Labour of love

I have had an envelope full of prayer cards and Holy medals

belonging to my late Mum, in my bedside drawer for 19 years.

The contents are probably much older than that for sure!

I also used one of my Mum's cross stitch pieces for the cover.

So I thought it was time to give them a nice home.

I didn't take time to work out any details I just went for it lol.

I did want to give it an old vintage feel though.

For the pages inside I used some white card to

which I stuck pages pulled from a thesaurus,

inked round the edges and then run through my sewing machine. 

The cover is hardboard and when I had finished all the pages

I realised I had no other choice than to bind it together

using my Cinch machine and some ribbon.

I am happy enough with the finished book but learned

a lot to NOT do next time lol.

You can watch a more detailed look here

For this project I have used

A Thesaurus, cinnamon cider ink pad,

vellum, lace, machine sewing and stickers.

I have used various SU stamp sets throughout

along with some Hunkydory word strips and embossing folders.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes 

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes option use a bow

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz - anything but a card option furry friend

Frosty morning but nice and sunny.

Had a good walk in the fresh air which we both enjoyed.

Now decisions decisions, will we light the fire??

It's at the other end of the house from my craft room though!!

Anything is possible!

We have another week of anything goes over at

TAG TUESDAY.

This time I made two tags in different sizes.

These were made to go in one of my folios.

The backgrounds were cut from some grid paper from a pack 

from K & Company.

I inked up the background in gorgeous grape then stamped

some text from Gorgeously Made stamps.

I then added bits of stickers and topped them with

wording from a Hunkydory pack called Just My Type.

I then melted some ribbon with my heat gun

and stapled to the top of each tag.

Come and join us this week and be in for a chance

to get a coveted badge for your blog!!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral + optional mood board

Path of Positivity - anything positive option family/friends

Crafty Catz - anything goes option add ribbon/twine

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Oh winter is upon us lol.

Frosty cold out there this morning and very cold over night

but I am thankful for cool nights so I can sleep!!

We had another family funeral on Sunday, that's

four inside two months!

This time of the year is so hard for everyone.

Feel the magic!

This is my card for our midway post over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the challenge is anything goes option something magical.

We have an amazing prize up for grabs so

be sure and join us!!

For my card I used a selection of fairy stamps from

Crafters Companion.

I created the background using 3 different ink colours,

masking off a circle for the moon.

I stamped the toadstool house separately then cut it out,

coloured it up and stuck in place.

I stamped the fairy, branches, dragonflies, toadstools

and grass wherever my heart desired lol.

I then inked round the edges of my card and run

it through my sewing machine.

It was matted onto my base card and I then

added some white pearlized enamel dots! 

I would like to enter this into

Mix it Up - anything goes option paper piecing

Love to Craft - anything goes

Double Trouble Paper Crafting - thing 1

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Accordion Journal with pockets!

I came across this great tutorial on YouTube from

Pink Monarch Prints.

It has accordion pockets on one side and

the opposite side flips into a journal style!

I'm a bit of a stationery lover so this was right

up my street!!

Perfect for saving money, receipts etc throughout the year

and keeping a log of your entries too!

I added elastic closure to mine and decorated it up with brads

and stickers from Bo Bunny (very old).

The papers I used are from Delightfully Eclectic (SU)

Stamps used are from EC month stamps and

I used an eyelet and elastic thread from my stash. 

You can watch a quick walk through here

I would like to enter this into

 

Life's special moments

I had a card to make for an upcoming birthday

and had absolutely no mojo at all.

So I went on a hunt for  a sketch and came across this one

over at Sunday Stamps.

As this is a December birthday I went with

rich shades of blues and pinks.

I have used a stamp set called Places in the heart (SU),

papers are from a Nitwits download called Pocake

and the images has been coloured with my markers

and some wink of stella.

I used my oval dies for main image.

I would like to enter this into

Sunday Stamps - sketch 348 in the frame

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Passion for Markers - dies and/or punches

Krafty Chicks - stamp week

Pretty tag!

