Early morning cardmaking

This morning I found myself in the rare situation where I was awake before my children. After trying without success to go back to sleep, I decided to take advantage of the situation in another way - I'll make a card!

This is the result! I'm still on a mission to use up existing stash and I am currently looking through my magazines from February 2012 (I'm a bit behind!)

I have recently discovered altering things, I had the white paper flowers and decided to see whether I could make one which would match this card with the assistance of my Promarker collection. Hope you like it.

Been over a month since I posted, shame on me!

I have had a manic few weeks. With changes in the law on 1st April there has been a mad rush in signing people up to 'No Win, No Fee' agreements for their medical negligence cases. I work for Harding Evans, solicitors.  I have made a few cards over past weeks but because they have been in a bit of a rush, for my mum's 80th birthday and Mother's Day one week apart, I've given them away without taking photos of them - Doh! The other problem I have is that I have copied quite a few cards out of magazines using the free gifts that come with them so it does not feel right then to post them as one of my own creations (not to mention Copyright issues etc) so I'd rather not go there.

I had a big birthday yesterday and have been given money from hubby and mum, so i see some guilt free craft spending on the horizon! I've already ordered myself  Woodware Paper Trimmer. I've also been to The Range and bought myself a Gorjuss stamp and a big box to store all my cards in.

To make some room, I have also had a good sort out of my made cards and yesterday I posted off a big bundle to The Dogs' Trust for them to sell in their Bridgend shop - my good deed for the day.

I have had a bit of a re-organisation in my craft room and have managed to make a card tonight using up some old stash.

I will try not to leave it so long before blogging again! Note to self....take photos of cards before giving them away!

Birthday parties

I've made this card today for a friend of my son's whose birthday party he will be going to in a few weeks' time. It's the second time I have made an occasion specific card - I really enjoy it, rather than making generic cards and then trying to find one which fits the occasion at the time.

I've also started a new hobby. I've started going line dancing, which I really love. I used to go many years ago but family life sort of got in the way of that. It's also really good exercise to help along my diet. Lost 8lbs now in two weeks, so hope I can keep that up!

Hope you like my card!

40th Birthday Card needed - on a mission!

After a week of battling with a foot of snowfall since 17th January, I discovered it is my work colleague's 40th birthday on Wednesday this week so decided I would make a card specially for her. I am used to just picking a card out from the ones I have already made when I find out about a birthday, but decided that this time that I would make one from scratch.

Armed with the 40th birthday sentiment I 'rescued' from a birthday card of my husband's a few years ago, I set about finding stuff I could use.

Decided to go with the flowers and feather option (I've never used feathers before!) and chose from some free papers I had with a mag ages ago. I recoloured the flowers in this Margaret Sherry freebie (they were previously lilac and that would never do!)

I have to say I really enjoyed making this card, I'll have to make occasion-specific cards more often.

Snow day!

6 inches of snow - what a great excuse to stay in and get crafting!

I am still using up old Christmas stash, going through old magazines and using things that I have bought ages ago but never used. I usually go to the big craft show in the NEC in Birmingham in November and I am determined to make room for some new stuff by then. I don't give out many birthday cards really, just close friends and family so Christmas cards are the way to go as I give away loads every year.

I made this card with Forever Friends stamps, Festive Treats papers, coloured in with Promarkers and finished off with some ribbon I bought ages ago mail order from somewhere.

Oh well, time to bath the children and put them to bed - wonder if I'll get any crafty time later.....

More Christmas Stash

I love weekends! Nap time for baby girl, 'Sticking' and 'Punching' time for little boy and footie for hubby means Cardmaking for me! Should be doing housework but there is a load of washing in, so that counts as housework doesn't it? LOL!

Still determined use up Christmas stash so dug out barely used Forever Friends stamps, Festive Treats papers, Pro Markers and ribbon from stash and here we go, Christmas card number 6 for 2013!

On a mission to use up old Christmas stash

Finally found the time to finish this card off! I stamped and coloured the images days ago, I cut all the different layers over whilst grabbing five minutes here and there and finally stuck it all together and finished off this morning! I am on a "craft diet" where I am only going to buy "essentials" such as glue etc. No more papers or embellishments for me for a while.

I did buy a Papermania Happy Birthday stamp in a sale the other day for £1.99 but other than that I've been good. The 3 magazines a month I get don't count because they are on yearly subscription!