Several of my gentleman friends have been growing a 'tash for Movember, raising money for cancer research. It is a great cause, but I couldn't donate to all of my friends, so I decided to make them some cards instead... I started with a kraft base card and envelopes. I stamped a single moustache from… Continue reading Movember 2012
Global Handwashing Day
Today is Global Handwashing Day! http://globalhandwashing.org/ghw-day Hygiene is incredibly important - especially for young children because if they become infected with a bacterial or viral agent that causes diarrhea they can become dehydrated and seriously ill very quickly. The best way to prevent these infections is basic - handwashing with soap and water. This is… Continue reading Global Handwashing Day
Stars color trends challenge
I made this card for the Embellish Magazine 'Stars color trend challenge', and even though I'm too late to participate in the challenge I still wanted to share it with you... I started with an A5 ready-made card and stamped it all over with the stars from the Waltzingmouse set 'Midnight Feast' and the American… Continue reading Stars color trends challenge
Cinderella card
I've already blogged about my love of Disney movies, so I won't go on - but for some reason when I was using my new Memory box 'Great Pumpkin' die to make some Halloween decorations I just couldn't shake 'The Magic Song' from Disney's Cinderella from my mind & I was humming it for ages,… Continue reading Cinderella card
World Card Making Day 2012
OK, OK - so my card is a day late, but I'm sure it's the taking part that counts!! Here is my card I made for World Card Making Day 2012... I used a square Kraft base card and die-cut the largest of the Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Labels Four' die from the red gingham sheet in… Continue reading World Card Making Day 2012
Halloween treat boxes
Happy Saturday everyone! It's also World Card Making Day today!!! Unfortunately I haven't made a card yet today because I was busy finishing these off, maybe I will be able to get around to a quick one later? I started this project last weekend & have done a little bit here an there over the… Continue reading Halloween treat boxes
60th birthday box
Happy weekend everyone! (well... end of the weekend now, but I hope you had a good one!) I was asked to make a birthday card/something for a friend of the family and decided to make her an exploding box with paper orchids (I had to work out how to construct them myself, so see my… Continue reading 60th birthday box
Paper orchids
I was asked to make a card/something nice for a friend of the family who turns 60 this week (her knees-up will be this weekend). What to do? What to do? What to doooooooo? Her party will be themed and all the guests were asked to wear outfits inspired by Asia with bright colours (think… Continue reading Paper orchids
Paisley card
It's a friend's birthday next week & he is a HUGE fan of Oasis, Beady Eye, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and PRETTY GREEN. He has lots of T-shirts with a bit of paisley pattern on them (paisley features quite heavily in the Pretty Green design theme), so I decided I just HAD to make… Continue reading Paisley card
Unwell
Eugh... Don't you just hate it when you aren't well? I was at a surprise birthday meal yesterday when I suddenly NEEDED to leave the table, it was horrible! Thankfully I had turned up in my own car & hadn't been drinking so when the worst of it had cleared I was able to head… Continue reading Unwell
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