keep this page up to date too.  However here I am.  There are some lovely Sizzix Framelits in stock, new Express Yourself  DIY toppers( great for quick cards) and stamps of course.  Here are some of the cards from the workshop on Saturday.  Still have 2 to scan in and promise to do that asap.  I also have a picture of 3 quick cards made by Michelle Johnson using the Express Yourself  DIY toppers.I am sure you will agree the cards are really lovely.
We had a really lovely lady join us on Saturday afternoon for the class.  Her name was Angie and she was here in Cricklade for a little break with her husband.  She told me she really enjoyed her afternoon and hopefully will be back in the next couple of months for another class.  Thank you for all the lovely comments Angie and look forward to seeing you again.

By the way, thank you to everyone for there patience in waiting for the Layer Perfect.  I am told it will be with us finally by the end of the month.  At last you will say, but it has been completely out with my control and this is the first definite word I have been given on it.  You will be pleased to know that I will have it before the launch on Create and Craft by Barbara Gray.  Those that have their names on the list will have first pick before I put it on open sale.  Please confirm by email if you still want it and my sincere apologies for having to wait this time.

Looking forward to the bank holiday and a nice rest. Still tired after the hectic time at the Shepton Mallett show. I don't seem to have stopped all week although I had a nice day off on Thursday. Just listed the new Sizzix Framelits on the website. Oh! I love them all. It's great to see Sizzix catching up at last with Spellbinders and there is much more to come. Take a look and see what you think. Still the same great price at £13.99 each.
Have a great weekend and will load the pictures of cards on as promised before long.