tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19215155167897441462012-02-16T21:33:14.610ZA large helping of cardmaking, seasoned with some scrapbooking, a subtle mix of other crafts and garnished with my thoughts on this and that.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-24939078378185369812012-02-16T21:33:00.000Z2012-02-16T21:33:14.621Z

Yup, I'm still around!  And I'm still making stuff, only I don't seem to be finishing things, or if I do, I forget to take pictures :( So there's not been an awful lot to blog about, seeing this is mainly a crafty kind of blog. However, I've been organising the photos on my laptop recently and came across a few cards that I hadn't posted yet.  Better than nothing, right? From October, here are a

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-90265264459960053902011-12-13T23:23:00.003Z2011-12-13T23:24:36.379Z

Here's a small selection of my Christmas cards this year - there are more, I've just been really bad at taking pictures of them...  Loving my little fishing penguin stamp and my new Stampin' Up! penant punch, which I've only used to make Christmas trees so far ;-) And now I'd better get to my bed, in case I have sicky children again over night - there seems to be a stomach bug going round

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-76330233067505979982011-12-13T17:51:00.001Z2011-12-13T23:16:31.206Z

Hello, I'm back for a couple of quick posts!  It's been busy busy round here, I had signed up for a number of craft fairs, and that, in addition to the usual Christmas preparations, left little time for anything else.  I also spent an impromptu weekend in Germany with my parents - my dad had had an unexpected hospital stay in October and I just wanted to make sure that everybody and everything

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-74502496220132763302011-10-26T21:25:00.001+01:002011-10-26T21:25:34.858+01:00

... that I will have some projects to show you very soon.  Shortly after my last post, I succumbed to the dreaded lurgy, had to spend a whole day in bed (which happens very very rarely) and took the best part of two weeks to recover properly.  I had no energy and no motivation, which was no good, seeing I had to start preparing for a number of craft fairs I signed up to do.  And then I got

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-55876444932473265312011-09-05T14:47:00.000+01:002011-09-05T14:47:42.213+01:00

... but I've got a wee achievement to share :) Nothing craft-related - I ran the half marathon in Glasgow yesterday!!!  And I did it in 2:19.49 - absolutely delighted!!! :) Now, I may look reasonably fresh, but that is very deceiving ;-)  By the time we got back to the car, I was ready to fall asleep, and my legs were killing me.  Still sore and tired today, but feeling a bit better, so that

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-75378663415281398512011-09-03T11:00:00.001+01:002011-09-03T11:00:04.465+01:00

Not really my mood at the moment, nor can the weather here be described as such, but the card below certainly qualifies :) Made this for my MIL's birthday a couple of weeks ago and practiced my Copic-colouring on it.  For the first time, I'm actually really quite pleased with the way it turned out :) Well, this is the last of my current creations - better get back to my craft table soon ;-)

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-86794220375712639072011-09-02T11:00:00.001+01:002011-09-02T11:00:00.129+01:00

Have got another card to share - this is one for the guys!  I think it's safe to say I'm not the only one who struggles with cards for men, so I'm trying to build up a little stash of stamps that might make that task a little easier :) This card uses PTI's Boy Basics: Rock On and Grunge Me, along with a bit of rockin' and rollin' (stamp technique, how apt!).  The colours are Stampin' Up! Taken

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-7090769892077688902011-09-01T17:08:00.000+01:002011-09-01T17:08:52.948+01:00

Right, another day, another post :) I managed a play with some of my newer PTI sets a couple of weeks ago, so I thought I'd share a couple of cards today which I made with Daydreamer: The flowers were stamped with SU! Rose Red, Regal Rose and Old Olive, the card base on the first card is Regal Rose and Kraft on the second.  The second card also uses PTI Background Basics: Gingham, stamped in

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-89476826316719037072011-08-31T14:47:00.000+01:002011-08-31T14:47:19.313+01:00

Once again, it's been some time since I last posted. For some reason, I found it pretty impossible to get any crafting done over the summer holidays, let alone blogging.  But, the girls have been back at school now for a couple of weeks, and I'm slowly getting back into a routine of sorts (not helped by sick children, sick dog and training for a half marathon - yikes!).  I've made a few cards,

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-49498665197527015232011-07-24T23:12:00.000+01:002011-07-24T23:12:02.434+01:00

...to say "hi" :)  Boy, it's been a long time since I last posted!  And I haven't really got much to show either, my crafting has very much taken a back seat to life over the last couple of month.  At the end of May, my grandmother passed away (she was 98!!) and I took a quick trip to Germany for the funeral.  June was busy with end of school year activities for the girls and getting ready for

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-69552899253695162732011-05-21T17:24:00.001+01:002011-05-22T18:19:52.125+01:00

I recently signed up for a swap on Ravelry, in the We Love Lucy group.  This is a group of people who follow and are inspired by Lucy's blog Attic24, so the swap promised to be a very cheerful, happy and colourful affair :)  I have had a lovely time buying and making things for my swap partner Amy (photos of which I will post once she's received her package), and I was lucky enough to receive my

