HiThose of you who follow us on Facebook will be aware David and I have just returned home from another amazing two-week cruise round the Mediterranean.  This holiday was celebrating David's 60th birthday last Christmas, our 10th Wedding Anniversary yesterday, plus in-between David being made redundant and taking early retirement. This was our 3rd sailing with Princess Cruises, but our first from Southampton, cutting out the flights to the USA.   We enjoyed ports of call at...

Welcome to another Crafty Inklings Blog Hop, which is scheduled to link up at 9am this morning.We are a group of fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and a bit beyond, who regularly get together for team events here at my Stamp & Craft Studio.  Sale-A-Bration sadly ended last night for another year, but today we are focusing on a Spring/Summer themed 'hop'.  Don't worry, the products in the Annual Catalogue 2016/17 and Spring/Summer...

HiHad a fabulous (if rather cold) Networking day today in Thetford.Photos show the last few extra 'Ad-packs' having chocolates packed, ready to hand out to prospective new customers, advertising NEW classes in Thetford.Although Craft Fair was fully booked, I was kindly allowed to distribute advertising, free of charge.  Also, Networking with organisers and other stall holders, further ideas are being discussed.  Enjoying a well deserved glass or three of Prosecco !Well done England,...

Welcome back and Happy Sunday to you all. Yesterday, I promised to write a Tutorial measurements of the simple double-walled box I featured in yesterday's Crafty Inklings Blog Hop.You will need two pieces of A4 card, one for the box base and one for the lid.BOX BASE1.  Cut the base to 24.5cm x 20cm.2.  Score at 1.9 cm on all four sides, as it needs to be slightly under the next score line. 3.  Score again at 4cm on all four sides. 4.  Burnish all scored edges with...

Welcome to our first Crafty Inklings Blog hop, which is scheduled to link up at 9am this morning.We are a group of fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from Norfolk, Suffolk and a bit beyond, who regularly get together for team events here at my Stamp & Craft Studio.  Today we are sharing projects made from the Spring / Summer and/or Sale-A-Bration catalogues !!!!Depending on where you have started from today, you may have just joined me from Rebecca @ bextiesandstickytape and...

It was lovely to catch up with so many crafters yesterday at the Sincerely Yours Craft show in Thetford.I have to pass on my huge thanks to Cheryl, one of my downline team who was joining us for the first time.  She holds classes in Burwell and Newmarket area, so please pass on to any crafting friends or family in the area.  She made an excellent job of creating those beautiful Hexagon Window boxes on display.Then of course thanks to our lovely Val, who helped everyone with their...

Following our Christmas team meal last night, we had 6 stay for a fun sleep-over !Today, we held our first team shoebox swap of 2017, with 9 taking part in person and a further 3 joining us by post, plus an extra set made for a last minute 'elderly parent nursing' cancellation.   Last years bi-monthly shoebox swaps were held in the evening, which we found restricted some of the team from joining in.  All those who took part in our first 'all day' event, had a lovely day and...

HiAre you a Wimbledon fan ?  Do you like a nice Strawberry Cream Tea ?  Do you love crafting ?Last year I wanted to schedule a Strawberry Cream Tea  & Craft at my Studio, but life's events got in the way.  So, when I saw the Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper #141660, I knew this would be the year if definitely happened !!I am currently taking bookings for Sunday 25th June and Sunday 9th July to celebrate in style.  Here are some strawberry themed projects I've just...