Happy World Card Making Day everyone!! Are you excited about getting inky fingers? Ha ha - my fingers are an attractive shade of 'Vintage Sepia'! I'm really excited today because I got my Stampin' UP! delivery this morning & the main bit I was looking forward to was the arrival of my curvy keepsake die!… Continue reading World Card Making Day 2014
Tag: papercraft
Plumeria birthday card
It will be a friend of the family's birthday on Saturday, so I've made her a card to celebrate. She has lived abroad in some very exotic places & I made her an exploding box card with orchids for her 60th birthday. This birthday card wasn't going to be any less exotic, so when I… Continue reading Plumeria birthday card
40th Birthday card
Eeeek!!! It's my friend's birthday on Friday, so I'm cutting it very fine for finishing his card (thankfully I've had his present wrapped for ages, so I know that will arrive on time!) I scored the front of an A6 cream base card to make an easel card, then attached a navy rectangle to the… Continue reading 40th Birthday card
Happy 40th (male)
OMG! My friend that I went to the Ludlow Food Festival with will be 40 next week!! He gets on really well with my Mum & he wears lovely aftershave, so my Mum will regularly go in for a deep sniff whenever she sees him! I saw this set by Acid Drops & Whatnots and… Continue reading Happy 40th (male)
Halloween Cards 2014 #1
I think it's acceptably close to October to start making and sharing Halloween cards, don't you? I'll be making a few designs this year, so keep checking back to see all the cards I make for this holiday. First off, two of my friends had babies this year, so they both have little boys who… Continue reading Halloween Cards 2014 #1
Birthday Fishes
Phew!!! I've done with my annual report - that was crazy! I had supervisors read through it to check it & they asked 'Where are all your 'the' 'were' 'was' words?' I don't know how I managed to but I left LOADS out!!!??Never mind, that's all done so now I can do some cardmaking!!!!I've always… Continue reading Birthday Fishes
Thank you
The same friend who asked me to make him a Baptism card also did some cat sitting and watered my Mum's garden whilst I was in Gloucestershire at the BAPSH Championship, so I wanted to make him a quick thank you card. I already had an idea for a card that I had wanted to… Continue reading Thank you
Baptism Card
A friend of mine will be attending a Baptism this month & he asked me to make a Baptism card for him. Well, where to start??? I was never Baptised & I've only attended two when I was about 10 or 12 so I was a bit lost to be honest! I looked on pinterest… Continue reading Baptism Card
How to make a six-sided treat box
Well I've handed in my first draft of my annual report, so I figured I could have a quick bit of crafting this evening! I love pillow boxes and other little treat boxes, especially if you can colour-coordinate them to a card or gift tag. So I'd like to include a little tutorial for how… Continue reading How to make a six-sided treat box
Goodbye Sandwich Students Cards
Awww! I can't believe this crop of Sandwich Students have been with us for just under a year already! They have been wonderful - really engaging & outgoing, throwing themselves into the science & any social occasions with gusto, I'm sure the work groups they have been based with will be sad to see them… Continue reading Goodbye Sandwich Students Cards