No birthday can be more important than a baby’s very first one. I was asked to make an extra large card for my friends Grandson with a photograph of him included. Hope you like it. For details of materials, dies... Continue reading →

I find that people generally commission as card to made when it’s an extra special celebration. None more special than a Ruby Wedding Anniversary. My friend wanted a large extra special card with lots of photographs included and this is... Continue reading →

My Son In Law Celebrated his 30th Birthday recently so our card to him had to be something special. I made him a tankard from silver mirror card and decorated with items representing his two great passions after my daughter,... Continue reading →

I’ve made quite a few Pop up box cards. Subscribers will have seen the tutorial for making a pop up box card. I thought I’d share some step by step pictures of how my most recent one was put together.... Continue reading →

Thought I’d share a couple of cards I made that at first glance might appear to be the same, but there are subtle differences. I needed to make 2 special cards for couples, one for a Retirement and one Thank... Continue reading →

Quite a few of our friends are turninig 60 this year so I’ve been busy making cards. Here are two larger cards, made 3 months apart but sharing a similar colour scheme. I also used my new favourite type of... Continue reading →

Here are two examples of cards I made utilising The ‘John Next Door’ Opera box die as a different take on an envelope. Obviously these aren’t suitable for posting but they make a really nice and different surprise when making... Continue reading →

For the second year running, I’m proud to say, I managed to make all of my Christmas cards again. I send over 100 cards, so for most I need to come up with a simple design that’s easy to mass... Continue reading →

I managed to get the Tattered Lace T-Bar slider card die set for a very good price on ebay, so thought I’d try it out. Then I realised why it was cheap. The instructions on the packaging are not very... Continue reading →

I’ve made lots of these parcel keepsake cards for the arrival of new baby girls, baby boys and twins but they can also be a good way of marking a milestone birthday for someone special. This one was made in... Continue reading →