Birthday wishes

Good evening all, I can't believe it is almost the end of January already! Today's card was made using stamps by Chloe. I used WOW embossing powder with the stamps and the sentiments are from Lili of the Valley. Just a quick post tonight as I've got a special Valentine's card to make which I'll share with you soon.

Christmas!

Hello everyone! As we begin to take down our decorations for another year, I thought I'd better share a photograph of the Christmas card that I made for my Mum and Dad (apologies for the awful photograph!). Although the colours may seem unusual for a Christmas card, they have recently had their living room decorated so I wanted to match the card to their colour scheme of blue, grey and yellow. The bauble stamps are Spellbinders and came free with a magazine (bargain!). I stamped them and then used silver WOW embossing powder. I'll definitely use these again for this year's cards. I have started my second scrapbook page of the year so hopefully I will finish this shortly and be back to share a photo with you. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Happy New Year! (from a 'Cardmaker of the Year' runner up!)

Hello and a very Happy New Year to you all! 

This is a New Years card that I made for Quick Cards magazine. It was published in the magazine and posted on their Facebook page. The papers came free with the magazine (love the pink, grey and orange colour palette) and the Tim Holtz clock die was cut from silver glitter paper.

I also received some very exciting news at the end of 2015. In October, I received a telephone call to say that I was a runner up in the 'Cardmaker of the Year' competition in Quick Cards and Cardmaking and Papercraft magazines. I was over the moon to have my cards printed in two magazines and I also won some fabulous new craft stash! 

Here are the three cards that I submitted for the competition:

I am looking forward to 2016 and hope it will be full of crafting adventures! I've even managed to complete my first scrapbook page of 2016, so I'll be back soon to share this with you. Bye for now! x

Jingle Bells...

Hello all! Christmas is fast approaching so today I have a card to share using the Woodware jingle bells stamp which I paper pieced onto kraft card. Not particularly traditional Christmas colours but I do like the pink/green combination. The bells add that extra 'jingle'!

Mixed media fun

In September I was lucky enough to attend another mixed media workshop with Fran Westmoreland. We used a wide range of techniques and lots of fabulous Prima products to decorate our canvases. I really enjoy this type of crafting and will definitely be doing more in the future.

Stamping and embossing fun

Good evening everyone. Tonight I'm sharing a card that I made for a friend's birthday (apologies for the poor photography!). The circle background stamp, the flower stamp and the bow stamp are all from Stamps by Chloe. I stamped them with clear ink onto ivory coloured card and then used Wow embossing powder. I added gems to the centre of each flower and decided not to add a sentiment. I hope my friend likes it!

Prima dolls (Part two)

As promised, I'm back tonight to share the remaining three 'Thank You' cards that I made for my work colleagues over the summer. I'm sure that this is not the last you'll see of these Prima doll stamps! I'm not card making this evening as I have bought a new colouring book so I am going to make a start on this. I'll be back soon with more crafty creations.

Prima dolls again! (Part One)

Hello all. Anyone who visits my blog will know that I am a huge fan of Julie Nutting Prima doll stamps. I made a set of Thank You cards over the summer using these stamps and here are the first three (I will share the remaining three tomorrow). It is so much easier to take photographs in the summer!

First Birthday Wishes!

Good evening all! Tonight's card was made a few weeks ago for a family friend. I usually use pinks for female birthday cards but I thought I would try a different colour palette for a change and I do like it. The elephant is a Woodware stamp which I stamped and embossed and then paper pieced. I love using Woodware stamps and have sorted out my Christmas stamps to use over the next few weeks.

Exciting news!

Hello all! I cannot believe that it has been 3 months since I last posted! I have been creating and I have some really exciting news to share with you in the next few weeks, Today's card was made for my Mum's friend who achieved an A* in her Italian GCSE. I wanted to use the colours of the Italian flag and I printed out the A* in a Word document to use as a template. I've also started making my Christmas cards so I will share these on my blog over the coming weeks.

Love

Hello, hope you have all had a good day! Tonight's card was for my sister and her husband who were celebrating their wedding anniversary. I used the docrafts Papermania Bellissima collection. I love the colours in this collection and it is very versatile so can be used for a range of occasions. I used 3D foam pads for the decoupage. The scallop border is a Martha Stewart punch and I used twine to attach the sentiment. I am currently decorating a picture frame with this collection so I will share some photographs as soon as it is completed.

