Driving Test

This image and indeed card have been sitting in my drafts folder for ages waiting for her to actually pass so I could send and post it here lol. I still can’t believe she is old enough to drive lol.

Gaming Boy Version 2

I made this at the same time as the previous card and I just spotted that the sentiment didn't stanmp properly.... oh well too late now its already posted lol.

Gaming Boy

You might recognise this design from last year and you would be correct lol. I am still in my well it worked why not make it again phase. The moving rooms which has taken over six months sapped my creativity and a lot of the cards I have made have been variations on a theme, I am hoping that my mojo returns with a bang soon and I can create some new designs

Tried and Tested

A tried and tested design and a stamp I love colouring are a match made in heaven, over the years I have coloured these images in a multitude of different colours and I don’t think I could pick a favourite either, although I am liking the pink and yellow colour scheme.

Big Birthday 2025

This year there aren’t very many big birthdays well not as many as last year anyway, I was going to do a shaped card but the eclipse won. 

I have been on a real colouring kick lately and I’ve been enjoying it a lot too. 

I can’t believe I started making cards the year this young man was born, I think I’ve made him a card for most of his birthdays, at the start of my card making journey I didn’t make to give just for the pleasure of making and it took a while to discover copics and colouring and then I wanted to make cards for all my family and friends.

On the Farm

It’s almost Mother’s Day and I am just posting my mums birthday card from December, I wanted the image to stand out but I also wanted a background too, I went with one from creative fabrica and it worked a treat, I need to remember to do this more often as it really makes the coloured image pop.

First Birthday Boy

How weird that I am posting this little ones card on their grandma’s birthday! I went with a tried and tested design and I don’t know why but the papers printed brighter this time and I really like it. 

This was the only little one born in 2024 and there were none in 2023 in amongst my family and friends and hopefully there will be more in 2025.

Another gamers dream

You might recognise this design from the last post and yes I’m continuing to try and make multiples in each sitting, I try and make the characters look like the people I’m sending them too so this young man needed blonde hair.

A gamers dream

I had an idea in my head for this card and it as almost exactly how I wanted it to turn out. I kind of wish I had added a game to the screen but there is always next time lol

Same but different stripes

I had coloured this image in Florida in February and he was too cute to not use but the colours are very bright so the stripes also had to be bright lol.

This design is so simple but effective and a go to if I don’t have a layout in mind.

Return of the stripes number 3

I went with the same design I made previously I just changed the hair colour and the stripe colour. Seeing them here I want to make more like this as they look so quick and easy even though they weren’t lol.

Twice as nice

Another revisited design and I really enjoyed making them both. I love Mo Manning images she captures the look of kids so well, I have been using her images since 2009 and I am amazed by how timeless they are. Think I might even use this design for next years cards too. Plus this is a printed paper pack and I definitely need to use it up.

Return of the stripes number 2

Again I went with a straight look and again it was harder than the angle I normally use so I think it’s angles from now on lol. 

I do like the simplicity of this design though and the image does definitely take centre stage.

Big Birthday Number 9

An elegant shaped card this time, I was originally going to add a tamagotchi to this card but thought I can do that for next year and make this one a bit more sophisticated. 

A strange thing did happen whilst colouring this image though, you might be able to tell from the top of the dress but my copic was dry, I was chatting with my friend Jane and she said I needed to weigh the copic before refilling as I was creating more issues by not fully refilling them each time, she watched a youtube video entitled "death by drips" and it was explained fully in there. I decided to try it and omg it is like having new copics again, they are so different and the blended like butter so guess who is weighing all her copics now lol.

Superboy Again

You would be forgiven for thinking this is the rest of the magnificent sevens boy cards but I decided to use the same design and layout for the little boys who are 4 and went with a different image and style for the three year olds. This little guy from Mo manning just seemed a little older than 3 and we all know how literal I am lol. 

Woohoo Congratulations

Woohoo my friend's son has passed his driving test, I have been taking him out regularly for shopping and cake and I have been excited for this day as now he can drive me of course I know I will still be paying for the cake lol.

Limited Supplies = lots of fun

This card shows what you can do with limited supplies and still make something. I was recently on holiday and I took a very small crafting kit with me, some printed images, crayola pencils, b&m sketch markers and a set of skin and hair colours from amazon and a few sheets of card. Of course I took a die cutter with me and I might have bought some Dies but still for me it was a small kit lol.

I really liked the amazon pens, the colour choices are great and I used them a lot, the b&m ones are juicier and the colours don’t necessarily go but I made them work and I had fun which is the most important bit. 

Magnificent Seven are Three

I remade a card from over ten years ago and this might be the magnificent Seven boys design for this year. I updated it a little bit but it’s still the same but different lol. I have been struggling with crafting for a while so I am trying to recreate old designs as I’m hoping that kick starts my mojo cos I have too much stuff to give it up .

Big Birthday Number 3

Another big birthday and another eclipse, so far I haven’t made any shaped cards but they are coming soon lol.

I went with an image I’ve used previously for the eclipse style as I knew it would work well.

Little Girl First Birthday

Last year there were only two babies born amongst my family and friends and within a week of each other too. This year it is looking like there won’t be any at all!! 

I used a lot and I mean a lot of crystal glaze on the balloons and they are super shiny in real life.