Butterfly Wishes

Hi

Just a quick post today, as it seems there’s a problem with blogger and I’m having trouble uploading in the usual way! 

I realised I forgot to share this card I made for one of the challenges over on Cotswold Crafter’s blog a few weeks ago. I love this pretty Tim Holtz butterfly, and the Anna Marie Designs papers go perfectly with it.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Sonia xxx

A Random Few.

Hi.

I hope you’re keeping well. 

Just a quick post to share a few cards which I’ve made recently, but haven’t had the time to blog! A random few for Birthdays and to add to my card stash.

Thanks for stopping by.

Stay safe.

Hugs

Sonia xxx

Happy Birthday Captain Tom

Hi

I wanted to share with you the card I made and sent to Captain Tom Moore. It’s his 100th Birthday today! This gentleman is a real Hero, and during this Coronavirus lockdown, he pledged to raise money for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden. To this day, along with completing and carrying on with his challenge he has raised over £29 million! He deserves to be celebrated after such a fantastic achievement. He has received over 125,000 Birthday cards, topped the singles chart at number 1 with Michael Ball, is having an RAF flypast to honour his Birthday, a train named after him and a Royal Mail postmark on letters posted this week! This will all certainly go down in history and will be one of the great memorable stories of the Coronavirus Lockdown 2020.

Happy Birthday Captain Tom.

Stay safe.

Hugs 

Sonia xxx

Double Halo Oval - With Love.

 Hi

I wanted to share another card with you, made using the Double Halo Oval die set from Amazing Paper Grace. I love this set, and by just adding some pretty papers, I think it makes a beautiful card.

I’ve used the main die and inner die as my focal point, along with Anna Marie Designs Garden Blooms papers. I cut the corner die three times and added these along the bottom to create the border.

The butterfly from Tim Holtz finishes it off with the LOTV sentiment stamped onto the pierced flags from Sue Wilson.

I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe.

Hugs

Sonia xxx 

Same die, different cards.

Hi

Hope you are keeping well, and enjoying the glorious spring sunshine during these uncertain times. 

I’d like to share a couple of cards I made a couple of weeks ago for the weekly challenge over on the Cotswold Crafter blog. We were challenged to use either the same die or stamp on two different cards.

I chose Sue Wilson’s ‘Regal’ striplet die.

For my first card, I cut the die (without its outer cutting edge) three times into my background card. I mounted this onto Anna Marie Designs ‘Blissful’ Cotton papers, adding a pierced frame. I topped it with Sue Wilson’s ‘Hamilton’ die also cut from the pretty papers, along with the pierced flags. The Tim Holtz butterfly finishes it off. The sentiment is from LOTV.

For my second card, I cut the complete die out of Kraft card. Again I’ve used Anna Marie Designs ‘Blissful’ papers, this time in Cocoa. The Memory Box swirly flower die holds the circular LOTV sentiment.

 Thanks for stopping by.

Stay safe.

Hugs 

Sonia xxx

Happy Easter

Hi.

Just a quick post today to wish you all a Happy Easter.

My cards were made using Anna Marie Designs ‘Blissful’ papers in Cocoa and Teal. The die cut cross is by Marianne Designs, the flower from Sue Wilson and the sentiment from LOTV.

Whatever you are doing this Easter weekend, I hope you have a lovely time. Stay safe.

Hugs

Sonia xxx

More Recent Makes.

Hi

Hope everyone is keeping well and staying safe. Sorry not to have blogged for a few days, along with crafting, I’ve been at work. One of the lucky ones, I’m grateful I can still go out to work during these times, caring for our residents at the retirement village where I work.

I thought I’d share a few cards with you, which I hadn’t got around to blogging, but wanted them to have their day on the blog.

The first card was one I made for my sister-in-law’s Birthday. I used Sue Wilson’s ‘Hamilton’ die from the New Zealand collection. I cut the shape twice into the cream card, and then cut again using its outer edge to use as the focal point. The patterned papers are from Anna Marie Designs ‘Blissful Cotton’. The flower is by Sue Wilson and the sentiment from Just Rite Stamps.

The second card, I made to participate in a blog challenge over on the Cotswold Crafter blog. It was a tic tac toe challenge and I chose punch or die cut, patterned paper and floral. Again, I’ve used Anna Marie Designs papers in ‘Blissful Teal’. The curved borders are from Spellbinders as well as the medallion which the Crafters Companion flower sits on. The LOTV sentiment was stamped onto the Sue Wilson pierced flag dies.

