creating cards

  Welcome crafty friends, I hope you are all doing well. I have just purchased this die, so this is the first time using it I have added a f...

  Hi everyone. After watching a video from Natasha Foote (a fellow kiwi), I thought I would have a go! I sponged the edges of the base card ...

  Hello again, second post today I have used one of my 'experiment' backgrounds, made with Brushos on a heavy watercolour card. The ...

  Hello all Today's card uses a stamped image that I found while sorting out a box of bits, so don't know the manufacturer sorry. I ...

  After such a long absence, I have managed to make a few cards.We have had a number of health problems recently, particularly with my OH, b...

  A CAS card today to enter into a few challenges. I have used the sketch from MFT for my design, and found a pretty textured scrap of pink ...

  A quick post today, as the challenge #632 at MFT closes tomorrow. I have used a stamp by Chocolate Baroque for the tree and sentiment an...

  Welcome everyone We are at home today awaiting the arrival of Cyclone Gabriel which should be at it's worst tonight and tomorrow. I de...

  Welcome back to my blog Todays card uses another Penny Black stickeroo which is adhered to a scrap of cream card, My background is a piece...

  Hello everyone. Today's card uses a stamp from Papermania Square Urban Stamps - Chronology (Looking Glasses) which I stamped with Vers...

  Back again today with another Paris themed card The background DP is stamped down the left side with Stampin Up stamps and Memento 'na...

 Welcome A few free hours today so made this card, roughly following one from "Creating Cards with Stamps' magazine The DP backgrou...

    Welcome Wishing all my blogging friends a happy and healthy new year It has been a while since I made a card, as all our family are back...

  Hi everyone I have been working on a challenge to myself!  Whilst tidying I found 2 pages of Penny Black Stickeroos, so challenged myself ...

  Hi all, it has been a while since my last post, but I have been busy with Christmas items. I have made these cute penguins for my four you...

  My youngest son's birthday was this month, and this is the card I made for him. The design was from an old magazine called 'Cardma...

  Another cat card for the cat lovers hop The cat is from a set by Ranger - 'Puddy Cat' that I coloured  with copics.The banner is h...

  Another entry for the Cat Lovers Hop ! I made this one after seeing this design on Pinterest, and thought it was so cute. The cats were cu...

  Hello all, and a very big welcome to my new followers Today's card is for my entry into the 2022 Cat Lover's Hop organised by Jani...

  Good morning ceafty friends, I can't believe it is two weeks since I have been on here! I quickly made this card yesterday as the Hous...

  Hello everyone, back again today with a card for some more challenges. After a long conversation with Canon (printers) I have managed to g...

  Hi there, sorry I have been missing in action. I recently purchased a new PC which runs win 11, and it has been quite a change from my old...

  Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog today I have made this card by diecutting an oblong in a left-over piece of textured card. Behind the ...

  Hi crafty friends. It has been a while since I have posted on here I made this card very similar to a birthday one earlier in the year The...

  Welcome Today's card uses another of my 'plays', experimenting with ink, sprays, and water I decided to pair this with a Paper...

  Hi Everyone Today's card features an image from Dr Digi that I won recently I have coloured him using various markers , and ran a blac...

Hi everyone First of all, welcome to my new follower, Carla Aerts, thank you Today's card is the result of playing with some paints to m...

  Good morning crafty friends. The stormy weather of the last few days has seemed to have stopped, and the sun is shining! I trimmed my whit...

  First of all, a big welcome to my newest follower, Meg Patterson, thank you for joining A last minute entry for the challenge at Creative ...

  I am back today with a card for the Stay Crafty/Hero Arts challenge. They are wanting cards representing 'another year older' I ...

  Another entry for the BYSHCardmakers linky party The snowman is a die from Creative Expressions, which I cut from a soft pearl card, and ...

  Hi there crafty friends Today's card was made using one of the first stamp sets that I bought (more than 20 years ago) I stamped with ...

  Hi there I am back today with another entry at BYSHCardmakers linky party I cut this design from Special Heart Studio using my Silhouette ...

  This is my first entry for the BYSHC party Stamp by Penny Black, stamped with Memento - bamboo leaves and lady bug Other challenges entere...

  Hi everyone and welcome  There are a lot of Christmas in July challenges at the moment, so I made this card to enter some of them I have u...

  Good morning all Today's card uses a background from my large box of trimmed backgrounds. I added some colour with fossilized amber DO...