I haven't really done much card making lately - my new job has taken up so much of my time & I'm a bit exhausted to do much else at the weekend!! But, because it's Mothering Sunday this week, I decided it was high time to do some! I started with an A5 white window… Continue reading Mothering Sunday 2013
Tag: papercraft
Engagement!!
Squeal!! Another one of my old school friends has become engaged!!! I just want to say a HUGE congratulations to my friends because they celebrated their 10 year anniversary this year & this is just the most lovely news! I went to another school friends gig last night, and before I got there I was… Continue reading Engagement!!
6th Birthday Card
My new job starts in 2 days!!!!! Very excited!!! But enough about me... My niece's 6th birhtday is very soon (such a shame that it is so close to Christmas 😦 but that's not her fault!) I decided that I don't do enough 'age' cards, so I made my mind up to do one. I… Continue reading 6th Birthday Card
Movember 2012
Several of my gentleman friends have been growing a 'tash for Movember, raising money for cancer research. It is a great cause, but I couldn't donate to all of my friends, so I decided to make them some cards instead... I started with a kraft base card and envelopes. I stamped a single moustache from… Continue reading Movember 2012
Stars color trends challenge
I made this card for the Embellish Magazine 'Stars color trend challenge', and even though I'm too late to participate in the challenge I still wanted to share it with you... I started with an A5 ready-made card and stamped it all over with the stars from the Waltzingmouse set 'Midnight Feast' and the American… Continue reading Stars color trends challenge
Cinderella card
I've already blogged about my love of Disney movies, so I won't go on - but for some reason when I was using my new Memory box 'Great Pumpkin' die to make some Halloween decorations I just couldn't shake 'The Magic Song' from Disney's Cinderella from my mind & I was humming it for ages,… Continue reading Cinderella card
World Card Making Day 2012
OK, OK - so my card is a day late, but I'm sure it's the taking part that counts!! Here is my card I made for World Card Making Day 2012... I used a square Kraft base card and die-cut the largest of the Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Labels Four' die from the red gingham sheet in… Continue reading World Card Making Day 2012
Halloween treat boxes
Happy Saturday everyone! It's also World Card Making Day today!!! Unfortunately I haven't made a card yet today because I was busy finishing these off, maybe I will be able to get around to a quick one later? I started this project last weekend & have done a little bit here an there over the… Continue reading Halloween treat boxes
60th birthday box
Happy weekend everyone! (well... end of the weekend now, but I hope you had a good one!) I was asked to make a birthday card/something for a friend of the family and decided to make her an exploding box with paper orchids (I had to work out how to construct them myself, so see my… Continue reading 60th birthday box
Paper orchids
I was asked to make a card/something nice for a friend of the family who turns 60 this week (her knees-up will be this weekend). What to do? What to do? What to doooooooo? Her party will be themed and all the guests were asked to wear outfits inspired by Asia with bright colours (think… Continue reading Paper orchids