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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

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

Baby · Children · Congratulations · General · Handmade · Masculine · Using scraps

A Sweet Baby Boy Card | The Male Room Colour Challenge

The current colour challenge over at The Male Room is a lovely combination of blue and brown that immediately made me think of baby cards. With Bashful Blue and Crumb Cake as the palette, I decided to create a gentle sky scene featuring a hot air balloon and the sweetest little passenger.  The finished card feels… Continue reading A Sweet Baby Boy Card | The Male Room Colour Challenge

Christmas · Handmade

Circular Christmas Card with Heat Emboss Resist

This week’s technique challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is all about one of my favourite messy-but-magical techniques: heat emboss resist. I couldn’t resist turning it into a wintery circular Christmas card, with a soft storybook feel and a dramatic night sky. The stars of the show are the adorable polar bear from Storybook Animals… Continue reading Circular Christmas Card with Heat Emboss Resist