Evening all,

I hope you all had a lovely bank holiday - mine was lovely! [Well.. what i remember of it!]
I was lucky enough to be invited to the christening of beautiful baby Jake in the north east, which turned into quite the party!

I was racking my brain for what to buy little Jakey as i haven't been to many christenings... but decided that there's nothing like a handmade gift! 


I die-cut the letters and elements from patterned papers, avoiding the traditional strong blues for a more contemporary look. Then embellished the design with label letters and gemstones. Simple but effective! I hope you like!


Natalie put so much detail into the day, we were spoilt with custom popcorn, sweetie stand [with personalised bags and ribbons] and a gorgeous fondant cake! I certainly enjoyed my cuddles with Jake too! <3



N x

Hello!

Despite the ever-changing weather and sudden hayfever-like symptoms [24 years later!], i'm feeling reflective and i've decided that life is very good. 

I'm excited to say that i've booked a holiday to St Ives in June, and i'm so looking forward to the sun, sea and sand [fingers crossed]! It's amazing how a bit of sunshine can brighten your day, and colour!
When it comes to crafting i'm not very brave with colour, so i'm trying to break my own rules!

Behold, a lovely orange inspired card to celebrate the good times! The cute hot air balloon die is American Crafts teamed with Amy Tangerine papers. I think you can never have too many chevrons.

I hope you like it!



N x
Evening all,

Last weekend, i had a bit of a splurge on craft goodies at Happy Stampers festival. Note to self - leave credit card at home next time. The best way to justify the new additions to my craft stash would be to use it all! 

Ta Da! Here's a lovely card i made using the IndigoBlu poppy stamp, Kaisercraft sentiment stamp and my new colour set of Spectrum Aquas!





I hope you like!

N x
Hello all!

This week, me and my crafty pal Betty had a lovely date with cross stitch legend Katherine Beefheart

Betty spotted the event on Instagram a few weeks before, [she's rather good at that!] and the bonus - it was FREE! The entire evening was a winner from the word go... creative cursing in the form of cross stitch, cocktails, free pizza and burlesque!


Half a dozen of us got stuck into the pattern Katherine provided, and we were encouraged to go with the flow - note my change of cuss words! I'm pleased to say that i actually finished the piece within the allotted time!



I plan to frame this one, and create a few more - hopefully trying more elaborate stitches as i go! I think my friends and family need to prepare themselves for a landslide of cursing cross stitch gifts. Although i think i'll hang fire for the christening next weekend...

:) N x




Hello all!

My quiet Wednesday evening was spent playing with my new favourite crafty purchase - Spectrum Aqua markers! I not ashamed to admit haven't even picked up my watercolour palette since i got these pens.

I wanted to create a simple design with a stamp i haven't used before. This design features the Indigoblu dinkie Peony stamp, Kaisercraft sentiment and basics! [Archival, watercolour card and Aqua Markers.] I finished the card with the clear Wink of Stella pen, which adds a subtle hint of glitter. I hope you like!



N x
Hello!

And a happy bank holiday to one and all...

I've been experimenting with my fab Spectrum Aqua Watercolour Markers and white fine embossing powder. This little card was made with a lovely Kaisercraft stamp, i love their sentiments. 

It was so easy to achieve this look. I embossed the sentiment onto watercolour card, scribbled the markers onto an acrylic block in bands and splashed on some water before transferring. The markers are so forgiving, they resist the embossed surface and any colour that seems to strong can be toned down or removed with water and some kitchen roll. 


I can think of a few people that would like this card, i must try a mix of different colours and sentiments!


N x


Good afternoon!

Today I want to talk about a special project that I've been working on for over a year [slowly!]
I'm creating a scrapbook for my mother dearest for a special birthday which falls on 10th September next year.

I've never made a scrapbook before, and it's actually more daunting than i thought having a 12x12 space to work with. I decided to break the rules a bit but having many images on one page rather than a solo picture, my dies and embellishment stash has come in handy!

Here's a page which features some snaps from the year my meem was born, with her mother and father. I decided to go bright with the colour scheme to lift the black and white imagery.
I hope you like it!


My beautiful nan in the 60's...


N x