Birthday · Fathers' Day · General · Handmade · Masculine

Golf themed birthday card

Challenge #209 over at The Male Room is all about vehicles or transport, and it turned out to be the perfect excuse to make a birthday card for my golfing friend. Rather than going down the usual car or motorbike route, I decided on a golf cart instead – fun, a little different, and ideal… Continue reading Golf themed birthday card

Christmas · Handmade

A Slimline Banner Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

This week’s sketch challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown was the perfect excuse to make another slimline card — especially as I still had all my supplies out from last week! I loved how that previous design turned out, so I kept the same base and used the sketch as a guide to create… Continue reading A Slimline Banner Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

Christmas · Handmade · Masculine

A Slimline Dancing Nutcracker Card

This week’s challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is all about the slimline card format, and I have to say — I absolutely love this size. It gives you so much room to play, especially when you’ve got a larger focal image that deserves to shine. For this card, I couldn’t resist reaching for… Continue reading A Slimline Dancing Nutcracker Card

Baby · Birthday · Children · Christening / First Holy Communion · Congratulations · Handmade · Using scraps

A Sweet Baby Girl Balloon Card

After making a baby boy version for a recent colour challenge, I couldn’t resist creating a baby girl card in a similar style for a dear friend who has just become a grandmother to a beautiful little girl, Freya. It felt especially meaningful to make, knowing just how much this little one has been hoped… Continue reading A Sweet Baby Girl Balloon Card