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-23835542748637649372011-05-04T17:06:00.000+01:002011-05-04T17:06:56.784+01:00

Like I said, I'm on a roll!  Here are a few cards I made recently: The first two use a Lily of the Valley image I've had since before Christmas but never inked up - and that's despite having three pony-mad girls in the house!  I've got a little collection of horse/pony stamps now, and I'm planning to make a pile of cards with them which I'm hoping to donate to the girls' riding school to help

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-11779162267360350232011-05-03T20:00:00.000+01:002011-05-03T20:00:39.679+01:00

I've been working away at my 2010 album over the last wee while - this is an album that will feature one, maybe two layouts per month with the main events, highlights or just some fun stuff for that month.  Now it seems I've only taken pictures of some layouts, but I'll try and get the rest done soon.  Here are the ones I did most recently: April 2 May June 1 Had fun doing these :)  Will show

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-30640914229240167332011-04-20T12:34:00.000+01:002011-04-20T12:34:56.517+01:00

As promised, here's a wee peek at my current yarn WIP's.  I say "yarn" because, when I was getting out my crochet projects to photograph, I came across a knitting project, too, that I had almost forgotten about...  I am not going to start anything new until all my current projects are completed, promise!! This is what I'm working on at the moment: some fresh and bright cushion covers for the

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-27268847606996658312011-04-12T12:01:00.000+01:002011-04-12T12:01:39.512+01:00

I'm definitely in the mood for fresh, spring-like colours, so here are a couple more cards that I made recently: This is Sugarnellie's Daisy, and some DCWV paper that I've had for an eternity.  Sentiment is from Stampin' Up! Circle of Friendship.  And while I had the paper out, I made another card, spring-y too, but I'm not very sure about it. On this last one, I went very bright, with a

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-45086051916043727512011-04-12T11:41:00.000+01:002011-04-12T11:41:57.048+01:00

We've certainly had a few lovely, warm spring days here, and even though it's colder again now, the sun is still shining and making everything look pretty and colourful :)  Spring IS my favourite time of year!! And A Passion for Papertrey's most recent challenge - Sprining into Spring - was just the ticket: I pulled out my PTI Vintage Picnic stamps, stamped the dotty basket onto Bashful Blue

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-51717965340843643312011-03-29T14:28:00.000+01:002011-03-29T14:28:10.625+01:00

... but I think I promised to show some Mother's Day cards that I made.  Eventually got round to photographing them and here they are: The butterfly stamp is by Papertrey Ink, pretty much everything else is from Stampin' Up!, except the yellow buttons on the first card, I think.  I had made a third one with a pink and green theme, but somebody snapped it up at the craft fair :) Btw, I was a

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-31505849208926813882011-03-09T14:26:00.000Z2011-03-09T14:26:14.976Z

Here's another wee batch of cards that I made recently, using a Sugar Nellie image I've had for a while now, but never inked, let alone coloured in - not very good of me! ;-)  I coloured the image with watercolour pencils for all three cards, still my favourite colouring medium by far, probably because it's the most forgiving ;-) I have a spring fair coming up this weekend, hopefully

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-37616194575424111762011-03-08T22:55:00.000Z2011-03-08T22:55:02.612Z

Spring is coming, and I've been playing around with PTI's Year of Flowers: Daffodil set - I love that big daffodil image!!!  On some of the cards, I coloured the flowers in with Copics (yes, I gave in at some point and bought a few, but we don't have the best working relationship...), on others, I tried some paper piecing. This card is probably my favourite, and I'm going to enter it in a

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-54512976321353439752011-02-11T21:11:00.000Z2011-02-11T21:11:31.274Z

You might remember from a few posts ago that I signed up to crochet some granny squares for Sarah London's Crochet A Rainbow project.  Well, I stopped at just over 30 and have now posted them to Australia.  I could have kept going and happily neglected everything else, craft- and otherwise, they are so addictive to make!  Here's the bundle of colourfulness that's currently winging its way to the

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-31419861746387213572011-02-11T20:33:00.000Z2011-02-11T20:33:25.418Z

I had promised a couple more calendars a while ago, and here they finally are: These are hopefully delighting both sets of grandparents and have been made using SU! Perfect Plum and Old Olive (which tie in nicely with the colours in the photo).  The first one uses Just Believe, the second Sweet Summer (SAB set). Thanks for looking :)

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-84060494131880423262011-02-11T20:18:00.000Z2011-02-11T20:18:27.464Z

Without much ado, here are some cards I made recently: This first card uses a new Stampin' Up! SAB set, with the flower heads stamped, watercoloured and then cut out and popped up. The second card uses a few of my Papertrey goodies that I got with some Christmas money.  I love the teacup set and I'm so pleased that there is a matching die, so I don't have to cut out all the twiddly, fiddly

