Almost a year later....

Yes, I have decided to write a blog post again.

I haven't really got a good enough excuse for not posting, other than laziness, but I hope I can be forgiven.

I don't have time to catch up with all the projects I have done over the last year or so, but as a little background, I have had a VERY trying last few months. A big change happened in my life last November and it's thrown me out of sorts a little bit - actually - a lot. I won't go into detail here, I know some of you who may be reading this know the story, but I don't want to rehash personal issues on what is mainly a craft blog.

So, I have been crafting a lot more recently. I'm finding therapy in it, it takes my mind off of more poignant issues and have a lot more time for it too. I have taught myself to crochet quite effectively now and have been focussed on crocheting small items, whereas this time last year, I was knitting more.

Today, I have been blog-hopping to find small crochet items which can be used as embellishments for my cards. The one card I managed to complete today features a crocheted butterfly, with gems stuck on to decorate the wings. I wasn't sure about it at first, but I have had some positive response on my Facebook page so I'm feeling more positive about it. Please feel free to leave any comments.



So that's my post for today. I really hope I can blog more often and once again, I apologise that it's been so long!

Punk birthday card

A friend asked me to create a card for her sister's 15th birthday - the only idea she gave me, was that she liked "punk" stuff - so this is what I came up with.

The skull and checked paper was printed off from www.glogster.com and the toppers were just plain card/paper stock written on by hand with an embossing ink pen and black glitter embossing powder. I know it's a little wonky, but I think that adds to the effect!

I loved creating this project as I came up with the whole idea myself. I was duely informed that the recipient was very pleased with the card too - I love making people happy with my creations!