I have decided to create a scrapbook of 2012 as it's going to be such an amazing year! (yes, I have realised we are already halfway through & it's a bit late...) I bought a Papermania Portobello Road Scrapbook and some textured white 12x12 pages today, now I just need to figure out what to… Continue reading Scrapbook
Category: Craft
Jubilee cards
I made 12 of these cards - the second mass-production of cards I've done now! They were meant to be invitations to the street party our resident's association was planning, but then the local church stepped in and organised to have the main road in our village closed off and the residents decided that as… Continue reading Jubilee cards
Sponge applicators for Distress inks
This is such a good idea! Pass it around!
Ahoy sailor!
I made this card for a man who owns a part share of a boat - men are SO hard to make cards for so I hope the nautical theme isn't lost on him! Because it was intended for a man I wanted it to be very simple, with a rather masculine colour palette so… Continue reading Ahoy sailor!
Thank you
It was my birthday this week, and with presents come thank you letters! I made this card with a white base card and used the designer paper and decoupage set of Dovecrafts's 'Tea Party' (using less glue than for my niece's card!!). To finish I stamped the sentiment with sepia ink and attached using foam… Continue reading Thank you
Birthday card
One of my nieces is 4 this month, so I made her this card. I hope she likes it! I used a white square basecard. The flower paper is from the Dovecraft set 'Tea Party', that I just can't get enough of at the moment! I ripped the edges with a metal ruler to get… Continue reading Birthday card
Easter decorations
I saw these Easter egg decorations and ribbon in Hobby Craft and knew that my nieces would love them! I used acrylic paints to paint them in pastel colours to get the 'Easter colour palete'...
Rule Britannia!
Squeal!!!!! Look what Papermanina have released!!!!!! I'm going to have so much fun creating cards with this set - I will have to post an update with some examples of what I've created...
With Sympathy
A friend of mine lost his father to a long-term illness on New Years Day. He knew that his father was very ill but it was still upsetting when he passed away, so I made this card to let him know people are thinking of him in his time of grief. I used a pre-made… Continue reading With Sympathy
Recipe Book
I made a recipe book for my best friend for Christmas and really enjoyed it, I saw this set by Melissa Frances and thought 'WANT!!!' so I will be making a recipe book of my own this year with favourite recipies for cakes etc. 🙂
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