14th February, 2012
My ongoing craft de-stash is proving very fruitful. I found some Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley stamp sets at the back of an over stuffed basket and felt a sudden surge of creativity. In the spirit of change, I stepped outside of my vintage brown comfort zone and dabbled with a little more colour. I used Tim Holtz Bitty Grunge stamps (one of my favourite sets),…
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10th February, 2012
Kate Crane hosted last months Stampotique Designers Challenge to alter something you already have using Stampotique stamps. Unfortunately, I just missed the entry deadline, but wanted to share what I came up with anyway. Everyone seems to be on a ‘Use What You’ve Got’ kick at the moment, and as cash strapped January rolls in to cash strapped February, I’m beginning to see the light.…
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1st February, 2012
I woke up this morning to a beautiful blanket of snow, pulled on my boots, grabbed my camera and rushed out to capture the winter wonderland. I snapped these at the park next to our apartment building in Geneva, Switzerland. With temperatures dropping to -18 over the weekend, the snow looks set to stay. Time to light a fire, shuffle into my slippers and get…
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30th January, 2012
Last summer I finished organising my craft space. It took months of planning, seeking out storage solutions and regular trips to IKEA. I finally opted for an IKEA EXPEDIT unit to house my vast craft collection. I chose an IKEA ALEX drawer unit to store my wood backed stamps. I like that it sits on wheels and fits underneath my IKEA EXPEDIT desk. Unfortunately, it…
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28th January, 2012
December is my favourite month of the year. I find Christmas as magical at 35 as I did at 5. So it’s fair to say that I find January difficult. There is too much month at the end of my money, the weather can be dreary and all the beautiful twinkling Christmas lights come down. This year, to combat my New Year blues, I’m jumping…
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15th November, 2011
This is my first post. I’m going to be adding more soon! Watch this space…
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I was there in the afternoon.