Not just papercraft....

I thought I would like a little review of the other "crafty" successes I have had over the last year. I love anything creative and relish any opportunity to try something new.

My fiance and I got out first home together last month and I have been spurred on to be more involved with cooking and baking. We have bought some new recipe books and I have really enjoyed cooking and learning new skills. For his birthday I made a chocolate brownie cheesecake with vanilla topping and it went down a storm!

This year we bought our own Christmas decorations together and I made my own wreath. It took us ages to get it to stay up on our front door! We discovered command hooks and have not looked back since!

And last but not least, the Christmas sleighs which I blogged about not all that long ago. 

I love it when a good idea comes together!

Christmas Eve mischief

I've been right into the spirit of Christmas today, much to Mary's dismay!

She is delighted to have me home for the holidays really! 

Crafty Christmas fun!

Last Christmas I saw some cute Christmas sleighs made entirely out of sweets and thought they looked amazing! I have no children in my family and did not have time to make 30 for the children at school so put it down as a "sometime in the future" craft.

However, this year I have inherited nieces through my engagement to Grant so thought I would make some to send up to them for Christmas and they loved them! They are 19, 13 and 10 so thought they'd be a bit too cool for them but they were a hit and I am delighted.

I can't remember where I bought my ribbon as it's been in my Christmas craft box for a few years now! Everything else I bought at the supermarket - candy canes, kitkats, mini kinder bars, mini mars bars, maoam sweets and Smarties characters to guide the sleigh. I love little projects, especially when they are a surprise for someone!

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas xx

Got me workin' day & night.

Last night my other half had some work to do, so I set about tidying our flat and wrapping presents and then I joined him at the dining table to make some gift tags and an extra Christmas card - probably my last of the year! 

It worked quite well us both working together. It was nice working while having company, usually when I'm crafting I craft alone! And yes - I made way more mess and took up way more space than he did! 

Love is in the air.

In a recent crafting spree I made the first engagement card I have made in years! It's a simple design but I really like it. I've even managed to source some square cellophane bags that fit so I can package all my cards securely - hoorah!

I like the craft cards as a base, I think they make a nice background. I just bought some kraft Christmas papers which which will be making their way onto cards in the very near future. Watch this space!

PS - This card is available in my shop. Don't forget I am all about one-offs so when it's gone, it's gone!

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Big news!!

So yesterday I went on a very exciting mission to begin something very exciting at Purrfect Papercraft! I went into town and I took a selection of 10 birthday cards and 10 Christmas cards and I sold them to the owner of a shop called Upside Down Presents at 61 Side. :D I can't even put into words how excited I feel about having my cards in a local shop, or how strange it feels knowing someone else will be selling them to people I will never meet!

Hopefully this will be the beginning of something amazing :)

Christmas is starting early this year.

I have spent the last two evenings sitting in the middle of a crafty mess and using all of my new Christmas papers and embellishments and washi tapes - oh what fun I have had! All of these cards will be making their way to Upside Down Presents within the week and will be gracing their shelves along side some other wonderful products from local artists and crafters alike. Happy days :)

 SO ... if you are in the local area and you have a spare few minutes why not pop into the shop and have a little look at my cards and the other fun wares on sale. If you buy a Purrfect Papercraft card I'd love to get some feedback from you :)

x

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I've made a start with Christmas crafts and I have to tell you, it feels good! :) I've bought new supplies at a fair I attended a few weeks ago and I've made my first visit to Hobbycraft this season. I'm looking forward to spending many more evenings and weekends like this! 

Christening card order

Someone on Facebook was asking if anyone knew someone who would make a personalised card for her Godsons Christening and my friend very kindly put my name forward. We sent messages back and forth discussing what she would like and how much I sell for and when the card was ready she offered to come and collect it. Usually I make cards for people I know or make generic cards to sell at fairs so this was novel making a card for a customer I'd never met!

 

I kept the design simple using blues for a boy. I added a small cross brad to show the significance of the occasion without being too religious. 

I've also come to the realisation I don't have enough blue craft supplies so have the perfect excuse to go shopping! :)

Exciting new adventures

I've been caught up in a flurry of important and very exciting emails recently! Some of them to confirm my place at a local Christmas Fayre in a couple of weeks time, and some to start a brand new, slightly larger scale adventure. Want to hear about it? Oh OK then :)

I have always dreamed about selling my cards in a shop and one day being able to work part-time or even full-time on Purrfect Papercraft, instead of it just being a hobby when I have the time. One day I sent out a few emails to local shops, some which just sell cards, some which sell quirky gifts and pieces by local artists. One of the shops replied and we had a little back and forth about pricing and the shop's ethos. Anyway, I sent them a few photos of cards I have made and some information about myself and they were impressed and have made a deal with me!! Purrfect Papercraft is making its way into a real live shop! :) :) 

I've planned in some crafting time to make a few cards especially to take into Upside Down Presents and have all of my fingers and toes crossed that my cards sell and that Sean is happy to keep buying and selling :)

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Wedding Day order

My very good friend Sam asked me a while back if I would be able to make her two wedding cards for friends of hers who are getting married, one this month and one in March. I was thrilled, I love taking orders!

She pointed out the cards she particularly liked on my Facebook Page and asked if i could make it in a box. A box! It's been a while since I made one of those. So I took out all my supplies and papers and set to work and this is what I produced:

It's simple and elegant and Sam was pleased with the result. Just about everything on this card was bought in my local Hobbycraft. (I am slightly obsessed with that shop!)

Helloooooooo bloggers!

I know I haven't been on here in aaaaaaaaaaaages and I really want to make time to catch up! This is just a quick entry to say I have been tinkering over on Facebook and on my website if you'd care to have a look :)

Catch up with you soon x