I like making sets of cards to give as presents and like to find different ways to present them. This time I chose to just make a small set of four cards with envelopes and make a little book to put them in. Paper - My Mind's Eye Bloom and Grow Flower - EK Sucess punch Butterfly - Martha Stewart punch Twine - Ribbon Reel Ribbon and button - Local...

I have recently got into adding stitching to cards but instead of using a sewing machine I decided to hand sew a card that I needed to make for  a friend. Paper - Crate Paper Restoration. Stamp - My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases. Flower - EK Success punch. Twine - Ribbon Reel. I hand sewed around the outside of the patterned paper and around...

After seeing the idea of melting crayons on Meet the Dubiens I thought I'd give it a go as we have a lot of broken crayons hanging around the house. So I took the wrappers off the crayons and broke them into small pieces. Then added them to a glass pot inside a saucepan of water which I then put on a medium heat until the crayons...

After finishing up another project recently I found I had some leftover punched butterflies and decided to make a simple thank you card. Paper - Basic Grey 'Origins' Punch - Martha Stewart butterfly punch Label - Nestabilities label four die Stamp - American Crafts 'Thanks' This card would have been simple to make if I had decided to just stick...

After seeing many people's versions of the wire jewellery frame, I decided to make one for my sister's birthday. I already had the chicken wire and the frame, which is the frame from a canvas. I took the canvas off the frame and painted it white. I attached the wire to the frame with drawing pins as they worked very well to secure the wire down. To...

What do you put on a card for a boy turning into an official teenager? I say official as most act like one long before 13!  I did get slightly stumped but decided to go with the simple sentiment and a banner. Paper - Basic Grey 'Max and Whiskers' Stamp - My Pink Stamper 'Fabulous Phrases' Label die - Nestabilities Label one. Ink - Versamagic brown...

For my sister in law's birthday, back in February, I decided to make a notebook cover out of fabric. I purchased the pattern from jcasa on etsy. It is an easy to follow pattern and I enjoyed doing some sewing. I did decide not make the quilted front though. On the front I made 3 yoyo flowers with a button sewn into the middle. I decided...