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Hi there, welcome to my website which is my way of sharing my crafting journey with the world. I have been a creative person for virtually all of my life, and, like many, have had a go a pretty much every form of creative craft at one time or another. Nowadays I am predominantly a paper crafter making bespoke cards for friends and family and their friends. My passion is die cutting. I am lucky to have a number of different die cutting machines and thousands of dies. I also, when the mood takes me, like to write the odd verse or two. I also share pictures of my makes on Pinterest and on my Facebook page, both of which you will find by clicking on the links.

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Big Day – Big Card – Destination USA

I was asked to make a special card for a friend whose daughter was getting married in Las Vegas. It had to be special but relatively easy to transport without getting damaged so I opted for a fairly flat design and used pictures of the venues and maps to make it more personal to the couple. The fold was inspired by Sam Calcott’s Lock & Pop cards.

Large showstopper Destination Wedding Card made using photographs of the wedding venue and honeymoon destinations and various dies including; Daisy Mae Design Die Set Nested Hearts Torn Edge, Memory Box Alphabet Soup Capitals die (for Las Vegas), Tattered Lace Alphabet Bunting Die Set ACD197 (for welcome mounted onto circles cut with small circle die) Britannia dies alphabet (for to fabulous), Die-Versions MARKER MICRO Font Die (for Nevada), Quickutz cookie cutters nesting diamond dies, Tattered lace sentiments 2014, Sizzix Thinlits Tim Holtz Friendship words script and daily words script, Sizzix Alphanumberic script alphabet dies and the aeroplane was cut using the Xcut Build a scene All aboard round the world dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk
Large showstopper Destination Wedding Card made using photographs of the wedding venue and honeymoon destinations and various dies including; Daisy Mae Design Die Set Nested Hearts Torn Edge, Memory Box Alphabet Soup Capitals die (for Las Vegas), Tattered Lace Alphabet Bunting Die Set ACD197 (for welcome mounted onto circles cut with small circle die) Britannia dies alphabet (for to fabulous), Die-Versions MARKER MICRO Font Die (for Nevada), Quickutz cookie cutters nesting diamond dies, Tattered lace sentiments 2014, Sizzix Thinlits Tim Holtz Friendship words script and daily words script, Sizzix Alphanumberic script alphabet dies and the aeroplane was cut using the Xcut Build a scene All aboard round the world dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

‘Time’ To Party – Masculine Triple Block Card

I’ve seen a few versions of this type of card on youtube and pinterest so can’t really credit one person for the inspiration as I’ve no idea who thought of it first. Having said all that, I thought I’d give this a go for my brother in law’s birthday. I’m really happy with how it turned out and will definitely be making more of this style in the future.

Triple Cube Pop Up Box Masculine Birthday card made using patterned papers and various dies including; unbranded wristwatch die, XCut Decorative Dies (21pcs) Chronology Pocket Watch (Large), unbranded alphabet dies, unknown brand layered sentiment dies and Card Making Magic sentiment dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Triple Cube Pop Up Box Masculine Birthday card made using patterned papers and various dies including; unbranded wristwatch die, XCut Decorative Dies (21pcs) Chronology Pocket Watch (Large), unbranded alphabet dies, unknown brand layered sentiment dies and Card Making Magic sentiment dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Small But Perfectly Formed – Inky Silhouettes

I’ve seen lots of cute ideas for cards made with inky backgrounds and simple silhouettes so I thought I’d have a play. I often craft with my crafting best buddy whom I’ve never actually met. But, with the wonders of Whatsapp we craft together, share ideas hints and tips. So one day we decided to make some inky backgrounds together. After a relatively short time I had quite a pile of them, smooshed, blended, splattered etc. Then came the challenge to make them into cards. I used Black die cuts and added gems, glossy accents and small sized sequin confetti for subtle touches of sparkle and shine. Here are the results. All cards are A6 in size and just perfect to keep in a drawer for those times when I need a last minute card.

Inked background Silhouette cards for sympathy and retirement made using Tim Holtz distress inks, Tim Holtz Wildflowers Sizzix thinlits dies 661190, Paper discovery Flying geese dies. Dimension Fourth Tree stamp and various sentiment dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Standing Tall For Christmas – Contemporary 3

These were the special cards I made to send to my own family last Christmas. They are A4 folded in half lengthwise so are quite tall and definitely have mantlepiece appeal. I opted for the same design for all of these but varied the colour scheme. I made eight of these in total, 2 in each colour. I used the Hot Off The Press ‘Vintage Christmas’ CD Rom at 50% transparency and various dies including: Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK – Stars, Primitive, Spellbinders – Shapeabilities – Layered Poinsettia, Memory Box Chloe stem die, flourish die from LR0116 – Marianne Creatables set, Spellbinders Die Foliage and Tattered Lace Let It Snow Die Set. The background papers were inked around the edges, then stamped and heat embossed with white embossing powder using snowflake stamps from cover gift with issue 100 of Creative Stamping magazine. I used pearlescent and texture metallics card stock, nuvo drops, sparkly gem stones and gem stone brads to add a luxurious finish.

