Hello crafty friends. Another Father’s Day card today, this one commissioned by a friend for their train loving dad. I’ve only got one stamp with a train on it (obvious shopping need there!), which is CI-404 from Crafty Individuals. I haven’t used it in ages (how often do I say that…?!), so it defintitely needed… Read More Dad’s train
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is a bit of a departure from my usual style, with the ‘chunky vintage car tag’ stamp from Crafty Individuals as the focal point. The starting point for this card was the current challenge of ‘very vintage’ over at TGIF, coupled with the sketch from As You See… Read More vintage
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today I’m sharing a birthday card I made for a friend who’s a keen birdwatcher. I recently got this lovely ‘four little songbirds’ stamp from Crafty Individuals (CI-184), so used it to make this simple card. I started by stamping the songbirds in black onto a piece of Claritystamp’s ‘Amazonia’… Read More Happy bird-day
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card picks up the title of one of the best loved Christmas carols. Despite singing it every year, I knew very little about it’s history, so did a quick bit of research on the BBC website. ‘Silent Night’ originates from Germany and was first performed on Christmas Eve, 1818.… Read More Silent Night
Welcome to my crafty blog. I wanted to share the birthday card I made for my son, who owns a very elegant tabby cat called Benji. I bought this lovely stamp from Crafty Individuals especially for his card – I’ve pictured it with a pot my son painted for me when he was small, and… Read More Monochrome cat
Welcome to my crafty blog. I discovered that it’s National Afternoon Tea week in the UK, and thought this stamp from Crafty Individuals was perfect. Afternoon tea is a very British tradition which, according to the Fortnum & Mason website (https://www.fortnumandmason.com/fortnums/short-history-of-afternoon-tea) dates back to the 1830s when Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, is credited with… Read More Tea for two
Hello and welcome. I wanted to share a card i made for a colleague at work, to say thank you for the last few months whilst I’ve been back out of retirement. I’m now having a second try at being retired – we’ll see how long it lasts this time, as the first attempt only… Read More Harry the campervan
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