Years ago I saw a beautiful coat at Badminton Horse Trials - I was enchanted, so I ended up parting with quite a lot of money for a coat that I often get out of the wardrobe just to stare at... I'm sure you will agree the material is gorgeous, teal is my favourite colour.… Continue reading Thinking of you
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Andy Warhol-style birthday card
I love Andy Warhol's art & I've often wondered if I could make a card in his style. A friend of mine studied Spanish at University, so I like to send her the odd text or birthday card with Spanish greetings. I have a lovely simple cupcake stamp from Stamposaurus called 'Cupcake Strawberry' 1905 (I… Continue reading Andy Warhol-style birthday card
Vintage Garden Flowers Thank you
Oh my Goodness!! I've never left thank you cards this late before! Hopefully people will understand that I've had a lot on over the last few weeks! I love, love, love the Vintage Garden stamp sets from Waltzingmouse stampsĀ (I'm hoping Claire will make some WMS cutting edge dies for the vintage seed packet and… Continue reading Vintage Garden Flowers Thank you
Niece’s 6th Birthday Card
It will be one of my Niece's 6th Birthday on Thursday, so I'll share with you the card I made for her.I used a dark blue square base card and stamped the stars from Waltzingmouse Stamps 'Midnight Feast' on it in silver ink.Next I cut out a circle from white Centura Pearl cardstock and drew… Continue reading Niece’s 6th Birthday Card
GodSister’s 21st
It was my Mum's Goddaughter's 21st on the 30th March, but it's her party today, I thougth I would show you the card I made her using my brand new Heartfelt Creations 'Once Upon A Time' collection stamps and die. The base card is a white, textured A5 card. I cut a teal card pane… Continue reading GodSister’s 21st
I’ll TRY not to rub it in…
Some background... My Mother is of Irish ancestry, born in England (Shropshire) where she would listen to all the Welsh rugby on the wireless, she LOVES everything about France, and feels sorry for the Italians... So when the RBS 6 Nations Rugby is on she has sympathies for all teams and so whoevers wins, she's… Continue reading I’ll TRY not to rub it in…
Mother’s Day card 2014
This card involved lots of elements! I was hoping to enter it in the February Lilli of the Valley Monthly Challenge, but I finished it too late... My Mum simply adores gardening, so even though the stamp used is one of the boys from Lilli of the Valley, it always makes me think of her!… Continue reading Mother’s Day card 2014
Get better soon
My Grandmother has fallen over & fractured her femur. It was pinned back together and now she is undergoing physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Because of her advanced age, she has very few friends, so she won't get many cards, so every little helps & I know she will enjoy getting a card. I started out with… Continue reading Get better soon
Folk art thank you card
I got an amazing late Christmas present (it was FAR too heavy to put in the post, which is why it had to wait until we met!) so I wanted to create a thank you card. I started off with a black A6 base card and a piece of black card. I stamped the Waltzingmouse… Continue reading Folk art thank you card
Sailing boat birthday card
On Tuesday it will be my Fairy Godmother's husband's birthday (which sort of makes him my Fairy Godfather...). They used to live on their yacht together sailing around the world, so I know he loves boats. I saw the 'Happy Birthday old salt' sentiment in the Waltzingmouse 'Ocean Bound' stamp set & it was made… Continue reading Sailing boat birthday card