This was another of those ideas that arrived in the Pinterest email. The stars looked really pretty and I was curious how they were made. As it turns out, it's a lot simpler than it first looks: each star is made in two parts that are then fixed together. This blog post has good instructions… Continue reading Quick play: Swedish stars
When it comes to greetings cards this year, I have really only been making the ones that I absolutely have to. My energy levels weren't that great at the start of the year and, let's face it, no-one's energy levels have exactly been boosted by subsequent world events. So, I was originally thinking about skipping… Continue reading 80th birthday
This next batch of cards is 100% inspired by Emma over at Puddleside Musings — I was especially taken by the sunburst design she created in Making Simple Cards from Scraps. I don't have a lot of Christmassy paper scraps, but I do have whole pads of paper which really need using 🙂 Now, I… Continue reading Patterned paper Christmas
And this is the last of my festive creations for this year. I hope that everyone has had a pleasant Christmas and I promise I will catch up with everyone's blogs and comments — December has had more than its fair share of stresses this year, so I've been truly grateful for this few peaceful… Continue reading Stripy gift card
This card combines two shiny things: glitter kiss and Perfect Pearls. And I even got to use a bit of patterned paper. I'd had a play with the glitter kiss, seeing how it covered straight to paper and through a stencil. I haven't really figured out how it works yet — sometimes it seems to… Continue reading Butterfly over glitter cells
I love to try new crafty things. Whether it's following through on an idea that just popped into my head or being inspired by someone else's creation, stretching myself artistically or experimenting with a new technique, successful or not so much, it's all good fun 🙂 Nearly all of the cards I make are standard… Continue reading Napkin-fold card
The starting point for this card was one of the smallest pieces in my PHD (projects half done) box. That and a selection from my much under-used patterned paper collection… The “happy birthday” is actually a neat border die (it might have slipped my mind that I actually had this die until I came to… Continue reading Layered fox
This card was created on 15th November; day 15 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge. I love this stamp set by Sandy and I’m so glad I managed to finally get it to the top of my “to be coloured” stamp pile. At this time of year my mind is firmly fixated on… Continue reading Christmas: I heart books
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