The third card uses Sue Wilson’s ‘Scandinavian’ background die and the ‘Hamilton’ die again, layered with ‘Blissful Teal papers. The circle sentiment is from LOTV.

I hope you like them. Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe.

Hugs

Sonia xxx 

Thanks.

Hi

I thought I’d share a couple of Thank you cards I recently made. They were pretty quick and easy to make using some of my stash - some pretty papers and a few elements.

The first card is made with Anna Marie ‘Garden Blooms’ papers. I’ve used the Swirl Border die by Joy! Crafts, adding 3 tiny hearts along the edge. The ‘Thanks’ die is from Crafters Companion, along with the stamped sentiment which came as a set.

The second card is made with Anna Marie ‘Blissful Cocoa’ papers, and a Kraft card mat. I die cut the Memory Box ‘Catalina Wreath’ die out of Kraft card and added the ‘Thanks’ die on top.

I hope everyone is keeping well and coping in these uncertain times. Stay safe.

Hugs

Sonia xxx

It’s Never Too Early.....

Hi

I’m back today sharing another card I made recently....my first Christmas card for 2020. It’s never too early to start making Christmas cards, and I thought if I start now, then hopefully I’ll have enough to send without having to rush out to buy some last minute ones!

I used my new Tim Holtz ‘Flurry #1’ die, which I purchased at the Create It craft show recently. I cut two - one in Kraft card and the other in glitter card, from my stash. I love this pretty die, and as well as making a fabulous snowflake, I think it could be used on non Christmassy cards too. The backing paper is Anna Marie Designs‘Blissful Cocoa’ and the sentiment is from Lili Of The Valley.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Sonia xxx

New die - Double Halo Oval.

Hi

I hope everyone is keeping well, and coping in these uncertain times.

I’ve had a few days off work and made use of the time by doing lots of crafting.

I recently joined a Facebook group organised by Becca Feeken of Amazing Paper Grace.

I absolutely love Becca’s beautiful creations made using her own range of cutting dies along with the Spellbinders range. I have a few Spellbinders dies in my stash, but none specifically by Becca, so I decided to order the Double Halo Oval die to start off my collection.

I’ve used the die as the main focal point of my card. Again I’ve used the Garden Bloom papers by Anna Marie Designs and the Tim Holtz butterfly. The sentiment is from JustRite Stamps.

I hope you like it.

Stay safe everyone.

Hugs to all.

Sonia xxx

18th Birthday Cards

Hi

I’d like to share a couple of 18th Birthday cards I made recently.

Both totally different in design.

My first card uses the Tim Holtz butterfly and pretty Blissful Cotton papers by Anna Marie Designs.

(I do love her beautiful paper collections)

My second card uses a Lili of the Valley art pad image and sentiment, along with papers I had in my stash.

 Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Sonia xxx

RSVP Card.

Hi

I needed an RSVP card for a wedding reception, and after searching my local supermarket to find they had none, I decided to make one.

I wanted something pretty and not too fussy, so chose the Tim Holtz detailed butterflies.

Backing papers are again using Anna Marie Garden Blooms, and the top butterfly cut with some glitter card I had in my stash. I used a Spellbinders medallion die as the base to mount my butterfly.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Sonia xxx

Simple Birthday Card.

Hi

Sharing another card today, using the beautiful Garden Blooms papers by Anna Marie Designs.

I wanted a simply designed Birthday card, using the curved border die for which I’d found inspiration on Pinterest. 

The sentiment stamps are both from Lili Of The Valley.

I hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Sonia xxx

Another Mother’s Day Card

Hi

I’m back today sharing the second Mother’s Day card I recently made. Completely different to the first one, this uses a sweet image from Lili Of The Valley, along with one of their sentiment stamps. Again, I’ve used backing papers from the Garden Blooms collection by Anna Marie Designs.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Sonia xxx

Mother’s Day Card

Hi

As promised, I’m back today sharing one of my recent makes. I really enjoyed making this card, using the beautiful Garden Blooms papers by Anna Marie Designs. I purchased these on my recent trip to Create It at Farnborough and as soon as I saw them I knew I had to have them! I used these with my new butterfly die from Tim Holtz, making them perfect for Mother’s Day cards.

I hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Sonia xxx