Little Baker!

I have another little needle felted mouse to share today.

This one has been made for my daughter-in-law

who loves to bake.

I gave her a little red jumper, a spotted apron and

of course, a chef's hat!

The little utensils have been die cut using an old

Stampin' Up! set.

The apron has been attached using some ribbon.

She even got little red shoes with pompoms on.

And of course, all good bakers need somewhere to

sell their wares so I made her a little house

with a shelf and even needle felted some cookies!

It was great fun to make.

Here's a quick video showing her off.

I would like to enter this into

Double up for Spring!

I am sharing a card for my DT midway post over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is 

Hello Spring or anything goes.

We have two fabulous prizes of Lisa Horton products

so be sure and join us!!

 

Entries must have at least one stamped element on the front of entered work using either conventional rubber/acrylic stamps or digital images. 

So I pulled out my Lisa Horton products and made a get well card.

I cut a frame in green card using  the nested stitched bubble squares (LH),

then cut a white piece for my image.

I used the multi layer Garden Rose stencil, stamp and die set

along with some grapefruit grove, crushed curry, garden green

and granny apple green inks (SU).

I stamped and stencilled my rose, stamped the sentiment

from the same set and finished with some sequins.

I would like to enter this card into

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option CAS

Creatalicious - anything goes option Easter/Spring

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral + option mood board

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It's also time to share my midway card for

WE LOVE STAMPING

where the theme is also

Hello Spring or anything goes.

We also have a lovely prize up for grabs here too.

Two lovely Penny Black stamps from Buddly crafts.

As always there must be some stamping on the front of your entry and brief details of products used. 

For my card I used a Penny Black stamp called Sunbursts.

To get the different colours on the stamp I used 

Stampin' Write Martkers (SU)

which took a bit of time as they are getting low in ink.

I went with Grapefruit Grove and Call me Clover

then added some pineapple punch to highlight the flowers

along with some brown.

I added some clouds to the background along

with a tiny stamp for some decoration.

I added a bit of fencing which I coloured up with my

blending brush and finished with a sentiment

from Oval Occasions stamp set (SU),

punched using my oval punch (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Catz - anything goes option add a sentiment

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Papercraft Challenges - Spring blooms

Love to Craft - anything goes

2 Sisters on the blog - Spring and/or Easter

Exciting news!

Happy Saturday everyone!

I am just popping on to give you all a little

heads up about something NEW appearing on the 1st April!

No it's not an April Fool joke!!

It's a new challenge but something a little bit different

which we are sure will appeal to lots of you!

WATCH THIS SPACE!!

Birthday girl

Another family card for my Mother-in-law to give to my

Granddaughter Aimee who will be one in April!!

I have used another little image from Mo's Digital Pencil.

She has been coloured up using markers

and my papers are very old ones from my stash.

I used Nitwits to print off and build up some embellishments

to finish the card.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Knockouts - birthday wishes

Craft Rocket - for the girls

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Gem of a Craft challenge - anything goes

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I have made a CAS card for St. Patrick's Day

to send to my brother in Kent.

I embossed a square in the centre of my card

using my embossing board then added some faux stitching

and stamped a little shamrock in each corner.

I then stamp the large shamrock

and the sentiments top and bottom.

The stamp set I used is called Lucky Clover (SU)

and the ink is called Just Jade and Call me Clover(SU).

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - CAS or anything goes

Aud Sentiments - glitter & bling or St.Patrick's/green + sentiment

The Sisterhood of crafters - shades of green

Simply Clean and simple - shades of green

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

ATC for Spring

As some of you know Tag Tuesday has now closed.

We are all very sad about it but with the owner of the blog

missing in action it just seemed like it was time to go.

I loved making tags and will miss that so I went hunting

for a replacement and decided to make an ATC instead.

They are great for trying out different techniques on

a smaller scale and can be slipped into books,

photo albums, journals etc if you don't want to swap them.

So the theme for this challenge was Spring so

I used my Daffodil Daydream stamp set(SU) to

create my ATC.

The flowers and leaves have been stamped and coloured.

The background was coloured using my blending brush

and I then stamped some little dots like Spring rain.

I added the sentiment from Fable Friends stamp set (SU),

punched using my oval punch and some faux stitching was added.

I finished with a stamped butterfly from same set.

Everything has been coloured using my markers.

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the World - Spring

Crafty Catz - anything goes option add a sentiment

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

613 Avenue Create - anything goes option any occasion

Shamrock gift box

Happy Monday!

We have enjoyed such a beautiful sunny weekend.

I hope you all had the same!

Fingers crossed we don't get the freezing cold weather

they are saying is coming next week!

Anyway I have created a larger version of my KitKat box

I made a few years ago.

I love the button slider opening but needed a bigger box

for St. Patrick's Day and for a birthday.

This is the inside and you have a 4" x 4" x1" deep box

in the centre so it will hold treats, socks,

scarf etc for sure.

You can watch my tutorial here

Measurements needed to make one

White card - 11 6/8" x 4"

Score long side - 4", 5", 9", 10"

Inside box - 5 6/8" x 5 6/8"

Score at 1" on all four sides

Papers to decorate your box

two at 3 6/8" x 3 6/8"

two at 1 4/8" x 3 6/8"

four at 6/8" x 3 6/8"

one piece for inside your box at 3 5/8" x 3 5/8"

Items used

Lucky Clover stamp set (SU)

Gingham papers, garden green ink pad,

label punch, 1 1/2" and 1 3/8" circle punches (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - anything but a card

Crafty Calendar - more than one fold

Colourful Option - greens or rainbows

Love those pretty papers - use pretty papers

The Outlawz - no cards

 

Rosie with presents!

