Before & After

 We all have some images or toppers that we don't like or are not our style in our stash, don't we!

I had these vintage style Hunkydory toppers for ages but didn't like the Lady in the middle - I finally realised I could cover her up and use them!

I don't know why it didn't occur to me before.

Same with this one with the corset, much happier with the finished card.

Papercrafter Mag 153 - Kanban Vintage Christmas Kit

 I loved the Kenban Vintage Christmas card kit that comes free with this months Papercrafter Mag and these are the first cards I have made using the die cuts from the kit

They have a lovely traditional feel to them, ideal for my older relatives!

Plus this fab  golden sparkly robin background paper!

Creative Stamping Magazine Issue 67

I am a big fan of Creative Stamping Magazine because of their great freebie stamps and this months issue is a cracker! A wide range of  fab vintage images.

Couldn't wait to get started and felt so inspired by them!

Made a few non birthday cards for a change

And this is work in progress with brushos  and gilding wax for the backgrounds

Vintage Perfume Bottles

I'm still working my way through the Craftwork Cards sale box that I bought back in April. These cards are made with the perfume bottle toppers from their Vintage Ephemera range.

Despite making these cards here  plus these ones too,  there  are still loads of bits left!

Day 18 A Nice Cup of Tea ATC - March Challenge - available to swap

I don't drink tea or coffee - but I do like the look of vintage china, especially cups & saucers!

Day 4- March ATC Challenge

This is a vintage 'bits n bobs' ATC made by combining several little pieces sitting in my stash!

The weird wolfs head sticking out his tongue is actually a brad. I am happy to swap any of these ATC's, just let me know in the comments box below if you are interested.

2nd of March - No limit on Happiness

Today's  ATC is made using a couple of stamps that I don't think I have used before.

The saying is from an old copy of Creative Stamping Magazine and the bag and suitcase stamps were a freebie from another magazine back in 2013 - so its was about time they were inked up!

Lily of the Valley

Another vintage style card - this time featuring the beautiful Lily of the Valley flower, that always reminds me of my grandparents home - one whiff of it's scent and I feel like a five year old playing amongst the flowers again!

More Vintage Style Birthday Cards

On a bit of a roll at the moment mojo wise! 

All my cards seem to be of a vintage theme and feature birds, flowers ribbons and butterflies

One Swallow Doesn't Make a Summer

..... but this fabulous hot weather does! I enjoyed a fantastic day out yesterday in Hyde Park, London watching Paul Young, The Saturdays, The Beach Boys and JLS - despite been the oldest by a long way The Beach Boys put on the best show!

This little vintage thank you card used a few scraps of freebie papers from a magazine along with lace and  a pale blue swallow

A box of old photos.....

I bought a box of oddments at a local auction that contained loads of old black & white family photos.

I have used a few to make some ATC's for

vintage swaps but still have lots left - so decided to make some Thank You RAKS to send to the hosts of the atc swaps that I join. Seems a great way to use up some of my stash too!

Vintage Baby Boy Digi Card

I made this card with a cute vintage image from the Digital Two for Tuesday site, I've downloaded the image a while a ago but thought it was ideal for my cousin whose partner is due to have a boy soon. It was coloured with promarkers with a piece of lace behind the silver mirri card layer. I think the roses paper is from Papermania

I'm going to enter this into the New Beginnings challenge over that the Do it with Digi's blog

Paddling at the beach

Another card made in a vain attempt to use up some of my papers that seem to just be piling up at the moment. This is a very sweet freebie vintage image from Digital two for Tuesday and they also have some lovely fishing ones at the moment which look great for those 'hard to please' mens cards !

Took the kids to see Toy Story 3 yesterday which is a great film, even my 15 year old son raved about it afterwards ( and now wants a Toy Story game for his X-box!)

Just Gone Fishing!

This little boy fishing is another great digi image from Digital Two for Tuesday, who have some really unusual and cute vintage images - they have just put some super old motorcycles on which would look great for Fathers Day cards - and they are all free to download!