My Creative Spirit (Blog Archive)

Hi Everyone,  if you've been following the G45 blog over the past couple of weeks you'll have seen the amazing projects the new design team have been sharing in their introductions.  I'm over the moon to be sharing my intro project there today and to be continuing as part of the G45 family as the Grand Brand Ambassador for the UK.  Huge thanks Diane, Charee and Aime and big congrats to my fellow teamies and thank you to you all for following me on my amazing journey.   I chose the new Imagine collection for my project and, working in two colours combined images cut from the 8 x 8 and 12 x 12 papers and the new tag dies to alter the project and create the layered dimension on the case and pages in my unique less is more style that you all know me for. As always the collection is packed full of the most amazing elements,  and you'll know if your a G45 addict like me, the more you look the more you see.  Here's a couple more pics.  You can...

Just a quick post from me today to share news of our mid-summer sale.  There's 25% off (excluding workshop and retreat bookings) until midnight on 30th June 2018.  Take advantage and grab yourself a bargain or two :-)  My Creative Spirit Alter Me Kits Click on the link below to start your shopping spree :-)  www.mycreativespirit.co.uk 

Hi Everyone,  I hope you had lovely weekends.  Today I'm sharing a couple of ways to create fun post bound photo albums. With PROM celebrations coming up for all this years school leavers I thought this paper collection was a perfect choice to create a PROM keepsake album.  The albums have ten black pages inside just waiting for photo's to be added.  I made one for a 40th Birthday party I went to this weekend and then a couple more pictured below. I love these floral papers from G45 and chose two colour ways to create the different looks on the albums.  For the first I went for my favourite papers, Indigo Lilies and the B side of Burgundy Blossoms  .....  and for the darker version I chose Sunlit Melody, Verdant Blossoms and for the fussy florals, Midnight Melody.  I've put together an easy to follow video if you'd like to make on of these fun little albums yourself.  It includes dimensions for the chipboard cov...

Afternoon everyone, What a great day we had yesterday crafting in Cardiff.  Ladies thank you so much for joining me for the day. Your albums looked fabulous - I hope you enjoy using them.  We had a break for cake. Charlene was in charge of the knife and here are our Birthday Girls, Claire and Morwen.  Happy Birthday both.    there was a ta da from Angela :-)  and a great time crafting away with the gorgeous floral shoppe papers. (after we'd sniffed and stroked them of course lol)  I'll be back again at the Holiday Inn, Cardiff North on 20th & 21st October to run two more workshops.  Projects will be different on both days so if you'd like to do it all again,  missed out this time and would lie to join me for the day follow the link here for more info and bookings;  Graphic 45 Workshop Cardiff 20th October 2018   Graphic 45 Workshop 21st October 2018 Have a great week everyone, thanks for calling b...

Evening everyone, I've been so tied up with prepping the monthly kits I hadn't realised the June Giveaway post didn't go live earlier in the week.  Our giveaway this month is one of my Notelet Box kits and a roll of Black Construction Tape.  As always, to be in with a chance to win just leave your comment on this post before midnight on 30th June (BST).  Our winner will be announced here on the blog on 1st July.  To go with the giveaway I've altered one of the notelet box kits in my favourite papers from the Floral Shoppe collection - Indigo Lilies and Burgundy Blossoms, designed a set of notecards to go inside and put together a video that shows how to assemble the box and make the cards.  The supply list and cutting guide are listed in the video too.  This would make a great hand made gift if you're looking for ideas for Birthday and Christmas ...........  :-) All the products used in the video are also available over on my websit...

Morning Everyone  Can you believe it's June already.  I'm off to fetch Harry and all his belongings back from Uni for the summer today and can't really believe he's finished his second year.  Time really has flown :-)  Before I head off we need to announce our May Giveaway winner and I thought I'd share a quick card make with you too.   Thank you everyone for your comments, as always I had great fun reading them.  Random.org has chosen comment no 30   as our winner, left by  Congratulations Donna.  If you could mail your postal address to me at mycreativespirituk@gmail.com I'll get your frame and papers off to you.  A card fell through the letter box the other day announcing that my cousin has become a Grandma, and was just about to go out and buy a baby card when I decided to make one (well few actually. I found a great stamp set that was perfect for my card by Woodware called I've arrived FCRL125. ...