Crafty Tools

This spellbinders die set is so cool, I really liked making this design, I want to make lots of washi tapes although until I typed this i hadn't even thought of normal tape lol. The scissors look so real I tried to cut with them lol

New Home

My goddaughter moved house just before Christmas so of course I had to make her a card, I used the same die that I used last year but went with different colours and papers, I would so like to have some of these types of card ready to go but I’m so disorganised at the moment that seems impossible, I don’t even have the cards I need for next week made let alone ones I don’t need this year lol.

Unicorn Wishes

Another of the creative fabrica images but a totally different style of card, I made these in my new craftroom and I enjoyed it so much I couldnt wait to get back in there and make more.

Not sure how I have a room 4 times the size of my original room but I still can not fit everything in lol. I do have all my craft supplies in one place now though, they are no longer scattered throughout the house.

Mum Christmas Card

 This was my Mums card this year and I really think I might make more next year as I loved how it turned out

Christmas Tree

 This card design used all stuff I could find after moving from my tiny craftroom to my new space and I am still trying to find my way around having twice as much space and wondering how I ever fitted into the previous room lol.

The die and papers were from Die Cutting essentials magazine and the card bases from limetree, they came together really quickly and I liked the larger size too.

Tremendous Two

It was time for the tremendous two to turn two so I thought why reinvent the wheel and went with the same design as I used for the magnificent seven girls last year. I did remember to add a sentiment this time too.

It’s a Badger sort of day

This card was also made whilst I was away, I really should have made three but I lost some of the letters so what should have been three became one lol.

I also coloured an image from a set I had to have that of course I’ve never used. I love Lee Holland illustrations, maybe I should colour the other images in this set….oh how I laughed at that but maybe I should lol.

Honey Bee Frame number 2

Of course I couldn’t just use the stuff once lol. I think I like these colours more than the previous one. It’s so simple to colour with stencils my copics are feeling neglected lol.

Honey Bee frame

This stamp and stencil set from Honey Bee was part of my crop and create kit from 2022. I wanted to attend another so I thought I should use some of the stuff from the last one before I do. I used a crafters companion sentiment as I mostly make birthday cards rather than thinking of you etc. 

Sympathy

This is definitely not my favourite card to make and also not one I can make and have on hand as that makes me feel like I’m tempting fate. I bought this die from crafters companion a year ago, I had to have it and this is its first outing, isn’t that always the case lol.

Happy Accident

I was sat on a call looking for an image I had printed when I came across this one, it screamed rainbow to me so I listened and made a very rainbow inspired card. The stencil was still on my desk from the girlie cards I had made so this card and it came together very quickly.

Inky Antics Balloon

You might notice a similarity to the last card and you would be right lol, they were made using the same supplies except this time I went purple.

Inky Antics Ice Cream

I am not sure where this card idea came from, I was originally going to use the faceted stencil but whilst looking for that I discovered this stencil that I don’t remember using before.

The pink card was already on my desk from the 21st card so I decided to just go with it. 

I like big books

Two young ladies I make cards for are avid readers and also best friends, I tried to make it look like they were in the same room just on different chairs. I did make a bookmark for the other one but forgot to photograph it lol.

Christmas Eve - Dragon anyone?

Now I know the post title is misleading but is anyone else feeling like a dragon today too. I am nowhere near ready and I am not sure how that is even possible as I was buying presents and making cards in September but here we are another year and another stressful last minute rush lol.

Only one more sleep until the big man in a red suit arrives so I hope you have all been good, although given the cost of energy at the moment I think some of us are hoping for coal lol. 

Today is also not a christmas card!!!! I made this for my friend and I didn't want her to see it before her birthday so here it is. I am sure it makes a change from all the christmas cards

The big six are 9 version 6

The final one for this year now what on earth am I going to do for their 10th birthdays, now I could say don’t worry it’s ages away but actually it’s less than 3 months until the first one lol.

Embossed Tress - Green

The green version of the trees and the final colour scheme, I do think the motto of the cards this year is ....flat....quick...easy lol

Stamps - Crafters Companion

Card: 65lb from recollections at Michaels

Dies: Notched nesting set from Pink & Main

Embossed Trees - Navy

This colour scheme was inspired by a button lol, sometimes inspiration comes in the strangest forms lol.

Stamps - Crafters Companion

Card: 65lb from recollections at Michaels

Dies: Notched nesting set from Pink & Main

Embossed Tress - Red

I was looking for a quick and easy design for the mass produced and posted cards for this year and my goodness I found it. I kind of wish I had made more and it is definitely a design I will go back to.

Stamps - Crafters Companion

Card: 65lb from recollections at Michaels

Dies: Notched nesting set from Pink & Main

Embossed Trees - Burgundy/Cranberry

Another day another colour scheme, of course these have gold embossing and they are rich and elegant in real life too. I have lightened three of the trees so you can see the words but the white embossed tree is the true cardstock colour.

I do think I need to address my photos recently and apologise, I dropped my camera and it reset the controls and try as I might I can't get it to focus and give me the crisp images I am used to and I didn't want to not show these as I am proud of them.

Stamps - Crafters Companion

Card: 65lb from recollections at Michaels

Dies: Notched nesting set from Pink & Main