Not been able to do much crafting over the past few weeks as I have been planning several weekends away and real life has caught up with me (chores,  training days, visits to friends, medical appointments). I have managed to make a few cards and I have started to plan my (CC List) for the end of the year. Don't like to write the 'C' word on the blog just yet.

Also been looking a lot at Pinterest for ideas on storage and planning. If's so easy to get lost on that site and spend several hours (unintended) looking at all the ideas and suggestions.

Card for a swap on a challenge website (Theme "Outdoors")

 Used a new set of Tonic dies for the frame on this one I think it helps focus on the image which is of Powers Court near Dublin.

Birthday card for a girlfriend

Tonic die for the background of this card too. I love the lacy effect it gives. 

Finally a card I made for a guy who enjoys his bikes, found the image on the web, my drawing is not quite that good.

Birthday card for a Man

It's been a few weeks since I posted, but I have been busy making cards for Easter and various Birthdays, Sympathy and Birth Congratulations. Here are a few of them.

A swap for an ebay group

Sympathy

Baby Congratulations

A swap challenge on an ebay group

Friends Birthday

Easter card for an ebay group

Easter card for a friend

Easter Card 

Easter Greetings to a friend

Sending Easter greetings to a friend

Easter Wishes to my Sister

Had a good couple of weeks making cards for challenges and birthdays and wedding anniversaries. Found a couple of new ideas for quick and simple cards which worked out well.

Butterfly Notecard

Dragonfly Notecard

Friends Birthday Card

Blue Floral Notecard 1

Blue Floral Notecard 2

Sepia Notecard 1

Sepia Notecard 2

Notecards bound as a set of six

Cards and Tags

I have been quite busy the last couple of weeks. I have made cards for swaps and tags for my online craft groups. Also had a lot of friends and family to make for, so I feel I have achieved a lot.

Here are the Tags I made for a monthly online challenge swap.

Tag for a woman

Tag for a baby

Tag For a Man

Here are the cards and gifts for various members of my family and friends.

Birthday Card for a dear friend

Bookmark to go with the card below

Best Wishes on your Birthday for a friend

Birthday card for my Brother

Well we are now into March 2014 and the weeks are flying by, but the best thing is that the evenings are getting longer. Pancake day on Tuesday and then Lent begins on Wednesday, I have decided to give up alcohol and chocolate until Easter, lets hope I can do it.

February Goals

Having had another Birthday myself this month I thought I would look a the various Birthday cards I have made and sent since November.

 

More cards and gift boxes to make over the next couple of weeks. Will add those to the blog once completed.

Goal for 2014

January 2014 

I have joined an online class for the new year called "My Creative Life 2014" . One of the pre-work tasks for the course was to set crafting goals, a major goal I set myself was to post on this Blog at least once every two weeks for the whole year.
So this is my first contribution for 2014.

I spent quite a few weeks preparing my 2013 Christmas cards. I have added a small selection of the 70 cards I made in all.

I've had great feedback from friends and family on these and I hope to get myself sorted and try and sell some this year. Please let me know what you think.