Melus Makes

Simon Says Stamp are having a huge 25% flash sale on all Simon Says branded products for THIS WEEKEND ONLY! So make sure that if you love their own branded dies, stamps, stencils, inks and so that you bag yourself a bargain this weekend with a few items. If you live in the US or Canada, shipping will be significantly cheaper then the UK and Europe, so do make sure you try and get your shipping's worth in products! UK shipping is $15 if you spend under $50 on the website (which includes the discount) Enter 'SSSFLASH' on the website where you can add a 'Promo Code' and 25% will taken off the main total. Bag yourself some wafer dies, stamps. inks and other Simon products to evolve and expand your craft collection! Happy Craft Shopping!

  I made this Birthday card for my boss a while back, so thought I would write a post about it! This card was used using the materials below, on top of most of the dies and stamps used, you will need a die-cutting machine, acrylic blocks as base tools for any die cutting or stamping. The cats themselves are from a papercraft book by Kikki K.   E S S E N T I A L S Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine with Cutting Plates Foam Tape Double-Sided Tape / Glue Glue Dots Scissors Paper Trimmer   M A T E R I A L S  |  P R O D U C T S Hello Love 6 x 6 Pad | American Crafts Happy Birthday Wafer Die | Simon Says Stamp Small Stitched Circles | Lawn Fawn Paint Strokes | Paper Smooches Large Stitched Rectangles \ Lawn Fawn Gold Sequins Vanskap Paper Lover's Book | Kikki K 300gsm White Card Cardstock My boss is a massive cat fan, she loves cats and I thought this would be an aptly created card for her birthday, needless to say she loved it! Hope you guys enjo...

Hey everyone! As a starting block on my brand new website / blog, I thought I would uncover a previous craft questionnaire which featured as a post on my other craft blog. I see this as a ‘Getting-To-Know-You’ Q + A post, as such! So let’s get started… How did you get into crafting? I was in college at the time, which was around 16 years old and I handmade a birthday card for a friend of mine and he really, really liked it. My art skills back then was nothing short of rather bland, so I can only assume then, that he was being super nice! From then on, I haven’t looked back How do you find your inspiration? Other crafters. Seems pretty boring really, but that’s how I get inspired – by watching, reading, seeing other crafters’ work, projects, videos. Its great seeing crafters using their creative skills as a living and making projects, and investing in new tools and equipment for even more projects, it’s brilliant. How do you combat creative blocks? Social Media an...