Step into another birthday!

I made this stepper card for an upcoming family birthday.

She is into running and is super fit and sporty

so thought this image from Saturated Canary would

suit her well.

The papers are called Delightfully Eclectic (SU)

I teamed it up with purple card and ribbon.

The quote is from Enjoy Life stamp set (SU)

and the Sentiment is from Sweet Ice cream (SU).

I punched out some flowers and added some

card candi coloured to match for the centres.

The image has been coloured using markers.

I would like to enter this into

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option beginning with B

(birthday)

Heart's Quest for shaped cards/shaped tags

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Allsorts - spring flowers or anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - female cards

Another sunny day so we are back out into the garden

for lots of work.

We have been building a patio, digging new planting areas

and sorting lots of bits and pieces.

Back breaking work for sure but so pleasant

as it is not RAINING!!

Enjoy your day.

Tag-along (& ATC's)

I am just HOPPING on to let you know about

our brand new challenge blog!

If you want more information then HOP over

HERE.

I am sharing a little tag I made for a new baby.

I have used a border punch for the lacy top and bottom

and the bunny and wording is from a stamp

set called Easter Bunny (SU).

The background papers are also from SU.

I coloured up the bunny with markers

and added some ribbon and bakers twine.

I would like to enter my tag into

Simon Says - Hip Hop

Crafty Animals - anything with an animal

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes April

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

As we are a Tag and ATC challenge I went

ahead and made a little ATC

using Fable Friends stamp set (SU).

The background has been made using my inks and a

cloud stencil.

The bunny has been coloured up using markers.

I grabbed a tree stamp from Happy Hedgehogs (SU)

and stamped it around the top of the ATC

and coloured it up with markers.

The sentiment was stamped in memento.

So come and check us out, follow the blog

and get ready for our first challenge in May!

Tag-along and atc's

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the world - Easter time

Crafty Animals - anything with an animal

a Perfect time to craft - anything goes April

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

Crafts Galore - anything goes

Budding designer!

I had two of my Grandsons to mind after school a few days last week

and Tom (9) is a very creative boy for sure.

I gave them a large box of pens/markers/pencils which 

had accumulated in my craft room over the years.

They were challenged to sort out which ones had dried up,

and there were a lot lol.

So they liked the markers that much I gave them some

paper and they got to sketching.

Tom came up with this sketch so I decided to needle felt

it up for him and he was super happy lol.

'You are amazing' were his exact words!!

I'll take that any day as it's very hard to amaze

the younger generation these days lol.

So hopefully we have a budding designer in our midst!!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Gift set

I'm sharing a card and gift box I made

for my son Deaglan's birthday this April.

The gift box is the same as the one I made for

St. Patrick's Day (HERE) and the card is a Teepee one.

Tutorial can be found here.

Dec does triathlons so I covered each side

with swimming, running and cycling.

The papers are from SU along with the stamp set

which is called Do the Impossible.

I also used Circle Sayings and Family Party stamp sets.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - more than one fold

Heart's Quest - shaped cards and tags

Unicorn Challenge - boys/men

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - S is for - son, sport, stars

Fab 'n' Funky - boys/men

Stash Buster 16

Back to some stash busting!

Today I have a video showing how to make these cute little notebooks.

I used some very old stash for the covers

and the insides are from an old sketch book.

The covers have been decorated using some of my

tags created a while back for Tag Tuesday.

These little books will be going to my local

Charity Shop.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one

Cover

paper - 5 3/8" x 4"

Inside pages

paper - 5 2/8" x 4"

I have used

retired papers (SU) and HOTP.

Various SU stamp sets

Elastic thread and stapler.

I would like to enter these into

Pearly Sparkles - no cards

crafty Calendar - more than one fold

Love to Craft - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

Love fresh sunny day here today!

The garden might be calling to me.

Have a great week!

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!