Warm Winter Wishes
I don't plan to make many Christmas cards this year, but this is one of the few. I used Christmas Teddy, a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs. He's coloured with Spectrum Noirs and has lots of Stickles...
View ArticleMore Mini Card Sets
I've decided to make little gift sets instead of Christmas cards this year. These cards are 8 x 10cm and feature sentiment stamps by Stampendous and by Verve. The papers in the first set are by Zoe...
View ArticleSomething Different - Crochet!
Crochet was probably the first craft I ever learned as my mum taught me when I was little. In fact I seem to remember having a pattern book called "crochet outfits for teenage dolls" or something...
View ArticleBirthday Ensemble
Here we are in February but as this is my first post this year, I'll wish you all a Happy New Year.My Goddaughter turned 18 in January and here are the card and gifts I made for her. I used a tonne of...
View ArticleBeen a while
It's been a while but here are a couple of cards I've made using an Anna Griffin embossing folder I bought a while back. The first card was made for a friend who's been poorly. The second one wasn't...
View ArticleA couple of polyclay pendants
More than card making lately, I've been playing with polymer clay and am showing you two pendants that I've made. Both involve acrylic paint and alcohol inks crackled on the clay. I got the technique...
View ArticleFront Stepper Cards
A colleague asked me to make a card for another colleague who was retiring. I've used kaizercraft papers and the card itself is from the silhouette store. Both colleagues were very pleased with it.The...
View ArticlePeach Sorbet
I've been playing with inking up my embossing folders, the aim was have the raised areas stay white but I haven't quite mastered it yet. I used distress inks and even though they didn't turn as quite...
View ArticleMonochromatic
I'm still somewhat obsessed with inking up my embossing folders. Really happy with how this card came out, the photos don't really do it justice, it so soft and pretty IRL.Embossing folders - Anna...
View Article80th Birthday Card
The 80th Birthday card that I made for my friend to give to her mum is my most requested card. (You can see it here.) Every time I get asked to make it I think to myself it would be nice to try it in a...
View ArticleOldies but Goodies
I've made cards very similar to these in the past. Quick and easy Christmas cards using Pink Petticoat images and sentiments along with various embossing folders. Coloured with a mix of Spectrum Noir...
View ArticleWatercoloured Poinsettia
I've been watching Jennifer McGuire on YouTube recently and particularly like her water coloured cards. They are the inspiration for this card. I've used the Spellbinders Poinsettia along with a...
View ArticleQuick and Easy Christmas Cards
A few simple cards in an effort to get ready for Christmas. I used some old Pink Petticoat images and coloured them with Copics. The card stock was new and seems to be coated so I couldn't get a smooth...
View ArticleMore Quick and Easy Christmas Cards
These minis were inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest. Snowflakes - Spellbinders, Sentiments - Verve Stamps and a fair amount of Stardust Stickles.
View ArticlePoly clay pendants
Thought I'd show you a few more of my polymer clay pendants. They're for sale in my Misi shop. TFL
View ArticleChristmas Banner
Bit of a struggle to get this photographed but I hope you get the idea of it. I cut the banner and the letters on my Silhouette, the medallion is a Sizzix die, the doily is a die but I can't remember...
View ArticleClassic Black and White
You might have noticed that I like making sets of cards. On this set I've used a Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions die set that I bought at the last Alexandra Palace show and have only just got round...
View ArticleAnother Mini Set
Using a Phil Martin stamp set and some Spellbinders dies. Happy Christmas.
View ArticleCAS Baby Card
One of the girls at church recently had a baby boy so I thought I'd make a quick and easy card for her. I used an old Angel Company stamp set which I think is really cute, coloured with Coloursoft...
View ArticleJewellery Making Interview
Just a quick note to say that I did a blog interview on my Polymer Clay jewellery for Nicky of Spiral Fountain Jewellery, and if you're interested you can check it out here. Nicky is a fellow Folksy...
View ArticleTag
Quite pleased with how this came out except I wish that I had just gone with the pearls and not used the sequins. Sentiment is by Lily of Valley, the biggest rose made with Spellbinders Rose Creations,...
View Article90th Birthday Card
I recently received a commission to make four personalised,easel cards for use as table decorations at a 90th birthday party. They had seen the card I made for my friend Peggy's 90th Birthday and...
View ArticleQuick Birthday Cards
A couple of quick and easy birthday cards, one feminine, one masculine. One Pinterest inspired, the other from a Papercrafts Magazine masculine cards special issue.
View ArticleYou've been on my mind
Quick card made for a colleague who's been off sick for a while.
View ArticleWedding Day Wishes
I made this card for a friend who will be attending a wedding in the Caribbean. It was originally going to be a white on white card, but I happened to try this paper from an old Basic Grey collection...
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