12 Journals of 2016 - November in November!

Hi Everyone

I know it is late and by the skin of my teeth but here is my November Journal Page playing along with the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 Challenge!

This month saw the return of the resist technique and an embossed die cut technique and this was Tim's original inspiration:

….and I had the perfect picture and memory to include on the tag for this layout.  I love this photo of Callum proudly showing me the Giant Leaf he found!

I decided my Autumnal day was sunny but frosty too and added a little Distress Glitter to my pile of leaves.  A bit like it was here today.  I remembered to get out there and fed the birds although the blackbirds are having a lovely time munching on the remaining apples that are scattered around our apple tree.

I will post the tutorial tomorrow but at least the page is up before November is out!  Don't forget to pop along to visit Tim and see what everyone else was inspired to make by this months tag.

Thank you for popping by X

Christmas Stamps and Creativity all in one Festive Bundle!

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Today Bibi, the lovely owner/designer of Rubber Dance Stamps, and I are launching a brand new collaboration in time for your Christmas crafting!  Are you struggling to get started making your cards this year?  Then this festive bundle is just what you are looking for.

When you make this purchase first of all you will be receiving a fabulous set of Rubber Dance stamps that give lovely impressions time after time.  This set, as you can see, is very versatile with lots of lovely Christmassy images with so many possibilities.  Frosty Friends was designed for Rubber Dance by Susanne Rose.

You will also be receiving 10 tutorials from me!  I will show you how to create Gift Boxes, Baubles, Birthday Cards, Note Cards, Magical Treat Bags and 7 different Christmas Card Designs!  Tons of inspiration and tons of techniques to get you ready for Christmas!

Just a small selection of the lovely projects we will make together.  You will also receive a pdf with all the project photos, materials and tools lists and all the dimensions you need to create this bumper bundle of festive creations.  I know that each of these projects will inspire you to make other creations too.  What better way to make sure that you get the most of of your lovely stamps.

Here is my little advert to really get you in the mood to get started!

……….and here is the link to my ETSY shop so you can make your Frosty Friends purchase and of course check out my other online workshops too!  

This item is also available from Bibi over at Rubber Dance.  So if you want to get this and perhaps check out all the lovely stamps too then click this link!

Bibi, Susanne and I really hope that you choose to enjoy crafting with us this Christmas.  Ho Ho Ho!

Thank you for popping by X

12 Journals of 2016 - April!

Hi Everyone

As the temperatures plummet outside I was inside making an April page for my Journal!  Still playing catch up but still having lots of creative fun and I hope you find lots of inspiration in my tutorial.

This page was inspired by Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2016 series.  Each month he takes two techniques from pervious years tags and combines them to make a new tag and inspires so many of us to play along.  I have so many tags now from many years of playing along I am making art journal pages instead and there is a tag in there too!!!

You can see Tim's tag in this shot but you will see in the tutorial that one of my tags made way back in 2012 inspired this page too!  I loved this faux mosaic technique using scraps of patterned paper and I am sure you will too.

Each of my pages has a coordinating tag and each holds a memory.  As I was making this page the faux mosaic reminded me of china tea sets and my love of all things afternoon tea.  I really like making them and am collecting lovely antique china to serve my celebration teas upon.  This photo though is of a cake I would really love to know how to make.  I think my skills are a little way off this standard yet though!

This is the finished page and I love how cheery it looks - it perhaps has a hint of frost about it after all!  We were forecast a little snow this evening but so far only cold and rain.  We even picked up all the leaves and doggy presents in the garden just in case we get to build a snowman!  I guess we only have ourselves to blame if it doesn't snow after all ;-)

Here is the tutorial and I really hope it inspires you to try out the techniques and get creative.  Thank you for popping by X