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-50068102014194665672011-01-24T13:38:00.000Z2011-01-24T13:38:16.921Z

Following on from my last post, I've been busy crocheting colourful granny squares to donate to Sarah London's efforts.  It's been fun using bright, cheery colours! :)  This is my selection so far: I'm going to make another 4 in the blue and green colourway, and then add a few solid colour ones as well.  Hopefully I'll have a nice little parcel ready to send to Australia by next week :)

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-46986526146544413632011-01-19T21:32:00.000Z2011-01-19T21:32:01.338Z

Been crocheting again :)  I was working on my granny squares for a nice big blanket, but after a trawl through blogland and the Attic24 inspired Flickr Group, I could not resist making a wee jar jacket :)  My husband's lip curled, once again, but I was undeterred, and when I presented the finished item, which is now going to hold my crochet hooks, the lip uncurled, and he had to admit, once

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-34469895687873215202011-01-19T20:55:00.000Z2011-01-19T20:55:52.335Z

The girls are back at school, and I'm trying to schedule some regular crafty time at my desk.  So far I have managed to stick to my weekly slot (last Wednesday and today), plus I'm also managing to fit in some crochet or knitting most nights :) I'm still making a few small calendars for some family members who usually receive them for Christmas.  However, I suddenly found that I had run out of

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-24879432560888402802010-12-29T11:52:00.000Z2010-12-29T11:52:41.932Z

I have had this layout nearly finished for the longest time, really just needed to stick everything down and add a few little accents. This is the "official" photograph of me finishing the Great Scottish Run 10K race in Glasgow at the beginning of September. If you had said to me in September 2009, when I first started running, that I'd be doing a 10K race a year later and finishing it, with a

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-53619668561438949882010-12-11T17:04:00.000Z2010-12-11T17:04:49.176Z

I promised a non-Christmassy post, and here it is!  I'm not sure how well the colours are going to come out on screen, but they are certainly very bright and cheerful in real life!! First up, I have FINALLY finished the crochet cushion cover for my daughter that I started (coughing nervously in embarrassment...) about a year and a half ago.  It did go missing for a while, which is an excuse, but

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-2904204950170158842010-12-09T13:36:00.001Z2010-12-09T13:37:13.145Z

Well, I have to admit, I have not been particularly busy making my last batch of Christmas cards, but here are two more that I made with my new Stampin' Up! set Welcome Christmas.  The first one is fairly CAS, the wreath image embellished with red liquid pearls and the word JOY cut out and adhered on top, slightly raised. This second card uses the children image from Welcome Christmas, the

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-41178840862207159242010-11-29T16:21:00.000Z2010-11-29T16:21:23.542Z

I'm afraid I haven't got any new cards to share today, but I thought I'd let you all see our unusual and pretty extreme weather: This was Sunday afternoon, after it had been snowing on Friday night and then again on Saturday. Our back garden yesterday, it's got an extra few inches on top of all the snow today! Dog after his walk yesterday, we had to stick him in a lukewarm bath to melt all

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-22990914442181587322010-11-18T14:24:00.000Z2010-11-18T14:24:47.560Z

... here's a little boy's birthday card that I made for youngest daughter's friend last weekend.  Three guesses which team he might support ;-) I used SU! retired Glorious Green cardstock, Kraft cardstock, Papertrey Ink's "Have a Ball" stamp set, and the little boy image is by Me and My Big Ideas.  Very handy that he's got a stripey top on :)  I also tried making a little banner for the

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-45524447564746235582010-11-13T16:14:00.000Z2010-11-13T16:14:02.742Z

We went up north to the Moray coast during the October week, and I took a few crafting supplies with me, in case of inclement weather ;-)  And we definitely had our fair share of that, but I only really got round to crafting on one day, when I sent hubby and girls off to the Macduff Marine Aquarium and I stayed behind with the dog (who did a lot of sleeping that day, thankfully!).  I took

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-72304541530930329942010-11-12T18:00:00.001Z2010-11-12T18:00:01.782Z

Who would have guessed? ;-)  However, I'm finding it difficult to get into the Christmas spirit, although the shops around here have been trying since the end of October with their decorations up in full force!  But now we're well into November, and I guess I should really crank my Christmas card production up a notch, so here are a few samples of what I've made so far: The first three cards

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-26191013698125967792010-11-12T11:17:00.000Z2010-11-12T11:17:12.024Z

Another long absence, I'm afraid, it just always seems to be busy round here.  I have, however, been making cards for a craft fair last weekend, and I will put up a few posts now showing a wee selection.  But I'll start with something very new to me: one-layer cards!  I was thinking that I could really do with a design that doesn't require lots of cutting, punching, embossing etc. and that is

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-65307595005920445432010-10-07T16:28:00.000+01:002010-10-07T16:28:08.154+01:00

... here are some pictures of Christmas cards I've made, and the scarf I'm working on.  Sadly, I have to admit that the scarf has not progressed much further since the pictures were taken quite a few days ago now.  It's been a busy week and not a lot of crafting was accomplished :(  Hopefully I'll get to create over the weekend, it looks blissfully free so far! Christmas cards I sat down

