Mini Makeup

I can fially show these cards as I had to wait until the last birthday passed. I loved using all the images in the set, I should do that more often as it saves so much time too.

Astronaut Revisited

I made this design a few years ago and I know I sound like a broken record but all the energy I have had for crafting is to recreate an existing design, trying to come up with an original idea in amongst the chaos would be a step too far at the moment, although the recent heatwaves have made me want to start christmas making lol

Red Riding Hood

Another of the secret stamp club images and another go at one of the sheetload templates, I don't attempt everyone but when I find one I like I can't seem to stop lol

Footie Fifty

I do think that an eclipse card makes a statement especially for a big birthday. I was searching for inspiration when I came across this manufacturer and it made me fakk in love with them all again. I wish they were still around but alas they are one of many that aren't.

its the weather for Beer

Sometimes making new friends means you can send them older designs of cards because they will have never seen them and that means you get to recreate some of your favourites too. I call that a win win lol. 

Dreaming Beauty

It’s been a long time since I used either this stamp set or the nesting cloud dies, I did use the dies to create a stencil which I always forget you can do lol.

Happiest birthday

The last post talked about me being obsessed with this layout but I hadn’t realised it was the first one I had showed so now you will start to see the pattern lol.

Layout Obsessed?

I was obsessed with this layout from MFT, when I find one I like I don’t seem to be able to stop lol. Lots of different companies were used to make this card, the dog is from MFT and the card he is holding is blank but I wanted to add something, I found the mini set from MFT and the sentiment fitted perfectly it just needed an image so mama elephant gashapon set to the rescue. You may or may not see more of this layout and then you can decide how obsessed I was lol.

Snoopy 3

I used my normal US A2 for this one and although I like it I think I prefer the square as the white space is larger and more impactful.

Big Birthday 4

The fourth card and its only May, I am enjoying making them so maybe the secret is to just get all the big birthdays done in one hit. A bit like I do with kids, I make all the cards for each age at the same time so that might just be the secret formula lol.

Big Birthday 3

I didn't print this one to make a 70 but I needed a card for a dinner party so this was the design I had ready to go. So expect to see this again but with different colours later in the year.

I remember saying that there weren't many big birthdays but I think I might have to change my tune on that as I have made quite a few so far and its only May!

Big Birthday 2

A tried and tested design and one I am sure I won't get tired of, I did emboss with clear the background and in real life its subtle but you can see it. I am enjoying making cards for people who have never seen any of my designs as I can recreate some favourites.

Neat Birthday

Along the same lines as the previous card as the stencil was still on my desk and I had the made to surprise box set out so I thought why not make two same but different cards, this was a go to when I was stressed with making so I am trying to do that again to alleviate some stress. Now I am aware that card making should be a de stress but sometimes when you have a lot to make and not much mojo its not stress free lol

Spill the Tea

This card came together so fast it made my head spin, its for a bingo friend and the idea came about after a discussion about tea one evening, I knew she would get the concept and the sentiment and she did immediately. It was nice to revisit an older design that I enjoyed making but that does seem to be a recurring theme at the moment. 

I felt similar during lockdown as I do at the moment, everything feels heavy and I hope it passes sooner than the lockdown did.

Shoes again version 2

Last of these for a while, not permanently though cos I made a few lol. I tried to make these look different by changing the inside colour but I am not a fan, so the next ones I went back to the original colours. 

Gone but not forgotten again

Can you see a theme lol. I had the stamp in my misti so I stamped a few more, as usual I tried to match the hair colour of the recipient and I know this card was really liked and they commented that they wished they had a cardi like the one here lol.

Shoes Again

Recently I showed a lady with this very background and this is the card that the background was left over from. I do love a two for one deal lol. And again you might recognise this stamp set but not this colour combo. I have a large group of friends from bingo and as they have never seen any of my prvious cards it makes it easier to recreate a favourite and of course I get to make a card that makes me smile.

Gone but not forgotten

Another nod to a classic design and even a classic stamp too, I went with very different colours this time and the design panel was already on my desk so kit seemed a shame not to use it.

I think everyone has had this lady stamp now, it was a firm favourite in 2020 thats a fact lol. when I stamped the image out I was reminded that the card magazine it came with is no longer in circulation and that made me sad, I can't believe how many magazines have come and gone since I started this hobby back in 2005.

Bulldog Loves

My friends have a bulldog called Sherlock who is the love of their lives and so of course I had to make him a card with their dog on, thankfully Sweet November brought out this amazing digi stamp and background and an idea was born. I tried to make the dog look like theirs and I almost managed it.

Fast and fabulous

I think this might be my go to guys design this year although most of the cars will have more colour, this persons favourite colour is white so it’s not the most inspiring variation lol.