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Monday 30 April 2018

Birthday butterflies

Hi everyone. I'm sorry I haven't been around to comment on blogs lately- I had some problems with my hayfever medication and ended up too exhausted to function properly. Luckily the problem has been solved by a switch in medication. The next couple of days will be spent catching up (and celebrating my son's 10th birthday, double figures mean double celebrations!).

Yesterday was my last Trimcraft demo of this Spring round and so I'm sharing a birthday card for a 10 yr old girl (one of our group of close friends) made using the Hey Baby paper pad.


I've mentioned before that these papers aren't just for new baby cards and this butterfly paper is perfect for a not so little girl.

I'm sure I've mentioned before how much I like purple and yellow together so I've used this yellow paper in the background and for die cutting. The dies I used are by Dovecraft, as is the ribbon.

I'll be back tomorrow to show you the card I've made for my son- it is in total contrast to this one! Cathy x

Monday 23 April 2018

Rainbow Unicorn

Hi everyone. I've had a really busy weekend with a trip to watch Bristol City play with my sons and their football team on Saturday, followed by a Trimcraft demo yesterday. Luckily I still have a couple of free days so can recover a bit today.

A couple of weeks ago it was National Unicorn Day. When I found a picture of a unicorn card I made last year, I was asked to recreate for a friend. However, I had to use different papers and came up with something that looks quite different to the original.


The main image of this card is from Hunkydory's Little Book of Little Dudes and Perfect Princesses. I trimmed it down and backed it with some purple Dovecraft card, which I used for all my mats.

The first backing paper is from an old Trimcraft Simply Creative pad and the other papers are from Hunkydory For the Love of Stamps magazine issue one. 

I finished with a sentiment cut using a Dovecraft die, sequins and a ribbon from my stash.

This was the original card I shared:


You can see that the layout is the same but I think I prefer the new version.

Hope you have a lovely week. Thanks for visiting today. Cathy xxx

Friday 20 April 2018

Spritzing and misting

Hi everyone. I had such a lovely crafty day yesterday. I began by making a couple of girls' cards for upcoming birthdays then decided to try out my Nuvo Mica Mist sprays. I took 3 sprays and a piece of Tim Holtz watercolour card, spritzed away and loved the effect so much I used it for a card.


The three Mica Mist colours I used were Silver Smoke, Violet Lustre and Nebula Blue. I sprayed the silver first, as I wasn't sure if I would like it (I do), then the other colours. I experimented with spraying close and further away to get different effects.


I have tried mica sprays before but these are the first I really like.

Once my background was complete, I added strips of Hobbycraft washi tape. I stamped a Hunkydory For the Love of Stamps Brighter Days sentiment stamp using Versafine ink and added a star from Craftwork Cards Julie Loves Stars kit where the washi tape crosses. I used a Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle marker to add a glitter effect to the star.

I cut a 6x6 card blank down to the right size to make a tent fold card. I added some purple paper from the Julie Love Stars paper pad then fixed my finished card front to it.

I realky enjoyed making this card. It was so quick and easy and I can see myself making more of these.

This weekend I have another Trimcraft demo, this time in The Range in Andover on Sunday. If you are local please do pop in- it's a long drive for me so it would be lovely to see some familiar faces.

Have a lovely weekend, Cathy xxx

Tuesday 17 April 2018

Mojo Kickstarter

Hi everyone. I had a fabulous tine at the Arcade Fire concert on Sunday. It was a really joyous and inspiring evening. Now I'm enjoying a bit of time off in the daytime with only a few tutoring sessions after school this week.

A couple of weeks ago I found myself with lots of craft time but no mojo. Luckily I found a sketch shared on a Facebook group (it originated as Craftwork Cards Mojo Kickstarter sketch no 8 and you can find it on the Craftwork Cards and Friends Official group) and used this as a starting point for this card.


Everything on this card is from Trimcraft's VandA collection. This design allowed me to make the most of these beautiful papers.

I had this card in mind for a friend but then my husband asked for a card for his mum so this will be sent to her.

