'Retreats' Category
Meeting Donna Downey
Last weekend I did a few classes at Scrap A Ganza in Stratford. After reading all the reports on the issues at Holland the week before I did wonder what I had let myself in for? After the weekend I could safely say that although there were issues, they were no where near as bad [...]
Playing with Clay and a GiveAway Winner
One of the classes Mel taught at the recent ATDML retreat was on making your own clay embellishments. Now at first glance I thought Yikes! as did my matey Izzy haha! But true to form I had a go.
Most made fabulous buttons and used Makin clay cutters to form title letters. They looked great!
I picked [...]Contrast, texture & dimension.
Last weekend I was a happy scrapper as I enjoyed my precious down time at the ATDML retreat, this last few days could not be further from that. I have been nursing a poorly sick little boy Dontcha just want to cry when little ones get so sick?
This layout is a class by [...]ATC Mini Album
This lovely mini album, just perfect for ATC’s was another of Clare’s classes at ATDML this weekend. I have made a few of these since Clare first shared this project and I just love them.
They are quick and easy to make and can hold ATC’S as this one is going too or small photographs as [...]What a Fab Retreat!
Well that has to be the best retreat I have had the pleasure of attending. Mel and Jill of ‘A Trip Down Memory Lane’ did an outstanding job. The attention to detail was amazing, the class were FAB, teachers were all fantastic, Make’n’takes brilliant, food divine , hotel exquisite and the company, well, fun and [...]
Oh What a lot has happened…
…….In the time since I last posted! A Family gathering, first sick child, a wash out of a birthday (mine) second, third and forth sick children, a sick husband and finally I got sick to complete the full set.
In between times I was preparing for the weekend retreat which took place in Renfrewshire this past [...]Inspiration
Our inspiration for projects comes from such a variety of sources, sometimes it is hard for me to pin down exactly where I got an idea from. Then along comes a project that grabs you, someone else inspires you to work on new things and last weekend at Luxurious Angels it happened to me, twice!
I sat [...]Freebies
Topsy Turvey Handcutting Class
Well I promised a freebie giveaway and here it is. I have not one but two kits of beautiful Making Memories Fresh Anthology ’Sydney’ papers to give away. These are the kits from my Luxurious Angels Retreat last weekend. The Include:
Freebie Kit Giveaway2 Sheets Bazzill
6 Sheets Patterned Paper
Pack Alphabet Stickers
Pack Dimensional Stickers
Die Cut Tags
FibersAll [...]
Kaptured
Well as much as I dislike this photograph (Nowt to do with Kirsty’s fabbaroonie skills let me add) I have to show you the wonderful class that I did at Kirsty’s Creative Photography and Scrapping Day I was at on Saturday. I had a wonderful day, thoroughly enjoyed it after an awful week that I [...]
Most Impressed with Impress
I have several times over the last year peaked on line at Impress Stamps. I even got as far as to place some in my shopping basket on a couple of occasions. A couple of weeks ago I was browsing Anne Hefermans blog (drooling over one very cute baby daughter) and she had bought some fabulous [...]







