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First Christmas cards of the year

October 27, 2015

I normally start far too late with my Christmas cards but thanks to a little inspiration (i.e. shopping) I made what I consider an early start. I shared my little Christmas crafting purchase of some new My Mind’s Eye goodies recently and couldn’t wait to make some cute simple cards ...

Craft, Productivity

What to do if your Silhouette is ripping your paper…

October 13, 2015

I’ve had my little portrait now for almost two years now and I’m still finding fabulous things to do with it. It’s probably in the past year that I’ve used it the most as I’ve found the little tips and tricks to get it working just right, and discovered all the ...

Productivity

Making a fabric dori without a sewing machine

October 8, 2015

I have a beautiful blue leather Midori that I bought earlier this year and I love the idea of the Midori system. In my Bruges haul posts I mentioned that I’d bought lots of pretty fabric without a project in mind and realised they’d be ideal for making doris out of. I found a ...

Personal, Productivity

My Personal Original set ups

September 24, 2015

A couple of weeks ago I shared my new (to me) nude Original but got so distracted moaning about Speedyhen I didn’t share my set up of it. I didn’t want to the post to rattle on for ages so decided upon a separate post showing the set ups of both my new nude and my old fuchsia as ...

Craft

Some simple anniversary cards

September 3, 2015

I’d say anniversary cards are my second favourite card to make after birthday cards. You can just have some fun with them and make them look super cute and pretty. I needed to make an anniversary card for my grandparents and wanted to make a couple more at the same time so tried to come ...

Craft

Balloon greetings cards

January 27, 2015

Still in a cardmaking groove at the moment, I decided to make some cute versatile cards. I love balloons in cards and decided to make some simple cards where a collection of balloons was a focal point. Once again I wanted to make multiple cards so did lots of cuts of everything. I’ve ...