Craft in another form

This weekend I got quite crafty, not with cards, but with eggs, flour & sugar and made cupcakes. I like cooking, baking and taking pictures.
I know this has nothing to do with card craft, dies, stamping etc, however it's still creative and tasty at the same time.

So here's a few pics of said handy work.

I do particularly love this picture, I was especially lucky with this one, the light at the back, the I just put the lemons down, no placement. Lucky shot.

Zest lemons, get lemon in eye, rub furiously.
Flour and all other ingredients mixed etc.

Spoon into muffin cases. 

Pop in the oven for about 30 mins.

Knock up some butter cream with lemon juic, spring a bit of lemon zest on top.

Et voila, salut Mon amis.

Lemon zest Cupcake

Mothers Day

This Sunday is of course Mothering Sunday, well in the UK. In the UK & Ireland it ties in with Lent, the rest of the world seems to be based on something I can't work out, have a look at other dates here.

Anyway, to all Mothers, thank you :o) if it wasn't for you we wouldn't be here, we wouldn't be loved, cherished, spoilt, adored and cared for.

My kids are excited for this Mothers Day (same as every year really) because their Mother, my Wife is well, an incredible person. 

She is unfortunately working this Sunday, so the cherubs and I have a 4 hour window to make a special Sunday lunch, which will undoubtedly involve a leg of lamb and all the trimmings, but here is our problem, we like food, we enjoy the whole cooking process and of course eating it, the problem is this, what to have for desert?

Now that we have the Mothers eulogy sorted, I'd like to mention a few other holidays and important dates, and this is the only way I can tie in something to do with the shop and web site.

Easter isn't too far away, we have lots of dies here and here

Also spring seems to be peeking it's head to see us, we recently received a thank you card with a spring theme on it, ideas for dies here

And of course, in the not too distant future, but in the spirit of getting in early there is of course Fathers Day and naturally we have appropriate dies here and here.

Only thing left for me to say is, have a great weekend, and to all Mothers, I hope you all get spoilt rotten and have a great day.

Mark

Happy Holi

This is a new one on me I must admit, and I thought I knew quite a few different festivals, Holi a festival of colours or of love. Read more about the festival here.

Which got me thinking, colours (I sense a colour theme developing on Fridays) it's spring, there for new shoots from bulbs emerging from a cold winter underground showing us their little flashes of daffodil yellow, the snowdrops, crocuses and all the others just climbing out blinking their petals towards the sun.

Now the point of this post, what makes you decided the colours you use in cards or any craft project you're doing? Is it the celebration, Mothers Day, Easter etc, or is it guided as you create your project?

I know we've been quiet this week, we've been busy with sourcing new dies, trying to get our heads around a demo of our new site and till system, as well as the usual matters we do on a daily basis.

Aswell as wondering what this big yellow thing in the sky was, this large fiery ball drew us from the inner sanctum of the shop to point and look in awe at it, then someone pointed out what it was.

Anyway, have a great weekend, take good care and happy crafting :o)

17 Shades of Grey

It's just been on the radio that 50 Shades of Grey is still raking in phenomenal amounts of money, that's great to hear, a film doing so well. 

This got my mind thinking, just how many shades of grey, are there? Bear with me, there is a point to this, and it's nothing to do with the books or film.

Below are 17 shades of grey, quite easy to distinguish each shade














However, if you look at this spectrum wheel, you'll see, or least get an indication of how many shades of grey there are

Not my image, Image from http://patternity.org/tag/greyscale/ 

Yes, yes Mark, that's all well and good, but just exactly is your point? I hear you say.
Well, What about the little understatements, lowlights, undertones and embellishments, which might just add a little something to what you're making, and finish it off quite nicely, such as a .... Letraset Pro Markers

Tada :), all this just to mention a pen which can add subtle yet massive changes to your crafted items, and nothing at all to do with the film either :o)

The weekend hoves into view ...

If Friday's aren't on your calendar, then they really should be!

Make a new calendar, lots of resources available to make one by hand which brings me nicely to these, a couple of dies which have Months and dates on them.

We have both of them in stock, we also have 1000's of other dies too, have a look at these and the rest of our dies.
AND!!!!!!!!!!! ignore the prices in the picture above, they're now actually only £4.95 each and all our orders are free delivery too.

Die-Versions Complements Make-A-Date 1 and Die-Versions Complements Make-A-Date 2

And all that's left to say is....