E.A.Poe

It's Michele's turn to choose the theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and she wants to see faces!

I have used an image I won from Mirtillamente Craft Shop

called E.A.Poe.

He has been coloured up with markers

and I found a quote from him online

and added it to the tag.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Faces

Simon Says - make a bookmark/be inspired by books

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Double Day

I am sharing my midway post for

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is

Romance/wedding/anniversary/valentine etc or anything goes

just remember to stamp!

We have an amazing prize up for grabs

so be sure and join us!

For my card I used a soft pink card and papers from an old

pack called Country Floral Lane (SU).

I stamped the jigsaw pieces from a stamp set called

Love you to pieces (SU) and the anniversary sentiment

is from a set called Elegantly Said (SU).

I used rectangle dies for the centre and double oval punch

for the sentiment and finished with some pearls.

 I would like to enter this into

Crafty Catz - anything goes option use a die

Creative Knockouts - love/anniversary/valentine

Creative Inspirations - love is in the air

The sisterhood of crafters - red/pink

PINterest - quilt of hearts

Make My Monday - love

Let's Craft and Create - red/pink and/or white

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I am also sharing my midway post for

WE LOVE STAMPING

where the theme is CAS or anything goes.

We do of course, have a lovely prize up for grabs here too

Be sure and get your entries in now!!

For my card I used a set called

Woodland Wildlife and Be One with Nature

stamp and stencil set from Sheena Crafts.

I used the owl stencil to stamp my scene

and then used the owl mask to stamp the trees and

cyclist for the background.

This is for my son from his Granny and he is

a triathlete and does a lot of miles on his bike.

I added some colour using my markers and blending

brushes and finished by stamping Happy Birthday

and Grandson using Enjoy Life and Family Party stamp sets.

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Stampin' - Masculine makes

Moving Along with the Times - things with wings

Craft Rocket - Happy Birthday

Ally's Angels - anything goes

A Place to Start - things in the sky (OWL)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Mr Fox!

Happy Valentine's Day

to you all.

It should be a day when you love yourself too.

So be kind to yourself today and have a little treat!!

I got some lovely wool in my last parcel from

World of Wool and I also got a surprize package in there

and it had the most gorgeous mottled purples so

I had to make myself a little heart keyring!

I used a heart cookie cutter to get a nice clean shape

and it is nice and thick but so soft too.

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Meet Mr Fox!

This is my third needlefelt project

and this one was born in my head lol.

I felted him up a jacket which was not easy 😂

Things always look easy inside my head!!

I also gave him a cosy waistcoat and of course

some glasses.

This hobby is very rewarding and definitely

a lot of fun!

I would like to enter him into

Crafty Animals - feature an animal

Love to Craft - anything goes

The Outlawz - anything but a card

And relax!

I have another birthday card today.

This time it's for a friend's Grandson who

works very hard and forgets to have fun sometimes!

I have used papers from an old pack called

Birthday from Paper Pizazz.

The image is from Bugaboo, coloured with my markers

and I used some stamps from a set called

Beautiful Balloons (SU).

I would like to enter this into

2 Sisters on the blog - men's cards

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark

Craft Rocket - Happy Birthday

Creative Crafting Uncles - Happy Birthday

 

A little bit of PINK

Today I am sharing another tag for my theme of

add some pink

over at

TAG TUESDAY

For this one I used scraps of paper which I cut into

strips and covered the base of my tag.

I inked round the edges of the tag then

die cut a large heart (Spellbinders dies) and ran it through a

dotty embossing folder from Cuttlebug.

I stamped the SMILE from a set called

Love This Moment (SU), and backed it onto some

matching paper and stuck to the centre of the heart.

The tag was finished with some tulle and a

little paper flower.

I hope you get time to join me this week.

You just need to add a little or a lot of  PINK.

I would like to enter this into

Tweet birdhouse!

My Stash Buster video this week shows how to use some

pretty papers to make a cute little bird house to hold

some treats.

The roof is made in layered stripes.

My roof  has slipped to the right but it is not

glued in place, just held by a clip,

so an easy fix lol.

I have used old papers from my stash

along with Happy Hedgehogs stamp set,

markers and some acetate.