More thank you cards

Good evening all! It's been a busy week being the school holidays but we are having a lovely time! These are the cards that I made for my older daughter's teachers at school and I'm pleased to say that they really liked them. I am finding a bit more time to craft lately so will be back soon with some more cards, x

Thank You Teacher

Hello all! It's been a while again since I last blogged but it is now the start of the school holidays so I am hoping to find a bit more crafty time. I have a few makes to share over the next few days. These are the cards that I made for the staff at my daughter's nursery. I can't believe that my youngest daughter is starting school in September, time really does fly by! The image is a digi stamp which I have had for years but it is great for this type of card. I'll be back tomorrow to share the cards that I made for my older daughter's school teachers. Enjoy your evening!

Mixed Media fun!

Good evening everyone! Today I've had a great time at Pink Tulip Creations. Fran Westmoreland was leading a mixed media workshop and I absolutely loved the class and the end product! We used a variety of different Prima products including pastes, gels, sprays and mica powders (all of which are now on my ever increasing wish list, wish my birthday was sooner!). I loved the techniques and styles and I will definitely be doing more of this type of crafting in the future.

Stamping fun!

I can't believe how long it is since I last blogged. I was doing really well posting regularly but then work and life got in the way of my crafty time! I'm hoping to have more free time over the summer to get crafting. I managed to find a spare hour last night to make this card for a friend's birthday. Last week I went to Evesham and discovered a lovely craft shop which sold Cardio Majestix Clear Peg Stamps so I just had to buy a set. I used Tim Holtz distress inks with the stamps and the sentiment was part of a free set of stamps in a magazine. The shop also sold The Hobby House toppers so I'm sure I'll be visiting again soon.

Birthday!

Hello all! Sorry I have been MIA for a while, it has been the Easter school holidays and we spent a lovely week in France. We visited Paris and all the famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower. We also went to Disneyland Paris which we absolutely loved! We would love to go again as one day was not long enough! I have started to make an album for the photographs using the Minnie Mouse papers I bought from the Range. I will share photographs of it once it is completed. Anyway, moving on and today's card is for my Mum for her birthday tomorrow. Originally it was going to be a shaker card but in the end I decided to stick the 'shopping buttons' onto the paper. I really like the colours of the papers and the sentiment tags are from Lili of the Valley. I hope she likes it.
Crafting is definitely taking a back seat at the moment as life is hectic but I keep seeing lots of inspiration on blogs and I am looking forward to more creative time over the Summer!

Superhero!

Good evening everyone! This is the card that I made for my nephew for his birthday last week. I used American Crafts papers and fussy cut the buildings to create a landscape over the sky. The superhero characters and letter shields were cut using my Silhouette Cameo machine and attached to the card using 3D foam pads. Tonight I am contemplating ending my blog posts and focusing on using a Facebook page to showcase my creations so I will let you know when I have decided!

Mother's Day Gift

 
Hello! Today I'm sharing with you photographs of the gift that I made for my Mum for Mother's Day. I painted the four frame box (which measures approx 32cm by 32cm) and then covered it using the docrafts Bellissima collection. I added 2 sets of decoupage and a couple of photographs. I really enjoy making these and I have one more box left, I just need to decide what to use it for. I'm looking forward to the new docrafts Gorjuss release in April so this may be the answer!

Mother's Day

Good evening all! Tonight I'm sharing a photograph of the card I made for my Mum for Mother's day. I used the docrafts Bellissima collection which I love and one of my favourite stamps by Prima Julie Nutting. I'll be back over the weekend to share the gift I made her using the same collection.

Exciting news!

Good evening all and Happy Mother's Day to all the Mummies out there! Today I have some exciting news to share with you all. One of my crafty new years resolutions was to get one of my cards published in a craft magazine and I am really exited to say that I am 'Designer for the Day' in this month's Papercrafter magazine. I am so happy to have achieved this by March and I am going to try hard for the remainder of the year to try and get more of my cards published in crafty magazines!
I'll be back soon to share the card and gift that I made for my Mum for Mother's Day.