Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is quite a bit bigger than the ones I usually make – it’s on an A4 card blank as it’s a farewell card for a friend from a group I belong to, so lots of space for people to write their good wishes. I’ve used the glorious ‘snowdrops’… Read More Art nouveau snowdrops
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is another commissioned one for a friend to send to celebrate the birth of a new baby girl. Even though it looks like we’re now in the second wave of the Covid pandemic in the UK, life’s events still continue. I took my inspiration from the design over… Read More a bunch of hearts
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card celebrates one of my favourite shows that’s back on TV – The Great British Bake Off. I am a bit of a fan of all these competition shows and GBBO is a definite watch in our house I took my inspiration from the design sketch in this week’s… Read More Keep calm & carry on baking
Welcome to my crafty blog. Christmas jumpers have become a big thing over the last few years since the 1980s, and I thought would make a great theme for a card I was asked to make for a 9 year old. There are loads of them in the shops every year (Christmas jumpers that is,… Read More Christmas jumper
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is one for a young person who’ll be celebrating their first Christmas this year – I thought the Claritystamp ‘Christmas stocking’ set would be ideal. I started by stamping out the different elements in the set, colouring them with Stampin Up alcohol ink blending pens and then cutting… Read More A first Christmas stocking
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m back to Christmas cards today, this time with a commissioned card a friend wanted for her granddaughters. I saw the inspiration for this in a post on Pinterest, which I CASE’d (Copy And Selectively Edit, for the uninitiated!) I was really pleased with this finished card, which I think… Read More Christmas snowflakes
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m having a bit of a break from making Christmas cards at the moment, and sharing a card I was asked to make for a friend’s mum. I’ve realised it’s very similar to one I blogged last month, but I do love the ‘blossoms in bloom’ set from Stampin’ Up… Read More Birthday blossoms
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m still busy with Christmas cards, and now starting on ones for family & friends, having prepped lots to sell in aid of my church. I was thinking about this stamp from Claritystamp, having seen them on Hochanda last weekend. I’ve had it for several years, and have used it… Read More Joy to the world
Another blog, another Christmas card! Thanks for taking a look – a friend asked me to make several cards to send to her friends in the USA. She wanted them to have a London theme, and I remembered the ‘City of London’ three way stamp set by Claritystamp that I bought in the summer. I… Read More London Christmas
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m still busy making Christmas cards – this one is for a friend who’s not a Christian, so I went for a more general scene and sentiment. It’s sparkly as well, but that doesn’t show up in this picture! I took the inspiration from a couple of blog challenges this… Read More Winter Wonderland
