Getting back into the swing of things!

I've had a little bit of a creative lull this past few months what with holidays and work commitments.  But, I got an order for No12 in Marple for birthday cards and blank cards which threw me back into it!  Thought I'd share a few pics with you. 

 

I have a few little updates regarding my artwork and things but for now I say goodnight!

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My almost brother-in-law had his iPhone stolen at a concert a few weeks ago, so me and my other half decided for his Birthday card it'd be fitting to make a homage to to the phone he lost.

Happy Birthday February!

Just a quick post as I haven't given you a card update for a while!  I bought some lovely spotty washi masking tape and decided to use it in a Birthday card design.  I've embellished it with fabric paint and a sprinkling of glitter, adding a stripe of yellow ribbon to brighten it up and finally making it abit girly by adding a hand tied bow, wooden flower button, a shiny diamante and pretty pink hand painted dots.  Finally the hand stamped message in violet coloured ink reads 'birthday wishes!'.  So, if it's your Birthday this month consider this card from me to you :)

Happy February Birthday!

Fancy New Camera...

I have finally invested in a proper fancy camera, which I am still getting my head round how to use!  I thought it was about time I got one really as I'll be able to take better photographs of my work which will hopefully make them more appealing.  I thought I'd show you some of my new Female Birthday card designs Iwhich are now stocked in No12, in Marple.  Floral fabrics, cute buttons and a lovely sprinkling of glitter too!  Next up is Valentine's Day, so I'm busying away with card designs ready for the 14th February!

Happy 2012!

I'll start the year with a few last bits of December, those being two birthday cards I made for friend and family.  My teacher friend Steph made my day one week in December when she told me how much she liked my stag sketch (seen here).  So I made it into a birthday card for her!  And she loved it, yay!

And this is the second I made for another December birthday.  Gorgeous ribbon, lilac diamante, sparkle, mother of pearl button and hand stamped message.

To Be Honest...

...I've not done anything creative for a while. I've been getting far too excited about my hollibobs coming up so creativeness has been put on the back burner. I thought I'd show you a birthday card I made for my friend's little girl's 3rd birthday, in July. How the time has flown! I chose to do Ballerina fabric on lilac card with sparkly glitter hand painted dots, proper girly for a gorgeous girl!

Super Huge Commissioned Card

... made for my almost brother-in-law. 21 hand drawn images (technically 2 are photographs) depicting the 21 things that we know and love about him! It's my first attempt at a big commissioned card, but this idea wouldn't have worked on anything smaller. I must say I'm really pleased with the outcome, it took the best part of 4 days!

New Designs...

... I've been working on. Little mini birthday cards perfect for kids to either give to their friends or to receive on their special day! Wooden giraffe button, hand painted dots and hand stamped speech bubble in bold, bright, birthday colours!


New Baby Arrival cards - simple ribbon and hand stamped message and appliqued fabric, hand painted dots and hand stamped message.

All Done!

Yesterday I took the final batch of cards to Pavilion Gardens Gift Boutique in Buxton. What a couple of weeks it's been! I really loved making cards to order and it is super exciting to see them selling too! I'm pleased to say my Father's Day cards have gone down rather well so far, so fingers crossed for all the others! Here is a sneak peek at a few of the age range in the Gift Shop.

A few more on their way....

... to Pavilion Gardens Gift Boutique. Handpainted watercolour owls with button balloons!

Commissions

These are two commissions I have made recently which both myself and the recipients were really pleased with!

In the zone...

I hadn't made any new greetings cards for a while but I've been in the zone these last few days and have crafted some new designs. I thought I'd share a few with you. I might put some in my Etsy shop which, I'm hoping, will raise some interest as it's not been very fruitful as of yet!

Hand painted watercolour, Wedding Congratulations tag, Hand painted 21st girls and boys, Appliqued felt kids ages.

Spring Blooms

A commissioned birthday card inspired by the Spring flowers coming in to bloom.

Commissions

I thought I would share with you some card commissions I have done recently for friends and family. I like the challenge it poses, trying to make them personal.

Double Figure Birthdays...

... are a big deal for kids! So I made these cards with them in mind, which you can find at Fibre in the Manchester Craft and Design Centre. They're abit more grown up but are still fun and funky!
I'd love your feedback, if the response is a good one I might just list them in my Etsy shop.