You can watch my tutorial here

Measurements needed to make one

Paper - 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Score long side - 1 1/2", 3", 4 1/2", 6"

Score short side - 1 1/2", 3", 4"

Roof - scrap card - 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Paper for roof

four pieces at 1/2" x 1"

one piece at 1 1/2" x 2"

I would like to enter these into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Let's craft and create - anything goes option red, pink and/or white

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Unicorn Challenge - dots and/or stripes

A Place to Start - anything goes option things in the sky

Meet Patch!

This is my second needle felting project.

No kit this time, just playing around to see what

would happen lol.

This boy has been named Patch by one of my followers

daughters on Facebook, so Patch it is.

He started out a different colour entirely but I ran

out of the colour before I could finish lol

so had to cover him again in the brown wool.

 

To help disguise his patchy skin I knit him

a little jumper and felted a heart on the front.

The eyes are a bit scary but with practise I

hope to improve!!

I would like to enter him into

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

Love to Scrap - anything goes

The Outlawz - anything but a card

Birthday boy!

Today I am sharing a card made for a friend's Grandson.

I have used an image from Bugaboo

and the papers are from an old pack called

Birthday from Paper Pizazz HOTP.

The image has been coloured up using my

markers and I added embellishments from

the same pack along with some punched stars.

The sentiments are all computer generated.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - layer it up

The Neglected Stuff - kick off challenge

paper pad years old, image from years ago, company now closed

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Everybody Art - die cuts and punches

I used star punch

Pammie's inky Pinkies - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - include a stamped image

In the PINK!

It's my turn to choose the theme for

TAG TUESDAY

and I have made it very easy for you, so no excuses!

Just add some pink! Any shade, any amount,

entirely up to you!

For my tag I have used a stamp from AALL & Create called

Fragile Fragment. Stamped in black then I inked over it

using my blending brush in polished pink ink (SU).

I then re-

stamped the heart and number tiles and cut

them out to 3d onto my tag.

I finished with a die cut tag top from 

Elizabeth Craft Designs.

I hope you get time to join my theme this fortnight.

 I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - hearts

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Creatalicious - anything goes option love is in the air

Allsorts - romance and/or music

The Outlawz - no cards

Double Post

Our February challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

has begun.

This month we have the option of

Romance/wedding/anniversary

along with anything goes.

Just be sure and include some stamping!

As always, we have a great prize up for grabs

from AALL & CREATE

For my card I have used a lovely stamp from AALL & Create

called Fragile Fragments.

The card is a tall slim one and the stamp

fitted it perfectly. I stamped it in black then added

colour using my markers.

I matted it onto black then onto my slim pink card.

I stamped the Valentine sentiment from a stamp set called

Country Bouquet (SU) in pink ink and matted onto black

before adding to my card.

I punched out some small hearts and coloured them

in the same colour and added to card using dimensionals.

I would like to enter this into

Colorful Options - I choose pink and hearts from mood board

Crafty Calendar - hearts

Pearly Sparkles - love is in the air

Allsorts - Romance and/or music

Sweet Stampin' - love

613 Avenue - anything goes option lots of love

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Our challenge theme for February over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

is CAS!

We have two prizes consisting of stamps from

a company called Lavinia.

For my card I have used a set from Sheena Crafts called

Just Breathe and Howling at the Moon.

I used the stencil to mask off the white area

and stamped my scene inside.

I then inked it up in red and yellow.

I added faux stitching around the edges along

with stamping Grandson and Happy Birthday.

It was matted onto black card then onto my

white card base.

Other stamps used are Family Party and Sweet Ice cream (SU).

I added some highlights using my white acrylic pen.

I would like to enter this into

2 Sisters on the blog - men's cards

Critter Crazy - anything goes with featured creature

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Creative Crafting Uncles - Happy Birthday

My Time to Craft - masculine cards

Dragonfly Dreams - CAS

Henry the mouse!

Meet Henry the mouse!

This is my very first needle felted piece.

I hadn't a clue what I was doing and got many bloody

fingers from stabbing myself lol,

but I absolutely became addicted right away.

I made a little box to keep him in with an acetate window

and printed his name using my label maker.

Hopefully I will get to make another one soon!

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - no cards option try something new

Little Red Wagon - a is for anything goes

In the post!

I have another tag for Sandie's

Use a Postage Stamp challenge over at

TAG TUESDAY.

For this one I stamped the background using  a Woodware stamp called

Vintage Swallow tail. 

The papers are scraps from my scrap box

and I also used the scraps to make some mini

envelopes.

