News & Updates from Hand Made Finished Cards By Dianne Jackson

Last February about this time I did a news article about my Sister, Cynthia reaching 5,000 sales in just under 2 years.........well, just one year on she has done even better and made another 5,000 sales.

This is half the time she did last time.

She has now reached 10,000 sales and has earned me the top referral award of £75. I must say though I am not surprised at all by this. Her designs are so unique and her quirky sense of humour makes her joke designs just that little bit different than all the other joke designs.

She always puts her own little twist to her designs that always bring a smile to all who receive them, I am showing the NHS needs your bed, this is a simple but humerus get well card that is bright and cheerful and also knee and hip replacement.

I sent this one to my consultant when I had both my new hips done. It was just perfect for the situation

My Sister, Cynthia Massey started designing exclusively for cup just under 2 years ago and she has already reached 5,000 sales.

Because we used the referral system when she first started she has earned me £45 to spend on Craftsuprint for reaching this target.

I really enjoyed my spending spree and I would like to thank Cynthia and Craftsuprint, Because Cynthia is a card maker herself means she knows the importance of having plenty of decoupage in her designs.

You never have to print her sheets out twice to get that important decoupage which is a big bonus to card makers as it saves on expensive ink and card, I am showing my favourite 2 designs from her latest range.

There is so much decoupage on these roses that once the card is finished it just makes the designs pop.

These 2 designs are great for all your girly cards that you send to friends. They are simple and stylish and the roses are easy to cut out and layer.

My cat Charlie was 2 last week. He is a big cat that weighs 9 pound. He is very territorial which makes it impossible for us to have another cat. I am always tempted when I visit the Kitty cafe in Leeds.

Charlie likes to wait for the postman to come and as soon as he hears the letterbox go he quickly darts to see what has dropped through and we cannot pick it up until he has pawed and kneeded it all, and when he has finished he sometimes likes to just sit on it for a while.

He is so funny. If I let him loose with a newspaper he will delight in pawing it and tearing it to shreds. I am showing a beautiful butterfly design from Anne Lever this time, and also a poppy design from Deloris.

I am always attracted to poppy designs as they always look so stunning and stand out from all other florals

Amelia has just had her 5th birthday and she loved her girls world. She loves putting in her slides and clips so much she must have covered every part of the head.

She also lost her first tooth on the day too and was so excited that the tooth fairy gave her £5.

How times have changed. I remember getting a silver sixpence. I am showing 2 designs by Cynthia Massey. Make a wish is a lovely card to send to a 5 year old. Cynthia sent this one to Amelia and she absolutely loved it.

It made a nice change from all the Princess cards she received. The second design is a Blessing card that Cynthia specially designed for me as I had an order from someone at church who wanted a Blessing card for a couple who was recently married.

This was perfect and you just cannot buy them in the shops.

Thank you so much Cynthia, keep your great designs coming

Today was Amelias first day at big school. She was 4 on the 8th August so she is one of the youngest in her class. Here she is pictured with her cousin, Annalise (on the left) who is in the same class as her.

She was so excited to be going and she had a great day and came home so happy. She drew a picture of her family. Her mummy to the left, then Daddy, then her older Brother, Luke and then herself to the right. Pink is her favourite colour so she did herself in pink. Then she added Mitzy the cat and Rocky the dog.

I think this is a brilliant picture for her age.

She is so bright and knows all her alphabet and can write them all when you ask her, and she can count up to 100 and write all her numbers too.I am showing a design by Marijke Kok that I really love, and also a design by Cynthia Massey because she designed this one especially for me showing my cat, Charlie