Tall thin A4 folded in half Star Christmas card made using paper printed from Hot Off The Press 'Vintage Christmas' CD Rom at 50% transparency and various dies including: Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Stars, Primitive, Spellbinders - Shapeabilities - Layered Poinsettia, Memory Box Chloe stem die, flourish die from LR0116 - Marianne Creatables set, Spellbinders Die Foliage and Tattered Lace Let It Snow Die Set. Background stamped and heat embossed with snowflake stamps from cover gift with issue 100 of Creative Stamping magazine. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk
Tall thin A4 folded in half Star Christmas card made using paper printed from Hot Off The Press 'Vintage Christmas' CD Rom at 50% transparency and various dies including: Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Stars, Primitive, Spellbinders - Shapeabilities - Layered Poinsettia, Memory Box Chloe stem die, flourish die from LR0116 - Marianne Creatables set, Spellbinders Die Foliage and Tattered Lace Let It Snow Die Set. Background stamped and heat embossed with snowflake stamps from cover gift with issue 100 of Creative Stamping magazine. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Commissioned For Christmas – Contemporary 2

This was the second Special Christmas Card design that I made for my friend to give to her In laws, they always appreciate a religious themed card. This was made in the same way as those in my previous post but using different dies ; Unbranded Pierced ovals dies, unbranded pierced rectangles dies, Card Making Magic Die Set All Occasions #2 Set, Card Making Magic Die Set Ultimate Relations, Scenic nativity dies from issue 184 of Simply Cards & Papercraft and Cheery Lynn die 100 stars.

A5 Block Easel Christmas Card made using various dies including; Unbranded Pierced ovals dies, unbranded pierced rectangles dies, Card Making Magic Die Set All Occasions #2 Set, Card Making Magic Die Set Ultimate Relations, Scenic nativity dies from issue 184 of Simply Cards & Papercraft and Cheery Lynn die 100 stars. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk
A5 Block Easel Christmas Card made using various dies including; Unbranded Pierced ovals dies, unbranded pierced rectangles dies, Card Making Magic Die Set All Occasions #2 Set, Card Making Magic Die Set Ultimate Relations, Scenic nativity dies from issue 184 of Simply Cards & Papercraft and Cheery Lynn die 100 stars. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Commissioned For Christmas – Contemporary 1

My Friend usually asks me to make special cards for her close family members. She often likes to choose the design herself. Here are last years’ cards made for her sisters, done in the same style. My favourite A5 Block Easel Card base and made using various dies including; Unbranded Pierced ovals dies, unbranded pierced rectangles dies, Card Making Magic Die Set All Occasions #2 Set, Card Making Magic Die Set Ultimate Relations, unbranded trees dies, Impression Obsession Dies – Small Deer DIE117-C and MFT Die-namics grassy hills dies. Background inked through die with Distress ink. Embellished with white glitter.

A5 Block Easel Christmas Card made using various dies including; Unbranded Pierced ovals dies, unbranded pierced rectangles dies, Card Making Magic Die Set All Occasions #2 Set, Card Making Magic Die Set Ultimate Relations, unbranded trees dies, Impression Obsession Dies - Small Deer DIE117-C and MFT Die-namics grassy hills dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk
A5 Block Easel Christmas Card made using various dies including; Unbranded Pierced ovals dies, unbranded pierced rectangles dies, Card Making Magic Die Set All Occasions #2 Set, Card Making Magic Die Set Ultimate Relations, unbranded trees dies, Impression Obsession Dies - Small Deer DIE117-C and MFT Die-namics grassy hills dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Commissioned For Christmas – Vintage

Regular followers of my blog will know that ‘Vintage’ is not really my preferred style. So you’ll understand my dilemma when I was asked to create a special vintage style card for a friend to give to his partner. I have very few dies and resources that I would class as vintage so I turned to my trusty CD’s. Thankfully Joanna Sheen came up trumps for this one. I created an 8″ x 8″ square box easel card using papers and toppers printed from Joanna Sheen ‘Enchanted Christmas’ CD Rom and Hot Off The Press ‘Vintage Christmas’ CD Rom. I used various dies including: Paper discovery card builder nested square dies, Spellbinders shapeabilities poinsettia dies, unbranded berry sprig dies and the Quickutz Cookie cutter dies ‘Merry Christmas’ sentiment die. I enhanced the edges of my mats and layers with gilding wax and added Glossy Accents and gilding wax to the topper.

Vintage style 8" x 8" square box easel card made using papers and toppers printed from Joanna Sheen 'Enchanted Christmas' CD Rom and Hot Off The Press 'Vintage Christmas' CD Rom and various dies including: Paper discovery card builder nested square dies, Spellbinders shapeabilities poinsettia dies, unbranded berry sprig dies and Quickutz Cookie cutter dies 'Merry Christmas'. mats and layers enhanced with gilding wax. Topper enhanced with Glossy Accents and gilding wax. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk
Vintage style 8" x 8" square box easel card made using papers and toppers printed from Joanna Sheen 'Enchanted Christmas' CD Rom and Hot Off The Press 'Vintage Christmas' CD Rom and various dies including: Paper discovery card builder nested square dies, Spellbinders shapeabilities poinsettia dies, unbranded berry sprig dies and Quickutz Cookie cutter dies 'Merry Christmas'. mats and layers enhanced with gilding wax. Topper enhanced with Glossy Accents and gilding wax. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

A Nice ‘Batch’ Of Doves for Christmas

Last Christmas, as in previous years, I batch made my own Christmas cards to send. These are the second design i chose. They are quite simple and were quick to put together. I created the background with some simple inking with Distress ink in shades of blue and splattered with metallic silver paint. I used the Textures sentiments stamps from issue 101 of Creative Stamping Magazine, to stamp and heat emboss the sentiment in silver. The White doves were created using the dove die set from Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine issue 224.

Christmas cards made using Textures sentiments stamps from issue 101 of Creative Stamping Magazine, sentiments stamped and heat embossed in silver, White doves created using dove die set from Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine issue 224. Background created with Distress inks and silver paint splatters. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk