Men’s cards are notoriously difficult when it comes to cardmaking for Special Birthdays. Here are some cards made for a favourite Uncle on his 90th birthday, one from his wife and one sent from us. Then there’s an extra large 12″... Continue reading →

This is a very special card made for a very special lady, namely my sister. She celebrated her 65th birthday this year and she is also a crafter like me. We always try to go that extra mile when making... Continue reading →

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 →