Thank you for visiting today and for your lovely comments. Cathy x


Sunday 15 April 2018

Springtime Fawn for Bubbly Funk

Hi everyone. Today I'm sharing a new card for Bubbly Funk and it is on the Bubbly Funk blog today.


It has been about a year since I last did any proper colouring and it was fun to colour this Saturated Canary stamp which is in the Hello Spring box, even if I'm very rusty. I mainly used Copics, with Spectrum Noirs for the dress, and really need to revisit the skin and hair colour combos before I do more colouring.

The background was created by smooshing watercolour card in Distress Oxides. I used Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick and Dried Marigold for a soft, pastel look. The squares of paper are from the Hello Spring box as are the wooden butterflies.

Yesterday we managed to find some sun in Lyme Regis but today it's raining again. Luckily I have a quiet morning before we drive to Birmingham for the Arcade Fire concert. I am so excited about it and counting down the hours! Have a great day xxx

I would like to enter this card for:

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge 66
Craft Stamper Take It Make It April Challenge (use of Satuarated Canary Little Darlings Spring Fawn stamp)

Thursday 12 April 2018

Faith, trust and pixie dust

Hi everyone. I'm in a particularly good mood today, not just because I have a week off the day job next week but mainly because I'm off to see Arcade Fire this weekend. I have seen them twice before and they were amazing so I really can't wait.

Today I'm sharing a card made with the Disney Peter Pan paper pack that was on Create and Craft recently.


I really couldn't resist this collection. My boys are big Peter Pan fans and we must have watched Hook at least 100 times! This card features Tinkerbell, not their favourite character, but I just love this sentiment. I think I may make a few like this for my yr11 tutees when they start their GCSEs soon.

Hope you have a lovely weekend. Cathy x


Tuesday 10 April 2018

A whale year older...

Hi everyone, hope you've had a good start to the week. I am having a couple of quiet days and will have some time to craft today, in between watching some athletics on TV.

On Sunday I had a Trimcraft demo in Cheltenham and today I'm sharing one of the cards I made for it.


The papers are First Edition Beyond the Shore and the design is a good way of using lots of scraps of paper- which I always end up with after a demo. I just adore the whale die I've used. It comes from the First Edition Nautical set and I've cut it in navy blue Dovecraft Textured Card (it's the most brilliant card stock for die cutting). The sentiment is a fabulous Dovecraft stamp.

Just for contrast, and to show how varied this paper pad is, here's another Beyond the Shore card which I made at my demo.


Thank you for visiting today and for your lovely comments 

Thursday 5 April 2018

Hello Spring gift bag

Hi everyone. Big news today as the sun is actually shining! Even my 9 yr old is fed up with the weather; the other day (whilst we were freezing cold on Paignton pier) he remarked, "Winter seems to be going on a long time this year."! Hopefully we are finally welcoming Spring.

Today's project is a very quick and easy gift bag, made for Bubbly Funk.



I wanted to use this fabulous felt flower whilst producing something other than a card with my Through the Letterbox Craft Box, so this was the perfect project for that. You can read more on the Bubbly Funk blog.

I have one more quiet day before the boys return so will be crafting later. On Sunday I have a Trimcraft demo in Cheltenham so I may do more prep for that. Have a lovely weekend. Cathy x

Tuesday 3 April 2018

Wanderlust

Hi everyone. I have had a lovely time with the family this weekend- we went to my in-laws house in Devon and had a very relaxing time. Now I will have a very quiet house for a few days as the boys are going away until Friday with their other grandparents. Needless to say I have lots of plans- first I am going to finish watching the final series of my favourite show, Gomorrah, secondly I am going to watch the Commonwealth Games and Masters golf but, most importantly, I am going to craft!

Today I'm sharing two recent cards made using Trimcraft First Edition Wanderlust papers, which are really pretty. This card was for a friend's birthday.


I made my second card at my last Trimcraft demo and the photo was taken there.


It's a simple card but I love the colours and sentiment.

I'll be sure to share the results of this week's crafting soon. Have a good week. Cathy x