Here are the three Christmas cards I made for my three nieces (the little keychains and mobile phone charms are detachable so they are mini presents too - they are too small to have mobile phones, but I tought they could probably put them on pencil cases or coat zips) I bought these blank window… Continue reading Christmas Cards 1
Tags
I've wrapped my niece's birthday presents and used the stamps from DC with Versa Mark ink and embossing powders, had some fun using my craft heater for the first time & didn't set fire to the carpet! Then when they were dry & cooled I coloured over them with chalk ink pads, added my niece's… Continue reading Tags
Christmas Card update
Eeek!!! I have cut it a bit fine, but my handmade Christmas Cards are finished to send off to my friends!! Slightly different from the original suggestion, but I think it's better to not have them exactly the same so they are a bit original.
Christmas Cards
OMG!! I got my copy of Cardmaking & Papercraft the second it came out and October's issue is all about Christmas Cards (already!!?). I loved the Contemporary design 'Holly swirls' on page 25 so much I wanted to make them for my friends... So off I went to Hobby Craft to get the cards and… Continue reading Christmas Cards
Button cards!
Reading October's Cardmaking & Papercraft I loved the bonus papers and ideas on page 48 so I made 2 of the 3 suggestions - how do you think they turned out?
Big Stamp and Scrapbooking show 2011
I had a great time yesterday @ Alexander Palace perusing all the crafty stuff! I spent FAR too much, but I did try to be restrained... My favourite exhibitor was from the Netherlands called Different Colours selling lovely rubber stamps, twine and Kraft tags - I would quite happily have bought all of their stock… Continue reading Big Stamp and Scrapbooking show 2011
Get better soon!
A friend's grandmother had a stroke and had to go into hospital and because she was underweight they have kept her in to improve her strength. I wanted to give her a card to perk her up so I used the free gift papers 'Totally Tropical' by Kate Knight in September's issue of Cardmaking &… Continue reading Get better soon!
Keep Calm and Carry on….
I was perusing my local cookware store for ideas for my Mother's Birthday and saw this... I am a huge fan of baked goods (as my waistline will probably betray...) but even more I am a devotee of home baking - if this mug had read 'Keep Calm and Carry on Baking' it would have… Continue reading Keep Calm and Carry on….
Wedding Fever
I was working in the Library whilst everyone else was watching the Royal Wedding on Friday, I got a bit patriotic and wished I'd arranged a Street Party... So whilst eating my lunch I browsed the internet for some Union Jack bunting and found a gorgeous 'shabby chic and vintage' website called Vintage Amethyst http://www.vintageamethyst.co.uk/… Continue reading Wedding Fever
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