September and October are busy months for birthdays in my family, a Sister-in-law and a Great Niece in September and a Granddaughter in October. I saw a design for a card with a ‘dangly’ star and plenty of bling made by Connie Stewart which would be perfect for the ‘littlies’, then I worked thru a version for my Sister-in-Law………. here are the results. Continue reading
Category: cards
First cards from my new space…….
Every month I have a wonderful group of ladies who come to my classes and workshops and place orders for products so they can continue to create when there are no classes to come to! I like to thank each and every one of them for their enthusiasm and support by making a card. Sometimes it is a full card, sometimes an 3×3 or sometimes a ‘business’ card size. Whatever I do it is always with heartfelt appreciation. Continue reading
Happy Birthday ~ 3 panel screen card
My dear friend has a milestone birthday this year 🙂 so a special card is needed. Mauve and Pink are her favorite colors and as she is also a fellow Brit so ‘tea’ is a perfect theme. Continue reading
Swaps for Convention ~ part 2
Earlier this week I shared the first of my 2 designs for swaps at this weeks’ Stampin’ Up convention in Salt Lake City, UT and promised to share the 2nd design. Although we are still in the middle of July and the 100F Texas heat is beating down, it is not too soon, in the card-making world, to start thinking about Christmas/Holiday cards. So my second design has a very ‘Chrismassy’ feel about it. Continue reading
Swaps for Stampin’ Up Convention
Every year during July, Stampin’ Up holds it annual convention. This is open to demonstators and guests, and is an opportunity for demonstrators from all over the US as well as other countries to get together in Salt Lake City, UT with Corporate leaders to (amongst other things) recognise acheivement, to hear and see new products and ideas.
Convention 2014 is called ‘Inspire, Create, Share’ and one one of the best parts is to swap card ideas with your fellow demonstrators. This year I have made 2 designs (about 25 of each) that I shall be swapping over the next few days. This is the first one and I shall share the second one in a couple of days. Continue reading
Thank you……….
‘Thank you’ is probably the first phrase we are taught as children – it certainly was in our home and I observed my sister and her eldest daughter do the same when they started their families. It takes but a few moments to say but it can have so much impact. I decided to share my ‘thank you’ cards I sent to my customers in June. Continue reading
2014/2015 Stampin’ Up Catalog Launch @ Cindy’s Corner
June 2nd sees the launch of a new Stampin’ Up catalog, full of great new products and ideas…… so here we have a great excuse of a …. PARTY!!!
We had games (scavenger hunt thru the new catalog) make and takes – playing with some of the new stamp sets, card, inks and other products, soda, cake and to finish everyone took home a ‘goodie bag’ Every party has to have cake and a goodie bag…. right? Continue reading
Decorating envelopes with a Brayer
I take a lot of time and effort to design and make a card whether it is for a friend or family member or for one of my classes and so I like to decorate the envelopes I send my cards in. I may use simple stamped image or maybe a more detailed technique, so I want to introduce you to (or maybe remind you of) a brayer technique. I tried to write the instructions but they were becoming far too complicated so a short video is in order 🙂 Continue reading
Mixed Bunch Wedding Congratulations
A very dear friend of my Mum’s got married last week ~ a perfect reason to make and send a card. Stampin Up’s Mixed Bunch stamp set was one of the most popular when it was launched a couple of years ago, partly because it is very versatile but also, I think, because there is a punch that works with all 6 stamps. I have to say that I prefer a punch to ‘fussy-cutting’ any day of the week. So here is my card……… Continue reading
Flower Shop for Mother’s Day
Here in the US we celebrate Mother’s Day on May 11th this year. In the UK it was celebrated in March. Before I started to make cards myself I was always struggling to find cards to send back to the UK for our Mum’s, in fact one year I bought some Mother’s Day cards in May and tucked them away until the following March! It is so much easier now that I make my own cards. So this is ‘ card for this year and one of the projects for my April card class. Continue reading
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