For August I took part in the card swaps (for Yahoo message boards) for the UK_Parcher_Pals and Card_Crafts groups. The parchment swap was a free subject swap this month, so I decided to make a second card using the pattern I used to make my parents’ wedding anniversary card (see “Happy Wedding Anniversary” post). For… Continue reading August Swaps!
Category: August 2012
Happy Wedding Anniversary!
Hi! August is the month of my parents’ wedding anniversary (33 years this year!), so I needed to make them a lovely card. I decided to make it using parchment for a change, and used a pattern that I had downloaded from online. It features bells, rings and ribbons, and is suitable either as a… Continue reading Happy Wedding Anniversary!
Festivals galore!
There’s one problem to the summer – too many craft festivals!! There’s always something going on somewhere, or something to plan to go to, never good if, like me, you live on a very restricted budget and don’t get out of the house much!! But I have managed to get to 3 events this summer, which… Continue reading Festivals galore!
Iris Folding!
Hi! So, July is over, and I learned to make some wonderful iris fold cards! You can see pictures of them below (and the card labelled “Karen’s card” is one she made, not one I gave to her!!). I’ve still got lots left here I can make, and will definitely carry on making them, but want… Continue reading Iris Folding!
From Parching to… Irises!!
Well, another month over, another beginning! I lost a large portion of June because first I then Karen went on holiday, but July will hopefully be better! So what next after Parchment? Well, hopefully we will get more time, because we are aiming to cover a type of card making this month, which involves a… Continue reading From Parching to… Irises!!
Handmade by the Crippled Crafter 