One thing I don’t much like doing, as a card-maker, is making the same card multiple times. Variations, in different colours perhaps, sure, but not the same thing. I get bored, you see. I like simple cards, designs which are quick and easy and don’t require much concentration, but I do like them to be… Continue reading The Snow Stag
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Deck the Halls
Having dug out the festive paper-packs from several years ago, it seemed a good idea to have a look at all the dies and stamps from around the same time. It’s very easy, in the first flush of a new hobby and when confronted with the after-Christmas sales, to get a bit carried away with… Continue reading Deck the Halls
Card of the Week: The Skiing Snowman
In the midst of this week’s heatwave, in trying to find a way to cool down, I couldn’t resist the skiing snowman from the Creative Stamping 100 set from Crafter’s Companion. Also, the thought of snow helped. I didn’t use this stamp – or many from this quarter of the set – last year, partly… Continue reading Card of the Week: The Skiing Snowman
Card of the Week: Christmas Wreath
I first started making cards during autumn, when all the festive sets were beginning to come out in the magazines. One of the first sets I picked up had a wreath embossing folder, stamps, and I think a build-yourself-a-robin die set. I can’t find that die-set though, so I might have imagined it. I didn’t… Continue reading Card of the Week: Christmas Wreath
Card of the Week: Dolphins
I thought this week I’d take a break from Christmas cards. Not because I have run out of inspiration or motivation, but because the sunshine made me think of other things, especially the seaside and holidays. So I had a rummage and pulled out the Beneath the Waves stamp set and embossing folder by Stampendous,… Continue reading Card of the Week: Dolphins
Card of the Week: White Christmas
I seem to be on a roll with making Christmas cards at the moment. (Famous last words: I’ll probably run out of inspiration or motivation now and give up until the end of November.) Or perhaps it’s just that I seem to have collected quite a few festive embossing folders, despite not being able to… Continue reading Card of the Week: White Christmas
Card of the Week: The Red Christmas Card
It does make a difference, knowing what you’re doing, to how long it takes to make a card. After spending several days on last week’s Green Christmas Card, the red version took me barely any time at all. And I actually finished it (mostly; I’m sure there are finishing touches, like gems, I will add… Continue reading Card of the Week: The Red Christmas Card
(Incomplete) Card of the Week: The Green Christmas Card
I gave myself a challenge this week. Well, it became two, in the end, and I haven’t quite managed to complete the card yet but I think I know how it will end. Firstly, I was trying to use one of the harder embossing folders. At least for unimaginative me. And then it became a… Continue reading (Incomplete) Card of the Week: The Green Christmas Card
Card of the Week: Christmas Robin
Now that I’m out of the birthday-season, I can make my usual, annual, attempt at starting Christmas cards early. Since I only have a few birthday or special-occasion cards to make between now and September, I try to use the time to prevent having to rush festive cards while also keeping up with the birthdays.… Continue reading Card of the Week: Christmas Robin
Card of the Week: Falling Leaves
In my few crafting moments this week I haven’t actually made any cards. I’ve mostly just been playing with my new Cuttlebug, which arrived ahead of schedule, so my desk hadn’t been cleared yet. It still isn’t. Sort of. I did clear it, and then I messed it up again. My first attempt at embossing… Continue reading Card of the Week: Falling Leaves
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