Final double post!

It's time for my midway post for our final challenge

over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS.

The theme this month is cute creatures or anything goes!

We do have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and joins us this month.

For my card I used a lovely stamp and die set called

Everyday Monkeys from Mama Elephant.

I was lucky enough to win this set from

Snippets Playground challenge.

I used some spotty paper from my stash for the background.

I die cut a circle for my centre then stamped,

coloured then with markers and die cut the monkeys trees

and bananas.

I arranged them, adding some blue for the sky to

the background then stamped the sentiments

and put in place.

I would like to enter this into

G&TAOL - A for animals

Daisy Chain - layer it up

Critter Crazy - featured critter

GCFAOS - anything with designer paper

Passion  for Markers - masculine

Creative Moments - masculine

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This is my midway card for our challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

where the theme is 

all creatures great and small/anything goes.

We have prizes here too so be sure and

join us this month.

For my card I used another leftover piece of my spotty paper.

I hadn't enough to cover the whole card so I

just tore the edges and stuck in place.

I added some green ricrac to the left.

I then stamped the sentiment at the bottom,

then stamped the fence just above.

I added the little birthday cake and then

stamped the bird and cut him out to sit

on the fence.

They were all coloured up with markers.

I finished by stamped Happy Birthday

above the bird.

The stamp set is called Hey Chuck (SU).

I would like to enter this into

I 💓ProMarkers - special occasion

Crafter's Cafe - funny

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - feature an animal

FQ General Store - anything farm/country

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

The creative Crafters - anything goes

I hope you all have a lovely week.

Bird journal page

I did another page in my journal this week

following the prompt over at

Art Journal Journey

which is birds.

I covered my page in a page from

an old novel and covered that in gesso.

I then used some scraps of the rose paper

and cut myself a frame.

I used some embossing paste and music stencil

to add the music notes in the background.

I then added some yellow acrylic paint

around the edges of the roses

and when dry I doodled on it.

The bird was cut out and placed

on a nest using some packaging

I received recently.

I finished with the word stickers.

Items used:

Bird - TLC Creates Vintage

Papers - SU

Stencil - i-Craft

Paste from Tim Holtz,

rescued packaging,

old book page.

I would like to enter this into

Art Journal Journey - birds

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Paper Rock Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

The Outlawz - no cards

Welcome to my newest follower Janeese.

Love your name!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Time for more pink!

It's time for our midway post over at

TAG-ALONG (and ATC's)

where the optional theme is

add a little or a lot of pink.

For my tag I made the background on my gelli plate

using lace and pink and white acrylic paints.

I then stamped some text using

Gorgeously Made stamps (SU).

I then stamped the blueberries using

Berry Blessings (SU) and green

and blue inks.

I then ran the tag through my sewing machine

and inked around the edges.

I stamped the sentiment onto a circle

and added some lace and

bakers twine for texture.

I finished with a pearl heart

and some natural fibres in blue.

I would like to enter this into

613 Avenue - anything option May flowers

Let's Craft and create - anything goes + tag you're it

Love to Craft - anything goes

HQSCAT - shaped cards or tags

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For my ATC the background was made using

the gelli plate.

I cut my atc then sprayed it with

cosmic shimmer mist in deep pink.

I stamped the little girl and sentiment

using a set

called Silhouette Scenes (SU).

Then using Gorgeous Made (SU),

I added some text and stars.

Next I used some embossing paste (TH)

and a stencil from SU.

I inked up the edges in black to finish.

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the World - anything goes

Allsorts - monochromatic or anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - monochromatic

Love to Scrap - anything goes

I hope you get time to join us and

remember you can enter with

a tag, atc or bookmark.

This is the prize up for grabs

this month.

Country Christmas

Happy Monday!

I got myself a much needed

Christmas paper pack from Anna Marie

Designs so had to crack it open and make

a Christmas card!

I used a piece of the background and

added some lace, then machine stitched

around the edges.

I die cut a wreath from a Tutti Designs die

then a die cut circle which I stamped

and coloured using a

Studio Light stamp set called Winter Wonderland.

I added lots of glamour dust and stamped

some small snowflakes in the background.

I then stamped the sentiment ticket

from the same set and inked up the edges.

I die cut some snowflakes (Tutti Designs),

added them to the card and finished with

some gems, a bow and some natural fibres.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Girlz Creative Christmas - dies and/or punches

Jingle Belles - snow

FarmQuest Country Christmas - country Christmas projects

Christmas or not BINGO - Column N

Peace on Earth - anything Christmas

Have a lovely week.

Lap blanket

Another lap blanket finished and away

to it's new home.

I wasn't fussy on the mix that this wool gave me

this time round. The pink version had a

much smoother colour change

but it finished up all right.

About to start on a daisy granny square one now.

