21st Birthday Card

 

Made using Couture Creations Tied Together embossing folder.  Sue Wilson Stitched Flags Dies.  Number Dies.  Spellbinders Scalloped Circles.  The flowers are made from Sue Wilson Camellia dies, coloured and glazed.

The patterned papers are very old and I have no idea which set they originally came from.  Actually thinking about it, they're probably as nearly as old as the person for whom the card is for.  Lol!

Birthday Card using Crafters Companion Opulent Swirls Die

 

Made using one of the Opulent Swirls dies as the main background for the card.

The papers and tags are the last remnants from a very old set.  Found a rose I had previously made.  Wound some ribbon and made some hatpins.

Die cut an easel stand and that was it. 

Hope everyone is keeping safe and well during these strange times. 

 

Tonic Studios Vicorian Frame Birthday Card

Tonic Studio Essentials Victorian Frame Layering Set used to make this card.

It was bought for me by a special friend for my last birthday so I thought I would use it to make her birthday card this year along with some ribbon that she had given me.

Hope she likes it.

Darice Grass Embossing Folder Sympathy Card

Made using Darice Grass Embossing Folder as the background and Darice Nature Embossing Folder for the centre panel

The blackbird is from Memory Box Resting Birds set.

Cards for men using digitally altered photographs.

Had a wonderful holiday in the camper van and joined friends at a campsite in Weymouth July 2019.

These are a couple of fabulous (originally colour) photographs that my husband took of some lobster pots and a boat at Lulworth Cove and also of Portland Bill Lighthouse.

Changed them digitally in one of the many apps that are available and simply matted onto charcoal card.

Here's to the next adventure; whenever that may be?! 🤷‍♀️🚙😎Lol.

Craft Concepts Sun Ray Embossing folder and Spellbinders PA Scribe Father's Day Card

I loathe making cards for men and after trying (very trying!) many attempts at different styles, this was the best of the lot.  I haven't used this folder before and thought it would tie in well with the quote that I wanted to put inside it.

"A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way."

Used Spellbinders PA Scribe die for the main body of the card.  Craft Concepts Sun Ray embossing folder for matting and Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp.

Now onto my next card for a man.  Help!

Beginners Crochet and Vintage Eyebright Doily

For years and years I have always wanted to be able to crochet but no matter how many times I have been shown I have never been able to get the hang of it.

I think it may have been partly down to the fact that I am left handed and was always shown with the hook in my left hand and apart from handwriting I actually do 99% of other things right handed.

Anyway, I have recently picked up the knitting needles again and thought with the aid of YouTube I would try and have a go at crochet again.

Found a fabulous site called Bella Coco - How to crochet for absolute beginners.  Here are my first few goes that I started on 23 May with the wool I had left over from the baby hat.

My Mum in law then sent me some proper crochet yarn and some old Crochet Monthly magazines with crochet charts in.  She recommended that I start with this one.

However, this meant that there was no lovely Bella Coco to follow.  Instead I had to follow this chart.

It's like learning a completely new language!

Anyway, I (sort of) completed it a couple of days ago and here it is.

It's not identical on the last few rounds as I knew I wasn't going to have enough yarn and I was trying to get away with it.  I didn't!

It has got several mistakes in it where I haven't chained enough or I have chained too many and my tension needs to improve but from starting from a complete novice to an almost completed doily of about 12 inches diameter in about two weeks, I am very happy.

It has now been pulled back, yarn washed and ready for my next beginners piece.  And if I can do it, anyone can!