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Bunting Birthday Card #2

I must admit to being in a bit of a rush today because I have to get to a friend of the family's 65th birthday party in Kent. And because I'm in a bit of a rush I decided to go for a tried and tested card idea. Having already created a Bunting Birthday card… Continue reading Bunting Birthday Card #2

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Bunting Birthday Card #1

A colleague of mine is celebrating her 30th birthday this week, so I wanted to make her a special birthday card. I've been toying with the idea of a bunting birthday card for a few months and had ideas about what stamps and die cuts to use & now I finally had a good reason… Continue reading Bunting Birthday Card #1

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Tardis Card

Firstly: Happy World Cardmaking Day!! Tomorrow will be a friend's birthday & I'm going to his birthday drinks this evening. He is a huge fan of Doctor Who, so I had to make a Whovian card! Ages ago I saw this Tardis card pattern on Splitcoast Stampers and wanted to make it for a boys… Continue reading Tardis Card

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Moulin Rouge Birthday Card!

Today is a colleague's birthday and he was asked what he wanted to do for his birthday & he (like most men) said "dunno"... For whatever reason he was watching the Moulin Rouge 'Lady Marmalade' cover version & he said "I'd love it if I could have a party where all the girls dressed like… Continue reading Moulin Rouge Birthday Card!

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Flowers Birthday Card

Tomorrow is one of my Fairy Godmother's birthdays! (I was never Baptised, but my Mother chose two Godmothers, so they are affectionately referred to as my 'Fairy' Godmothers!) This Fairy Godmother lives in a lovely appartment with her two cats and she loves flowers and has an allotment. I wanted to create a card for… Continue reading Flowers Birthday Card

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Sorry seems to be the hardest word…

... but once you have said it, you feel so much better! My good friends C & L were married on 6th July, but I only got their invite in June and unfortunately it was just before my Step Brother's body was found so my mind was elsewhere. His funeral was on 2nd July so… Continue reading Sorry seems to be the hardest word…

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Hey there little lady card

After the loss of my step brother I have been restless and found solace in some papercrafting. I wanted to do a papercrafting project that would have nothing to do with him, so no travel or holiday themes and nothing masculine. I have lots of sketches in my ideas book that I scribble in at… Continue reading Hey there little lady card

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Father’s Day Card

Because of the recent sad loss of my step brother I wanted to make a very clean and simple Father's Day card for my step father. I used a white 6" x 6" square base card. I had some metallic papers in my stash from when I was at University in Liverpool that I purchased… Continue reading Father’s Day Card

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Mermaid card

I went to stay with my Fairy Godparents (long story) in Devon last weekend and had a lovely time! I wanted to send them a thank you card with a difference... I had some circular apeture cards in my stash so I decided to use one of those so I could get in lots of… Continue reading Mermaid card