Up close with the bunnehs

Well up close with one particular bunneh actually.  This one came right up under my craft room window the other day.  I managed to get some shots through the glass, but when I tried to open the window quietly, he took fright and scampered off. I saw a basement bunneh this morning, hopping and bouncing [...]

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Busy, but good busy

Adrian and I are on a mission to declutter. For two people with no kids, we just have WAY too much stuff.  So the next two weekends, we have made a commitment to each other, we are having a declutter fest and will be busy filling bin bags,  boxes and possibly several large skips. I [...]

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It’s all about the bunnehs

I think the bunnehs have been sent to add a much needed dose of daily cuteness to our lives. My thoughts are all with my Dad tonight – his brother died yesterday and as if that wasn’t bad enough, a close friend of his died today.  Life sucks sometimes.  I have only a hazy memory [...]

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Retro florals meets Essence of Nature

These Essence of Nature papers are proving to be some of the most versatile ever. This subtle background ties in beautifully with the Eastern Grasses stamp set, but here I’ve used it with a stamp from Retro Vases and ‘Thanks’ from Words of Gratitude.  I stamped everything using chalk inks and I’ve finished it with [...]

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Mermaid meets Essence of Nature

Remember the mermaid I coloured at the open day?  Well here she is on a card. I am just loving my Martha Stewart score board for making these big cards – this one is 9 inches tall and super simple to make from two sheets of A4 card.  Score one piece at 9 inches and [...]

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Free Digi Download

A small handful of people expressed an interest in my bong tree becoming a stamp.  I’m not sure it has a wide enough appeal to make into a stamp, so I offer it here to you all as a free digi download. I have done the file as both jpg (white background) and png (transparent [...]

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So you like the idea of classes, huh?

Well, that was an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the idea of online classes.  I think I have a new project on my to do list. I found a photo of a little accordian pocket book I made with Eastern Grasses and I can’t remember if I ever posted it here? Well, if this is a [...]

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Fate? Close your ears for a moment

Just a very quick update, yesterday Derrick was a little better!  The doctors are all surprised – the level of infection in his blood has gone down and he seemed a bit brighter.  We took Alma in to see him and Adrian’s cousin Judith was there too so we had a nice family gathering which [...]

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Feelgood Friday, on Thursday

Don’t forget you have until the end of the month (that’s Friday) to be in with a chance of winning one of our new stamp sets.  Click here to see the original giveaway post where you need to leave a comment. Plus if you saw us at one of the recent shows, Friday is also [...]

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I’m back and I come bearing gifts

People are wondering where I am.  I wonder myself at the moment – family life is tough which is why I haven’t been blogging as much. Anyway, I’m here now and I am celebrating the fact we have new stamps out.  It feels like absolutely ages since we did a giveaway on the blog, so [...]

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