Tag-along July

I can't believe it is July already!!

Of course that means it's time for a new theme

over at

TAG-ALONG (and ATCs).

This time the theme has been chosen by Brenda

and she has gone with 'in the garden'.

For my tag I choose a nice yellow for my base then cut my

white smaller and started with a cloudy sky and some

grass and flowers stamped along the bottom.

I stamped the dragonfly onto the card

then stamped again and cut and coloured the wings

and 3d them on top.

The sentiment was stamped and added

to my tag and I finished it off with some ribbons.

I would like to enter my tag into

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

I decided to use the same stamp set for my ATC.

Again stencilling the clouds and then

stamped the grass and flowers along the bottom.

I then stamped some parts of the dragonfly,

coloured the wings in yellow

and then over stamped with some text.

I finished with the sentiment matted in black.

I would like to enter my ATC into

Allsorts - seaside or anything goes

Gem of a challenge - anything goes

Try it on Tuesday - add some text

Stamps used

Paper Artsy - tops & tails

Through it together and Gorgeously Made (SU).

Other Items used

home made cloud stencil

markers, ribbon, black ink.

Of course, we have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and get your entries in.

You can enter up to four times with a tag or ATC

but remember to list what you used

to make your project.

Mini album

Back to using up more stash now that my room is sorted.

This was a 12 x 12 pack that I had eaten into a long time ago

but still have 2 full sheets and some embellishments.

So I went with a mini album following a tutorial

from MayMay Made it on YouTube.

You can see the tutorial here.

I added a few pocket envelopes inside to use up

more scraps.

You can watch a quick walk through of insides here

Items used

Papers from NRN Designs and First Addition Love Letters

Stamps - Love this moment (SU)

Magnets, gems and punches.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun - use designer papers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

More Q-Con stuff

Showing one of my needle felting designs

that went to Q-Con last week.

Couldn't not have a rainbow monster!!

They were all boxed in acetate boxes with a little

monster poem.

I also made a bunch of these keyrings with a

needle felted flower or star.

Q-Con books

Just dropping in to share some of the things I made for

my daughter's table at Q-Con which was last week.

She did very well and sold a lot I had made

for her and the rest is being put in her Etsy shop.

The top photo shows some cute sketch books. Some

had popper closure some were just clip up

with a nice sentiment.

These ones have an elastic closure and are either

sketch books or note books.

These were tiny ones which were snapped up instantly.

I made about 10 of these ones.

All laminated and elastic closure.

I used papers from SU called Rock & Roll

and We R Memory Keepers, called teen angst.

I would like to enter these into

Girlz Creative Fun - anything using DSP

The Outlawz - no cards

 

Retire to the garden

Happy Monday!

I had a busy weekend as we were revamping my craft room.

It was long overdue and still a work in progress lol.

But nice to get organized and get rid of rubbish.

This card was made for a teacher's retirement

and she is destined for the garden lol.

So I thought this lovely image from Mo's Digital Pencil

called Eileen, would be ideal for her.

The papers I used are from Nitwits called

Porch Swing.

I printed off the papers and all the embellishments.

She has been coloured with markers.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - anything with USB, CD or digi download

Crafty Catz - anything option hot colours

I 💓 ProMarkers - anything goes option summer

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Crafty Calendar - add a sentiment

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Double Post

I'm sharing my midway post for our

furry friends theme over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs so be sure

and get your entries in.

For my card I used a stamp set from Penny Black

called Ate the Candles.

I used a kraft card for my base and some

green gingham for the background paper.

A piece of green ribbon was stuck

across the middle of the paper.

I stamped happy birthday from a set called

Country Birdhouse and the small cakes are

from a set called Tabs for Everything, both SU.

The cute little dog has been coloured up with

markers and the sentiment is from the

same stamp set.

I used a set of rectangle stitched dies (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Moving Along with the Times - birthdays

I 💓 ProMarkers - anything or summer time

Passion for Markers - animals

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Stamps + Fun = Creativity - use kraft paper

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

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I'm also sharing my midway post for our

Close to Nature theme over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

and remember we also have an amazing prize

up for grabs there too!

