In 2005, Jo Reid (Jo R) was raising money in memory of her mum, Brenda Horley, with the aim of raising enough to finance the sponsor of a guide dog. As part of these efforts Jo Butler (Jo B) donated some for her homemade cards for one of the coffee mornings.  Jo R, who had done various crafts in the past, decided to give card making a try herself. So armed with some tips from Jo B on how to get started, she made some cards to sell at her events. These were warmly received by family and friends so she continued and got hooked.

Since then we have been making and selling cards to family and friends, and then we got into craft fairs, with very mixed success. So we decided to organise our own events to get more control, and any money we make will go to our chosen charities of The Brenda Horley Guide Dog Tribute Fund and Cancer Research.