Mementoes In Time

Just to say, following some very sad personal news,  the blog will be taking a break for a while. I'm not sure when we will be back but until then,the site will be open as normal and you can contact us in the usual way, if you have any queries or problems. Thanks to those who continue to support this site.:) 

We are up to the 'Angel' die in the Sizzix Challenge Occasional Series. You can read all about the challenge

I thought I would share this piece I made for my precious Mum for her birthday. She turns a rather stunning 82 tomorrow, so I wanted to give her something that she could keep up on display for a while. T

Okay, I know I should be developing new things for the site but I'm definitely in a distracted phase, so while flitting from project to project, I decided that it was time to get the UTEE Melting P...

I wanted to start this post off by wishing my favourite site member Marion, "Congratulations!!".Marion has just had a new beautiful grand-daughter called Lacey and mother and baby are apparently doing ve...

Teacup Card Template

With Mother's Day approaching very rapidly, don't forget there are heaps of ideas for card and other projects in the Projects and Tips section of the website, so why not hop over and have a look? There are free i...

If you have been following the occasional series entitled:

'I am going to do a project using

Visit the Free Stuff pages for a couple of new freebie digital stamps, taken from our new Baking Day Collections 1 & 2 - 'Mmmm a plate of cookies!'

Reg...

Here is the second post in our occasional series, a challenge to try and use my overflowing collection of 'original' Original Sizzix dies. This one, uses the Mini Album Cover and Pages, to...

Our new free template is to make a cute exploding box. I actually saw something similar at my parents' house. I believe it might have originally held chocolates and that is probably what caught my...

I love experimenting with different media and I particularly love getting super-messy. If you read this blog regularly, you will know that I have been complaining about a...

Here is the first project in the Sizzix Challenge. This uses the Album Cover and Pages dies to make a Distressed Notebook. If you would like to see the photo tutorial, please scroll down this post.

Those of you who have followed this blog for a while will know that we don't just post about our templates and products, but about papercrafting in general. That is why we have so many project tips, techniques, ideas and freebies, completely unrelated to items we have for sale, which fund the website.

I personally like to pass on things I have tested and found, as it is ...

If you are like me, you buy craft things and then leave them lying around, because you haven’t got around to using them, then you might enjoy reading this blog article all about Copic Markers.

What are Copic Markers?

To mark the launch of our new digital collection 'Tea and Coffee Time', here is a free printable backing paper, available to members.

Russian Doll Cards in four sizes

Our new card template, is a 'fun to make' Russian Dolls Card.

Here is another sweet Easter project for you, using our free mini purses template. These make a lovely way to give a small treat, if you have lots of little ones to give something to. They would also make a great fete or fair item. I've made the ones above for...

Following from the ribbon egg cards, here is another quick...

Well, the blog has been quiet for a while, as we have had a big move to contend with, on top of other things and it has been a pretty stressful time. It is definitely time to get back to posting some craft projects,...

My lovely stash to make Valentine's Cards

Well here we are in 2013, a new year, ready to be filled with all kinds of creative projects and energy! With Valentine's Day advancin...