Farewell/Goodbye

Parisian farewell…

I'm still in love with the vintage look...can't get enough of seam binding ribbon, distressing, the images, the lot!  And when I needed a farewell card for a friend recently here's what I put together for her... I used a mixture of images from the Artistic Etchings and French Foliage stamp sets.  These two sets go soooo well together - love… Continue reading Parisian farewell…

Birthday · Masculine

Plane and Simple meets L.A. Noire…

This is the card I made for my husband's birthday ... ... the inside ... ... the rear view ... I saw this design on the very talented Carrie's blog and was completely wowed by it!  I just had to case it as I knew it would be perfect for my hubby.  I can’t believe her design didn’t win… Continue reading Plane and Simple meets L.A. Noire…

Handmade

Mojo Monday …

I've been playing along with the Mojo Monday website to make this card ... ... trying out some distressing techniques, and playing with my favourite stamps sets - Nature Walk and French Foliage. I distressed pages from an old children's book to make into background paper, using sahara sand, crumb cake, early espresso and soft suede inks.  I… Continue reading Mojo Monday …

Birthday

French kiss…

It’s my friend and colleague’s birthday this week and her lovely husband is taking her to Paris for the weekend.  She loves music and adores going to concerts at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.  So I used the music wheel and French images, together with items from the new mini catalogue to make this vintage inspired card… Continue reading French kiss…