Every handmade card starts with a moment. Mine started with wanting to make something different for my mum. I’d seen all those social posts making it look easy, so I thought ‘why not give it a go?’
When I handed her that first card, I felt like I’d actually achieved something. I didn’t know if it was perfect, but I just hoped it made her feel as good as it made me feel to make it.
After that, I saw other cards and thought ‘I want to be that good’. So I joined a card-making group - and that’s where things clicked. They gave me pointers, and suddenly I was playing with stamps, different inks, all kinds of colors. For the first time, I wasn’t just copying what I saw online - I was being my creative self.