The stamp is from the pile I saved over Christmas.

It has been finished with a die cut tag top.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - use a postage stamp

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Double angled pillar card!

I was inspired to make this card when I saw a lovely card my crafty friend

Carol made recently. Carol had followed a tutorial from Iced Images

for a right angled pillar card.

So I went to check it out and as I watched the tutorial this designed

popped into my head so I went about making a double angled

pillar card.

The first one I made is a 2" x 2" panel but I thought it stuck out too much

so I went back to the drawing board and came up with this one.

See how my pillar is half the depth of the previous one?

It also still folds flat even with the two angles

and fits into a 6" envelope.

I have a tutorial you can watch to make this particular one

with the double angles and smaller pillar

Measurements needed to make one

Card Base

One by 5 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Score short side at 4" 

One by 5 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Score long side at 1/2", 2 1/2"

One for pillar by 5 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Score short side at 1", 3", 4"

DSP to decorate

four pieces at 3/4" x 5 1/4"

two pieces at 3 3/4" x 5 1/4"

two pieces at 1 3/4" x 5 1/4"

Items used from old stash

Papers - delightfully eclectic (SU)

Stamps - Daisy Lane (SU)

Daisy punches,

Bumblebee card and ink (SU)

Glossy dots (SU)

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral + option mood board

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - all things bright and beautiful

cardz 4 Galz - anything but square

Flower Box Card

My only living Aunt's birthday is coming up next month

and I like to make her a special card so I went with a

Flower Box card.

The tulips and leaves have all be stamped and fussy cut

and the stems were cut from green card.

I stamped and coloured a little butterfly

and added ribbon, gems and a circle sentiment.

It folds flat for posting and fits into an 8" x 8" envelope.

I even had room for a nice verse on the back.

I used Flower Box Card dies from Cardmaking Magic,

Timeless Tulips stamp set (SU),

Highland Heather, Garden Green, Sweet Sorbet and Bubble Bath inks (SU),

Garden Green and lilac card from my stash, organza ribbon

and gems and the papers are called

Delightfully Eclectic (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral + option mood board

Love to Craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Unicorn challenge - birthdays

Cardz 4 Galz - anything but square

Allsorts - close to nature

We are sitting in the eye of the storm at the minute.

The lights are flickering so expecting the electric to go soon.

So far we have lost some cladding from the side of the house

and the chimney is struggling.

My son has a tree down, my other son has fence down

and their neighbour's roof has started to come down!

So scary and dangerous. I hope everyone is keeping

indoors and away from falling debris! 

 

Time well spent!

I made this card for a friend to give to her son.

He is a Grandad now himself and one of his youngest

Granddaughter's is just like this little girl lol.

The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil called Love you Daddy,

and the papers are from Nitwit's called

Manpants.

I have coloured the image with my markers.

I would like to enter this into

Digi Choosday - anything goes

Passion for Markers - favourite colours (pinks & blues)

I 💓 ProMarkers - anything goes or Springtime

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option birthdays

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - Happy birthday

First class post!

It's time for a new challenge over at

TAG TUESDAY

and this time Sandie wants to see you use

a postage stamp!

I had collected some stamps over Christmas to keep

for this theme and make my background tag with them.

I then stamped Charlie the Postman from Whiff of Joy

and coloured him up with markers.

I added a sentiment using my label maker

and finished the tag off with some ribbon.

I hope you get time to play along this fortnight.

I would like to enter this into

Everybody Art - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

CRAFT - anything goes2

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

 

Stash Buster 11

Happy Monday!

I'm getting prepared early for a load of birthdays in April.

These are handy little gift bags, big enough to hold a voucher/

money and some chocolate.

Great for using up some dsp and you get two from a

12" x 12" sheet.

You can watch my video tutorial here

Measurements needed to make one

DSP - 9 1/2" x 6"

Score long side - 1/2", 4", 5", 8 1/2"

Score short side - 1"

Card for handle

Use any shape die or cut a rectangle

2 3/4" x 5" and shape to suit.

Items used

Free as a Bird stamp set

Stitched Nested Labels dies

Delightfully Ecclectic papers

Bumblebee card and ink

Daisy punches, butterfly punch, glossy dots

I would like to enter these into

Crafty Calendar - add a die cut

Love to craft - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - T is for thank you

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Welcome to my newest follower Hilary!