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My daughter and her friends are into reading Manga and watching anime (the japanese graphic novels) and she loves all things Japanese at the moment - except sushi :) I decided to make her and her friends some birthday cards inspired by the Japanese theme, and i want to make each one slightly different, so i have to come up with at least 5 different design concepts.  Do you ever feel like your going to regret something? No, No i am sure it will be absolutely fine... I mean what can go wrong....right? Here is the first card I made in the Japanese theme. The construction of this card could not be any simpler. I found this lovely little Japanese them on Pinterest,  i coloured it in, cut it out - i dont have the correct measurements as i just eye balled it - thats the story of my life, no precision, im just a fly by the seat of your pants kind of girl :), then cut some Pink card to use as a mat to the image. I matched up some designer papers which i had in my stash, ok ok!... whe...

There is something so cute about a teddy bear on a birthday card.  When i saw this stamp i thought it was so super cute with the flowers and balloon.  I guess you could use this for valentines day. Items I used: Yellow stock card from stash Red stock card from stash Designer papers from stash Deco Time Aqua Markers Image from Pinterest I am entering this in: Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes http://casology.blogspot.com/ Addicted to Stamps # 423 Birthdays Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook |  Follow on Twitter |Follow on Instagram Subscribe to Pretty Shabby UK

I made this card at my card group, so i don't know which company made the tulip die, sorry. When we got them the card, all the tulips and leaves where white.  I coloured the tulips with my deco aqua markers, I used three shades of pink for the flower heads and three shades of green for the leaves, for the bow I used the same colour as the darker shade of flower, to make it cohesive. I enjoyed making the card the card so much that i made another one, this time i used three shades of yellow and added glitter on a few of the outer parts of the tulip.  The leaves were coloured with the same three shades of green, and the bow was the same shade as the flower, again for coherence. The Items I used: 6" x 6" white card White die cut mat Blue die cut mat Tulip die cuts Deco Aqua Markers I will be sharing this with: Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes Altenew Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook |  Follow on Twitter |Follow on Instagram ...

I found this image on line and it made me smile so much, I thought it would make a great birthday card for someone who's a little  quirky. DP - from stash Blue Chalk for background Colours - Deco aquamarkers Yellow and Orange stock card I am sharing this card on: Freshly Made Sketches All sorts challenge.blogspot.com Addicted to Stamps mftstamps #wsc582 Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook |  Follow on Twitter |Follow on Instagram Subscribe to Pretty Shabby UK

So my plans to keep blogging weekly with my handmade cards has unfortunately taken a back seat, because am also on a journey to de-clutter and decorate our 3 bedroomed home.  This week i have concentrated on the kitchen.   Over time, the kitchen got more and more cluttered.  It was becoming more and more frustrating when i opened a cupboard and things fell out. So i bit the bullet and went for it.   Please don't judge me on the before pictures.  I forgot to take them, and then when i did remember, there was more stuff piled on the side than there usually is. As you can see from the pictures we have a tiny galley style kitchen.  The kitchen units were beech coloured and tiles were a beige coloured.   The first thing i did was to wash the tiles thoroughly with sugar soap, this was to remove any dirt or grease, so that the paint would adhere to the tiles better. Using a roller to paint the tiles white.  I used wilkos own brand tile pa...