
2017 meets 1720
Well what d'you know, 'dark tropicals', lovely colourful flowers and foliage on black or navy backgrounds, are a trend this year. The...

The new face of pin numbers
Cor, we are on trend. Simon, my husband, has just sent me an article on how the banks are working on a system that will allow people to...

Valentine's Day Massacred?
So, another busy time of the year for us card makers – Valentine’s Day. Or, to give it its full title, the celebration of the Feast of St...

What day is it today?
In our line of business, we love to have reasons to create cards. I was therefore delighted to find out that 4 December was National Sock...

Why a card says so much more
'Anyone feels great when they receive an unexpected card in the mail. For me, there’s nothing like a greeting card to send a special...

The right cattitude
Unlocking the car a few weeks ago brought the neighbour's cat zooming out from beneath it. He looked so scandalised that his expression...

Remains of the day
I don't know about you, but I'm always quite pleased when Christmas is over - the decorations packed away, the loot gloated over and...

Seagulls and St Cuthbert
We've just got back from a lovely week away, up north at our regular holiday spot in Seahouses, Northumberland. Empty beaches, enormous...

What's Tolkien got to do with it?
I hadn’t realised that J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as being a master story teller, was pretty good painter too. But then someone gave me his...