Thank You Card

Well yet another busy week can't beleive it's Friday tomorrow. Have been thinking about designs this week for a Retirement Card and Birthday Card for a really nice chap at work. I think I'm about done. The new Smirk papers will work a treat. Also put together this simple thank you card by just layering patterned and plain card and then punching some bold coloured flowers. Finished off with a few gems.

Birthday Cakes

Finished of the bag of sweets for Mia's 12th birthday today and Hello Kitty was a cake I made for Annbelle's 6th Birthday last Saturday. Both are a vanilla sponge filled with vanilla butter cream and raspberry jam. Yum....

Butterflies

It's been a busy week this week making birthday cakes and cards. I really like the butterfly theme so have adapted a design and created one of my own for girlie birthdays.

Have been trying to source a butterfly punch one with a smooth rounded shape but so far have not seen one I really like so for now have been using a template to cut out the different sized butterflies. The small butterflies are with a mini punch but I'm not that keen on the detail.

I try to keep my cards simple by using shape, colour and layout to emphasise the theme. I don't like gold and silver stickers, peels offs etc and if I'm honest I can't stand those cards that have something in every inch - you know the ones I mean...you see them mostly on that TV channel. But each to their own.

I hope you like these designs. I'll show you the cakes when I have finished the one for today. I must try to make a list of the items I use to make my cards. It seems to be a necessity but another discipline I must get used to. I'll get the hang of it eventually. I very good at keeping my sketch / idea book filled in and I always carry it in my bag you never know when inspiration will strike!! Must go and finish birthday cake number 2

Typical weather for a May Bank Holiday... got caught in the rain twice today! Majik has been bunny watching all afternoon. As I haven't done this before I've been trying to think what I could write about other than cards, cakes and photopgraphy! I got to thinking about my family and realised there're a pretty talented bunch. My sister-in-law is a fantastic artist, my brother is a Rock God - check them both out on the links. My daughter and son are pretty handy in the kitchen - sponge cakes, scones and toad in the hole are their specialties. They are also into SingStar and grab the mike whenever they can. I'll post some videos once I can get the right codec for them. I'm still working on the images but should be able to post soon.

Well this should be interesting as I have never been very good at keeping a diary, not disciplined enough but as I will be showing you all my favourite things that I am passionate about I should keep going for a week at least. I've recently started making cards and I am now wondering what have I been doing all my life! I could do this all day, every day but work is getting is the way at the mo. I'm into photography as well and making and decorating cakes. All of a sudden I seem to be doing all three more and more and there isn't just enough hours in the day. I will post some of my work as soon as I get the hang of this blogging.