Nuvo Jewel Drops

I bought this bottle of Nuvo Jewel Drops (in Pale Periwinkle) on impulse to try out, because I liked the colour. They dry translucent and look just like little droplets of water, so pretty!

I'm now digging out some cards I made a while a go, to add a bit more embellishment. Might have to buy another bottle to see the different colours - sea breeze and  rosewater sound tempting!

Stamping Around

Got some of my under-used stamps out to make these cards - I really must make the effort to do more stamping, after all I have amassed hundreds of them over the years!

Really lockdown has shown me that I don't need to buy anything other than card stock and double sided tape for years to come. I have boxes of papers, ribbons, toppers, flowers and embellishments to keep me going for ages - I just need a bit of inspiration and mojo.

Totally Tropical

I treated myself to a couple of magazines last weekend - Creative Stamping and Papercrafter, both of which had tropical themed flowers, leaves and animals as freebies.

The freebies included lots of clear stamps, die cut shapes, an embossing folder and loads of backing papers.

and of course, the magazines had plenty of ideas on how to use them to make  some bright and zingy cards!

So I've had great fun in making some new additions to my every growing pile of lockdown birthday cards.

Three of a Kind

3 men's birthday cards, all made with stripy backing paper, sentiment, die cut balloons and co-ordinating ribbon - simples!

A Bit of Recycling !

It was Husbands birthday recently, so when the cards came down, I snaffled them to chop up, reuse and recycle.

And put a few more Masculine cards in stock pile!