Tuesday 28 April 2015

Heroes of the City YouTube Spring Celebration and Giveaway.

Have you been outside yet today. I swear I saw the sun shining. Lets hope that Spring has decided to come to stay. I can't believe that this weekend it will be time to go and open up our trailer for another season of camping. I am already gathering ideas on Youtube and Pinterest to keep the little man busy this summer. One of my favourites as you know is Heroes of the City. The DVD and books are a staple for us on rainy days at the trailer. Now, with the addition of their amazing youtube channel I can get some cute craft ideas and little man can feel like a big boy watching youtube on his tablet. I hope you all had a chance to check out the channel after the last post I did about it if not you can read the post here:
Heroes of the City on Youtube
Heroes of the City Movies :



You are definitely going to want to step over and subscribe to the Heroes of the City Channel anyway but just for added incentive we are going to have a little giveaway....YAY! I love giveaways.

Here is what I want you to do:


  1. Grab a coffee...always the best start to any adventure (substitute beverage of your choice)
  2. Visit Heroes of the City YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQIZNADyAdMEWhjM8cq7ROw
  3. Subscribe (just click that little subscribe area)
  4. Come back here and enter the rafflecopter....buh..buh...buh.....boom you might win this super amazing gift package for spring.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

More about Heroes of the City

About Heroes of the City.
Heroes of the City are an animated TV-series for preschool children about rescue vehicles in a small town where everybody gets to be a hero! The TV-series contains a lot of warmth and teaches the importance of friendship and what we can achieve by helping each other.

About Heroes of the City’s YouTube Channel.
On the city's heroes YouTube Channel you will find 6 hours of entertainment for the younger children. The videos are high quality and are suitable for children 2-6 years. The YouTube channel is available in 18 different languages.
Heroes of the City 2 - The Talent Show https://youtu.be/MpSRu0H5Z24

Calamity Crow Kids Crafting Show
Make wonderful, simple crafts with things found around the house.
In the Calamity Crow Kids Crafting Show you will get inspiration for all kinds of different kids crafts you can make at home. The show is aimed at both parents and children to make and create together.
Link to the video: Calamity Crow Kids Crafting Show EP03 - Characters out of paper rolls 
https://youtu.be/rqM17EF9XIY

Calamity Crow Sketch and Guess show.
Try to guess what’s being drawn before the picture is completed.
Link to the video: Heroes of the City – Ep 01 Sketch & Guess with Calamity Crow https://youtu.be/2BU8kRiiZIs

On Patrol with Heroes of the City
Follow our heroes on patrol in the city. Look closely and help to reconnaissance.
On Patrol with Heroes of the City is fun memory training for the younger children.
There is an easy, medium and hard version of each reconnaissance missions.

Wednesday 11 March 2015

My Grandma's Teacups Scrapbooking and Craft Supplies: TIANYANG Dies: Layout #5



This is my favourite layout that I created with the dies I received from TIANYANG
This window die is beautiful and the the flowers are just so versatile I can see the possibilities for so many cards and layouts. The stamped images were done using my Close To My Heart acrylic stamps and the freehand drawing was done using ShinHan markers. 

Tuesday 10 March 2015

My Grandma's Teacups Scrapbooking and Craft Supplies: TIANYANG Dies: Layout #4




This is the fourth layout in our series reviewing the TIANYANG dies.  This is one of my favourite dies that I received. The legs on this ballerina are so delicate it is incredible.  I found it hard to decide which of the many ideas this cut inspired would make it to the studio table.

Thursday 5 March 2015

My Grandma's Teacups Scrapbooking and Craft Supplies: TIANYANG Dies :Layout #1

One of the wonderful folks from TIANYANG Dies approached me about trying out some of their cutting dies in my work. Generally I do not use dies as I have a Cricut explore but after several conversations I agreed to test their product. TIANYANG provided several dies for me to work with and I wanted to share what I created with you.

Layout #1


I used the TIANYANG product Product ID:32263845233 and 32263845263 
to create the lovely flowers in the layout. I was surprised by the number of sheets of cardstock that these dies can in fact cut in one pass. The edges of the cut are very clean and slightly embossed for a professional feel when working with the petals. I really liked the versatility of the design as I was able to make several variations with one die.