Hi everyone My first time back on the WOW! blog in what seems like a lifetime. I have a card idea that is perfect to send to the men in your life!  I don't know about you, but I find men’s cards really hard and I think this is just perfect for men of any ages - young or old. I have used 2 powders from Marion Emberson’s new Trio Italian Adventure and 1 of Joy Firth Young’s from her new Trio Dockside.  I'm absolutely loving all the new Trio’s - have you checked them out yet?  They are all stunning and work beautifully in their Trio’s, but also mixing a few different Trio’s together. The Alphabet dies and stars are from my Julie Hickey Designs range.


Let's get started! I cut 3 pieces of white card stock and wiped my WOW! Embossing Pad over one piece, ensuring I had all the card covered, then I sprinkled my chosen embossing powder all over it.  Tap the excess off onto paper and put it back in the pot. I warmed my heat tool up, I then started heating from underneath - a great tip w…

What is your favourite thing about crafting? I love teaching, seeing other people crafting it’s so therapeutic and good for the soul. Makes you forget about everything and loose yourself in creating something whether it’s a quick card or a more in depth project. The feeling they get when they’ve made something they are proud of is just fabulous.
If you could chose to do anything to do for the day, what would it be?
A day at the beach with my hubby and boys. Cooking on bbq something special for dinner. Having a fire on beach and watching the sun go down.
Is there anything you wished would come back into fashion? You’ve really stumped me with this question! I know dark chocolate Toffee Crisp chocolate bars. They were my hubbies favourite and it would make him happy.
What song would you say best sums you up?
Don’t think this song sums me up but it was the first one to pop into my head after reading the question. ‘Come on Eileen’ by Dexies Midnight Runners. Can’t ever help but sing along ta…