My literal/fixed thinking took over when I was making this card and the shoe had to be black and the sole red lol. I also tried a new gold/yellow combo and i like that it looks more like gold, if only I could remember what I used lol.
You could be forgiven for thinking this is my first Pink Fresh stamp set but it is not it is however the first one to see ink, think I need to dig the others out and use them now.
I bought this stamp set for this one specific image lol, I have a friend with a bulldog and after she saw her husbands card with a bulldog on it insisted hers had one too. She loved the card I am pleased to say but now where am I going to find two more images for next year lol.
This was also in my folder and as I liked it I thought it deserved to be shown, I was in my grey background coloured image stage of making cards and I had forgotten how effective this is lol
OMG I forgot to post this last year, its a simple, elegant design so it needs to be shown.
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.
I wanted this set when it was first released but it kept selling out so imagine my surprise to find it in the clearance section, I don't think I have ever checked out so fast lol.
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
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
A quick card because I needed to get it in the post and it was winging its way to Australia too. When I am on a time crunch I go with a tried and true design and this is just that.
Another football card this time for a Manchester City fan, its such a generic image you can make it look like any team or player.
I might have made more of these so look out for those too
I was asked to make a retirement card and to include a camper van, this didn't end up like I wanted but the recipient loved it and that is all that matters.
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.
I can always tell if I am pushed for time to make a card and this was one of those, since I came home from Florida in May I have struggled with both my mojo and knowing what date it is, I thought I had lots of time to make this card and then the posting deadline loomed and this was all I could muster. Hopefully next year will be better
Another big birthday and yet again I have gone for the shape on a 7x5 as they definitely stand up much better and they are still effective too. I also made a 3d fishing hat for him and he loved both, I am always concerned making guy cards and I am always pleaseantly suprised when they like them.
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.
Another two for the price of one card, I liked this layout so I thought why not use it again, it’s very effective and of course I can use up some of the paper mountain. I couldn’t use my go to first birthday image for one of the boys as he has an older brother and I’d made it for him so of course Mo manning is my first choice for babies and little kids as she seems to capture the expressions so perfectly.
I went with my normal design for first birthdays and it will always be my favourite, I just love the large balloon.
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.
It’s that stencil again, it’s so versatile and makes the perfect backdrop for an image, I will probably be using it again soon. This is for my friend who runs marathons, she has done over 50 now and I am so in awe.
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.
