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Here's another pack I completed with two firsts for me - (1) making Christmas cards in August - usually my preparations for Christmas don't start until November at the earliest! and (2) different shaped cards - I'm more the 8" x 8" or 6" x 6" kind of girl! The first is a fancy edge gatefold with an insert with folds inside to give a compact square card. Next, a tent card... … then a rocker card - must admit I like this one because of the simplicity of it. Finally, a stepper card... These were all part of a kit from Which Craft which included the adorable robin stamp from Woodware.

Here's my final project from The Hobby House "Here Comes Summer" kit.  Must admit this was very fiddly to make as the instructions were a little confusing and the majority of the case is made from card stock with a little chipboard to add reinforcement.  However, got there in the end! It's ideal to use as a gift to put some cards or a small lightweight present in.

Finally got around to photographing the remaining cards from the "Here Comes Summer" kit from the Hobby House!

I made this card a couple of months ago for a friend who wanted a special 21st birthday card for her Granddaughter.  She liked the design I had used before but instead of using an image or sentiment as the focal point, decided to use the pretty Pandora earrings instead. Here's a close up of the centrepiece with the earrings... …and finally the decorated box.  Kept it very clean and simple as the recipient isn't a "flower and bling" type of girl!

Here's two of the cards I have made from The Hobby House "Here Comes Summer" kit.   More to come soon - I have finished the whole kit but haven't managed to photograph the rest of the cards yet!

I've had a couple of weeks off work and despite being ill for the majority of the first week, finally managed to attack the pile of craft goodies that have been building up in my craft room!  The following cards are from the Wee Hopeful card kit from The Hobby House.

I've been catching up on a few outstanding projects I have which included a couple of items for construction and altering for my craft desk. This first one is a Tool Tote from Stamps Away, made of MDF, which I painted and decorated with Graphic 45 "Raining Cats & Dogs" papers.  I absolutely adore the colours of these papers. My second project was from My Creative Spirit and is called A Craft Maid.  This one was a little trickier as it is made of greyboard so needed a bit more support initially.  However, now it has been glued, painted, papered and varnished, it is very sturdy and holding plenty of heavy items.  I used the  remaining Graphic 45 papers from the 12" x 12" pad.

Here's another card I was asked to make for a friend and went back to an old layout using Sue Wilson dies and then just painted and inked up some chipboard numbers to finish it off.  I'm entering this one in the Papertake Weekly challenge this week which is to add dimension to your cards which I have done by adding foam pads to base one layer, centre piece and bunting.

I was asked to make a wedding card for a friend and knew exactly what image I wanted to use and the colour.  However, things never go to plan and changed my mind halfway through and ended up using the Creative Expressions Periwinkle card stock again!  The gorgeous image is LOTV - one of my favourites!

Yet another quick one to wish a special little girl a Happy 5th Birthday!

Another quick card which I made last week for a couple who are celebrating 66 years of marriage - I did tell them they would have got less time in prison if they had murdered someone!   The image is from LOTV and decorated the card base with various papers, flowers, etc from my stash.  Quite pleased with the end result considering it only took me ten minutes to make!

Here's a card I was asked to make for a friend who needed a "New Home" card.  I love this image by Whipper Snapper and almost always seem to use it for this type of card. I am entering this one in the Papertake Weekly Challenge "Anything Goes".

I originally made one of these cards years ago after seeing it on a friend's blog and she kindly sent me the details of how to make it.  Recently, I had a request to make a card for a five year old boy and thought this would be perfect!

After making Sam's birthday card recently, thought I would build up my supply of cards and use up the toppers on the sheet with similar cards. The first three are 6" x 6" and the last two are 8" x 8".  Used various scraps of paper but plain blue card stock with my Inky Doodles Fabulous Fabrics stamps to create a pattern.