Oh my goodness am I tired! Yesterday at 5.55 pm, with just 5 minutes to spare I completed my World Card Making Day challenge. I'd decided for WCMD that I'd once again attempt to design and create from scratch, 24 cards in 24 hours. If that wasn't enough I also wrote a blog post and did a load of washing in that time too. No I'm not superwoman, just completely daft. Yesterday I was definitely running on adrenaline and 2 hours sleep, today I'm tired. So instead of making another project I've ... VIEW POST
My World Card Making Day Challenge
Right now I'm in the middle of my personal World Card Making Day challenge. The plan is to design and create from scratch 24 cards in 24 hours, and coordinate the insides of the cards and envelopes too. I started my challenge at 6pm last evening and so have 10 hours left to achieve my goal. You can follow my progress over on my Facebook page where I'm posting snapshots of the cards as they are completed. Over the coming weeks I'll take better photos and post each project on my blog with ... VIEW POST
Warming Up For A Card Making Marathon
Tomorrow is World Card Making Day and today I made a decision. Every year since 2015 (with the exception of 2017) I've marked the occasion with my own personal card making marathon. I set myself the challenge to design and create from scratch 24 cards in 24 hours. This year I've been in two minds about whether to repeat the event as I have an all day commitment on Sunday so I won't be able to catch up on my sleep. This morning however I decided that I'd go ahead but with a slight change. ... VIEW POST
Joyous Noel Beautiful Pattern
For someone who used to say they didn't use much Designer Series Paper (DSP) in their designs, I appear to have changed. Perhaps it's because my papercrafting skills and interests have evolved over the years. I suspect however that I simply see a beautiful pattern on almost every sheet that Stampin' Up! sells. Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper is one such pack. Rich colours, copper foil accents and designs for Christmas and other occasions. I'm having a hard time NOT reaching ... VIEW POST
Split Scene featuring Lovely As A Tree
Sometimes life gets ahead of you and you can find yourself in a bit of a panic. That's roughly where I was by the time I started to make this split scene card. To celebrate World Card Making Day, I'd challenged myself to design and make from scratch, 24 cards in 24 hours. Twenty hours in, I'd managed to grab some sleep but now I had only four hours left to in which to make 8 cards. The 'just breathe' sentiment from the Colorful Seasons Stamp Set just seemed a good reminder at that ... VIEW POST
WCMD 2018 Personal Challenge
If you saw yesterday's blog post you'll know that I set myself a personal challenge to mark World Card Making Day. Starting at 12 noon on October 6th I would design and make from scratch, 24 cards in 24 hours. In the first 10 hours I managed to complete 12 cards including the inside and envelopes. Then I remembered that I hadn't written today's blog post! So here I am after 10 solid hours of crafting, faithfully typing up a blog post for you. As I stifle yet another ... VIEW POST
