Hello crafty friends and followers. I hope all is well with you, and that you are all happy and creative. Recently, I have been in the very fortunate position of being able to buy a new die-cutting machine because a dear friend sponsored one for me for my classes. Mine unfortunately broke and I was … [Read more…]
Hello crafty friends. I hope all is well, and that you are taking care of yourselves. Today I gave a class making a mini camera album. I used the gorgeous Celebr8 paper “Whiskers and Paws” paper for my album as I wanted to do an album honour our dogs and cats. I used a die … [Read more…]
My happy box arrived. This month’s subscription box from The Purple Magnolia has arrived. I have not had time to play yet, but it is chock full of so many wonderful papers, card bases, envelopes, and an Altenew mini stamp and die set. Squeeee <3 Here is what we got this month: This month we … [Read more…]
My monthly kit from You Create dot co dot za arrived and this month it contained a few of the new Distress Pencils. WOOHOO! I have been dying to try these out, but you can only buy them in sets and each set is rather expensive. 🙂 Here is my kit in all its glory: … [Read more…]
We are currently in National Scrapbook Month here in South Africa, following the 4th of February which was National Scrapbook Day (NSD) this year. My local craft shop approached me to do a demonstration for the ladies who had booked. I was so honoured to be chosen, and immediately put on my thinking cap. The … [Read more…]
Welcome to my first post for 2023. May this year bring us all prosperity, health, laughter, and joy. Today, I received my first subscription box for 2023. This time, from The Purple Magnolia, one of my happy places. (If you haven’t attended a class there yet, do. You will be so happy you did.) So … [Read more…]
Hello, my friends. I hope you have been well. I have not posted for a while as I have been busy with other things, but have been longing to create something, so today I am sharing my latest project. <3 Since we changed our front entrance to the glass side doors to go with the … [Read more…]
This month’s craft kit box from You Create is shaker cards. They seem to be very popular right now, and although I have made a few, they have not been high quality, so I am very pleased to have a chance play with the notes, ideas, and inspiration that comes along with the kit. As … [Read more…]
Welcome to my blog. Sorry I have not been around for a while, but I have a new card to share today. Today I have made a baby card for someone very special. They had a beautiful little boy on the 31st of July, but they live abroad, so I have time to send the … [Read more…]
Today I attended a class at one of my fav places in all the world – The Purple Magnolia Craft Studio. Today, (as always) our bags were filled with goodies including a pack of gorgeous paper with flowers in soft reds, purples, blues and pinks, a set of flower dies, a set of flower stamps, … [Read more…]