I don’t know about anyone else (well actually, I’m not having it that this doesn’t happen to every crafter) but I have LOADS of half-finished projects; there’s folders with random die-cuts, backgrounds, shapes, sentiment strips, sentiment die-cuts… Basically I’ve got bits of cards that I’ve started but then for some reason changed my mind. I… Continue reading Use your Scraps!
I made two cards for two different challenges; the first is for Simon Says Stamp ‘Whatever the Weather’ challenge. I stamped the little umbrellas and raindrops using the Lawn Fawn ‘Plus One’ stamp set. I coloured the umbrellas using Promarkers and a Gelly Roll Stardust pen. I used a Wink of Stella pen to lightly… Continue reading Card Challenge
I’ve been quite busy lately but have managed to get a few cards made. The following two cards were made with the challenge “It’s Raining Cats & Dogs” from My Time to Craft in mind. The first card I made, I stamped the cute pug from the Newton’s Nook ‘Pug Hugs’ set along with the… Continue reading Card Challenge
Happy Valentine’s Day! I got some lovely flowers off my boyfriend this morning and our nice Valentine’s meal is cooking as I type. I was going to make something special for us but it’s been a long day and Marks & Spencers were doing a ‘Dine in for £20’ deal that was too good to… Continue reading Valentine’s Day
Cracking on with the Asian food, this recipe is pretty simple and uses things you’d probably have in your kitchen cupboards already. Again, I used whatever vegetables I had to hand; you can really put whatever you want in. We had this with chicken but I actually prefer it with salmon. It’s good either way… Continue reading Monday Night Meal – Chicken Teriyaki (ish)
In the spirit of the Chinese New Year of the Pig, I decided to make beef, OBVIOUSLY. There are many recipes for beef broccoli online; mine is what’s worked best for me when I’ve made this. I add a few more vegetables from what’s generally used (which kind of makes the ‘broccoli’ part a bit… Continue reading Monday Night Meal – Chinese Beef Broccoli
On a Friday evening all I really want to do is sit down in front of the telly with a glass of wine, so have been guilty of ordering take-away on more than one occasion. However, me and the boyfriend have decided we’d try and be a bit more healthy in February so have vowed… Continue reading Chicken Enchiladas with a side of Nostalgia
I decided to make another ‘nature’ card for The Male Room challenge so used a die I got in the Sizzix sale. It didn’t take that long to make and was more paper-piecing than stamping but I like the way it turned out. I die-cut the pop-up cactus out of some teal cardstock and then… Continue reading Card Challenge #4 – 2nd Card
I managed to get to the Asian supermarket at the weekend and stock up on some much-needed supplies. I begrudge buying noodles and various Asian sauces and condiments at the regular supermarket – they’re over-priced! Unfortunately, in some sort of desperation we bought some Shaoxing rice wine from Tesco the other week so I’m annoyed… Continue reading Monday Night Meal – Singapore Noodles
I made a few cards yesterday inspired by a few different challenges. The first two cards are being entered into following:- Simon Says Stamp – Have a Heart My Time to Craft – All you need is Love Stamp Ink Paper – All My Love The first card was made using an embossing folder which… Continue reading Card Challenge #5, #6 & #7
