Years go by......

i can't believe that it's been nearly 3 years since I last posted in my blog. Time goes by so quickly doesn't it. I put the Silly moo cards and crafts business on hold for a couple of years as family and my day job didn't leave me much time to concentrate on promoting the business. I haven't stopped crafting of course and have continued to make cards and gifts for family and friends.
I was very lucky to receive vouchers from friends for my 50th birthday and was able to purchase a cricut explore which has opened up a whole new field of crafting and my head is constantly full of ideas of things to make (if you have a cricut yourself I'm sure you will understand!)
I have started taking orders again and am in the process of building up my website and also posting my pics to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Hopefully I will be back here soon to share my crafts with you x

Penblwydd Hapus personalised Welsh Rugby Birthday Card

This card was commissioned for the birthday of a young Welsh rugby fan. It measures 21 x 10.5cm and I decorated it with a layer of Welsh dragon backing paper, green and red die cut circles and embellished with a large resin rugby ball. 
You can see more of my cards and crafts on my facebook page  www.facebook.com/Sillymoocardsandcrafts

Personalised Happy Birthday Card

This pretty card was commissioned for a 10 year old's birthday. It measures approx 15cm X 21cm. I decorated it with a layer of gorgeous backing paper from the Rose collection designed by Aisne Smith. I made the letters with my cricut mini. I hope you like it.
You can see more of my cards and crafts on my facebook page  www.facebook.com/Sillymoocardsandcrafts
Thank you
Sue x

Retirement Card

This card I made for a member of staff who was retiring from my son’s school.

It is made up of a white A5 card which has been covered on the front  with a layer of burgundy coloured card. 4 rectangles made from cream coloured card have been symmetrically arranged on top leaving a margin of approx 1cm around the border of the card.

I stamped gold coloured roses on to the cream rectangles and I then cut out 2 circles using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements Dies, (Lacey Circles) in my Big Shot Machine. As you can see I printed out my message onto the cream card before I cut the circle.

The card was finished off with 3 coordinating paper roses, small flower die cuts and flat backed gems.

The basic design of this card can be adapted for many different uses by changing the colours and embellishments etc so expect to see more as time gos by !.

I hope you like it

Sue x

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Eiffel tower wine glass charms

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I am a fan of the lovely Hazel O'Connor and I have two friends (Sally and Marie) who are even bigger fans than I am. (We are affectionately known as Hazelnuts).  This Autumn we managed to see Hazel, supported by Clare Hirst and Sarah Fisher, at a number of gigs and each one was just brilliant. In September Hazel and ‘the girls’ performed at The Cafe De Paris in Paris. Sally, Marie and myself decided to make a weekend of it and we escaped on the Eurostar on the Friday evening and returned on the Sunday evening. What a fantastic weekend we had! We did so much sight seeing, crammed in lots of eating and drinking and of course the concert in the historic Cafe De Paris was just superb. We still smile now whenever we reminisce about that weekend. 
So now on to the wine glass charms….
I like to think up original crafty gifts for my friends so on this occasion I made each one of us an Eiffel tower wine glass charm. On the Eurostar out came the bottle of wine, 3 plastic wineglasses (courtesy of poundland) and each one decorated with a wine glass charm. The girls howled with laughter and the weekend began….
Of course we each got to keep our charm along with other mementos such as our tickets, photographs of us posing with Hazel  and signed flyers etc. (One day I will get round to making a scrap book …. !)
These wine glass charms are available on my website if anyone would like to order any. Just click on this link .htmlhttp://sillymoocardsandcrafts.co.uk/ourshop/prod_4939216-Personalised-Eiffel-Tower-Wine-Glass-Charm.html

New Engagement Card

This is the first card I created using my new Marianne Design Creatables birds and heart die cutter. I think the overall effect is simple but quite pretty. I like the soft tones of the lilac but the card could be given a more striking look using a darker or more vibrant colour. I hope you like it

Sue x

New Blogger

Hi and welcome to my blog. I’ve been meaning to start a blog for some time but just never got round to it until now…..
I hope to share with you the cards and crafts that I make. Like so many other crafters out there I have so many ideas but not enough time in the day to try them all out.
Tonight I shall be working on a photo birthday card for a lovely 22 year old. I shall post the finished card in about a week (after her birthday).
Bye for now.
Sue x