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-26039420833165866272010-09-27T17:10:00.000+01:002010-09-27T17:10:58.869+01:00

Me, that is.  I'm completely out of the blogging groove.  I have a number of blogs which I look at regularly, but never seem to find the time to leave comments, and I find even less time to update my own blog  :(  Don't know when I last joined a challenge!  So I'm resolving once again to change all that!  I AM making stuff, you know! For example, it was my FIL's 80th birthday at the beginning of

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-79135368708238960352010-08-22T23:43:00.000+01:002010-08-22T23:43:16.446+01:00

I didn't take any papercrafting stuff on holiday this year, instead, I took a crochet hook and several balls of brightly coloured wool! I'm still very much inspired by Lucy's creations over at Attic24, and ended up making not one, but two squishy, soft, woolly bags, following Lucy's tutorial. This is bag #1.  I love the bright, cheery colours, but unfortunately, I forgot to take into account

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-9515049757538329922010-08-22T23:16:00.000+01:002010-08-22T23:16:35.731+01:00

The summer holidays are over, the girls have been back at school for 3 days last week, and slowly, things are getting back to normal.  It's a slightly different kind of normal, since eldest daughter started high school and has to get used to so many new things: getting up earlier, lots of new subjects, new teachers, new classmates and apparently, lots of tall people everywhere she goes! :)  The

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-54927743428787050472010-06-30T17:58:00.001+01:002010-06-30T17:59:54.155+01:00

A wedding card a friend asked me to make, finally using my lovely new birdie punch! Another "finally": finished the layout for youngest daughter's first day of school last August, using a SU! kit. Birthday card for youngest daughter's birthday a couple of weeks ago - I cannot believe she is 6 years old - she's the little one!!! Well, this is probably the last post for a while.  Today was the

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-8131842464068205422010-06-30T17:23:00.000+01:002010-06-30T17:23:34.845+01:00

Well, I may not have been getting round to crafting much lately, but I've still got a few cards to share that I made a while back.  So without further ado... This card is based on FTL#89 on the Clean&Simple Challenge Blog.  I'm not sure I'm entirely pleased with it, but I do like the simplicity of it. This is a "just because" card, I was in the mood for colouring, for pink and girly and for

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-89198831967879873592010-06-12T10:00:00.000+01:002010-06-12T10:00:03.462+01:00

I recently put in a couple of orders with Papertrey... Here are a couple of cards made with my more recent purchases. Oh, if only I had more time to play! This second card is quite closely based on a card by Nichole Heady, which I can't find just now to link to. I love that butterfly set!! Thanks for looking :)

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-8723801374702046542010-06-11T11:00:00.000+01:002010-06-11T11:00:08.627+01:00

I had this focal piece stamped for ages and finally got round to making a card with it. Lovely Earth Elements colours, Green Thumb stamps from PTI.More Earth Elements and Stampin' Up! Hello Again stamp set. Nice and simple :) Thanks for looking!

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-50419294477068710942010-06-10T22:24:00.003+01:002010-06-10T23:19:08.534+01:00

Two cards for a friend, to say "well done" to two little girls for their gymnastics achievements.Both use PTI's Star Prints, the second one also uses the swirl from Stampin' Up!'s Season of Joy. I ended up printing the sentiment on my PC, because none of my (mostly American) stamp sets have "well done" in them... The ricrac strips on the first card were cut with my wonderful new PTI ricrac die

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-12243946382990418222010-06-03T17:40:00.004+01:002010-06-03T22:20:44.781+01:00

I've been looking through my photos of cards and have found a few that I never put on here. So I'm going to do just that, put them on here, without any comment. Any questions, please feel free to ask! :)New baby card - commission Card for auntie of above babyCard for grandparents of above babyBirthday card for friend of youngest daughterThanks for stopping by!

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-63584435338077415162010-05-13T22:55:00.005+01:002010-05-13T23:21:46.868+01:00

The above picture will explain at least a little why I haven't been around lately - we got a puppy!! Hubby and girls have been desperate for one for ages, and they finally managed to convince me that it would be a good idea... His name is Oscar and he's a lovely, cuddly little thing who has come on in leaps and bounds since we brought him home nearly 4 weeks ago. But it's been - and still is -

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I know Mother's Day has been and gone, but I'm going to post a few more of the cards that I made for the fair. Both layouts came from the clean&simple challenge blog, and while you can see that I was maybe a little in a rush for this first card, I'm really quite taken with how the other two turned out :) The first card uses Baroque Motifs, Occasional Greetings and the colours Rose Red, Certainly

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Now, you don't get to see this very often on this here blog, but I made a couple of cards for little boys!!! My friend asked me to make a card for her nephew's first birthday, so here is what I came up with:The image is by Pink Cat Studio, I believe, and was sent to me some time ago by the lovely and very talented Nicola, and the papers were part of my Stampin' Sister package from my wonderful "

