Motorbiking!!

Hello!! Well, its nearly June, and that means (here in the UK) that Father's Day is on the horizon. I have recently been playing with  Amy Design Classic Men's Collection, and am also recording a few videos with another Yvonne Creations collection which would be perfect!

This card - although here I have used it for a birthday card - would be a perfect example . It uses the Motorcycle die from the collection. I really love this die - and it's worth taking the time to cut into it to create a fab image.

Have a look at the video demo (click on the photo) to see exactly how I did this. 

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Happy crafting,

Cxx

My Valentine

My husband is very into wildlife - he works for our local wildlife trust - so I do like to use wildlife themed things for his cards.  This Hunkydory topper set, was a member's free gift.  It's from the Meadow Hares collection, and is called "Hello Hare". 

It really didn't need much else other than a piece of gold mirror card, and a sentiment cut using Crafter's Companion Essentials dies.

Happy crafting,

Cxxx

Football!

 Yes! Another football card. This one is Hunkydory - and I think it's a Made for Men one, but can't be sure. The grey background card is Manly Moments card block, and the blue dotty card is from my local market.

The little dots are from a really old embellishment sheet bought from The Range. 

Happy crafting,

Cxxx

You know the drill!!

This one was for my brother-in-law - a carpenter/joiner by trade! Love the colours of the topper. 

I used Hunkydory's Pick & Mix -You're Tool-rific, with some gold mirror card and yellow and brown Core'dinations card. The letters were cut with Crafter's Companion Diamond Block Alpha.

Unfortunately the Core'dinations came away from the mirror card in the post - am hoping it was just because I didn't use enough!

Happy crafting,

Cxxx

Anyone for a beer?

Afternoon, I have been busy crafting on some messy stuff for the past four days!! It's the most inspired I have been in ages - to the point where I got so carried away, that I forgot to feed the dog this morning!! Don't worry - she's got a full belly now! I will share all that at a later date - lots of step by step stuff to sort and edit.

Anyway, a quick card to share today - this one is made using Create and Craft's Birthday Celebrations kit. Orange is not usually a colour I would reach for - but really like how this turned out. It's not complicated - but still effective.

The image on the topper is just perfect for a man's card. The matching backing card is really effective - and all I added was the die cut name (Crafter's Companion Diamond Press Block Alpha) and the buttons.

Hopefully he'll have received this today - before I plaster it all over social media.

Cxxx