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All things bright and beautiful – handmade greetings cards …

Hi, and welcome to my blog.   So I was in my craft room the other day, tidying my card scraps into some semblance of order ... well, when I say tidying I mean playing. I loved how some brightly coloured card from the brights colour range by Stampin’ Up looked next to each other - tempting turquoise, melon mambo, daffodil delight,… Continue reading All things bright and beautiful – handmade greetings cards …

Birthday · Handmade · Masculine

Masculine birthday, by the tide and a triple stamping technique …

Hi, and welcome to my blog.    No Christmas card again this week - have you missed seeing them?  The 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown blog hop is still in full swing, and will be for the whole of July, with lots of prizes up for grabs. There is still plenty of time to play along, so… Continue reading Masculine birthday, by the tide and a triple stamping technique …

Fathers' Day · Handmade · Masculine

Happy Fathers’ Day with the open sea by Stampin’ Up …

I went with a nautical theme for this Fathers’ Day card, using the timeless, summer-seaside favourite colours of red, white and blue, with a little sahara sand thrown in too… the background was stamped in sahara sand ... and layers of night of navy cardstock added beneath the stamped images ... A length of card, run through a paper crimper, added texture and… Continue reading Happy Fathers’ Day with the open sea by Stampin’ Up …

Birthday · Gifts · Handmade · Masculine

Quick masculine birthday card and present …

Hi there!  A quick post and super quick card today. I was sorting through my photographs and realised I’d not yet shared this card with you. I made it for my teenage nephew’s birthday back in February.  You know teenagers – they’d sooner have money than a gift, so I made this super quick and… Continue reading Quick masculine birthday card and present …