As it's the Summer solstace today (longest day in other words) and I am feeling all hippyish , I made this card all about 'love' with papers from my new CD and a topper that is also included on the CD. I know I am always looking for embellishments to help me make a quick card ( I am afraid I am a last minute card maker!) so I have designed a collection of funky word toppers to co-ordinate with all the colour collections to help when you need something quick but still want something fun and lively. I am still creating the last of the toppers so if you have any good ideas for short punchy words that you would like to see on a topper let me know..I might be able to include your idea! Enjoy your day.

Ha! I have been having fun creating more ATCs for the June ATC swap on the Making Cards Magazine Forum the theme is 'Teddy Bears' and I decided that I would try to make them a little different. I didn't want to give up my Spaceman Ted really once he was finished!
Things are finally getting back to some sort of normal here at Funky Hand Towers, I finished the last of my antibiotics yesterday so my fingers are crossed that that will have seen off that nasty food poisoning once and for all! I can now get back to what I should be doing, finishing this CD!!

I love my Dad! and to try to show it I made him a Fathers Day card that I hope he likes. I have to admit leaving my card making to the last minute recently but this is really pushing my luck! I made this card this morning, scanned it and whilst the glue was probably still not dry got it into the post! Hopefully he will get it in time!



The papers are of course from my new CD V.Funky. Now I have to get back to work speak soon!

Just got my post and I'm all excited again! My Acid-free paper packs Funky Females and Funky Fellas are featured in the 'Editors Best Buy' recommendations in the July issue of Card Making and Papercraft Magazine It's so exciting to see my papers laid out on a magazine page. It only seems five minutes ago that I was sitting here in front of my computer designing them. Just had to share my excitement with you! Best get back to work, speak soon!

Oh dear, I have been ill for the last few weeks..'food poisoning' my Doctors tell me but I have had it on an off since 10th May! Sitting here now feeling pretty sorry for myself. Doesn't this bacteria know I have lots of work to do! Hopefully I will start to feel better soon (crossing my fingers) and will be able to get this CD finished. I don't know about calling it 'V.Funky' I should call it 'The never ending CD story!!' I had been making a very poor effort at a diet previous to this bout of illness.. one good thing the weight is starting to come off! But not in the most healthy way I suppose!



As this post is totally about me I thought I would post a digi scrap page I did a while ago which I had forgotten about. It's a picture of me waiting in line in San Fransisco to go to Alcatraz prison, Ian took it and I use it everywhere! The backing paper is from my first CD The Funky One now going off to take more fluids and curl up in front of an old movie to continue feeling sorry for myself!

My best friend Corrina has had some great news..she has got a new job! I am seeing her tonight and I wanted to give her a card to congratulate her. I spoke with her yesterday and she had given in her notice to her boss, it was very hard for her as she has been working at that company for a long time so I hope that my card will remind her that her new job is what she wants!



The backing paper is from my new (soon to be released) CD 'V. Funky' Yes..at long last it has a name!! and so are the letters. I added a little bit of sparkle with small stick on gems as Corrina likes a bit of bling!! Best get back to work as Ian (my techie) is expecting everything for the new CD to be ready for him to do his magic with by this weekend.. heck I have loads to do!!

Why is it always so hard to make cards for men? I have decided that simple is best. So, as it's Ian's Dads 65th birthday today and he didn't want to make a big deal about it,I have just use masculine colours and kept the card really plain and simple.



The papers are from my new CD which is on the verge of being completed (finally!) so I will tell you more about it in a later post. Now off to get changed to go to the family birthday party.. nothing like leaving the card making till the last moment!!

I have been pretty ill for last couple of weeks with food poisoning so it's been an up hill struggle keeping on top of orders and designing. Thankfully today I am starting to turn the corner and feel a little better. Last weekend was my best friends little girls first birthday so even though I was pretty ill I made this birthday card for her from her Mom and Dad.


She is such a cutie I had no problem finding a nice picture of her but I didn't want it to be a straight forward 'pink' girlie card so I used a paper from my 'soon to be finished' CD which has a grungy polka dot pattern. I think it worked really well. Well her Mom and Dad were pretty pleased with it and it is already in the keepsake box for when she is older. Well best get back to completing the designs for this new CD, very soon I hope to be able to tell you more about it!

I am so excited! My CD Funky Seasons is featured in this months edition of Card Making and Papercraft Magazine. I've known for months that it would be so I don't know why I am so excited but that's just me I suppose.
I am still working away putting the finishing touches to my next CD release..I hope to be able to tell you more about in the next week or so.

I have been at it again.. making cards when I should be designing! I ordered these new stamps from a great site in Canada called www.stampingbella.com and they arrived this morning so nothing could keep me from getting out my under used (recently) H2O paints as these designs just screamed out for a bit of shimmery paint! I have been trying hard to improve my use of wire and beads on my cards so the Bath time card got my latest creation! Both cards have been made with backing papers from my soon to be released and as yet unnamed CD which I should be completing as I type but I thought I would show you what I have been up to this afternoon. Ahh well back to work...