Carly's Blog

 Since I got my Cricut Maker and collected lots of my old card making materials/supplies from my parents houses I decided to make the first cards for my 3 nephews and my boyfriends mum.  Our twin nephews Ben and Archie had their 4th birthday first, at the end of August. I made them each a card which I am told they loved and kept looking and pointing it out to any visitors they had for their birthday.  I cut out both of the designs from Cricut Design Space which made it so easy to layer them on top - I used both double sided tape and 3D foam pads. The numbers I cut out on vinyl and put them on where I thought they would suit. I then used the Cricut machine to write Happy Birthday on both of the cards - surprisingly I managed to line it up correctly first time!  For Jack's card I printed out a design I bought from CC Designs called 'Sneaking a Lick'. I coloured this in using my Copic markers - colouring in is so relaxing! I layered this on papers that I found in amongst my ol

Coming back to my blog after almost 11 years, hoping to gain some more followers and stick with it this time as it is something I really enjoy.  When I started my blog I was 17 and waiting to start University to study Accounting. Then life kind of got busy with studying and then starting to work. I have since had a couple of jobs all within a bust finance department. I have been in my current job for just over a year - I moved jobs in the middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic but it was the best decision I made.  I also moved out of my parents house and bought a house with my Boyfriend and we have been in our house for 4 years now. it has been an adjustment for us both since it was our first time living away from home. Both of our parents are very supportive and are frequent visitors :)  For my birthday this year my parents bought me a Cricut Maker which I wanted as I seen so many things people had been making. It has taken me some time to get used to it and I learn something new almost ever