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dudley, west midlands, United Kingdom
hi i'm Michelle, I am 39 years old. I'm married to matt, with 2 children. William 13 yrs old and Isobel aged 7. I started making cards in 2010 as a way to relax after suffering with postnatal depression. Unfortunately with working life and having our second child, Isobel. who has additional needs, my crafting got pushed to one side. Having recently renovated our new house I've been able to have my own crafty space again. I'm loving unboxing all my old supplies, and buying new of course. Its mainly card making I'm enjoying, but also had a little dabble in crochet and sewing over lockdown. I've decided to keep using my blog as a place to record all my makes, if only for myself. it was a real trip down memory lane when I found this again after 8 years!!! Of course id love to share my makes with others and learn from you all along the way.

Thursday, 22 December 2011

bugaboo digital stamp

this is the first time ive used a digital stamp on a card. i prefer to use 'proper' stamps, but did find it useful being able to resize the stamp to fit my design.

ingredients:
bugaboo digital stamp
copic ciao & spectrum noir pens
backing paper from my stash (from a froever friends card kit, i believe)
pink textured backing card.
used an xcut lace border bunch to add detail
plain card candi coloured with copic
new year sentiment was added digitally in sefif craft artist.

challenges:
 craft you passion blog hop - holiday havoc

the sugar bowl challenge - sketch

cutie pie - use a sentiment

pollycraft - punch it

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

popcorn xmas card


I have made this card using the free members gift from create and craft, taste of popcorn. its a really nice little cd with samples of all the popcorn ranges. i already have the popcorn original and platinum disk sets but think i may have to invest in the christmas set now.

Ingredients:
taste of popcorn cd rom
CC centura pearl paper.
sentimemnt from humphrey christmas cd rom
names - xcut alphabet die.
marianne creatables die - poinsetta
ribbon - i won in blog candy!

challenges:
marianne's design divas - christmas
http://mariannedesigndivas.blogspot.com/

Sunday, 18 December 2011

humphrey anniversary card

Its my mom and dads wedding anniversary today (30 something years). They have been round ours for a lovely cooked sunday lunch, yum yum.




Ingredients:
Card base from beatrix potter- a winters tale card kit.
Main image is humphrey stamped onto neenah card, coloured with speccies and copics
Image border made with xcut fancy square die
Sentiment is LOTV, cut with xcut circle die, backed onto xcut scalloped circle.
Ribbon from my stash, was white but coloured it in with a copic
Spellbinders die - foliage - used for leaves, flowers from stash coloured with copics.
Silver peel offs to finish.



Thursday, 15 December 2011

swalk xmas - blue theme

ingredients:
swlak winter cheer stamps
copic ciao pens
centura pearl cardstock - brights & christmas
grand nestabilities - labels four

swalk winter cheer - little kiss!



Ingredients:
swalk winter cheer stamp - love you snow much.
copic ciao pens
centura pearl card stock - pastels, darks & christmas.
xcut die - scalloped hearts
mariane craetables - poinettas
xcut alphabet die - rome.

Sunday, 11 December 2011

cute companions

Ingrediants:
grand calibur - grand nestabilities - labels
CC centura pearl card (christmas)
cute companions cd rom - printed backing image
cute companions stamp - coloured with speccies (really pleased with this colouring)
marianne creatables - poinsettas dies

Challenges:
Crafty ribbons challenge - traditional colours for christmas

swalk - i love mince pies!

Ingredients:
grand calibur - grand nestabilities labels
spellbinders - twisted tags
CC centura pearl card (christmas)
swalk winter cheer stamp - speccies and copics
humphries corner christmas - sentiment stamp
xcut aphabet die - rome

Challenges:
Joanna Sheen - its beginning to look a lot like christmas. (http://joannasheenchallenge.blogspot.com/)