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Exciting News & My First DT Card for The Male Room #211

I’m so excited to finally be able to share that I’ve joined the Design Team over at The Male Room Challenge Blog! It’s such a lovely and talented team, and I’m absolutely delighted to be creating alongside them. The theme for the month of June is “The Outdoors”, and I knew almost immediately what I… Continue reading Exciting News & My First DT Card for The Male Room #211

Birthday · General · Get well · Gift tags · Gifts · Mothers' Day · Thank you · Thinking of you · Using scraps

A Birthday Card and Matching Chocolate Box set

For my sister-in-law’s birthday, I wanted to create something a little extra special—not just a handmade card, but also a matching chocolate box cover to go alongside a bottle of fizz. Using soft colours, elegant embossing, and delicate butterflies, here’s how I put this co-ordinating set together. The Card Step 1: Base and Embossed Panel… Continue reading A Birthday Card and Matching Chocolate Box set

Thank you · Thinking of you

More from the secret garden …

The secret garden stamp set from Stampin’ Up!® was perfect for making this set of thank you cards, and a little “thinking of you” card too …  I love these colours together  – so pretty … I used the stamping off technique to get a faded look to the images - stamping once and then stamping… Continue reading More from the secret garden …

Sympathy · Thinking of you

Through the sadness… a reason to smile …

I felt sad and a little subdued whilst making today's cards.  Two of my friends have recently lost someone very close to them. I wanted to let them know how very sorry I was to hear their sad news, and for them to know I was thinking about them. I  turned to a beautiful new stamp set from Stampin' Up… Continue reading Through the sadness… a reason to smile …