I think I am hooked!

Yes, I know some people hate these Tilda stamps from Magnolia but I think I am definitely hooked. I have been playing about with a couple from my very small collection ( I have three now) and altering them slightly. I just love colouring them in and I honestly think I am going back to my childhood.

This is the 'Shy Tilda' stamp but I think she looks so cute with a bunch of flowers behind her back.

Another one with added flowers is this one. Tilda should be holding a heart hanging from a cord, as in the Valentine card I did for John, but by cutting carefully it is so very easy to adapt to her holding a flower.


Both images have been coloured slightly and I have left the wings in place on one and removed them on the other. I really love the fact that I can draw the sort of mouth I want. This in itself can change the whole image tremendously. Anyway I am so hooked that I just had to increase my collection and have another six coming over the sea as we speak. There are a few shops in this country stocking these stamps but they are invariably sold out or have a very limited range. I have found Sir Stampalot the best and that was where I bought my first three from. Unfortunately I am just too impatient and ended up ordering my next six direct from the manufacturers. I have heard they are a bit slow to ship so I will just have to be patient and wait! I am really looking forward to seeing what variations I can come up with when they do arrive.

Happy crafting!

Exercise for people over 50!

This may not apply to you but I just thought it was so funny I had to share. It was sent to me by my best friend who knows me far too well!!

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can.

Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato sacks.

Then try 50-lb. potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.

Are you ready for tomorrow?

I hope you have all made your Valentine cards by now as if not you are running out of time! It's tomorrow!! I had to make an extra card as it's our anniversary as well.

I went for the quick Basic Grey look with the Valentine one. The papers are from the Figgy Pudding range. Even though it's a Christmas line it is still really versatile. I have used many of the papers in anything but Christmas projects.



Now the anniversary card was a bit of a change for me. I did a bit of stamping. As a rule I am not really 'into' stamping but every now and then I get the urge! (so to speak) I have been seeing lots of cards using the Tilda stamps from Magnolia. I thought they were quite odd at first but I must admit they have grown on me and I eventually decided to buy a few. Anyway I used the heart one on John's card for tomorrow!

All very simple but quite cute I think. The whole Tilda image is 3d mounted with the heart she is carrying being raised again but that doesn't show in the picture. I think I could get into these stamps. I have already been trying to source some more!

Anyway have a great day tomorrow everyone.

What a gorgeous day!!

Spring is definitely round the corner. It has been a cracking day here is Lancashire...so far anyway. There's a noticeable warmth in the sun and it was a joy to walk through the Castle grounds this morning. Let's hope it keeps up for a few days!

I've been quite a busy bee over the past couple of days. After having lost my mojo slightly it has now come back with gusto. I decided to enter a swap yesterday which involved making a mini book and a maze book about Summer. Well, I am all done and dusted! How good is that? I loved using the bright, even citrus, colours for a change. I think I have been doing too many 'dark' layouts!
Here they are for your viewing. I will post them off to Dawn on Monday!


I also needed to get a cj finished as it is due to be posted soon. There are quite a lot of us in this one and some of us are having to make two just to save on postage! Mine came back before Christmas and is stunning! As it was also rather fat I thought I had better make a new one to send off to the next round of people. So I have got that sorted today, (I am on a whirl!) and as my theme for them both is 'Home' I thought I would make a little home to keep them in. It was so easy to do and will keep them both safe in the future.

Anyway it's off to get some more scrapping done. I may as well keep going while the mojo is there! Oh by the way I am teaching at Burnley tomorrow if you fancy coming along. Email or ring me if you want more details. There are a couple of places left but not many. It's a straight scrapbooking class so don't be afraid......... come and join us! I have been planning a few stunning projects for the next few months as well! Shhhhhhhhh!

Happy scrapping!

Well here we are in February!

It was actually nearly daylight when we got up this morning which was a surprise! Looks like spring is just around the corner!

We are having the flue fitted today and tomorrow for the stove in the lounge. It will be great to get it all connected up properly at last. As I am having to stay out of the way I feel a scrapping day looming. There are a couple of things I need to get finished for classes but I must admit to being a busy bee doing a stack of sketches for Craft Diner.

I was playing about with Valentine cards last night and used my BIA and fibres on this one. It turned out quite scrummy and gives a bit of texture to the card. Best of all it was dead easy to do!

It still seems that no matter how much scrapping I do I still revert to being a card maker at heart.

It's the CHA at Anaheim this weekend and I am sure there will be lots and lots of gorgeous stash on show. There have been quite a few sneak peeks on people blogs and I must admit to having a few favourites. One set I am not keen on are the Dream Street ranges. Foe some reason these have never been on my 'like' list and even though they are bringing out 10 new ranges none have got the 'wow' factor for me. Lots of peeps love them though so hey ho! It wouldn't be fun if we were all the same.

Back later.