To boost public morale during the Second World War, the British government produced bright red posters bearing the slogan “Keep calm and carry on”, but they were never used. One of these posters was rediscovered in 2000, hidden amongst some old books, by somebody at Barter Books and since then, the craze for the poster… Continue reading A calming influence…
Author: lilybygilly
I am a crafter and paper lover
Case to answer?…
I made this card and fantasy box for the mum of one of my friends and cased one of my own cards, even using the same colour scheme as before because that's what my friend wanted and I aim to please! ... I love the way the box turned out. You can see the other fantasy box I made here.… Continue reading Case to answer?…
Meander with me….
I made this mini album or meander book some time ago after seeing one on Peg's blog. Peg is a fellow Pink Lady and Stampin Up Demonstrator and she was kind enough to send me the instructions to make this cute little memories book... And some of the inside pages: I made a card… Continue reading Meander with me….
Naughty forty…
One of my daughter's friends celebrated his fortieth birthday last week - I made this card for him: "Party this way" is a great stamp set as it is so versatile and I have used it on so many projects already - love it! Stampin Up supplies used: Cardstock: whisper white, pacific point, real red; Inks: real red,… Continue reading Naughty forty…
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