Stamping and Blogging Sketch #118
Hi and welcome to today’s Stamping and Blogging Sketch #118 This is the sketch for today’s challenge To make this card, I used card from the Stampin’ Up! Neutrals Collection. I stuck to using Basic...
View ArticleDay 1 Back to School – Pencil card
Hello and welcome to Day 1 of my ‘Back to School’ mini series. I came up with the ideas for this 7 day series based on what my son likes and what I thought he would enjoy receiving. I like to leave...
View ArticleDay 2 Back to School – Sweet Jars
Hello and welcome to Day 2 of my ‘Back to School’ mini series. In today’s video I decorated some little jars that I then filled with sweets that I’m going to put in Tommy’s book bag for him to have on...
View ArticleDay 3 Back to School – Decorated Notebook
Hello and welcome to Day 3 of my ‘Back to School’ mini series. In today’s video I decorated a little notebook ready for Tommy to take to school for his first day :-). I have to admit a mistake on the...
View ArticleDay 4 Back to School – Post-it Note Holder
Hello and welcome to Day 4 of my ‘Back to School’ mini series. In today’s video I made some post-it note holders. I used some magnets that I bought from First4magenets and I absolutely love them. I...
View ArticleDay 5 Back to School – Holiday Countdown Calendar
Hi and welcome to Day 5 of my ‘Back to School’ mini series. In today’s video I made a holiday countdown calendar for Tommy and decorated it to his style. As Tommy isn’t one of those children that looks...
View ArticleDay 6 Back to School – Bookmarks
Hi and welcome to Day 6 of my ‘Back to School’ mini series. In today’s video I make some fun decorated bookmarks. These are great and can be made in so many different styles. I layered a few pieces of...
View ArticleDay 7 Back to School – yummy treat bag!
Hi and welcome to the final day of my ‘Back to School’ mini series. In today’s video I decorate some wax bags, which are perfect for sweet treats. I used a stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Sweet stack stamp...
View ArticleAleppo soap – my next soap…?
Well, now my Back to School mini series is out of the way, I need to spend some time on my soaps, so I did a little bit of research with some of the women I know over here to see if I should slimline...
View ArticleAugust Social Media Round-up!
It’s time for the August roundup! I tried to find the Laurel Oil to make some Aleppo soap, I went to the Syrian area and as I had never been before and would be walking round the street going in and...
View ArticleSoapy cupcakes – Second time lucky!!
Well, the cupcakes thankfully turned out fine this evening. I still need to work on my piping as I want to make it so the frosting looks really creamy and fluffy like this: So that’s what I’m going to...
View ArticleElegant Shaker Card – Video Sunday
Hi and welcome to Video Sunday! I’ve not been blogging or putting up as many videos as normal recently as I just haven’t had the time. I’ve been covering for someone at a Kindergarden which has meant...
View ArticleSuper quick Thank You Card – Video Sunday
Hi and welcome to Video Sunday! It’s been a little while since I have posted a YouTube video, so I thought I’d kick it off with a super quick Thank You card tutorial. In today’s video I used the Dots...
View ArticleChristmas scene
I’ve been making some Christmas Cards for the Compound Coffee Morning – In Saudi, the only recognised religion is Islam, therefore you can’t buy anything that depicts any other religion. You can...
View ArticleSoap – Video Sunday
Hi and welcome to Video Sunday! Today’s video is a bit different from normal, as I’m not actually making anything. I just wanted to show you guys a few of the soaps I have made that I’ll be taking to...
View ArticleSparkly, Glittery Christmas Card
I’ve been making quite a few Christmas cards recently but I tend to use plain colours, such as white on white, that sort of thing, however I wanted to start incorporating some colour into my card...
View ArticleCustom order card
I don’t usually blog about custom order cards I have made, however I don’t know the recipient of this card and there is no chance of them seeing this so I thougt I’d do a little post :-) I layered...
View ArticleFestival of Trees – Video Sunday
Hi and welcome to Video Sunday! Check out today’s Christmas Card video :) I used the Festival of Trees stamp set from Stampin’ Up! and the co-ordinating tree punch. I do love co-ordinating sets as...
View ArticleSimple and Clean Christmas Cards – Video Sunday
Hi and welcome to Video Sunday! Check out today’s Christmas Card video :) Just by changing from black to red gives the card a whole different look and I’m really enjoying making little gift bag...
View ArticleRose Garden Bath Salts
Along with my new soap name and logo, I’ve also been coming up with some new products to sell rather than just soap, especially as soap takes so long till it’s ready to sell, I needed some products...
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