Recent Commissions

Hello again!

Sorry but I have made so many cards recently its taking a few posts to load them all!!

Here are some of my recent commissions....

I do like to be challenged when it comes to my card making and this one certainly did prove to be a challenge. My friend asked me to make her a card for a coule getting married but asked if they could be a nurse and an RAF bomb disposal man!! I hunted around for suitable images and found a nurse image on the Jelly Park website. I contacted Claire at Jelly Park to see if she had any RAF images and she very kindly drew this one for me! She also drew the man seperately and drew a female RAF image for use on cards for OBWS run by Cazz Wright.
My friend was very happy with the end result and it is nice to have been able to make such a personal card!!

The same friend also asked if I could make a wedding card for a Scottish couple using lots of pink and glitter! This is another Jelly Park image. I used pink tartan ribbon and some thistle embellishments for the Scottish element and sprayed the background card with spray and sparkle for the glitter!!

Thank You!

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to say a big thank you to those of you now following me and for your comments and suggestions!!

Here are a few more cards I have made recently............

This card was made using Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker cd and a sentiment stamp from Lili of the Valley. Its an 8x8 card.

This is another 8x8 (my favourite size at the moment!). I used the Joanna Sheen Furry Friends cd for this one.

This is a little 6x6 scalloped card made using papers from the Do Crafts Boofle range and then adding letters and a character from the Digital Boofle cd from Do Crafts. I also added some Craftwork Cards Card Candi as well.

Another 6x6 scalloped card using papers from the Boofle range and a digital image. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

Hope you like them x

Catching up!

 Ok so I have LOTS of catching up to do!
I am hoping that once Milly starts school next week I will be able to find a day a week whilst Finley is sleeping to make sure my blog is updated!

Ok so lets start off with some more cards I have made recently for family and friends!!

These are the two Father's Day cards I made for my dad. The top image is a pre coloured one from the DoCrafts Michael Powell range. The bottom image is a stamp from the same range that I coloured with Flexies and Pro's.

The top image here is from the Katy Sue Wishing on a Star cd. My best friend and her daughter love fairies and so this cd was first choice when it came to doing my god daughters card!
The bottom card here is a 6x6 card made using the new DoCrafts Happy Days papers and fabric brads. I have a friend that is heavily involved in 40's and 50's dance so this seemed like a good choice for that.

Aw! Boofle! I must admit I do have a soft spot for Boofle. When I was working anddidnt have enough time to make cards for people I nearly always chose a Boofle one from the shop! Its great to now be able to make cards for people using him too!!
The top card here is a flat design created with the DoCrafts Digital Designer software and then  printed out and matted onto an A5 card blank.
The bottom card was designed in DDD and then the elements were printed seperately and layered up using a Marianne Design Die to matt Boofle onto.

These three cards are all flat cards made using DoCrafts Digital Designer. I needed some quick cards for various people at Milly's nursery and so the software came in very handy for this!
I usually try to design the cards and then print out seperately to add dimension to them but sometimes I dont have time but like to be able to make cards that are a little more personal.

Father's Day

I had quite a few cards to make this year for Father's day as the kids wanted to send to their grandads too!
Here are some of the cards I made.
Hope you like!

Been a while!

Wow! Hadn't realised I hadn't blogged for so long! It's been a mad couple of months with Milly leaving nursery, having school visits and now the school holidays! Still can't believe my baby is starting school!
I had thought that the holidays would provide more opportunity for day time crafting but it hasn't quite worked like that! Never mind it has just meant my evenings have been very busy instead!!
Anyway I will post some of the cards I have made whilst I have been absent from here!
Hope you like them!

Christening Cards

Having never made a Christening card before I was then asked to make 2 in one week!

The first was for a baby and I used the HunkyDory For the Boys collection. It is an 8x8 card and the papers and toppers were matted onto mirri card. I also personalised the card by typing a message in Word and then matting onto mirri again.

The next card was for an older child so I used the Cross image from Polka Doodles Paper Boutique cd and papers from Polka Doodles Pretty Tuff cd. Again I then personalised by using word.

Train Card

This card was commisioned for a males birthday. It is 8x8 and uses the HunkyDory For the Gentlemen Collection. The topper was matted onto a spellbinders scalloped square to add interest. I also used some buttons from papermanias lincoln Linen collection.