Card Making · Moving Along With The Times

Using Autumnal Colours

Hello,    Another challenge is starting over at Moving Along With The Times today, which is very appropriate for the time of year, “Autumn/Fall”. I decided to use colour to help give that “Autumn” feel – and I LOVE autumnal colours šŸ™‚ This challenge, as always, will run for two weeks and will finish on… Continue reading Using Autumnal Colours

A Day for Daisies · Card Making

Altering a Digi Stamp with A Day For Daisies

Hello I have always found it a little difficult finding images of a terrier dog which I like; we have a gorgeous little Cairn Terrier, Milly, and I love giving cards with images coloured to look like the family pets. I was thrilled when I saw this image, Scotty Mistletoe C, in the A Day… Continue reading Altering a Digi Stamp with A Day For Daisies

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Quick and Easy Watercolour Christmas Card

Hello! Today, I have a very simple card using a couple of free gifts I receive when buying the docrafts Creativity magazine. I don’t normally use “traditional” Christmas colours, however, today, IĀ decided to use quite bright “Christmas-y” colours because with theĀ gorgeous candy cane stamp, how could IĀ resist? šŸ˜‰ In theĀ October issue, there was an adorable… Continue reading Quick and Easy Watercolour Christmas Card

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Walter the Skating Penguin + Using Pigment Ink On Kraft Card

Hello! Today, we have a new challenge starting over at Moving Along With The Times which is very appropriate for the time of year. This fortnights theme is “Anything Goes With Christmas” and willĀ end on theĀ 4th December so make sure to get your entries in before then if you would like to take part. We… Continue reading Walter the Skating Penguin + Using Pigment Ink On Kraft Card

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Adorable Baby Card + Using Washi Tape to Create a Background

Hello, Today, we have a new challenge starting over at Moving Along With The Times with the theme “Cute Animals”. As always, this challenge will run for just under a fortnight, ending on Wednesday 9th November at 6pm GMT – I hope you’ll join us šŸ™‚ For today’s card, I have the adorable Chloe the… Continue reading Adorable Baby Card + Using Washi Tape to Create a Background

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Creating a Background with Felt Tip Pens

A happy hello fellow crafters! On Saturday it was WorldĀ Card Making day (yes, that is actually a real thing šŸ™‚ )!Ā However, which numpty thought there were 31 days in September because she got the rhyme wrong? That would be me! So I didn’t have a blog post prepared to go with the Instagram post. Anyway!… Continue reading Creating a Background with Felt Tip Pens

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Video: Creating a Scene by Drawing a Few Lines

Hello, This past weekend, my best friend, who recently got engaged, had a party to celebrate with her fiancĆ©e.Ā So, of course, I took the opportunity to make them another card šŸ˜‰ I posted the video of this card being created last Saturday, however, didn’t get a chance to write thisĀ post before leaving for the party.… Continue reading Video: Creating a Scene by Drawing a Few Lines

Card Making · Moving Along With The Times

Professor Bear Welcoming you Back to School

Hello! Today, we have another challenge starting over at Moving Along With The TimesĀ – this time with the theme of “Back To School”, I have to say, I’ve never made this sort of card before so it was fun working around the stamps and dies I had. As always, this challenge will run for, almost,… Continue reading Professor Bear Welcoming you Back to School

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Video: Using Foam to Add Colour + Sizzix Butterflies

Hello all! I have another video for you, today, with butterflies galore! I’m also going to be using brightly coloured foam to add colour to this, otherwise, quite plain card. It’s been something I’ve been doing a lot more in the cards that I’ve been making recently and I have no doubt that it will… Continue reading Video: Using Foam to Add Colour + Sizzix Butterflies