Birds and Bridgewater

I like to think simple, but effective... card made for my inlaws wedding anniversary
Using this Emma Bridgewater vanity case I bought for a friends birthday, I took inspiration to make a card and matching wrapping paper to complete the polka dot theme.Like my Stampin Up bird punch, my owl has begun to feature quite a bit in my cards...Here are some more cards I have made recently...The background paper on the left was made by me! Using yet more Stampin Up products (thanks to a recent birthday....) I love the Cath Kidstonesk look it gives, looking forward to playing with these stamps some more..

Birds, Branches & Bookmarks

Commissioned bookmarks, one for a golden anniversary, a special birthday and another for a young girls birthday. The bookmarks slip out of the front so they can be used afterwards and personalised with a message on both sides.

Some cards featuring trees or branches, give and take some poetic liscence!...

Been enjoying some Stampin Up goodies lately... the bird punch is easy to use with some great results, I'm always amazed at the different looks that can be achieved with the same punch or stamp by just using different papers of colours!

Long time, no see....

It's about time I got back to my blog!... time gets taken up... but enough of the excuses, here is a good few pics to keep you going... An alternative baby girl card, done for a commission.

This was a commission for a wedding card, the touch of pearls and lace help to create that wedding feel.

Another commission, for a cricket enthusiast Pastor, who owns a dog!

A small card using some basic grey off cuts and the trusty Martha Stewart dove punch- love it!
For my Father in laws birthday (way back in March), affectionately known as 'Dads'

Ahead for April.. (or not as the case was...)

Last month I was a bit last minute.com so I thought I would stay up to speed by making sure I had something ready for April, but yet again I'm just a bit behind, I had got caught up with the royal festivities!

Here are the cards I did for the 2 lovely ladies in my life; my 'Mummy' and 'Mums' for Mothers Day...

We were invited to attend a garden Party on the 29th April and we had to take some food along with us. So I decided to try out my new giant cupcake mould and made this! It took a lot of ingredients, time and energy! But went down well at the party. Thankfully the butter icing covered any mistakes! Each of the union jack hearts were made by my fair hand :)

March Mayhem...

Just in the nick of time for posting in March! I couldn't have my new years resolution broken 3 months in could I. Here are a few pieces from this month...I had a couple of frame commissions to do. One was to complete a set for a lady who kept her sleepy baby photos in. Using quickutz for the lettering and the gorgeous Martha Stewart dove punch to add detail. I am really getting into making alternative baby cards at the moment, partly because the ones in the shop are usually the same blue or pink colours, but also by making something different your card can stand out from the crowd. I used 'Eliza' quickutz Capital letters for the names

First of Feb

So far so good... my new years resolution of posting once a month is paying off so far. Here is the second instalment for the year. A commission for a friend, who wanted me to incorporate a young ladies interests, with a modern twist and a Cath Kidston element. The inky edges on the white stripes started out as an accident, so to cover up my misake I carried on! Think it brings a cool dimension to the card!

Long Time No See...

Well, well, well, it has been sometime. But my resolution for this year is to try and blog (at least) once a month. So where have I been? Well been around, but busy having my second son last september :)

I was recently asked to make a commissioned card for an engagement to include the couples name, a bible text and the date.

So I decided to do something a bit different for the date by finding the digits in different papers. So that you get 25.12.10

Same but Different

It all started with making my card for this week's SALT challenge...The theme was taken form Psalm 46:1 "Be still and know that I am God". Lythan writes in her blurb 'I need to know that I am not on my own in all of this - that I can rest in God and he will give me strength. I wish I could follow Desmond Tutu's advice “I am far too busy to pray for less than two hours a day” I certainly need this time to reflect and create and be still with God'. I found this verse that I had stamped form my sister in lawscollection and used it to make this card.

I love the colours from these K&Co papers (the name escapes me...) and while I had the bits and pieces out I went on to make this birthday card. I was showing a friend the other day how to do heat embossing, it reminded me of how I used to almost , always stamp and heat emboss! As I still have lots of powders I decided to add it to this card. (although it isn't very clear from the photo....)

I love the way you can start with some co-ordinating papers, and then use the scraps to make such different cards with the same 'feel'. Trying to pick up my old habbit of using scraps while I have them out on the table, rather than to keep saving them, only just to pile up!

Mae-de for Mae

I have a new neice! Her name is Mae (pronouced May), and this is the card I made for her...

I used dymo labels to add the names of the family around the fabric flower, and stuck some mini butterflies to add effect to the feather (as my sister is likes butterflies!). My inspiration started with the wooden fabric heart and the scalloped paper and I built on that, but then I had trouble completing the card, thats where my trusty quickutz swirls came in!

Helping Hand

My sister in law is having a craft day to raise some money for a charity called Caring For Life, I made up some felt flower corsage kits to make your own, for her to sell. I thought they would make ideal stocking fillers, or Christmas presents.A friend of mine is organising a baby shower for her sister in law. I made this fimo cake topper for her so that she could have it as a keepsake. It was my first attempt at making something like this and was a bit time consuming, but very enjoyable. Don't look to closely or else you will see some faults! Very difficult not getting fingernail marks and scratches into the fimo (modelling clay) when it is soft!

I dont know if you have seen these before? It is called a nappy cake, made up of nappies, breast pads, scratch mits, socks, cotton buds and hidden inside is a music box, which the duck on the top sits on. We completed it with ribbon, and I added a few finishing touches to bring the colour together, some flowers and feathers!