Card Making

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Hello everyone ♥

Today I want to share a quick card with a very yummy strawberry. This stamp is from the Unity Kit of the Month April 2010 set, and it really does make my mouth water!! isn’t it divine!? If you haven’t heard about Unity stamps, then please, for the love of crafting, hop on over to their website and check it out. The June kit is going to be announced tomorrow and I simply cant wait, as they never fail to have a great selection and some fantastic, versatile designs.

Strawberries remind me of the summertime; the sweet and juicy red nectar, stained lips and pips stuck between teeth, reminds me of the days at the beach as a kid. And even now, I’d never refuse a bowl of strawberries and icecream.

Most of all, at the moment, strawberries remind me of Sarah, because last October we went to a local farm to go strawberry picking. And of course this means that this is the perfect card for today’s Miss You Monday post. I hope it reminds her of the fun we had that day. {by the way, you can see a layout I made about this day trip here}

I stamped the image using Archival ink, and then coloured the image using distress inks and a watercolour brush. So simple, yet so sweet! The greeting is from the previous KOTM, the March 2010 set. See how well I get to mix and match stamps from different sets?!

As for me, I’m celebrating my bank holiday Monday by going to a local village fête. I just can’t wait to see what fun I can have there.
Have a great day.

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Happy Friday everyone, and welcome back for another Teacher Thank you card as part of Hungry Heffy Crafts Teacher Appreciation week.

This card is dedicated to all the teachers of Brookeborough Primary School.

To Mrs Carson, who always brought us to watch The Snowman at Christmas time, I loved the atmosphere of the whole class sitting cross legged in front of a tv with our eyes wide open and mouths gaping.

To Mrs Taylor, who would bring us on Teddy Bear picnics to the park, and introduced me to a variety of craft styles during my favourite afternoon activity – arts and crafts class.

To Ms Gardiner, who taught us how to write in cursive and sparked my love for reading. I still remember reading ‘bubble and squeak’ and watching ‘ Through the dragons eye’- my favourite part of the school day!

To Mrs West, who was my first french teacher, and made learning a language fun. Who took no nonsense from the unruly boys. It still makes me laugh when I think of the way you used to make the naughty kids stand and the front of the class and hold your hand, as you told them ‘if you are going to act like a baby then you will be treated like a baby’!

To Mr Blair, who terrified and inspired all at the same time. Who made us tend to the school gardens and taught us about the environment. Who kept remnants of bird wings in the classroom to use as a biology lesson aid which completely freaked all of us out. Who pushed all of us to learn as much as we could in preparation for the giant leap onto secondary school.

The best bits of primary school:
Dressing up for the school fete
Getting creative stories into the Enniskillen County Show, and winning
Assembly
The Christmas carol service at the local Nursing Home
The dome shaped climbing frame
Cycling proficiency
School trip to Magilligan
Annual trip to the panto
Swimming lessons on Thursday afternoons
Fishing tadpoles out of a nearby pond and watching them grow
Sports day medals
Fact Finding (Irish version of show and tell)
and above all…
Chocolate Cracknel and chocolate hot custard!!! hmmmmm

Products used:
Farmers Market acrylic stamps
distress ink: fired brick & peeled paint
MME Bloom and grow papers
Personal Impressions acrylic word stamps
Red grosgrain ribbon
Gluedots

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