Category Card Themes & Styles

Ouch!

This is a card I made for a work colleague who has had major surgery, just to let him know that we are all thinking about him & hopefully put a little smile on his face.  This is a pre-coloured…

‘Combined Grind’

How could I resist the ‘Combined Grind’ of my two favourite challenge sites!  Love those colours from the Play Date Cafe  & the beautiful card from the CASE Study Muse Eva Dobilas for CSC27.  Thanks again for helping us push those…

All Things Grow with Love

Today I thought I would play with the latest Embellish Magazine Color Trends Challenge with Hearts.  I had fun creating this card, here I go again using my new stamps that I won from Jay Gee’s Nook…   I just loooove…

Thinking of You CSC26

I couldn’t help myself when I saw the new ‘Curio’ paper pad from Basic Grey.  It is beautiful!  I just love that vintage look but it is not a style of card that comes easy to me.  When I saw the…

Happy Loco 18th

So one of my wonderful nephews is turning 18.  I’m sure I am not old enough to have nephews who are driving cars!   So what better place to get an idea for a masculine card than at the Clean & Simple…

Circus Animals

Here’s my big news – I’ve been published!  I am so so so very excited that my cards were accepted by Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine.  And even more fabulously (is that a word?)  these cards are doing a little tour with the…

It’s Pure Again!

Okay so it’s another Pure Innocence image – but just how cute are they!  I wanted to join in the current Play Date Cafe Challenge and thought I would use the Clean & Simple FTL sketch to do this.  What…

All Pure

For this inspiration from There She Goes I thought I would keep the lines clean & simple as well as make use of those wonderful colours.  I have been wanting to colour these Pure Innocence images for a wee while now &…

Wedding Wishes

So I’ve been playing with the Copics & loving them!  I made a few versions of this card, but I  have to say that I like the pink cake the best.  This is my entry for the current Copic Oz…

Lots of Hugs

This is my entry for the current CASE Study Challenge where the Muse is Mercy Kerin.  I kept it simple and bright with flowers, butterflies & bling…  all the good things!   Supplies;  Paper: A4 White Cardstock, Bazzill – Forget-me-not,…

Goodbye

I’m not saying goodbye, this is yet another farewell card!  This is my entry for Jay Gee’s Nook current inspiration challenge, just love those colours! While I’ve got your attention I would just like to let you know that I…

Happy New Home

Not sure if you have noticed but I have been a little off the radar lately.  I promise it’s been for a good reason, we recently sold & bought a new house.  So with Christmas, working full time shiftwork, fab…

Get Well Soon

I always delay making male cards for as long as possible – but when I think about it they are quite simple.  Maybe it’s the lack of glitter, butterflies, flowers, bows…  the things that find their way onto most of…

For You…

Here is another card for one of our staff who is leaving to work in another department.  I have used the Card Positioning Systems Sketch #199 which I thought looked like fun when I saw it, but I have to…

Simple Flower

So I am back for the last Caardvarks Challenge – to make a monochromatic card (couldn’t resist).  So I used some inspiration from the current Clean & Simple Layout.  It’s a good place to go when the mojo is low, the FTL…

Christmas Wreath

Here’s wishing you a wonderful Christmas & a happy holiday season.  I’d just like to take a moment to thank you for all of your kind comments & support on my new blog.  I have met so many wonderful & talented…

Thank You Butterflies

So I needed a quick Thank You card…  and of course there was not one in my stash.  I’ve had an idea in my head and was inspired by the CASE Study Challenge  (loved Nina’s black & white butterfly) as…

Congratulations!

I am a sucker for bright colours, so when I saw the new  Play Date Cafe Challenge I knew it was for me!  I have also gotta be in the Glitter is Glam Challenge in the Moxie Fab World…   loving those…

Red & White

 So it’s time for more challenges & this time the theme seems to be Red & White.  So I thought I would stay away from the Xmas theme (I need a change).  I just adore this stamp set from PTI…

Lacey Flowery Thing

This is sooo out of my comfort zone that it’s funny!  Thanks for the great challenge CASE Study.  And a special thanks to the new Muse Nina Brackett.  How comes everyone else makes vintage look so easy…   everytime I tried to…