For my card I went with a fun fold shape.

I had saw one on Pinterest but it wasn't linked

to anyone so no instructions/measurements to follow.

So put my brain in gear and made this from

the photo.

It was made for my daughter-in-law's Rachel's birthday

and she love nature and gardening.

It did take a bit of time but made a  nice card.

I have used papers called Countryside Inn and Balmy Blue card (SU).

The stamp sets used are called

Butterfly Gala + punch, Forever Fern

and Forever Flourishing Dies.

I used boho blue and flirty flamingo inks

and just had fun with lots of stamping and die cutting

making the little foliage bouquets,

finishing them with a bit of ribbon.

I added some stamped and punched butterflies

along with some nice sentiments to the book side

and stamped around my birthday verse side

using the same stamps and inks.

It did fold fairly flat and slipped into it's envelope easily.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun - anything with designer paper

Aud Sentiments - fun fold and/or summer time + sentiment

Unicorn challenge - not square

Make My Monday - one or more butterflies

HQFSCAT - shaped cards or tags

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral + optional mood board

Allsorts - what makes you happy

any kind of papercraft but especially fun folds

Dragonfly Dreams - use one or more butterflies

Tools at the ready!

This card was made for a nephew of mine

from his Granny.

He works in a factory where he lives

and the tools he uses are a hammer and pinchers.

So that's what he got lol.

I put the factory logo on his shirt

and followed the colours of his uniform.

The image is from KennyK and the

papers are from a download from Nitwits

called Assembly Required.

He has been coloured up with markers

and sentiments were generated on my computer.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - masculine

crafty Calendar - add a sentiment

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafter's  Cafe - anything goes option masculine

Creative Moments - man or boy

Creative  Inspirations - one for the boys

613 Avenue Create - anything goes option guys

CD Sunday - anything with USB, CD or download

Midway for Tag-along

Middle of June already!!

What's happening!!!!

I am here sharing some more makes for our June challenge

over at

Tag-along (and ATCs)

where the theme, chosen by our lovely Lynn,

is DRINKS.

For my tag I used an old SU set called

Bubbleover which has stamps and dies.

So I stamped the bottles in two different colours,

die cut them along with two straws and decorated

them with stamps from the set.

For my tag base I stamped some bubbles

using the same colours and inked around the edges.

I finished it off with matching ribbons

in the two colours and some bakers twine.

I would like to enter this into

Craft Rocket - no designer paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Unicorn challenge - not square

HQFSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

The Outlawz - anything but a card

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For my ATC I inked up my base using yellow ink

then stamped the cocoa beans.

I then stamped and die cut my coffee cup,

cream top, thanks a latte oval and straw

and assembled my cup.

When stuck to my ATC I stamped a little heart in red

and inked the edges in brown.

The set I used is also an old SU one called

Coffee Cafe.

I would like to enter this into

ATCs Around the World - spots and/or stripes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything June

Crafts Galore - anything goes

First Cup - anything drink related

Remember we have a brilliant prize up for

one lucky winner this month so get your

tags and/or ATCs in now!

Scrappy Bears!

Christmas in June!!

It must be this rotten weather we are getting lol.

But it happened totally accidentally.

I was hoking through my papers and pulled some

scraps out with the sheets I thought I was after.

They were Christmas ones so I just went with it.

I looked through some challenges and found

the Snippets Playground and Girlz creative Christmas

so went with my scraps and Beary Cute stamp set (SU).

Here are the scraps I used

I used the navy off cut and put the snowflake

paper underneath to show through the punched areas.

It was a bit bare so I ran it through my sewing machine.

The bears were stamped, cut and coloured.

The sentiment was stamped onto my oval

using starry sky ink (SU) and the

bears placed underneath.

I did ink some snowy mountains behind the bears

but they did not show up in my photo!

I finished it off with some snowflakes and gems.

Number one Christmas card done!!

I would like to enter this into

Snippets Playground - use your scraps

Girlz Creative Christmas - polar bears

Christmas Kickstart - Christmas critters

The 12 months of Christmas - anything option 1 or 2 layers

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

Peace on Earth - Christmas themed

There's a monster in the house!

