About Us

I have been paper crafting for about five years now, but have created my own designs and graphics for many years prior to that.  When I started my paper crafting I had my own ideas about what I wanted to do, but the products I wanted were not available to buy either in craft shops or on TV, so I bought the items and designs available and off I went to happily make cards.  This lasted about six months but I soon realised that this wasn’t enough for me; the designs were too limiting.  It was at this stage that I decided to create my own designs and make the cards I wanted to make.

I started by designing inserts, toppers and backing papers which I used to create my own unique cards.  I then started sourcing different types of papers like shrink paper, embossing paper, silver and gold paper, adhesive vellum and of course, what has since become my specialty - self-adhesive glossy paper.  After managing to get a large supply of these different papers, I started to create designs on my PC and then printed them onto the different papers and then sold them as individual design sheets.  People seemed to like them and soon I was asked to do different things.

I then designed more comprehensive sets and made them available to other crafters by selling them on ebay.  This was when the Toppers & Tiles idea was born; large toppers complimented by smaller tiles which have a similar design.  Fortunately, the buyers at Ideal World thought my self-adhesive Toppers & Tiles designs were a good idea and they gave me the opportunity to appear on Ideal World.  The viewers seemed to like them so now I appear regularly on both Ideal World and Create and Craft with my designs.

Tuliptoppers was created soon after my first TV appearance when I realised my designs were becoming quite popular so I made the decision to start my own business.  I run the business with my husband and son from our shop in Shipley, West Yorkshire.

Tuliptoppers is all about offering crafters the opportunity to create cards that are both unique and stylish.  We’re never afraid to try something new and are constantly creating new and innovative designs.