Author: Sharon Curtis

I've been papercrafting since 2002, and am a Freelance Creative Designer. I work for various craft companies, but the majority of my work is for Sizzix, and I will be sharing details of my TV shows on Create and Craft as well as (hopefully), helpful tutorials and step by steps. Thanks for joining me!

Sizzix Eileen Hull new releases

There are some lovely new dies in the Sizzix Chapter One release, and Eileen Hull has a really fabulous new journal die. It’s called the Folio Journal, and it creates a lovely square journal with lots of options to configure it in different ways.

As it’s easier to see in real life than photos, I’ve put together a couple of videos. The first is an overview and shows you her new dies, and the second video is an in-depth tutorial to make the journal above.

So here’s the first video

The second video is here

I just love the versatility you get with this die, and I think it’s going to get a lot of use this year!

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My Craft Studio

I realise some of you may be new here, so I thought the best way to introduce myself and show you a little bit of what I do is to give you a little look around my craft studio.

I’ve been crafting since 2002, and I guess I’ve been doing it professionally since about 2011. I was crafting in our spare bedroom until October 2015 when I finally got my dream space. Having my little garden studio has literally changed my life. Being able to have a dedicated area for my crafting has really enabled me to do so much more – and now that I am working for Sizzix, and prepping for TV shows most of the time, I really couldn’t have managed to do that from our tiny spare bedroom!

If you’d like to see more of my craft studio, and some video tours on how I store all my supplies, then I’ve got a playlist on my YouTube channel

Eileen Hull Wrapped Journal

I’ve just uploaded a new video on my YouTube channel here showing how I made this wrapped journal using the Eileen Hull Wrapped journal, together with the Honeycomb Frenzy embossing folder and Winter Garland die set.

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Welcome

Welcome to my new blog, I’m glad you found your way here. After 13 years I finally decided to take the plunge and move my blog to a provider with better features. Back in 2007, Typepad was a great platform, but unfortunately it hasn’t really kept up with new technologies, so I’m hoping this new blog is going to be much easier to navigate, and there’s something quite refreshing about designing it from scratch, to have all the design features I’d like.

For my first couple of posts, I’m going to re-share a couple of projects I posted on my old blog, just so they don’t get lost as I make the transition.