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Beach bum

Hmmm... another male colleague's birthday (how inconvenient of all these blokes to make me have to think really hard about so many different male birthday cards in such a short space of time) This colleague jokes about how lazy he is - he will wheel his chair around the office rather than walk & often… Continue reading Beach bum

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Pinwheel take 2

Ah-ha! Things always work better the second time around (practice makes perfect!) I've decided to do another pinwheel card for a colleague's son's first birthday (Awww, I know - they grow up so fast!) but as this one is for a little boy I used a different colour scheme from my first pinwheel card. I… Continue reading Pinwheel take 2

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Bicycle Birthday Card

Today is my Mum's birthday and also a collegue's birthday so I decided to make him a card this weekend. A while back I saw a challenge entry/inspiration by Mariana Grigsby called 'bicycle color trends challenge' for Embellish Magazine and I loved some of the entries - so many different bicycle stamps & ideas &… Continue reading Bicycle Birthday Card

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Birthday and Anniversary!

Wow! I haven't done much crafting other than my scrap book for ages and then suddenly lots of important card-worthy events loom up on the horizon!! I must excuse the photography - the flash on my camera has died and so for some reason it seems unable to take good photos, I must get a… Continue reading Birthday and Anniversary!

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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