New year, new crafting tools.

FIRST POST OF 2015!!! Woooooo :) 

I was very lucky this year and after much research and asking around and writing a list, I got my first ever die cutting machine for Christmas! I was so excited to get started using it! I went out and used my Christmas money to by dies and embossing folders and started to experiment. (Well, I started, then I panicked thinking I wasn't using it right so I watched a few tutorials and then I went all out cutting hundreds of shapes!)

Has anyone else got this machine? I love the colours of mine :) And the shapes and embossing are so crisp and clean. So glad I cleaned out my craft space! 

Not just papercraft....

I thought I would like a little review of the other "crafty" successes I have had over the last year. I love anything creative and relish any opportunity to try something new.

My fiance and I got out first home together last month and I have been spurred on to be more involved with cooking and baking. We have bought some new recipe books and I have really enjoyed cooking and learning new skills. For his birthday I made a chocolate brownie cheesecake with vanilla topping and it went down a storm!

This year we bought our own Christmas decorations together and I made my own wreath. It took us ages to get it to stay up on our front door! We discovered command hooks and have not looked back since!

And last but not least, the Christmas sleighs which I blogged about not all that long ago. 

I love it when a good idea comes together!