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Happy Mother’s Day

antheam — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:26:58 +0000

Hello! It’s Mother’s Day this coming Sunday so tonight I’m sharing with you what I have made for my Mum.
Firstly, here is the card:

I used some gorgeous Crate Paper floral patterned paper that I have been hoarding for ages for the background of my card. I didn’t want to cover the lovely paper so I typed Happy Mother’s Day on my typewriter, punched some Martha Stewart butterflies and added a gold glitter sticker. Simple and pretty – the way I like my cards right now.

I also took a photo of the inside of the card, to show you what I have been doing when I write on the inside of my cards these days:

There are so many cool prints, chalkboard art and examples of typography around the internet that I was inspired to write my own. I have always loved experimenting with fonts and handwriting styles, so I love doing this too.

Lastly, the all important present wrapping:

I wrapped Mum’s gift in gold tissue paper, tied pink twine around it and added some pom-poms on top. Yes, I still love my pom-poms

So that’s what I will be giving Mum on Sunday; I hope she likes it! Thanks for popping in and have a great weekend,

Anthea.

New in my etsy shop

antheam — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:41:43 +0000

Good afternoon! Today I’m here to share with you some of the latest additions to my etsy shop. There are some handmade cards using one-of-a-kind vintage pictures like the cute bird above, and this kraft tag set with floral vintage pictures below:

I also made some more C6 envelopes using lovely floral pictures from a vintage book:

There are also vintage supplies, including a collection of stamps:

and this sweet floral braid:

I added more than 10 new items to my etsy shop in this update; I think it’s the cooler weather inspiring me to be creative! Whatever it is, I hope it continues! All these items and more are in my shop now; thanks for browsing,

Anthea.

Another layout…

antheam — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:07:43 +0000

to show this evening. I used the Maggie Holmes Crate Paper range for this one; I love the colours and the gold thickers! I added some gold glitter tape and gold sequins too, because you can’t have too much gold

I also used my sewing machine, some punches, and the ‘very good’ stamp is a really old one I found at an op shop.

This is my first layout with this range so I will have more to show soon.

Have a great night and thanks for stopping by,

Anthea.

A layout

antheam — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:58:16 +0000

Good evening! Tonight I have a layout to share-and no, I am not joking I took this photo late last year and I thought the October Afternoon clouds paper would be the perfect background.

Have a great night and thanks for looking at my layout,

Anthea.

Neon pink & gold

antheam — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:46:10 +0000

Hi! Today was my sister’s birthday so I made her this card. The tag and die-cut are from dear lizzy and the sticker is from Crate Paper. The embellishments are aqua and gold, which I’m really liking at the moment.

I used to make a lot of cards before I opened my etsy shop but I still enjoy making individual cards for special occasions. My sister really liked it too.

Have a great weekend!

Anthea.

Another birthday card and gift wrapping

antheam — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:38:51 +0000

This week is my nephew Max’s 1st birthday so here is his present all wrapped up. I used brown paper and turquoise string, then added turquoise and aqua pom poms.

Of course I had to make a card too. I cut patterned paper for balloons, typed the sentiment and added the cutest Richard Scarry bunny!

I know that Max won’t remember any of his birthday, but the rest of us will and I’ll take plenty of photos to show him when he’s older…

Have a great week!

Anthea.

Birthday card and gift wrapping

antheam — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:30:58 +0000

This week is my Mum’s birthday so I was able to enjoy one of my favourite parts of gift giving - wrapping them up! I used gold tissue paper, a doily, gold glitter ribbon and some of the pom poms I made recently. I die-cut the gold glitter leaves and added sequins to the tag too.

I also made a card, using coordinating colours:

I’m liking this sequin trend-I found lots of vintage sequin packets at an op shop last week so I’ll be using them on everything…

I can’t wait to give Mum her present on Friday, hope she likes it!

Anthea.

Welcome 2013

antheam — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:15:40 +0000

I’m back! I took a little break over Christmas and New Year, and of course I had to shop for bargains at the Boxing Day sales too. Now I’m looking forward to 2013 and all it’s possibilties. I’m enjoying looking at the new CHA sneak peeks and I’ve already picked out a few ranges I want. I like checking out this and this website to see what will be released at CHA later this week.

I had a lovely family Christmas at home and it was my nephew’s first! I took some photos too.

Cutest. boy. ever.

Anthea.

A Christmas Card

antheam — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:54:59 +0000

A beautiful vintage Christmas card with words by Helen Steiner Rice.

We had our carol service at church this morning and I have begun my Christmas baking. It’s my nephew’s first Christmas too so that will be special. I am looking forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus with my family and spending time with everyone. Thankyou for taking time out to stop by and have a Merry Christmas,

Anthea.

Pom poms & Christmas gift wrapping

antheam — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:11:14 +0000

This week I have been making pom poms from left-over wool found at op-shops. I remember making them when I was little and I used the same method; cutting out two cardboard circles and wrapping the wool around them. Aren’t they pretty?

I decided to use some for my Christmas wrapping this year. I wrapped my presents with kraft paper then tied the pom poms on top.

An easy and effective gift wrapping idea-I think I will use it again

Anthea.