Birthday · Gifts · Thank you

Baby blossoms, Cath Kidston and friends …

Isn’t it great to get together with friends?  We had a craft party recently at Anita's house (you'll remember the thank card and gift I made her to say thank you here) with some lovely girls who come from all walks of life – nurses, a PhD student from Germany (hi Maike!) and my lovely friend, Sarah, too.  We had… Continue reading Baby blossoms, Cath Kidston and friends …

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Crafty goodness…

Some friends came round the other day for a cuppa, cake and crafting. There was lots of laughter and we had so much fun making and creating together... My theme was "white card and texture"... Each project was based on a piece of plain white card, and with the addition of a little designer series paper, ink and some ribbon we were able to make these cards and… Continue reading Crafty goodness…

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For a classy mum …

My friend asked me to make a card for her mum who is a very classy lady...  I used this colour combo on another card here, and loved it so much I decided to use it again -  whisper white for the base and topper, mat and layered with so saffron, some matching ink and dsp, and… Continue reading For a classy mum …

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Thanks a punch …

A question was left on my blog yesterday asking how I got the background of the label bigger than the sentiment part, like on this card...   So I've put together a tutorial to show how I did it.  I hope it helps.    Decorative label punch tutorial 1)  First, choose a label and sentiment to stamp.  Here, I've used tempting… Continue reading Thanks a punch …