Fathers Day 2011

Fathers Day 2011 is on the way - June 19th in case you had forgotten! So, in an effort to tackle the difficult subject that is male cards I dived head first into the craft room and got stuck in!

I went through my huge paper stash (seriously...its a mountain!) and pulled out all the colour combinations I felt were best suited to male cards. The usual suspects of blue and green appeared along with stripes and dots. I experimented with the paper, tearing some sections and punching others and treated each card as a mini canvas! I also topped off the cards using one of my favourite materials....garden twine!Finally, no LuckyRainbow card is complete unless is has some faux-stitching!

I'm quite pleased with my results! These cards are for those who already contacted me requesting some for their lovely dads, but there's still time if you want / need one! As always, just drop me a line - luckyrainbowdesigns@gmail.com - I'm always happy to hear from you!

Pretty Cards to send to Pretty People

I've been without my beloved android phone for the best part of a month. It suddenly stopped working for no reason and alas off to the phone doctors it went. I arrived by yesterday to collect my phone only to be told "They just gave you a new one"....obviously serious damage had been done to the previous one. However, I have to say I'm loving the new updated Sony Eircsson phone. It's easier to use, easier to text with and I easily downloaded all my favourite apps in a heart beat! As you'll soon see from the images, the retro camera app is (in my opinion) thee most fun arty, farty app to play with.

Also today I was due to give a hand in the Etsy Pop Up Shop but I was having terrible headaches, part of me thought it was down to the 25C sunshine we had in Limerick yesterday! This pasty gal just ain't use to it! My apologies to the gals on the Etsy team, I was looking forward to drinking tea, chatting to the customers and bringing all my card making goodies to the shop to make cards while the shop was quiet!

However, I have managed to make some new, fun cards in the last few days. My stock is really low in the Pop Up shop (a good complaint!) so I need to get myself down there tomorrow to not only help out but to also bump up my section! Everything (and more!) you see in this post will all be available in the pop up shop from Sunday, June 5th!

Ode to summer!

Hope you all had a lovely and choc-tastic Easter!!

Time to crack open those summer papers and create some fun, bright colourful cards, all of which will brighten up your day...I hope! Sunshine, butterflies, energetic greens all to lift your day and make you smile!

Shot in my new studio (for now!)....the back garden!! As always, this little number will be available from my etsy store within the next few days! Stop on by and share the love or leave a comment below! :)

Enjoy! :)

Crafty Sunday

Last week I launched 'Crafty Sunday, my new YouTube channel which each Sunday publishes a simple video made by yours truely showing you how to make your very own handmade card. My editorial and filming skills are basic to say the least (I like to think of them as 'cute') - however should creating this little tutorials take off in the way I hope then perhaps I'll invest in a niffty camera for filming!

Last week I showed you how to create a pretty Valentines Card and this week I demonstrate how to create an effective, but simple 'Thank You' card using strips of leftover ribbon and wonderful Amy Butler paper.

If anyone has any questions about the materials, products or techniques used, please don't hesitate to contact me via blogger or at luckyrainbowdesigns@gmail.com

Enjoy!