I made a few little needle felt monsters

for my daughter's table at Q-Con in two weeks.

They were really fun to make though

I think the one in pink needs to see the dentist lol.

I used felting wool from World of Wool

and Amazon.

Welcome to my newest follower SUSAN.

Thanks so much for taking time to follow

my blog.

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - no cards

Love to Craft - anything goes

Butterfly dreams

I took a little time out to decorate my mini book

from my tutorial last week.

This one has a butterfly theme as

I had a little drawer full of butterfly stickers.

The quotes are from an old Hunkydory Book and I

stamped a few from a set called Foliage

from AALL & CREATE and Stampin' Up! Butterfly Gala

and matching punch.

As it's so small I couldn't hold it and take photos

so you can see the insides on this

quick video.

I would like to enter this into

Dragonfly Dreams - use one or more butterflies

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Path of Positivity - anything positive

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

The Neglected stuff - use old stash

Relax, take it easy!

I'm sharing a card I made for my brother-in-law

who does triathlons but as he's getting older

I wanted to tease him a bit lol.

The image is from Digi Stamp Boutique (sadly closed),

coloured up with markers.

The papers are embellishments are printed from

a download from Nitwits called

PoCake Masculine.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - masculine

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - one for the boys

CD Sunday - anything using CD, USB or digi download

613 Avenue - anything goes option for the guys

Classic Design Challenge - anything/masculine

Drink up!

I'm back with my June post for our challenge over at

Tag-Along (and ATCs) 

where the theme is drinks or anything goes

chosen by the lovely Lynn.

For my tag I used pink card for my base then

cut a piece of white card which I die cut to get the bubbles.

I then stamped two glasses with wine and die cut them.

I stamped the sentiment and some bubbles

and added my glasses. The sentiment was stamped

and layered over the top and I finished with a pink bow.

Items used

Sip Sip Hooray stamps and dies (SU)

Pink card and ink (SU)

Label punch.

I would like to enter my tag into

Gem of a challenge - anything goes

Inkspirational - celebrate

Cut it up - anything goes with a die

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafters Cafe - anything goes option no squares

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For my ATC I stamped my base (2 1/2" x 3 1/2")

using yellow ink and a lemon stamp.

I added some foliage in two corners in green.

I stamped the glass etc and cut them out.

The centre of my ATC has been stamped

with a deeper yellow and some dots stamped on top.

Everything, including the sentiment, came

from the same Sip Sip Hooray set as above.

We do of course, have a lovely prize up for grabs this month

so be sure and join us with your tags and/or ATCs.

I would like to enter my ATC into

Crafty Catz - anything/make us laugh

ATC Around the world - dots and/or stripes

Four Seasons - anything goes summer

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Double post!

 

Our new challenge for June has started over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

and the theme is

Furry friends/anything goes but remember to stamp!

We do have a great prize this month so be

sure and get your entries in!

For my card I pulled out another old stamp from

Scrapberry called Best Friends.

The papers are from my stash and I machine stitched them

to my base card.

The girl and cat were stamped on white card

and I then machine stitched round that too.

She has been coloured up with markers

and two sentiments added from the same set.

I added two flowers cut from some paper (SU)

and added a few sequins to finish.

I would like to enter this into

Passion for Markers - four legged friends

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - June anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

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Our June challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has started and the theme here is

Close to nature/anything goes

We also have a brill prize here too

so come and join us!

For my card I used a yellow base card.

I cut a piece of white card to fit on top

and ran it through my sewing machine.

I then got a piece of green card from Mintay Papers

and using a stamp from Visible Image called

Background Vision to one side.

I then used a dotty stencil and some gesso

to the left side of my green card

and cut it to fit inside my stitching.

I stamped the flowers from a set from

John Next Door and coloured them up with markers.

I added some dimension and attached to the centre

and finished with a bow.

The sentiment was stamped using Country Birdhouse (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Sparkles - flowers

Cardz 4 Galz - floral frenzy

The Sisterhood of Crafters - flowers

Stamps & Fun = creativity - flowers

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers + option mood board