A scientist's crafty side
This week I made another card 'to sell' to my Mum because she asked for feminine birthday cards as well. My crafty mojo is rock bottom at the moment - unfortunately my Seasonal Affective Disorder is really bad at the moment, so I'm constantly tired and I just don't have any energy. I wake up,… Continue reading Birthday card using Pantone color of 2019 – Living Coral
My Mum talked to me over the holidays and told me that she had to buy some cards for upcoming birthdays and that when she got to the till the cost was extortionate - if I make cards, why don't I sell them? Well, to be honest I'd been thinking about it for a while… Continue reading Masculine Birthday card
This is the card I made for my Niece for her 15th birthday. It's her birthday today and I'm rather disappointed in my step-sister who said we were going to have a family celebration with my niece today, then when I texted her on Thursday morning to confirm what time the gathering would be she… Continue reading Teenage smart phone birthday card
Eurgh!!!! As per usual, I am WAAAAAAAY behind with making my thank you cards for Christmas presents... Honestly, I don't know where the time goes!? I wanted to try to make these cards 'quick and simple' so I could get them done and posted before New Year (groan...) so I went for a monochromatic colour… Continue reading Thank you cards
Wishing all my readers and followers a Happy New Year filled with new experiences, new opportunities (and hopefully LOADS of new crafty goodies!!!)
I just want to wish all my readers and followers a very happy festive season - I hope it is filled with joy!
One of the PhD students in the lab I work in had his birthday this week. He LOVES foxes, so I wanted to use my XCut fox die again (see the card I made last year here) for his birthday card. Do you have a favorite animal? If so, what is your favorite animal and… Continue reading What does the fox say?
I made this card for my friend Petra. She recently started a new job and we got her a card with the sentiment 'Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons' I thought I should use this stamp set for her birthday card to continue the flamingo theme. I stamped the flamingo with Memento Tuxedo… Continue reading Flock Yeah birthday card using Wplus9 stamps
I made this card for my eldest step sister's birthday (it's a BIG birthday) so I wanted to push the boat out so this card is ALL about the glitter!!! I coated some black card with Elizabeth Craft double sided adhesive and die cut the butterfly with the adhesive side up. I removed the backing… Continue reading Glitter butterfly birthday card using Elizabeth Crafts dies
I made this card for my friend Holly's birthday. She was my partner in crime for weekend crafternoons, we had so much fun card making and she tried to get my cats to be more sociable! Unfortunately, she moved away to study for her PhD, so I posted this card and it had to be… Continue reading Hey Pumpkin card using Honey Bee stamps
