Thank You Cards from the Boys

Do you know I did try to blog yesterday. I installed the Blogger app on my S6 and tried to blog from my mobile. Unsuccessfully as it wouldn't load up any photos from my phone. Never mind - if you have any ideas on how to blog on Blogger from your android device please let me know.

So this week I realised the Mini beasts hadn't yet sent their thank you messages out and erm, Christmas is a while ago now. SO better late than never right?

With the price of posting cards these days I didn't want to buy the cards too - especially not when I have a craft room and stash to make me own. I didn't have tons of time however and so yet again I opted for the digital version and my trustee printer. 

Want to see?

I had this sheet of robot elements that I got a while back from Sweet Shoppe Designs, great if you are a digi scrapbooker and for Project Life, calendars and all sorts. 

Anyway - all I did was create a 4" x 8" template in MS Word (yes I'm that far behind everyone else in the technological world) and added the image before printing. I've got a stash of pre scored 4" square cards so about time I started to use them up.

Here's a close up:

I thought the image was so appropriate as The Hubby and I spent most of Christmas Day helping the boys to build and assemble their gifts once they'd torn through them like a plague of locusts.

I had this design too:

Luckily we had the foresight to stock up on various types of batteries prior to the Bi Day so we weren't met with tears or tantrums. Not from the kids anyway, maybe from me whilst cooking the Turkey!

My next trick is to get the boys to sit down and write their messages!

Wish me luck

Victoria

xxx

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Simple Thank You Cards

Ooh I'm feeling all pleased with myself. I've only gone and done a workout DVD today. I know, don't worry you have come to the right blog, it's just I'm trying to get healthy and fit this year as well as be creative and all that. 

Anyway, slight blip in normal service, talking about health and fitness on here indeed!

I'm back in the full crafting swing of things and even got myself a sesh of card making in this week. I know - you're as surprised as I am right? Want to see my pretty creations?

They are thank you cards for lovelies who have ordered from my sewing business this week. I think I may make some more as I really like how they turned out.

So easy to create too. I used my Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake Note-cards, they come with matching envelopes which is a bonus. The sewing machine image is a digi one I bought ages ago from the lovely Pink Petticoat Boutique. I am so sad they have closed down as her designs were amazing. 

I did cheat and before I printed them  direct to the cards I coloured the image ever so easily in Paint - no posh software needed for me! 

Here's a close up:

I'm no tempted to decorate my actual sewing machine to match. How pleasing on the eye would that be?

I get my Stampin' Up! stuff from the lovely Louise over at Stampin' Delight. Why not pop over for a look. I think her latest post uses these notecards too. 

Victoria

xxx

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Sewing Machine Customer Thank You Cards

Happy Mother's Day UK Mums!

I was treated to a lie in this morning - I didn't wake up until 7am (according to my Mum that's the middle of the night!), then I was treated to a coffee along with a scrummy hot breakfast and oodles of kisses and cuddles from my boys. They'd both made me beautiful cards and I think the Spark had a lot to do with my gift too. 

I've been given a pass out card to craft but with the promise not to work and then my Mum in Law is coming round for dinner later. Perfect day.

So I'm catching up with some Project Life layouts and boy am I having fun, proper in the zone I am. So what can I show you today? Well me sewing business is doing very well and of course I need to send out thank you cards with orders so I figured I'd start making them in batches.  I got 10 done really quickly too.

I think these are Stampin' Up! note cards and envelopes, great for printing on. I used the same digi papers I'd used on my Mother's Day cards, this time I printed the patterned paper onto the front of the cards and then over printed the sewing machine images (all from Pink Petticoat).

Then I added a little detail using markers and a flower button on the sewing machine handle.

With blue daisies:

And with pink:

Now I'm back to my Project Life layouts. I'm off to the Hobbycraft show at the NEC later this week with my friend Kay, can't wait I haven't been in over six years!!!

hugs

Victoria

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