I made this card last year for Roy's great-niece's birthday. She has been unicorn mad for a few years now and I've made her one or two items in the past. You can see them here and here. She's also a keen golfer.
Monday, 23 June 2025
Golfing Unicorn!!!
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Rudolph Day- May
This was the first design. As there are two to a page I was able to cut them both out at the same time using two Crealies square dies. Mounted them both onto a piece of red card and then onto a white card blank. So two down and only another six of this design to go!
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Z Fold Card in Blues
My card making skills are decidely rusty after my break! It took me two days to make this card! I needed a birthday card for Roy's niece and although I have a few ready made ones, none seemed quite right.
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Back for Rudolph Day
I haven't actually started crafting again yet but I do have some cards saved in drafts that I made last year. So here is my offering for this month's Rudolph Day.
Saturday, 14 December 2024
Taking a break
Sunday, 27 October 2024
Rudolph Day October
I've just noticed that I published last month's Rudolph Day card as October when it should have been September - now corrected!
Roy's troubles certainly weren't over last month as he then went on to have 12 days in hospital - his difficulty walking was apparently caused by cellulitis, but also had to have more blood transfusions as the anaemia kept returning. We're waiting now for the results of another test but at least he's home and enjoying the stair lift!
So as you can guess I have done very little crafting, fortunately I still had these two cards made in advance. Wonder if I was being psychic?
Another two cards made using up some old decoupage. I've mounted them onto an embossed background which has removed the need for a sentiment.
Sunday, 29 September 2024
Rudolph Day September
A really quick post from me this month for Rudolph Day.I completely missed last month. Life got really hectic then and hasn't stopped yet. Roy had to have emergency blood and iron transfusions plus lots of investigations to find out why he was so anaemic, then was diagnosed with heart failure because of the anaemia. I've lost count of the number of visits to the hospital and he's not out of the woods yet. He's having difficulty walking anywhere and needs a lot of help, so crfting time is non existent.

Friday, 19 April 2024
Birthday Salute!
Recently it was Roy's birthday and as he is still very miltary minded , even though he has been out of the army getting on for forty years, I thought that Cpl Clegg from Dr Digi was very appropriate.
Friday, 29 March 2024
March Rudolph Day
This month seems to have flown by. I seem to have been very busy but not sure with what! Certainly very little carmaking or indeed any sort of crafting. Although I suppose I could class painting Roy's very small military miniatures ass crafting!
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Unicorn Birthday
Today I have for you two of the 'same but different' cards. Roy;s great niece is obsessed with unicorns, so I went looking for unicorn stamps and found these sweet ones from Lawn Fawn. I decided to make two cards while I had them out as the little girl next door is 4 later this month.
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Military Birthday Card
Monday, 17 April 2023
Roy's birthday
The beginning of April brings a number of family birthdays, all fairly close together. The first one is Roy's. As many of you will know he is a keen collector of model soldiers, so when I came across this stamp from Picture This last year I had to buy it, and had been waiting to ink it ever since.
Sunday, 9 April 2023
Happy Easter
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Oporto Port House
I hadn't realised how long it has been since I last did a blog post. Note to self - must do better! no cardmaking has been taking place but I have done some more scrapbooking, an online art course and some major clearing out of books and magazines stored in the garage! Now I only have to contend with the fact my craft room is like a sauna, despite having the window open, blind down and fan on! Anyway on to crafty things and here is another layout for my Canaries Cruise scrapbook.
Thursday, 24 March 2022
Anyone for coffee?
Roy's birthday is coming up soon and I was feeling a bit stuck for ideas for his card. I was sure I had bought a stamp sometime ago especially for it, but there was nothing sitting on my desk that looked remotely suitable, so thought I must have dreamt buying it. The trouble was I couldn't even remember what the image was! So Plan B got put into action. Coffee!
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
I'm Back!
Well it's been quite a while since I posted anything! First of all we went on a cruise over Christmas, which was great even with Covid measures in place. Then after we got back had paperwork to do, dental visits, and setting up a new computer plus reformating the old one for Roy. Then I had to help son with his tax return, Today I have managed to make a card for two challenges - hooray!
It is fairly simple though. I heat embossed the Woodware stamp in gold then mounted it on gold mirri card.
Challenges:
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Lilies
There's not been much card making going on here recently as I have been doing some art workshops and I have so much stuff out there's little room left. So I thought I'd show you some of the pictures I've done - well only the ones that are fit to be seen!
This one was a workshop arranged by Unison Pastels and led by Cathy Pearce. It was only my second time using soft pastels which I love, even though they can be incredibly messy.

Thursday, 14 October 2021
A Golf -Playing Unicorn?
No I haven't completely lost it - this is what Roy's great niece has asked for for her birthday! Of course it is impossible to buy such a thing so silly me has set to to crochet one for her ( I must be totally mad!) I'm still working on it but will show it when it's finished. Meanwhile I have made a card. It's been a long time since I took 3 days to make a card.
Sunday, 25 July 2021
Rudolph Day June
Thank goodness it's a bit cooler her so I was able tospend a pleasnt afternoon making a card for Rudolph Day while Roy hosted the monthly meeting of the local branch of the British Model Soldier Society. he van no longer paint them as he is unable to manipulate the paintbrush with the arthritis in his hands, so every so often I get the job!!!! Here is a photo of one of the ones I am currently doing. The background is my SU grid paper showing centimetres.

Anyway onto more interesting things like cards. I have used a NBUS stamp that I bought last September and which has been sitting on my desk ever since.


Thursday, 8 April 2021
Golden Birthday Buddha
It was recently Roy's birthday and as he is very fond of oriental things having lived in Hong Kong many years ago, I wanted to make a suitable card. He is particularly fond of Buddha's and when I saw this stamp last year, I knew it would make a perfect card for him. I have to thank Jane for her enabling post here.
