When my brother was little he used to love watching Mr Ben and would try to guess where the magic door would take Mr Ben.
My bother tried to make out he didn't remember who Mr Ben was when his 2 teenage sons asked but the smile on his face as he opened the envelope said different.
This commissioned card came with a photo, the young man himself had recently visited Kenya to take part in tagging endangered rhinos as an extra curriculum suggested activity for his university course. His dad who commissioned the card requested the card to have the young man in his pithe hat and a rhino on the card along with 21st birthday wishes.
Commissioned anniversary card,the remit for the design was another card I had made that the lady liked but she wanted it in navy and white and the happy couples names on the card too.
Making cards for my dad is hard nas he doesn't have many interests other than TV and horse racing and there are only so many variations you can do on a theme,so it was time to think outside of the box and this is what I came up with. I am not 100%that he liked it but it did make him laugh so I took it as a win. The stamps I have had for ages and I think they came from memory box.
Thursday, 26 February 2026
This one was for my mum, a layered card with pretty lace flowers ,all product by Chloe's creative cards.
This was a commissioned card for a husbands birthday but it had a very specific remit. The gent in question owns a morris minor and that was to be the main focus for the card but also have one of his 3 dogs incorporated on the card and his name along with happy birthday. The lady in question was very happy and so was the gent I am pleased to say
When your dad was around as a child when computers started to become available for home use and a floppy disk was the first big jump forward what can be better than bringing back some happy childhood memories of computing with his dad. The design is by silhouette design studio.
For someone who likes to sample craft beers help them say cheers on their birthday. This is a side stepper card so when placed has dimension but folds flat to post. Stamps and dies from Chloe's creative cards.
Commissioned card for a Sheffield wednesday fan who you guessed it was celebrating his 60th. The background stamp was from one of the first stamp sets I ever bought and was by the stamp man, the number dies are from crafters companion and the owls were from a magazine freebie.
When it's a special birthday I think you need a special card. This card was for a lady who loves to travel so what better than a suitcase with labels on from just a few of her favourites destination.
The suitcase had to open otherwise how else could I send my birthday message.
The message was to celebrate her 70th birthday and rather than the suitcase being filled with clothes flowers seemed far more appropriate.
The luggage label was where we sent her love so she knew who had packed her special bag.
The suitcase base design is from silhouette design studio and the flower from Chloe's creative crafts.
Forever friends I love you teddies ,this is perfect for valentine's,anniversary to your spouse or even just to send a hug to a loved one who needs a little lift.
A die cut and embossed card to send love for a special birthday greeting,glitter was added to the leaves both on the heart and the background although it doesn't show very well on the photo. Emboss and die from Chloe's creative crafts.
Commissioned card from a husband for his 15th anniversary,the remit no flowers ,Stewart tartan with shoes and a bag. He loved it and earned extra brownie points from his wife.
When your friend who is mad about playing ice hockey has a special birthday she needs an extra special card.
That special card had to be a 3d card and paper ice-skate. Design is from design studio buy silhouette and flowers by Chole's creative cards papers from my stash.
A commissioned card for a couples golden anniversary personalised with their names,the products are from Chole's creative cards and the flowers are made using gold vellum and gold mirror card.
A ruby anniversary is something worth celebrating 40 years of marriage without killing each other must be worth a small celebration isn't it.
This card is fairly clean and simple in design, the background is from Chole's creative cards and cut in red mirrors, the sentiment is from my stash and the glasses are glitter on acetate all on a large white card base.