Tag: die cuts

  • Admire the scenery.

    The Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhyme challenge this time is From a railway carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson. Faster than fairies, faster than witches,Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;And charging along like troops in a battle,All through the meadows the horses and cattle:All of the sights of the hill and the plainFly as thick as…

  • Crafty 2020 Themed makes

    As you may have seen in an earlier post I have made several rainbow themed items this year, inspired by the lockdown rainbows. I love making things to a theme or for a personalised interest. Emily is now 13 and every year I have made her a card with her current interests on it, not…

  • Bleurgh!

    Bleurgh!  Apparently that is a word, I looked it up!  It is how I feel at the moment along with being very down and lacking energy, nothing new, but feels like a hard slog at the moment.  Things take so long to do and lots of mistakes are made due to Brainfog.  My new jumper…

  • 2018 makes so far

    It’s been so long since I wrote a proper blog post.  Things always seem so hectic.  As usual, I have just about recovered from Christmas and New Year, when Emily and Rob’s birthdays arrive and this year they were quickly followed by half term.  Add into the mix a leaking radiator, a new washing machine,…

  • X Box card and more

    I don’t know where the year is going to and my making is so slow, with family demands and Christmas drawing ever closer, but I like to make things it gives me pleasure and a make me forget about feeling ill for a while, mind you I have to find a balance or I feel…

  • Summer Makes pt2

    At the end of last school year I made couple of teacher cards, but only photographed one of them, the were very similar Made in the school colours for one of Emily’s class teachers who is also the music teacher.  Lettering from Stitching Cards.  Blackboard and girl die cuts and backing paper created with Craftville Backing Paper…

  • Summer Makes Pt 1

    Well autumn is well and truly here.  I love the colours of autumn and the falling leaves, but am finding the heavy rain this year rather depressing. The Summer went busily and fast as ever and now the kids only have 3 and a half weeks to the next holiday!  My daughter has just gone…

  • March Makes

    My latest makes, apologies for poor photos Pattern from Add Some Sparkle, card was finished off in a hurry and I noticed when uploading phot0 that I forgot to stitch the centre, whoops!

  • Cats, Sheep and websites

    Here are a couple of frames that I made yesterday.  Emily wanted me to put them on my blog now rather than wait for the end of the month, so here I am doing as I am told. For a friend whose cat passed away earlier in the week.  Heart cut using Spellbinders Pawing Around die.…

  • May Makes

    I have done quite a few easier makes this month as I have been worn out and just wanted something quick and easy to do, it also means I now have a bit of a selection of cards and don’t need to madly make one when I need one.  I did also make some special…