Another little girly card for a 3 year old.

For this one I used pretty papers from my stash (very old),

the image is from LOTV called Rosie with presents

and she has been coloured up using my markers.

I added embellishments from Nitwits

and finished with an organza bow.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

I 💓 ProMarkers - anything goes option wings or tails

Ellibelle's Corner Crafty Wednesday - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - B is for birthday

Krafty Chicks - birthdays

Crafty Rocket - for the girls

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Birthday card

My busy birthday month (April) is closing in fast

so I am trying to get ahead.

This card is for my eldest Grandson Oliver but this one is from

his Great Granny. So I need to come up with another version for him lol.

For this one I have used a Mo's Digital Pencil image.

The background papers are old ones from my stash,

and he has been coloured up using markers.

I added his age and a sentiment using Nitwits

and my computer.

I would like to enter this into

Krafty Chicks - masculine

Everybody-Art - for a boy

Unicorn challenge - boys/men

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Mirtillamente - anything goes

Mix it Up - anything goes option layers

Spring has sprung!

It's March already and time for a new challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is Hello Spring!

We have a lovely prize up for grabs so be sure and join us

with your beautiful stamping projects!

For my card I have used a stamp set called

Timeless Tulips (SU).

I used some old papers for the background,

embossed white card using a Plank embossing folder (SU)

and then stamped and cut my flowers, leaves and stems.

After gluing them in place I stamped

the sentiment and punched them out using my

double oval punch (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes (1)

2 Sisters on the blog - Spring and/or Easter cards

Four Seasons - Spring related/mood board

613 Avenue Create - anything goes/any occasion

Love Those Pretty Papers - use your pretty papers

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral with option mood board

I hope you get time to join us this month!

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Our new challenge them over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has begun and the theme this month is

Welcome Spring!

Again we have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and join us!!

For my Welcome Spring card I have used a stamp

from Penny Black Slapstick called Soft Spoken.

I die cut squares in yellow and smaller ones in white

and stamped the flower head, off setting in each square.

I coloured them up with markers.

As this is a large card I cut out some yellow for the base

then ran a slightly smaller mat through an embossing folder

from Sheena Douglas on the top half

and used my embossing board to add lines to the bottom half.

After layering up my squares I positioned in the top half

and added a bow and stamped sentiment.

As it still looked a bit bare I added some gold gems.

I also finished the inside of this one

stamping the flowers along the bottom and colouring.

I would like to enter this into

Mix it Up - anything goes option layers

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Creative Knockouts - finish the inside

Cut it Up - use dies and tie it up

Sweet Stampin' - Special women

Creative Crafting Uncles - embossing folders

I hope you get time to join both challenges this month!

Ballerina in a box!

Today's needle felted project is a little Ballerina Box.

All little ballerina's need a place to relax and unwind, don't they lol??

I decorated the front using some old papers from my stash

which were ballerina themed. I added the letter A as this will be for

my Granddaughter Aimee in a few years time lol.

And here she is. I haven't named her yet but

I will keep her safe until my Granddaughter is old enough to have her.

Needle felted toys are really not toys but more keepsakes.

As you can see I made a little mattress from pink felt

and sewed a little gingham pillow with added stuffing

to keep her comfortable.

But as it is winter I thought she needed a little blanket too

to keep her warm so I crocheted up one in colourful wool.

I had the tin in my stash for a long time and she just fitted it perfectly.

It has been decorated up using some very old papers from my stash

and I stamped a little sentiment on the inside using a stamp

from a set called Part of my Story (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

 

Level Up!

I have another birthday card to share with you.

This one is for an 8 year old and I have used a cute

image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Level Up.

I followed the sketch over at Cardz 4 Guyz challenge

for the layout and the papers are old ones from my stash.

He has been coloured up with my markers

and I finished with some silver card candi.

I would like to enter this into

Cardz 4 Guyz - a sketch

Everybody-Art - kids/babies

Digi Choosday - anything goes

Passion for Markers - embellish it/anything goes

I 💓 ProMarkers - anything goes or add some sparkle

Shoot for the moon!

I have another tag for Michele's theme of FACES over at

TAG TUESDAY.

This was another image I got from Mirtillamente and I choose

it specifically for this challenge.

It really is a nice image.

I coloured it up with markers, inked up the background

in blue ink and added some yellow stars.

The sentiment was added via the computer.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - faces

Mirtillamente Challenge - anything goes

Simon Says - look to the night sky

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

A Place to start - anything goes option things in sky

 

Easter Pockets!

I have a quick tutorial today showing how to make these

cute little Easter packages.

I made these ones a good few years ago

and have had numerous requests to do a tutorial,

so I have finally got round to it lol.

You can watch my tutorial here

I have used papers from my stash which need to be

6" x 6" and the stamp set I used was called Fable Friends (SU).

The bunnies have been coloured using my markers.

I would like to enter these into

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Love Those Pretty Papers - use pretty papers option red

Creative Fingers - anything goes

 

Gaelic Mouse!

My needle felted creation today is for my

Grandson Tom for his birthday.

He loves his football and Gaelic and plays for our local

team called Éire óg.

So Tom the mouse was born.

He is going to be 10 years old this April so

I had to add the age to his jumper.

And of course, he needed a football to hold.

And as these are not really toys I made him a little

keep sake box to store him in.

I would like to enter him into

Critter Crazy Challenge - feature a critter

a Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Have a lovely weekend!