This year has been a big year for weddings in our family, calling for special cards. Here are two of them. One is a shadow box card made using the Tonic shadow box creation set of dies and the other... Continue reading →

From the moment she became engaged, it was clear that my daughter wanted to enlist some help with the wedding preparations. Like most crafters I have amassed a wealth of all things crafting and tried my hand at numerous different... Continue reading →

A 90th Birthday is certainly reason to celebrate and what better way to mark the occasion by sending a specially designed hand made card. Men’s cards can sometimes be tricky but in this case the recipient is a fan of... Continue reading →

Here are two special cards made for a Special Congratulations and a Special Thank You. The recipient of the congratulations card has run a local community pensioner’s group for 25 years, organising trips to Blackpool, bingo and games and the... Continue reading →

We’ve just had our second Mothers Day without our much loved and sadly missed Mum, Mum-in-law and Grandma so I thought I’d share some pictures of the memory bears I made for my two daughters and us using her favourite... Continue reading →

As you may have gathered by my recent posts, I have a lot of friends who have Special Birthdays this year namely, their 60th’s. Apart from deciding how to make their cards, there is also the question of what to... Continue reading →

One of my favourite card folds is the double Z fold card. Here are 2 examples of these I made recently, one for my sister and one for my future son in law, same card base but very different results.... Continue reading →

Gaining a PHD is definitely reason to celebrate. My friend’s son achieved this accolade recently and she was unable to find a suitable card anywhere in the shops. Craftybabs to the rescue. Another Pop Up Box Card which fit the... Continue reading →

Family birthdays always demand an extra special card. In this case it was my daughter’s birthday. I’ve made lots of cards for both of my daughters over the years and was searching for inspiration on Pinterest. I found a beautiful... Continue reading →

At the beginning of this year my Nephew got married in America, an occasion calling for a special card. We received a beautiful invitation which I used as my theme to make matching cards, one for the Bride and Groom... Continue reading →