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-10895126021042655322010-03-22T11:10:00.003Z2010-03-22T11:17:51.537Z

I really cannot resist pretty crochet things at the moment, so when I stopped by Attic24 the other day and saw this little cutie, I had to go and make one for myself! My husband pulled a face when he first heard the words "crochet" and "wreath", but when he saw the finished item in situ, he had to admit that it was really quite cheery and cute. So here it is:It hangs by my front door along with

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Our next door neighbours have had a baby - a much longed for little baby boy! So to go with their gifts, I had to make a little card, of course :) This one is all Stampin' Up!, using Nursery Necessities and the colours Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and So Saffron, and the Scallop Border punch.Thanks for looking!

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The fair at which I had a table took place the week before Mother's Day (in the UK), so I prepared a pile of Mother's Day cards and was pleased to see a lot of them sell :) Here are a few samples:The first two use Papertrey's Damask Designs stamps and a Stampin' Up! sentiment, the last one uses Cosmo Cricket papers and Stampin' Up! frame and sentiment stamps. Flowers, ribbons and gems are from

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Wow, I can't believe how quickly a month can pass! I was pretty busy making stuff for a fair a couple of weeks ago, and when it was over, my mojo kinda left with it and I took a little breather from paper and card. However, I have quite a few of the things to show that I made for the fair, so that's what I'll do now. And so there won't be too many pictures in one post, I shall split them up and

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Here's a card I sent to one of my SBS 26 sisters this month: I also decorated it on the inside and added a pocket holding a teabag, but of course, I forgot to take a photo of that. I've used Papertrey Inks stamp sets Tea for Two and Vintage Labels, plus Stampin' Up! designer paper and whisper white ribbon, all on a kraft card base.I also made and sent another card, but forgot to take a photo of

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Here we are, at the end of two weeks of making dish/wash cloths. My final count is 11 cloths, and I'm really pretty pleased with that :) I wasn't very adventurous when it came to designs and stitches, but that's okay. I still enjoyed making the cloths, and I enjoyed the fact that they were quick, and I didn't have to think much about what I was doing. Perfect TV crafting :)Now I've just got to

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I had to try out my bargain buy immediately, the warm colours were just irresistible! I've made two cloths with this pattern so far, it's the Textured Bluebells from Jan Eaton's book "200 crochet blocks for blankets, throws and afghans". It has a lovely thick texture, and it looks very pretty, too, I think. I'm working on cloth #5 at the moment, just a simple knitted one, because I wanted to see

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Here's a card I made for middle daughter's best friend's birthday. Need I say anything about the colours? Hope you're not getting bored ;-)I'm also loving this little Gorjuss Girl at the moment, and she's coloured with watercolour pencils, as usual. I did get myself some Copics recently, but we're still not really on very friendly terms, so I'll be practicing a lot more before I show anything on

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A few posts ago I mentioned how I was getting back into crochet big time, so when I saw Melissa Goodsell's invitation to a dishcloth/washcloth knit-and-crochet-along, I thought I'd give it a go. Well, to be honest, I was probably equally attracted by the idea of making something along with people from the other side of the world :) Anyway, over the next two weeks, around 20 of us will dig out our

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So I'm sticking to my crafting resolutions quite well, helped along by our SBS group challenges and activities, but blogging seems to be another matter. So this is a catch-up post with quite a few pictures :)12 Months of Christmas cardJanuary Sketch Swap card"Just Because" cards Kiddie Birthday cardYou can probably tell that I'm fed up with winter - I'm very much gravitating towards bright

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-27224579514999885482010-01-19T13:28:00.001Z2010-01-19T13:30:26.971Z

Check this out! My SBS26 sister Gina has some lovely blog candy on offer - pop on over and pay her a visit! She makes lovely cards, too :)

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Priscilla from our SBS group has set up a ton of activities for us, and I've made a couple of things for challenges - it's been fun! :) First up, a chipboard coaster calendar (as seen on SCS):I covered a couple of beermats with kraft card, which I had stamped with Polka Dot Basics background stamps from PTI, using Chocolate Chip ink. Put in a photo of the girls (of which I printed far too many,

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-2385516864936443552010-01-12T09:58:00.003Z2010-01-12T11:20:52.652Z

With hubby working from home lots last week and my craft table needing a major tidy, I ended up giving the study/craftroom a wide berth and got crocheting again. Unfortunately, the cushion cover from last summer is still awaiting completion, but I think you'll agree that the current weather situation did actually call for some hats to be made, while home decor really has no particular season ;-)

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Hi all, I hope everybody had a very happy Christmas and is looking forward to the new year! We've been away to Germany for Christmas with my family, and it was a minor miracle that we even got there! Our flight was at 6.35am on 23 December, and it started snowing about 5.45am... Boarding was started only to be interrupted again and then we spent the next 7 hours waiting for the snow to stop long

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Youngest daughter had a number of birthday parties to attend, and I was a good mummy and made birthday cards for all her little friends. I must admit I'm not particularly good at putting names and ages on cards, but I try to make them cute and kiddie-friendly. Here's the lot: Maggie with Flowers from Sugar NellieHenry Mouse from Whiff of Joy, retired Stampin' Up! DSPMagnolia image, pp unknown,

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-16175052938124978272009-11-20T17:44:00.000Z2009-12-31T15:01:05.066Z

I did a workshop last Saturday, and because it was a fairly small group, I didn't just make a hostess gift, I made a wee thing for the guests, too:It started with the party blowers - Paula had handed out some at a Stampin' Up! field training day in June, and I'd been intending to make them ever since. And then I was on a roll, bought Skittles (because they matched the blowers so nicely), put them

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-80172926368613598102009-11-20T17:15:00.003Z2009-11-20T17:29:47.016Z

This is not good. I last blogged a month ago. Must do better. Here's a card for a change:Youngest daughter went to a birthday party last Saturday: the wee boy next door turned 6 and he's football mad. So a football-themed card in the appropriate colours was in order. I've used a Magnolia image, Stampin' Up! Glorious Green cardstock, Papertrey sentiment and unknown brads.Hopefully, once

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-32186609557911573042009-11-10T12:18:00.000Z2009-12-31T15:01:05.077Z

Hi all, I'm back from the first ever European Stampin' Up! Convention, which was held in Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt, Germany! :) And what a great time we had! I'm still feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, because it was just such a lovely atmosphere, meeting people, making new friends, sharing ideas (the swaps were GREAT!), partying, laughing, dancing - so much fun! I'm going to have to start

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-60738693387816974312009-10-24T15:39:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.088Z

... and get 10% off the starter kit! In conjunction with our participation in the Hobbycrafts shows, Stampin' Up! are offering new demonstrators 10 percent off the cost of the Starter Kit from 22 October-13 November! That’s over £240 worth of stamping and business supplies for only £125 - 10 percent off the regular price of £139. The Starter Kit contains:Four complete stamp setsStampin’ Around

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You'd think I've got all this free time now with youngest daughter at school all day, but don't ask me how - the day just disappears and I've still not got very much to show for my efforts. I suppose school life was busy, and I've had a few Stampin' Up! events to prepare for, but really, I should have something to blog about by now! Well, no cards I'm afraid. I've started on a few, coloured some

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Eventually got round to making another card for fun, using some of my new Stampin' Up! stash :)I've used the new (and very cute IMO) Trendy Trees, the new eyelet border punch, some Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, plus the colours Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Really Rust.Hope you like, thanks for stopping by!

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The new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue has gone live today! Click on the image above to have a look at it online, or get in touch with me if you would like to have your own copy. Likewise, please do get in touch if you would like to host a workshop or simply order some of the gorgeous products from this new book. I've just placed my order and cannot wait for it to arrive!

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-45211648606848113492009-09-25T18:00:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.113Z

Now here's a technique I've wondered about for a long time: reflection! I think it was demonstrated at a field training last year, which I missed, and it just looked so very complicated! :) But I decided to look it up (under Resources on Splitcoast Stampers) and give it a go, and guess what? It's not so hard! Here's my card:Apart from Forest Friends, I've used Circle of Friendship for the

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This is a very popular set, and I constantly see people doing fantastic things with it, but I only bought it fairly recently and then wasn't sure what to do with it. So I finally gave it a go and here are two cards:I used markers to ink up the image: Chocolate Chip for the trunk and Old Olive and Garden Green for the foliage. Think it turned out quite nicely. DP is Spiced Cider, sentiment is

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-45466891892558558722009-09-25T17:30:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.129Z

I am really liking Good Friend from the new Stampin' Up! catalogue - which will go live in less than a week, on 1 October! - and I made another card with it:It uses a More Mustard base, Pumpkin Pie cardstock, More Mustard, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa inks, a Ruby Red brad and the scallop edge punch. I've shortened the birdie's legs this time, which suits it quite

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-9457841940263446342009-09-25T17:03:00.008+01:002009-09-25T17:27:28.626+01:00

I can't believe it's been over two weeks since I last blogged on here! Can't say I've been particularly busy, other than maybe making up Stampin' Up! sneak peek samples, which have been posted here (and will be added to in a little while).I did spend a pleasant Sunday afternoon recently colouring a few Tildas, and have made two of them into cards now, yay!This is a little Halloween Tilda which I

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-7710106811114898762009-09-17T12:29:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.137Z

Last, but not least, here are a couple of cards made with one of the Level 2 Hostess Sets:Itty Bitty Buds This is another set that is great for creating custom backgrounds as well as focal images, there's a great selection of different blooms, leaves and stems - it's a set I can see myself using lots!Well, this was the last of the sneak peeks for now. Just over two weeks now until the new

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-41378692551451514412009-09-17T12:17:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.155Z

Christmas is fast approaching, so here are a few Christmas cards, made with:Tree Trimmings These first two cards also use papers from the new Simply Scrappin' kit called Christmas Jingle. It's impossible to see in the photograph, but these baubles have actually been heat-embossed with clear embossing powder, which gives them a lovely shine and a little bit of dimension, too. I'm sure they'd also

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-89974762032683585112009-09-17T12:08:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.147Z

Stampin' Up! demonstrators are lucky people! We were able to pre-order a few of the new sets that will be appearing in the new catalogue (out 1 October!) and have a play with them! And I'm going to show you a few cards that I've made with the sets that I ordered. First up: Good FriendIsn't that bird cute? And the flowers are so versatile: use them as focal images or make your own backgrounds with

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-24128558826085175012009-09-08T14:38:00.004+01:002009-09-08T14:51:35.978+01:00

I was making this card and also looking at challenges online, and did I not find that it fit in perfectly with the current challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenges? It's a colour challenge: red, white and blue - perfect!I've used a kraft base, some of my old Costco polkadot paper, light blue card, Stampin' Up! ribbon, markers and sentiment, brads and red flowers from stash, and punched blue

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-88212310528019938762009-09-08T14:28:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.162Z

Just want to share a couple of cards I made recently, but never got round to posting: This is completely CASE-d from the current IBC, simply with a change of colours, and no pin. I quite like it in those colours, too. And this is for a colour challenge my SBS26 has got running, of turquoise, red, white and craft. It's also my FIL's birthday card, and it was CASE-d from here.The creative juices

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-64476123976608604132009-09-02T11:01:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.171Z

As most of you are probably aware, the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue will be out on 1 October! In preparation for this, Stampin' Up! have now released the Last Chance List - a list of all items that are retiring from the current catalogue. These will be available only while supplies last*, so don't delay if there is anything that you have your eye on! As an additional incentive, some

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-59384804704917539562009-08-31T14:32:00.006+01:002009-08-31T16:01:49.729+01:00

Here's a card I made for the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - the theme is WINGS. And there on my table was my new-ish Magnolia stamp which I got at the beginning of the summer and which still had not seen any ink. Perfect timing! :)I dug around for some paper and came across this beauty in my favourite colour scheme. I think it's by Flair Design. Watercoloured my image to match and added some

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I'm on a roll! I'm finally catching up on my cardmaking, and I'm loving it! I made a card today for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge which is asking us to use something with scallops on our cards. Easy, peasy, I love scallops! Now, some of my non-crafty friends who might read this will probably doubt my sanity, but I hope the rest of you understand when I say that the colour combo of this card

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-9795565755058632872009-08-29T18:07:00.004+01:002009-08-29T18:18:23.722+01:00

I always check out the challenges at Tilda and Friends, but hardly ever get round to completing them. For this week, however, I already had an image coloured in that was just waiting to be made into something! The challenge is to make a teen inspired ATC, and as mum to a teenager-in-waiting, the image of a shopaholic teenage daughter does indeed conjure up terror! ;-)I used a kraft base with

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Nearly forgot to post all these little creations:They are little bookmarks that go over the corner of a page. There are different versions out there, these follow the instructions from our Stampin' Up! demo magazine and use a square of designer paper (mine is 5x5"). You fold this in half and then in half again, so you end up with a square a quarter of the size of your original one. Unfold and

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-78808510213903651462009-08-28T17:24:00.000+01:002009-12-31T15:01:05.190Z

I cannot believe for how long I haven't posted on here! The summer holidays have not been conducive to crafting and blogging, and the first two weeks of school have just flown by as well. However, since all three girls are now at school full day, I'm intending to get into a regular stamping and blogging groove, so watch this space :)I've recently stumbled across Clean&Simple, a blog with cards

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-57050425649652358862009-08-28T17:00:00.004+01:002009-08-28T17:22:16.220+01:00

I can't believe the first two weeks of school are already over! My little one started with great enthusiasm and has settled into P1 wonderfully. She goes in every morning with a great big smile on her face and a cheery wave to me, it is so lovely to see! I mean, my older two settled well, too, but there was a degree of apprehension on their faces for the first few weeks - not with youngest

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Yup, the girls are going back to school this coming Tuesday, and apart from youngest daughter, they are less than enthusiastic. Youngest daughter is excited, because she will be starting "big school" and will be in the same school as her big sisters, have a proper school bag, wear school uniform and all that. She is showing her school shoes off to everybody who might (or might not) want to see

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-38872999395416610142009-07-04T10:50:00.002+01:002009-07-04T10:57:04.125+01:00

Just popping in to upload a card that I made for a sketch challenge that our SBS26 group is running - this is for you, Priscilla! :)It uses Doodlebug patterned paper, Cuttlebug embossing folder, some Prima flowers, and Sugar Nellie image, coloured with watercolour pencils. Hope you like :)Rushing off now to finish packing, we're off on holiday today for a fortnight, yay! The weather forecast

