First of all....
...let me wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year and I hope you enjoyed Christmas however you chose to celebrate it. After all the frantic planning and preparations, its now all over.It became...
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More frequent blog posts!Just before Christmas I heard about a vintage/craft fair at Brockholes Nature Reserve so I dragged Paul off there for the morning. Its about 5 minutes drive from junction 31...
View ArticlePlay Days!
I will have a list of Saturday "play days" soon. At times they will be specifically themed ie. Scrapbooking day or journalling day.Can I remind you also, that if you are here all day, the cost is...
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Between Christmas and New Year we spent a couple of days at the beautiful Coombe Abbey just outside Coventry. Unfortunately we could not take full advantage of this impressive place as Paul was...
View ArticleCanvas Art & Exhibition News
This lovely canvas was made by Linda P from the Tuesday group. She has a background in graphic design. She draws a range of these quirky figures with such amazing attention to detail and colour.STOP...
View ArticleResolutions for 2013!
1. Keep up to date with the blog - I hear you laughing!2. Find time for me to be more creative3. Be more active - attempt (another year!!) to lose weight.4. Continue my campaign for more culture...
View ArticleNew Art Cafe!
A new art cafe has opened on Nantwich Road, Crewe. Proprietor, Alsion has wall space for local artists to showcase their work. So if you are passing and are in need of a coffee, tell them I sent...
View ArticleDo you remember?
BIG RUBBER STAMP SALE NOW ON! MANY HALF PRICEDid you have fruit cocktail and evaporated milk on Saturdays? Did you fight for cherries? My auntie use to slice up cucumber and onion and soak it in...
View ArticleYour work....
BIG RUBBER STAMP SALE - NOW ON!!!! MANY HALF PRICEYou might remember that last year I asked you to decorate some strips of card in your favourite colour. You could use scraps of paper, magazine...
View ArticleSorting Out!
BIG RUBBER STAMP SALE - NOW ON!MANY HALF PRICE.......All my sorting out has unearthed many of your cards from a while ago and I think they are worth seeing.A wintery scene from DENISE. She has...
View ArticleStill Sorting Out...
But I have a couple of new projects to show you. CHRISTINE C. has decorated a Tim Holtz configuration box, covered initially with tissue tape. Then Christine has stamped and cut out a variety of...
View ArticleThe Clear Out....& Grand Calibur News
Continues and loads of stuff has gone to the charity shop. I found this old birthday card from Christine and I love it. It's a Paperartsy stamped image but she has put it through a jigsaw die-cut....
View ArticleHello! More Cards...
Another card from SUZANNE where the main focus is the sentiment! Leaves are stamped onto vellum.And I love the words on this card by SUZI B. The colours too, are just so perfect for me!Sale on at the...
View ArticleI know it is February ....
but I promise this is the very last Christmas stuff...CARDS from DELLA, Stitchy Carol, KAY, Jenny, PAULINE, Linda and ZENACAROL:)
View ArticleA long post from me ....
...Do you remember these collage pieces from ages ago?More themes like this in the pipeline.I had access to the remote control recently even without training!!! I discovered BBC 4 has some really...
View ArticleTrade Show
It's a few weeks now since I visited the Trade Show at the NEC in Birmingham. I went on the Sunday for a general look around and then back again on the Monday to make some orders. I have to say it...
View ArticleRetro Kids...
...from SUZANNE. I gave this particular set of stamps called "Retro Kids" from Stampendous to her to produce three examples for displaying in the shop .....I knew this would push her boundaries as...
View ArticleKirsty Wiseman
I met up with Kirsty Wiseman at the show. You might know here from "Create and Craft" - excuse my bad language!Many years ago we did a workshop together and shared a Travel Lodge room. This year she...
View ArticleTravelling Canvas II
The "Travelling Canvas" continues its journey...I have got a very big canvas in store which I intend to emulsion over the weekend. Then it is going on the easel and I invite you all to contribute to...
View ArticleTravelling Canvas II
The "Travelling Canvas" continues its journey...I have got a very big canvas in store which I intend to emulsion over the weekend. Then it is going on the easel and I invite you all to contribute to...
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