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Gorgeous Leather Cuffs: art from the heart
Hi everyone! My gorgeous leather cuff, handmade by the talented Jeanie of Jeanie’s Designs has arrived in the post, and I’m just tickled pink with it! I could wax lyrical here for a long time and not...
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Roses and Coasters from SmugMug
A few good things happened over the last 10 days or so. First, the rain stopped! Then the sun came out! Oh my, can this get any better…I think summer has finally arrived. Then my poor drenched,...
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Backlit Roses
Thank you all for the nice emails and FB comments about the photograph that I used for my coasters in the previous post. To answer your questions, yes I did photograph a few more, and some of them...
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Tuscany in September
Hi everyone! I’ve just arrived home from a wonderful holiday in Italy with (most of) my family! We stayed at a fabulous villa on the outskirts of Lucca, and I promise I’ll post images and links to...
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Tuscany in September part 2
Encantea is the name of the villa that we stayed in for a family holiday during September. Sometimes when you see the online pictures of a property the ‘real thing’ can often disappoint. But not in...
View ArticleMerry Christmas
Sending you love and best wishes for happiness on this Christmas Day. Have a wonderful and Merry Christmas! x
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A Little Adventure
Hi Everyone! I feel as though I’ve been away for such a long time! Actually, it was a long time – but it passed so quickly because I was in Australia visiting one of my daughters who was having her...
View ArticleNew Look for iNSD
Hi everyone! My apologies to those of you who have been patiently waiting for the blog to return. It started off as a short makeover, but soon took on a life of its own. :) I hope you like the new...
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Delicate Spring
It’s May 20th, and where I am we have only had two days that have been warm and sunny. Today has been one of them. This morning I went for a walk along the shore front, breathing in that evocative and...
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Apple Blossom
I had to give up battling the wind today and take a branch of Apple Blossom into the greenhouse. I guess I’m going to have fewer crab apples this autumn. However, I think that the blossom lying on the...
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Happy Birthday!
It’s E-scape and Scrap’s 9th Birthday this month, and to celebrate, all the designers have got together to produce some really fabulous kits and giveaways based on the theme Bloomin Backyard! This...
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Rosy Glow
Oh, I’m just so loving this warm spell of weather that we’re having right now! And so are my roses! The only downside to the heat is that I’ve got to water the garden lol. But I guess that’s the...
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Sweet Lavender: Free printable, 2 versions
What can you say about Lavender that hasn’t been said before? Beautiful as a hedge on a pathway – brush against it as you walk and its scent is released. Soothing, inspiring and relaxing. I keep a...
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A Sweet Little Love Note
Some things just tug at the heart-strings. My grandchildren went home today with mum and dad. I waved goodbye to them and went back indoors. This little message, from my six-year-old granddaughter,...
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Liebster Award
How exciting to be nominated for an award by my friend Jackie of It’s Organised! The Leibster Award was created to recognise small quality blogs, so I’m really pleased to have the blog considered...
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Adobe’s New Photoshop Photography Program
If you’re an Adobe product user then I’m sure you will be aware of the (often heated!) discussions online on the subject of Adobe’s switch from stand-alone products to Creative Cloud. I won’t to go...
View ArticleHansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel – watch the inspiring poster construction Christopher Hampson’s ’delightfully inventive’ brand new Hansel and Gretel, performed by Scottish Ballet, premiers in Glasgow, Scotland...
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Autumn’s Green and Gold
No season excites us more than Autumn, with it’s tumbling palette of green and gold; a palette that will shortly be replaced by red, orange and purple. Today I had a whole day all to myself…well,...
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iDSD Half-Price Sale
Hi Everyone! As all devoted digi-scrappers know, International Digital Scrapbooking Day (one of the biggest digital scrapbooking events of the year, and sometimes known as the “Black Friday” of digital...
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Adobe Photoshop Photography Program Update
Hello friends, I wrote to you a few months ago about Adobe’s Photoshop + Lightroom offer which, at the time, had conditions attached (you had to have previously purchased CS3 or later). You possibly...
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