Our new challenge theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by Valerie and she has gone

with anything goes!!

Easy or what!

I have gone with a pretty butterfly tag.

I started with a piece of white card and stamped

some text from Gorgeously Made stamp set.

I then inked it up using gorgeous grape ink.

I punched the top for the tag shape and then

added some butterfly stickers and flower stickers

from my stash.

I took it to my sewing machine and stitched all the

way round in white thread.

I then stamped the sentiment

and added to the centre.

The ribbon has been heated with my heat tool

to make it shrink and curl and I

attached it to the tag.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - anything goes

The Paper Funday - anything goes option tags

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes option add ribbon

We have a very dense fog here this morning and showing

no signs of lifting!

Hopefully get out walking later!

Stash Buster 5

I came across this idea on

Sarah's Ink Spot Blog.

I am sure we have all done these before but great to revisit.

The smaller one is Sarah's but it wasn't big enough

to pop in a voucher/gift card so

I adjusted my sizes to suit.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one

Card 8 1/4" x 2 3/4"

Score long side at 3 1/2", 4", 7 3/4"

DSP to decorate

two pieces at 2 1/2" x 3 1/4"

one piece at 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Inside Pocket

6 1/4" x 3"

score long side at 2 1/2", 2 3/4", 3", 5 1/2", 5 3/4", 6"

Items used

Blueberry Bushel card and ink (SU)

Winter Meadow dsp (SU)

Dashing Deer stamp and die set (SU)

snowflakes and gems

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - Christmas and/or winter

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

Crafty Animals - include an animal

We Love Stamping - Christmas

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Unicorn Challenge - Christmas and/or winter

Stamps & Fun=CREATIVITY - gift idea

Up early this morning as hubby had a doctor's appointment.

So we have shopping done and back home for 10 am!!

Someone has golf after lunch so I'm planning a

day in my craft room to catch up on some orders.

Have a great week everyone.

Roughing it!

A bit odd barbequing in November but this card is winging it's way

to Australia where this man will be camping and cooking for sure.

I used an image from Bugaboo and coloured him up with markers.

The background, embellishments and paper are all from

Nitwits Camping download.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

I Love ProMarkers - anything option flowers

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything option add ribbon

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Pretty Folio and pen

I have made another folio to use up my 12 x 12 stash.

This one used papers from K & Company and My Mind's Eye

along with some Soft Sea Foam card.

I saw a folio made by May May on YouTube which sparked

an idea and this is what I ended up with.

The front is magnetised and I added a matching pen.

Inside there are note cards and a jotter

decorated with stickers, machine stitched and some stamping.

Flip another page and you get some pockets holding

another little note book and some pretty tags.

It is full of nice friendship and inspirational quotes.

You can watch a walk through here

Stamp sets used

Flowers of Friendship and Silhouette Scenes (SU)

Feel Alive AALL & Create

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore encore - anything goes

Triple B - birds, blooms and butterflies + option mood board

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Path of Positivity - anything positive option family/friends

Day of the Dead

I have another tag for Michele's theme

DAY OF THE DEAD

over at

TAG TUESDAY.

Didn't do much here other than cut circles

and add some wording which was computerised.

Not my forte but we need to stretch ourselves these days!!

The images are from Vectoria Designs.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Day of the Dead

Triple Pocket Wallet

My Stash Buster tutorial today uses a full sheet of 12 x 12 and

you can create this lovely 3 pocket gift wallet.

I made a matching card for mine to fill one pocket.

Another pocket will be filled with with money

and the third will be a flat chocolate treat of some sort.

Perfect for giving money gifts for my family this year.

You can watch my tutorial here

I found the original tutorial on YouTube from

Scrapbooking with me Crafts channel.

All measurements given out during the tutorial.

You just need a nice sheet of 12 x 12 double sided paper.

I have used papers from SU called Winter Meadows.

