Westonbirt Arboretum Craft Fair

Just home from Westonbirt Arboretum where I've spent two six-hour days selling things from my craft stall.  One man asked if I'd made the cards myself as they looked like the expensive ones you buy in a shop.  He suggested that I make a few mistakes on them, so people would realise they weren't professionally made and that I'd handmade them.  I think it was meant as a compliment!!!

Stepper Cards

Here are two stepper cards I've made this month.

This one was for a challenge to make a Christmas card using just red and white.

 



I wanted to make a special card for a friend's 60th birthday.  I was really pleased how this card turned out.

Cardmaking Workshop

Is it really three months since I posted on my blog???  I'll blame it on working, holidays and teaching myself how to crochet again. ;-)

Later this month, my friend Ruth and I are running two Cardmaking Workshop for five to seven year olds.  We have all day to work with the children, so we've been busy designing some simple cards for them to make.  Here are just a few I've designed.

 The penguin was made using an owl Stampin' Up punch.

 .I just love the owl punch as it is so versatile.

 The dog is an old Sizzix die. 

We'll be making some similar ones with cats.

The inspiration for this card was from a card I saw in 'Japonica', I wonderful little craft shop in Exmouth, Devon.

Anniversary Card

An anniversary card is needed this week, so on this bright sunny day I thought I'd make some bright little poppies. The trellis was cut out with a Martha Stewart deep edge punch and the poppies were made using  two Tonic punches, with the cut shapes inter-linked together.  The Sizzix die-cut watering can is actually silver mirror card, although it looks much dark in the photo.