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Mother Day Cards

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Hey everyone,

Mothers’ day is fast approaching, so I let have some Mums’ day cards, after all we all want to tell our mumsies how great they are! Mum’s are there to help, there to support and to encourage and to love, and my Mummy ticks all of those boxes.

I’ve used the ‘Pretty Please’ collection from My Minds Eye, and I think they give the perfect touch of Motherly elegance, infused with a bit of whimsy, and are definitely colourful enough to brighten anyones day, just as my mummy always brightens mine.

Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by, and don’t forget to leave me a comment here.

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Tags: bow, buttons, cards, gems, mme, mother, mothers day, mum, mummy, my minds eye, pearls, pigment pen, ribbon, sewing machine, stickers, Stitching
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Terrifically Teal Cards

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

I’ve fallen in love with these teal papers from My Minds Eye Bloom & Grow collection.

But they were exactly what I was looking for when I was making a birthday card for my friend Sarah. With a birthday in January, I wanted to avoid Christmassy colours, but with snow lying on the ground outside, I wasn’t quite feeling in the mood to use spring colours or pastel shades. Well, thats my excuse anyway… nothing to do with the fact that teal is my favourite colour!!

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A little matting & layering, a few buttons, pieces of string, a smidgen of distress ink (pine needles) and a butterfly rubber stamp from hero arts. Simple yet elegant! I hope she likes it.

Once I had cut into the 12×12 piece of cardstock, I couldn’t help but use it up. So here are the rest of the bits and pieces I made quickly whilst i had all the pieces of coordinating cardstock sitting on my workdesk.

First a teeny card, but this time I stamped the butterfly onto a page from an old french text book using brown Archival ink. I cut it out then mounted it onto a label shape cut using my nestabilities.

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On this one I have repurposed a piece of cardstock that came with a Pink Paislee clear stamp. I liked the graph style print and knew that I would use it somewhere, so I put it away in my scraps pile. Now it has been given a new lease of life! :0)

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And lastly…I really had fun with this one – working outside of the parameters of a ‘normal’ card. This is simply a card that slips in and out of its little pocket-home. The whole thing can slip inside a standard C6 envelope and a message or a photo can be put on the back of the card. FUN!

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Thanks for popping by, and don’t forget that you can leave me a comment, and you can still enter the blog candy giveaway by leaving a comment here before Sunday.

Tags: archival ink, bow, buttons, card, cards, Cuttlebug, die cut, hero arts, lace, mme, nestabilities, pink paislee, ribbon, rubber stamp, spellbinders, teal
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Cards and Cupcakes

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

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Holiday season…i’m outta puff already.

My to do list this week as been pretty manic

At work – Massive corporate client move out, lots of work to do, plus billing day is fast approaching – so no rest for the wicked.

At home – been trying to sort out Crimbo pressies for the gang: some buying in shops, some purchasing online, one to design myself (which took a while with my limited Photoshop skills), for one i had to hunt out someone who could make something for me. Some are still in planning stage, and for some (namely Craig) I am completely clueless. And everytime i think i come up with a good idea, he either a. buys it himself, or b. decides that he wants it but cant wait til Christmas, or c. wants to upgrade it to one that costs a million pounds. Sigh.

In my craft room – I’ve been working on a project for The Scrapbook Magazine which incorporates making 3 layouts for less than £10. Its a great way to force yourself into being frugal, and its actually much easier than you think it would be. I guess sometimes I can get distracted by so much craft stuff that it’s hard to focus – they do say that too much choice is a bad thing. I think i agree. (so it may be time for a craft clearout, which is good news for all of you out there).

In the friend circle – preparations for thanksgiving. Okay, so Im not american, but a holiday which is focused on eating food and giving thanks – I simply must partake! We are celebrating on Friday, so i’ve been putting together some preparations for the celebration. I am making 3 pumpkin pies, cauliflower cheese and Mac & cheese – thank goodness I don’t have to make the turkey. I hate cooking poultry, it gives me the heebyjeebies.

In the gaming room – Its a fight to the bitter end. I want to play Lips Greatest Hits and sing my heart out, but Craig has been religiously playing Left 4 Dead II and Modern Warfare, and bizarre as it may seem, its actually quite intriguing watching him play them. Except I keep making him purposely startle the witch – which i love, but ends up killing him. Chortle.

In life – What other things which have been keeping me busy? Well, in case you have been living under a rock, New Moon has been released. I went to go see it with Sar yesterday and it was AwEsOmE! We went to a matinee, and it was full of pre-teenage girls. When the movie title came up, they all screamed and cheered. When Edward first arrived on the scene, they all squealed, and when Jacob graced us with his presence they all gasped as one hormonal entity. It would have been annoying if I didn’t feel the same way. Did I scream you say? Well, only me and Sarah know the answer to that question. I really wanna go see it again, heehee. I also had a phone call yesterday to say that I won a cookbook, which is really cool- so i can’t wait to get my floury hands on that. And tonight – Xfactor, i can’t decide who I love more: Stacey or Joe?

BUT for today, its been cards and cupcakes. SO here are some pics of both.

Thanks for stopping by and tomorrow i’m gonna show you how to make the tag pocket on the bottom card. See you then.