I have been so busy lately what with leaving my job today and starting a new one next week and also having a holiday in Scotland, but it is also a really exciting time. My new job is part time and although the long term plan is to find a second part time job, in the immediate future I am going to be enjoying two days a week to work more on business, making lovely handmade cards and seeing what the future holds.

If you follow me on Facebook or on Twitter you will see me share recent makes and products that are to go in to my Butterfly Crafts shop when I list them (more coming soon this week) but I thought it might be nice to showcase some of what I have been making lately, I am really getting into stamping and colouring - it would be great to hear your feedback.

Buttons and Bows Easel Card

Gardening Themed Gift Tag Card

Tulips and Sentiment Embossed Card

Tea Pot Themed Best Wishes Card

Owl Double Twisted Easel Card

Birthday Cake Card

Fairy Card with Brayering

Like all crafters, at times I run dry on inspiration and when that happens it is hard to sit down and get creating. Something I want to try more of though is entering various paper crafting blog challenges as a way to try and get more creative and also to get me blogging more about my makes.

This is the first card I have made for a craft blog challenge - it is an entry into Papermill Direct's Easter Challenge - and for the challenge we had to create a card with a Spring or Easter theme, and to me, Spring is finally on its way when the Daffodils start to come out.

	Daffodil card from Butterfly-Crafts.com

The card has been made using PMD white card stock as the base and then a daffodil head stamp from Woodware which I used as a mask on Bassil card and then inked with Distress Inks. The border is from a Tonic punch.

Things have been a little bit crazy around here lately, what with moving back in December and now I am soon to be working in Cambridge and giving up my dreaded 1.5hrs each-way commute into London for a leisurely 3miles cycle along the river to one of the colleges in Cambridge. Life has taken me in a direction I wasnt necessarily expecting but oh boy it is a good one. With all the upheaval I have been having a lot of issues with anxiety and panic moments which I will blog about at another time if I feel I can, but, whilst searching for a inspirational quote to put on the wall in our work room I came across this on Pinterest and I think it sums up a lot of how I have been feeling lately.


If ever you are in need of an inspirational quote, I have a whole board of them called Quotes I Love on my Pinterest so stop by and take a look and see what words might inspire you.