Babushka doll Paper Cut

I designed and cut a Babushka doll to congratulate a friend on her pregnancy.   

Tree Wedding Card

A friend wanted a special wedding card for her friends. She was giving them a tree as a wedding present so I made this card…

…here is is ready to start cutting…  

…5 hours later I finished cutting and removed the template…  

…I tidied up the edges, it looked really nice on a glass table outside!…  

 …I made a window card mount for it…

…I liked the way the front of the card bowed forwards – this meant the cut cast shadows on the background rather than looking flat… 

…finished! 

Congratulations on passing your driving test!

My cousin passed her driving test! Well done!

I made her this card…

White Lace / Doily Bunting

For my mum's big birthday I had my family around to my apartment and we had a little party. The night before they arrived I quickly made some bunting out of white paper doilies, which looked like incredibly tasteful white lace trim bunting! It was unbelievably quick to run out with my sewing machine. I could have made a few more lengths – I got a pack of 60 for just £1!

How Like An Angel anniversary gift

For my parent's wedding anniversary I bought us tickets to see 'How Like An Angel', performed by CIRCA in Norwich Cathedral as part of the Norfolk & Norwich Fesitval 2013.
I made a themed presentation card…

I also produced the information sheet for the show, and created a special image to advertise the show…

Happy birthday Helen 2013

Apple Tree Card

Following up from the Apple Tree Card test, here is the final piece:

Hello Rob!

Mum and I travelled to London for the day to finish our Christmas shopping, meet Rob Ryan and collect the prize for winning the Christmas Competition.



Naturally, it was incredible to see behind the scenes and meet an artist whose work I've been admiring for years. Rob Ryan, and all the people in his studio, are as lovely as you would expect them to be for being behind such beautiful work. He showed us around his pad, including his yummy studio and cute bedroom. My camera couldn't capture everything with enough quality, but I can confirm his studio looks like this:

There was an enormous, intricate paper cut work in progress…

As Rob showed us around his (occasional) living space, I got a lovely photo of his finished rest room with their (own made) periodic table tiles, which I read about on his blog post a few months ago…

On the train home, mum and I had so much fun looking through all the glorious prizes I'd been presented with! Here are a few…

Desk Calendar

Cushion Cover

Money Box

Note Book

2013 wall calendar

Limited Edition Laser Cut

Limited Edition Screen Print

Signed Book

Tea Towel

Tea Towel

Tea Towel

Book

Ceramic Tile

Ceramic Tile

Tape

Christmas Tape

And lots more!

Aside from all these beautiful items, by far the best part of winning this prize was meeting Rob and his team, seeing his studios, being invited to do work experience, and getting a massive hug accompanied by a mouthful of fluffy hair. I do hope we meet again.

Congrats to Cheryl…

I want to congratulate Cheryl – she is a runner up in the Rob Ryan Christmas Competition.
She has an interesting blog, sells lovely cards, and I love her cute film…

Happy birthday

Birthday card for friends joint birthday.

Retirement / holiday card

My uncle and aunt retired this year, and they are taking a big trip to Australia.

Baby Bunting

One of my friend's second child was born last week. I made her a cute pink name banner. But as I was wrapping it I considered her older brother might be feeling left out. So I made him a cute blue one too. I hope he doesn't think it's too girly for him. 

YAY

I sent a card to the couple whose wedding invitations I designed a few months ago. 
See their invites here.