Tag: stitched cards

  • Music Maker

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    Jane Shaw
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    The Sunday song and rhyme challenge for May 26th is based on a rhyme called Music Makers, from his book A Children’s Treasury of Milligan. Spike Milligan (1918-2002) was well know for his crazy comedy and nonsense rhymes. Ironically he also suffered from severe depression. For this rhyme I decided I would focus on one…

  • Queen of Hearts

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    The Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhyme challenge for 2nd April to 15th April is based on the rhyme; We also had to use an image from https://www.mirtillamentecraftshop.it/, I think there were 3 to choose from. I chose one called the Queen of Hearts, but wasn’t sure how to link it to the rhyme. I decided…

  • Latest makes Summer 2018

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    Here are some of the things I have made over the summer.                                    

  • Bleurgh!

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    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…

  • Summer Makes pt2

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    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…

  • May makes

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    Due to space limitations on my web hosting I am now using smaller images in posts, but if you hover over image and click it will enlarge. Blanket made from PomPon baby Yarn, Orange/Blue for new Niece or Nephew.  Nephew arrived 1st June.  I  started the blanket with a border, but realised that the bottom edge…

  • So many ways to present

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    Jane Shaw
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    I was asked if I could make a 16th birthday card for a girl who was into vampires and zombies and not a girly girl.  After discussion we decided on a Sweet 16 card on black card.  Using the pattern from Stitching Cards. As with all card orders I want them to be perfect for the…

  • October makes

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    Jane Shaw
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    I am rather frustrated as I have typed quite a bit of this post already and then lost it!! It’s been a long and hectic month and right now my head feels full of cotton wool and I wonder if I should really be writing at all, but I need something to distract me so…

  • September Makes

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    Jane Shaw
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    Hot on the heels of August makes comes September makes. Made from an old Cross stitch and available in my online shop A stitched card, pattern from  and available in my online shop        Decoupage Christmas cards available in my online shop Card made for Lee who created my website and who loves planes, pattern from Stitching…

  • August Makes

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    Jane Shaw
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    August as ever was a chaotic month with school holidays, a family holiday and needs of extended family. I must apologise for any typing errors in this post, my keyboard is not working properly and I feel like I have to type each word several times, so it is slow frustrating progress and I am…