Hello Everyone, So sorry I have not written very much to you on this personal blog.  I have been using Facebook more on both the shop page and my personal page.  However I wanted to wish you all a lovely Christmas.  Thank you for your friendship, loyal custom and most of all the laughs and good cheer over the year.  Thank you so much for the wonderful cards and really thoughtful gifts.  I was overwhelmed by them when I opened them on Christmas morning.  I do hope you are all having a super time and may the new year be " craftier" than ever for you.

Before closing on Christmas Eve the new Do Crafts magazine arrived - love the free stamps and also their new release of dies.

Hope you also like the picture of the Christmas shop window.

Take good care and see you all in the new year.

Una

Here are some card samples from the recent class.  Hope those of you that were on the class enjoyed it and also the ones joining us on Saturday enjoy using them also

Hi Everyone, Sorry long time since I posted something No excuses really with the exception as always I have been busy.  I also lost a very dear friend recently and it has hit me quite badly.  On the surface I have been okay but when on my own I keep thinking about her.  She had a very rare illness, one I had not heard off before but is very rare.  I do miss her popping in to the shop or on the phone chatting to me.  I know she would not want me to be sad as she was an extremely cheerful lady in spite of her illness.  You always know when someone touches your heart that they are going to be a friend forever and that is how I felt about her.

There is a Woodware Sketch Challenge for you all to try.  There is a prize up for grabs so here is the details.

  Also take  look at their blog it is always full of great ideas

Hello Monday and another week.  What a beautiful day to day, so hot.  Lets hope it continues.  Had a lovely delivery of Wild Rose Studio today and all loaded on the website for you all to see.  There will probably be a few favourites.  Me I cannot decide.  I like them all.  Will keep you posted for more new items as they arrive.  Here is a sneak peep at Bella and Annabelle.

Hi Everyone, here I am again with a few more Christmas  cards made today.  These are from the Hunkydory range. No doubt some of you will be going to the Great Northern Papercraft Show at Donnington and you will see the full range there.  If not call in at the store and you will see the card samples on show and we still have a selection of the kits left with more coming.  I also have made a few cards with a Woodware Clear Stamp Set which is being used in the September workshops.  Hope you like.  Really looking forward to receiving Wild Rose Studio Christmas stamps and paper.  Look out for them over the weekend or possibly Monday.

Hi everyone,
Hope the weather has been better over your way than it has been in the south west.  We had torrential rain for a period then lovely sunshine in the afternoon.  Let's hope it stays fine for the Olympics finale' this evening. Looking forward to watching it tonight.  So I think it will be "Jim Jams", a glass of wine and relaxing on the sofa!

Here are a few card samples from Saturday workshop.  We did make our first Christmas card but I forgot to bring it home to upload.  Sorry.  It was very simple but effective.  It was a most enjoyable day and all thanks to Claire and the lovely attendees.  We were spoilt again by Claire's husband who made us a marble cake.

We used a Lindsay Mason set of clear stamps.  Lindsay has a great blog and it is worth a visit to catch up with what she is doing and see her card designs. We are planning our Christmas workshops now and there are not many places left.  Give me a call if you want me to try and fit you in.  I am looking forward to seeing some of your cards and remeber I will put them on the blog if you so wish for everyone to see, so come on get cracking.  

Take good care and have a good week.
Una 

Hello Everyone,
Just thought I would let you know that some more christmas products have arrived,  Stamps from Woodware and one or two of them will be my favourites for this year.  They are now on the website so please take a look.  Prices as usual are very good.

I have been busy making Christmas cards this week with Kanban & Huckydory kits.  Here is a picture taken by Howard tonight of them.  Hope you like.  Will get started on the stamped ones now.

Also wanted to send my best wishes to Liz Slater who goes in for a knee operation on Thursday.  Good luck Liz and hopefully you will be back on your feet very soon.

One beautiful Weekend!

Hi everyone, hope you all had a lovely weekend.  It was great to have the sunshine at last.   I think everyone had the "Barbies" and Sunloungers out.  The parties and music were all in full swing when we returned home from our day out.  I do love the music but someone was playing the same tune over and over again.  Did get a bit monotonous after awhile.  Still never mind. There was no class on Saturday, however a few people popped in for a coffee and a chat which was really nice.  Josie brought me a lovely bunch of flowers and the perfume was amazing.  Last week Mair gave me a lovely cashmere pashmina in my favourite  shade of pink which she brought back from her holiday abroad.  How lucky am I to have such wonderful friends! Dare I say that christmas items will be arriving sometime this week.  We have a few Christmas Dies in stock now with more arriving in the next few weeks.  Have had some interesting feed back from CHA in America regarding new products so will keep you posted over the forthcoming weeks as the stock arrives.

Take care and enjoy the sun while it lasts.  Lets hope long enough for the Olympics to take place.

1. Hello Everyone, another weekend and wet again! The only good thing about the rain it gives us plenty of time to stay indoors and craft!! There are some new Marianne dies in stock , new Stampavia clear stamps, papers etc. Pop along if you have time and see them. Most will be on the website from Monday. We had a great day with Claire in our workshop. We used a Woodware Clear Set - Frigates. Great cards for men, children and teenagers. Here are some samples to let you see what you can acheive with the set. I also have loaded on 2 parchment cards completed by Jenny one of our customers. She certainly has advanced in her parchment skills over the the last few months and is self taught. I also attach a card I made using the new Layer Perfect tool. This is my first try and I was quite pleased with it. This was Michelle's idea and as usual she was quite right in saying, it is not just for matting and layering! I am sure over the next few months she will come up with loads of ideas for it's use. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and lets hope we get some sunshine tomorrow.

   Happy Crafting ...

Hi everyone, just wanted to post the other card samples created by Michelle, using the Stampendous Bird stamp we used at the workshop last week.I really like them and hope you do to.  It has been a really popular stamp I have a couple left with more arriving next week for the next class.

On this note we have another lovely class on Saturday using a Woodware clear stamp set when we are making a folder with cards inside.  It is a lovely gift for someone and also for selling at craft fairs.  There are 2 spaces left on the 30th June class and fully booked this Saturday.  Don't miss out on the chance to join us you will not be disappointed.
By for now
Una