This is my Rose Quilt card using scraps and offcuts from other projects. I decided to use the March Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge as inspiration for this one and have chosen the soft rose pink and the dark champagne as my base palette with green as an accent. Now when I say I made this card from scraps I'm serious, I constantly have a little pile of scraps I can't seem to throw out, the end of ribbon rolls,... Read more →

Ever since I saw an interview with Tracy on Lifebook I've had a little art crush - I don't know what's more beautiful the fabulous person that is Tracy or her art! Tracy creates amazing free style art that is colourful, joyful and stunning - you can see it here on her blog - Heartful Musings. Tracy is truly an inspiring artist and person - she talks the talk and walks the walk! If you look at Tracy's blog you... Read more →

Hi All - I'm here today to tell you about the yumminess that is Molotow One4All Paint Markers, that's pronounced 'Molo-toff' by the way(I asked the company!) like the molotov cocktail. First a little about what makes the Molotow One4All special: The One4All is a versatile acrylic based paint marker, which has a highly pigmented, solvent-free, hybrid-paint, able to cover nearly every surface, indoor and outdoor! The paint colours can be mixed together to create your own unique colours, the... Read more →

You know I started designing my new blog colours around my scruffy peeling paint brush (more here) well I wanted to be able to sort of visualise the mood and feel of my new blog design - so I created a vision board. As you can see below it's bright and fresh and feminine. I don't feel like I'm entirely 'there' with my blog development just yet - but this is the feel I'm gradually moving towards.... I do love... Read more →

Today I feel like this.... Most days I'm happy and bubbly, but today my mojo is low and I'm feeling a bit blue, it could be because my hubby is sick with a cold or because it's miserable and raining outside, or because my work is undergoing 'restructuring' and things are uncertain - whatever the reason I'm feeling flat! So what do you do when your mojo is low, hiding or just plain long term absent? Well this is the... Read more →

Hi All - today I'm creating some cool Subway art with stencil-masks from Hazel and Ruby - I've only just discovered this and there is some truly wonderful Subway Art that has been created using these letters across the web (just Google - Subway Art Hazel & Ruby), so I was eager to try this for myself. BEFORE you begin make sure you choose either a bright (or pale) paper if you are using dark paint or a dark or... Read more →

Today my blog turns 6 whoops turns out this TypePad blog is only 4 this year! Back in January 2008 I deleted my web site and switched to a Blogger blog, needing a few more features in 2010 I swapped to a TypePad Blog and I'm so glad I did. I have 'met' some truly beautiful people, have been able to work with amazing companies and have connected with new friends (and old) all across the globe. As of today... Read more →

By now you all probably know I own rather a lot of Prima embellishments - not as many as some, but honestly more than I need. In my defense I am getting better though - I don't buy the multi packs with 5 different colours, I don't buy the wooden charms that ONLY match the one line of paper, now I usually stick to white flowers and embellishments or small packets that will go with a project I have planned.... Read more →