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I know, it's been a while since I last posted, we've had quite an eventful time of it here, and not in the good sense. On top of all the things that happen in the last few weeks before the summer holidays, eldest daughter was supposed to go off to school camp last Monday, woke up feeling unwell and was sick an hour before they were due to leave. Middle daughter had also been sick, so we were

Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921515516789744146.post-36506660583003630082009-06-17T10:03:00.005+01:002009-06-17T12:43:05.027+01:00

I was tidying up my craft table the other day (although you wouldn't know it now...) and when I got to a pile of scraps, I thought why not use them to make a card?As it turns out, the scraps are just one of many bits on this card, I had to, of course, add the image, and the ribbon wasn't just lying about, and neither were the flowers or the brads :) But I felt good using up some small bits

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I made a challenge card, yay! When I saw the latest challenge over at Daring Cardmakers, I thought of Just Beachy, a set from the mini catalogue that I've had a while now, but never inked up. Perfect opportunity!The challenge asked for hot colours, like yellow, orange and red, and that's exactly what I used :) Only Orange for the card base, the sun background and the flip flops, Real Red for the

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It's been a while... Things are busy round here, today has been one of precious few days that didn't involve lots of activities and rushing around, and I'm starting to feel like my batteries are slowly recharging. Did a workshop on Wednesday, and here are a few bits and bobs I made for it:Hostess gift Door PrizesMake and TakeFor this card, I used Tart & Tangy and Occasional Greetings stamp sets,

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We have had the most gorgeous few days up here in Scotland, beautiful sunshine and temperatures up to 25 degrees! Which meant we were out and about, so even after I got the school fair (where I had a table selling cards) over and done with, no (paper-) crafting was accomplished... Instead there was said school fair, which was a success, a BBQ with neighbours, sprinklers and paddling pools for the

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Made a card for the latest challenge over at Stamp Something, which asked us to make a card in the style of departing DT member Lauren. Well, I really like Lauren's style, and I enjoyed this challenge! It was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be, I've always thought my style is fairly uncluttered, but I couldn't resist adding a little extra bit in the end...I found this card on

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I've finally made a card in time for the latest challenge over at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, which is run by my lovely SBS26 sister Priscilla. It's a colour challenge, asking us to make a stamped project using pink, green and brown. I love pink and green together, anyway, and I'm sure I can accommodate a little bit of brown, too ;-) So here is my card: I've used a Whiff of Joy image,

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Woohooo! I entered my first Stamp With Us challenge last week, and guess what - I made their Fave Five! That never happens, I am soooo pleased! :) So here I am, entering their next challenge. It's a colour challenge with beautiful bright colours that are right up my street, and here is my card:I've used Petal Pizzazz from the mini catalogue, sentiment from Live Your Dream, large oval and scallop

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I've also got a few layouts to share which I've prepared for my next workshop - all the ladies attending are scrapbookers!The first two were inspired by a layout in Scrapbook Inspirations: one is made completely without stamping, just using Stampin' Up! cardstock, designer papers and embellishments, the other one uses stamped embellies and title, plus borders created with Stampin' Around

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As luck would have it, I also made a thank-you-card this weekend, and I'm going to enter the latest Stamp With Us challenge with it. It's rather similar to the previous one, admittedly, but I liked that one, so I just went with it again. Different colour, though!Again, I've used Fresh Cuts, this time with Old Olive ink, cardstock and wide grosgrain ribbon. Nice and simple, but I really like the

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That's the latest challenge over at Stamp Something, and as I was working my way through an order over the weekend, I realised I had just made an all-pink birthday card :)For this, I used my Fresh Cuts stamp set from the new Stampin' Up! mini catalogue, along with Regal Rose cardstock and ink. I also used my scallop edge punch and Whisper White grosgrain ribbon. The star flower was stamped

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After seeing the Girl Friday papers by Cosmo Cricket on Michelle Wooderson's blog, I went and treated myself to some as well and made a couple of cards inspired by her designs.Both cards use Papertrey kraft and aqua mist cardstock, Polka Dot Basics, Green Thumb and Beyond Basic Borders stamp sets, plus Fresh Snow ink. I've also used the Cuttlebug butterfly cut and emboss combo, label 1 nestie

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I think the Forest Friends set in the new Stampin' Up! mini catalogue is just adorable and it's probably one I've used the most so far. So here are a few cards made with the bunny and the owl, just to show some different looks: I used a variety of colours, some DSP, sentiments from the Fresh Cuts set, Oval All and Circle of Friendship, I did some heat embossing on the So Saffron card and just

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I took it easy over the weekend, trying to rest a sore foot (found out today it's plantar fasciitis, so stretching exercises, rest and ibuprofen are the order of the day), so I sat at my craft table :)Got this sheep stamp a couple of weeks ago just because I thought it was cute and finally inked it up and coloured it in:The image is by Penny Black, cardstock is DCWV, patterned paper is Doodlebug

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