Valentines and onwards

I'm looking forward to making little Valentines cards this week....... The Big Shot my hubby bought me is awesome.....  I've also got geeky birthday cards and more going on this week.... After a big tidy up of my bomb-site of a craft desk, I've got a buzz for mini cards again.......

I'm also getting together a package for a wonderful friend of mine who runs her own cancer support centre...I can't afford to donate any cash to her, but I can certainly send her pretty things to sell!!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Hi everyone

Although I don't normally make resolutions at New Years, I have made myself a small one.... to update this blog more often!!  I have so many ideas in my head for cards that I need to get them all down and start cracking!! My wonderful hubby bought me a Sizzix Big Shot for Christmas with some wonderful dies.... this is going to get so much use out of it over the coming year..... I've already ordered an alphabet set off ebay to go with it.....

Here's to a better year this year - 2010 sucked for most of us, so onward and upward with 2011!!!

ION - My husband is fundraising for Willow Wood Hospice in our local area - He shaved off his facial fuzz COMPLETELY on New Years Day, and is now not going to shave AT ALL for an entire year!!!  He's asking for a pound a week sponsorship for this..... He's aiming for £10k by New Years Day 2012!!

http://www.justgiving.com/Mathew-Swift-Beardathon

Another photo post....

TESTIMONIALS

In this blog post, I will be updating it with testimonials that have been sent my way, regarding my crafts.  If you have received anything from me and you have liked it, I would be grateful if you could send me a short testimonial to: poannie_designs@ovi.com  Thank you!!

''The invites made for my son's christening were absolutely beautiful. Each one had been personalised and handmade by Joan. I ordered 20 cards which also included 20 R.S.V.P cards too, I had many comments about howlovely they were and you could see how much attention to detail had been made to each card. I would recommend the handmade invites that Joan made as they are beautiful.''  Sarah Bailey

"Each and every card i have had from joan has been made with so much love and attention. you can actually feel it! The cards are beautifully made, so much time has gone into each one.. no two are the same..I would definitely say i will be going to joan when i need a beautiful card making as i can always depend on her talent to produce something out of this world!"  Elisa Harris

Photo Post!!!

A personalised birthday from a son to his daddy!

The inside of the birthday card - 3 photos printed on pearlescent card

4 different boxed sets of cards

4 'burlesque' cards

mini friendship card

Wedding card

Wedding card

Wedding card

'You're Awesome' boxed set

The 'You're Awesome' cards in the boxed set

Gift boxed set for a friend

My friend lives in Germany and in her words, 'can't get decent cards over here!!'  So she asked me to make her a boxed set of 'You're Awesome' cards (in her favourite combination of red and white) so she can send them to her friends back home...... I'd recently made me a little birthday card for her mum, which I sent on her behalf.

I used some scraps left over from my crafty evening at Debbi's....namely scallop punched red card from Stampin Up.  I then used the Dovecraft 'You're Awesome' stamp for the sentiment.  I also found some silver and red polka paper in my local craft shop, which I think looks lovely on cards!! I finished the cards off with some red polka ribbon and pearl gems. I then made a basic box out of white shimmer card and decorated it with more of the silver and red polka paper.  I then created a sleeve to fit round the box for more protection (it is being posted to Germany afterall) and finished it off with more polka ribbon. The cards have shimmer gold envelopes for them to be posted in!

I like making the gift boxed stuff along a theme....... I think they look cute!!

Next in my projects are Christmas cards for friends (I've been asked to do a set for my best mate to send out) Christmas cards for my family and some boxed sets for my friend to take to the Whitby Goth Weekend to put on her stall.

Tomorrow I pick up some new inks and a lovely stamp set called Tiny Tags by Stampin Up which I am really looking forward to using on my tiny cards!!!

Busy busy busy!!!!

Some things I have been creating.....

Just a couple of photos of some of the recent stuff I have made!

This was a birthday card for a friend's mum.... My friend lives over in Germany and needed a last minute birthday card making and sending to her mum.  I used pearlescent card with my tiny alphabet stamps on it in teal ink - then added the sentiment (picked by my friend) to colourful backing paper and added some pearls to finish off the card.

My friend asked me to make up a set of Xmas cards for random family members and this is what I came up with!  A set of 7 (it was a set of 5 but I got carried away with printing) with Arthur on them and a christmas hat photoshopped onto him..... added to basic black card, a Merry Christmas ribbon sentiment and a couple of pearls.  The box was actually a drawer pullout affair, with the cards wrapped in white tissue paper to finish the look.

A birthday card for my nephew who loves Lego.  I found a Lego font to use, and printed this onto white card and then mounted the words onto dark blue card (same colour as the base card.  These were then mounted onto teal card to make them 'pop'.... I punched out some stars and added small clear gems to finish off the card....