Stamp set - Poinsettia Petals (SU)

Ink - berry burst (SU)

Notecards, rectangle dies, gems and wink of stella.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything with flowers and optional mood board 

We Love Stamping - Christmas

Lil Patch of Craft Friends - anything goes

Merry Little Christmas - anything goes

Peace on Earth - anything Christmas

Another dry but dull day and temperatures pretty nice!

I have my walk done and no shopping needed

so a nice peaceful day in my craft room"

 Have a lovely week!

Magical moments!

Our new challenge theme for November over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is anything goes option make it magical!

And of course there will be some very magical stamps

up for grabs so be sure and join us!!

For my card I used stamps from Lavinia.

I started by masking off my background using a circle

from Lisa Horton Crafts. The inks I used are all

distress inks in spiced marmalade, mustard seed and peeled paint.

I then stamped the foliage, fairy and toadstools in memento black

and then used Tahitian Tide (SU) ink to add some flowers.

I still felt something was missing so stamped the wording

on either side of her from the same stamp set.

I added some dots to the toadstools using a white acrylic pen.

I added some wink of stella to her wings.

I then edged the whole thing in black ink and matted

onto my card base.

Come and join us this month!!

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option fantasy

Snowman scene

I treated myself to some Polkadoodles stamps, dies and stencils recently

and they just arrived so had a quick play.

I made this one completely flat but will definitely

play around more next time. Just needed to get

a feel for them first.

I started by stencilling the background using the snowfall stencil

in balmy blue ink.

I then stamped the snowman, coloured him up with markers

and wink of stella and left him to one side.

Next I stamped some trees in the background using

an old stamp set from SU called Evergreen Elegance.

I then tore some paper for snowy edges and stuck in place.

The snowman was then stuck down along with his

santa hat. The stamp set has a nice variety of items to

change up the snowman and this is one big snowman!!

I finished with lots of more wink of stella which does not

show up in the photo at all, along with a sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Digi Chooseday - anything goes

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

Christmas BINGO - I used B line - dots, hand colours image and free

Gem of a challenge - anything goes

Allsorts - magic of the season

Incy Wincy - anything option Christmas card with handmade background

We Love to Create - anything mixed media/paper crafting

It's a dull as ditch water here today but very close.

Had a good walk this morning and a bit of housework

and now I need a coffee!!

 

Gift Wallet

I also made this wallet to go along with the

Christening Album I shared on Wednesday.

It has two pockets, one on the inside and one at the back.

I put a mini card in the inside pocket

and money in the back pocket.

The belly band held it all secure.

I used a stamp set called Inspired Events (SU).

The cross was die cut using a spellbinders die

and the papers are old ones from SU.

The little card is from a Memories and more pack called

Bright and Beautiful.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

A Place to Start - anything option use pink

Cardz 4 Galz - showcase your patterned papers

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Have a great weekend everyone!

Halloween goodies!

This is the some of the goodies I have prepared for

our Grandsons for Halloween.

The cube boxes hold some chocolate balls,

the orange one at the back with the bat on it

holds a wagon wheel.

Lots of burnt fingers making these with the

hot glue gun!!

The coffin box holds some chews with a few coins

wrapped in the same paper inside

and the one to the front holds the cake bar.

I have also threw in a chocolate skeleton, crisps

and one of those slap wrist bands.

I used papers from The Works and the stamp set

was Tricks & Treats from SU.

The bats were also from the Works.

I would like to enter these into

Creatalicious - anything option Halloween and/or purple and black

Papercraft Challenge - spooky season

Little Red Wagon - sweet treats

Day of the Dead!!

It is Michele's turn to pick the theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and she has gone with

Day of the Dead!!

I don't have any stamps related to that theme but

I did get this lovely free download from Vectoria Designs.

It came with the little mini book cover which I turned into a

pocket for the tag.

I added the wording to the front of the pocket

and printed the tag off twice so I could layer up some of the

flowers and added a sentiment on the bottom.

I finished it with some ribbon and then added lots of 

glaze to the places I wanted to pop.

I hope you get time to join us this fortnight!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Day of the Dead