Deck the Halls!

IIIIIIIIIIIITTT'SSS CCCHHHHHRRRIIIIIIIIISSSTTTMMMAAASSSS!!!!!!!!!

Eeeek I am so excited!! Our decorations are up, the house smells of cinnamon and other delicious Christmas smells, and I have been beavering away at a few Christmas card orders for this festive season! I love getting totally and utterly wrapped up in the spirit of Christmas and making every part of every day as Christmassy as I possibly can! :D

So, here are some peeks at the cards I have made for some very special people this year;

Papers: Fuzzy Moon, Kanban, Smirk and Forever Friends

Cat stamp from Hobbycraft

Self-adhesive pearls and gems from Hobbycraft

Ribbons: Hobbycraft, Paul Whites, Smirk

Paper Flowers: Fuzzy Moon

Jingle bells : Bought from Ebay

What have you been creating this festive season? x

Christmas 2012

Just thought I would let everyone know that I am open to orders for Christmas 2012! That's all customised, personalised cards for family, friends, colleagues, neighbours ... whoever you'd like to send a bit of Christmas cheer to this year!!

(I know it is only July, but thought I'd make full use of the summer holidays to get a head start!)

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Hope to hear from you soon :)

Mrs. & Mrs!

Today my friend from teacher training Louise got married to her fiancee Kelly! I am currently getting ready to go to the Reception but thought I would quickly stop by and share with you the card I have made for them. Their wedding theme is vintage with lace, cream and dusty pink so I tried my best to make a card that would match.

What do you think? I bought the dresses from Ebay but everything else I already had in my stash :) I had an idea of how it wanted to turn out and I think this exceeds my own expectations! The butterflies definitely finish it off, it looked a bit plain without them. I hope the girls like it! Well, I'd better finish getting ready and have something to eat. See you later!! x

My Latest Designs

I have made good use of some of my time off and finally got my crafting table back out. It felt so good :) I got out all of my goodies that I haven't really used yet and set to work. I made quite a few cards and am planning another craft-a-thon in the next few days.

First, I used my 'Woodland Folk' papers and brads and I used a sentiment from a Popcorn the Bear stamp set. Then I moved onto my 'Bazoo' papers and flower embellishments. I wanted to match them up with my Kanban zoo animals stamps, I think I will do that on my next craft day! Finally I got out my rather plentiful supply of Tea House papers, stickers, brads and embellishments. I absolutely love this range! I've been keeping it for best which seems a bit silly now. Last but not least, I bought some toppers from Hobbycraft a while ago as they realy caught my eye and best of all - they were on offer!! This is such a sweet range. I used a topper of a woam in a bath full of bubbles on a card for my Mam as she is always in the bath!

I'm planning a special project at the moment too. It's hard for me to keep it under wraps I just want to talk about it all the time! I really hope it works out :)

Bee Happy :)

Yesterday I went to my old, old office to deliver a custom card for an ex-collegue. It was so strange being back in the office but it was nice to see everyone and catch up with them. The card I was asked to make was for Lisa to give to her friend to cheer her up a bit and let her know she's being thought about. The brief was a cute buble bee and the phrase "bee happy", so here is what I came up with;

Once I found the perfect bee I knew I wanted to use pastel blue and yellow. I sat for a while with my craft supplies and remembered I had the Bazoo flowers, so I tipped them all out onto the table and found the perfect combination to add to the bottom of my card. I used a black promarker to make the dotty trail for the bee and to add a little extra to the inside I stamped a flower in the bottom right corner and used my promarkers to colour it in. I was pleased with how this card turned out but Lisa was delighted!!! A job well done I'd say :)

Special 1st birthday card

My friend's baby turns one on the 12th of this month - I can't believe he is a year old already! I remember her being pregnant and getting bigger each time I saw her, and I remember the day I got a text message with a picture of a new-born baby boy in it. Ive watched him grow and change and he's quite the little boy now! And he's got a gorgeous smile!! =D

Anyway, I've just made time to sit and make him a card so I thought I'd share it with you.

There's a monkey in the bottom right as Linsey always calls him Monkey so I thought it was cute :) I've bought him a Raa Raa the Noisey Lion little library because last time we went out Linsey bought him a Raa Raa rucksack to hang on the buggy with all his bits and pieces in and she got waaaaaaaaay too excited when she saw it lol! And I've got him a nice little shirt which I know he will look lovely in. I'm going to the shops a bit later to get a little something for her to congratulate her on her first year of motherhood :)

I've just text her to tell her I've got some presents to bring over and she's invited me to his birthday tea party so I'm chuffed! That's my Tuesday night sorted =D x

When 2 say "I do"

Today I sat in a beautiful church and watched my friend get married to his beautiful bride, it was lovely! I designed a card expecially for them so I thought I would share it with you.

Just underneath the hearts I have the bride and grooms initials, they just catch the light and give a little bit of interest to the card without taking away from the design too much. It was a lovely day and so nice to catch up with some friends :)