This was my practise one as I have never

crocheted a flower before.

I will do a different colour in the centre of

the flower for the rest of them.

I won't be rushing it, just something

for filling in days when I'm not

crafting....Maybe I should be doing

housework then lol??

Nautical TNB

I have another TNB to share with you all.

This one has a nautical theme and

I really loved the finished look.

This is the back view.

And an open view.

I has a pen, sticky notes, envelope and three note/sketch books.

Papers - Polka Art Studio

Embellishments - Studiolight - Tide of Hope

Card, sewing machine, envelope.

You can watch a quick walk through here

I would like to enter this into

The Paper Funday - anything option mountains/coast

Paper Rocks Scissors - use scissors and/or papers

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes (3)

The Outlaws - no cards 

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - use designer paper

Welcome to my newest follower Donna.

Thanks so much for following my blog.

Double post

Our May challenge and our FINAL one over at 

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is Cute Creatures!

As always there is a fabulous prize

so be sure and get your entry/entries in!

I went with this poor giraffe and made a bookmark.

The background was made on my gelli plate

using acrylic paint and sponges

but I did mask off my giraffe first.

I then added some embossing paste (TH)

and a leaf stencil (SU).

At the bottom I added some green fun flock

to ground my giraffe.

I removed the mask and coloured him

up with markers.

I stamped the sentiment and chopped it up

to fit down the centre of the bookmark.

I finished it off with some black wool.

The Giraffe is from an old SU set

called Back on your Feet.

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - no cards

Love To  Scrap - anything goes

A Perfect Time to craft - anything goes

Creative Artiste - anything mixed media

(acrylic paints, gelli board, embossing paste, fun flock, wool)

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For our May challenge over at

We Love Stamping

the theme is 

All Creatures great and Small.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs here too

so come and join us!

For my card I used a cream base which I didn't like

so I inked it with green ink.

I then stencilled the background using a stencil

from IndigoBlu in green ink and

ran it through my sewing machine.

Next I stamped the gorgeous fox (IndigoBlu)

and coloured him up with markers.

I ripped around the edges of him

and before sticking in place,

I added some string so it would

show behind him.

I stamped and inked the sentiment,

chopped it up and placed on my card

to finish.

I would like to enter this into

Krafty Chicks - anything goes twist colour an image

Art Nudge - used the colours top right

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Crafts galore Encore - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

In the pink!

It's time for our May challenge over at

TAG-ALONG (and ATC's)

where I have chosen the theme of PINK.

You can add a little or a lot, up to you,

OR you can go with the anything goes option.

For my tag I made the background on my gelli plate

using a mix of acrylic paints in pink and white.

I laid a piece of lace over the paint

to get the nice soft texture.

Next I stamped some text along one side using

Gorgeously Made stamps (SU)

and stencilled some dots with 

TH embossing paste on the other side.

I stamped some flowers in pink from

Painted Seasons (SU) and arranged them

at the bottom of my tag.

I punched some butterflies out of the

waste paper from the gelli plate and

positioned them around the sentiment

from Framed Florets stamps (SU).

I finished by added some pearlised enamel

dots in red and added some lace

tied with ribbon to the top.

I would like to enter this into

Moving along with the times -  one or more butterflies

Pearly Sparkles - one or more butterflies

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

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For my ATC I used the gelli plate again

with a piece of old lace material and

pink and white acrylic paint.

I added more petals to the flowers using

the pink paint and a brush

and then embellished with some colour

using acrylic markers.

I finished with some faux stitching,

pearlised enamel dots and a

sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Dream Factory - 3 colours (pink, yellow, purple)

Beautiful  Blossoms - anything floral + mood board

ATC around the world - anything goes

Do-Al(l) Kreatives - flowers as eye catcher

I hope you get time to play along with us.

Remember you can follow the theme or

anything goes and you can make a tag,

ATC or Bookmark!

We do, as always have a fantastic prize

and a chosen top 3!!

Faux postage stamps

With the little bit of leftovers I decided to make

some faux postage stamps to help

decorate my Traveller's Notebook.

Not much to work with but perfect sizes for

1 1/4" x 2" and  1" X 1".

I punched the large ones with an SU punch and the square

ones with a square die.

I set about stamping bits and pieces here and there

using stamps from Studiolight grunge and

some IndigoBlu and some SU.

I cut up any birds I could from the papers

and added them to the stamps.

I added some faux stitching around each one.

The rest of the leftovers were made into

two mini books, some punched candi dots

and very small butterflies.

That little pile on the right is what I have

left but I won't be binning them!

I would like to enter these into

Snippets Playground - use your scraps

Allsorts - anything or anything but square

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Digi Choosday - anything goes

Stamps & Fun = creativity - stamp

Make My Monday - birds and/or eggs

Another traveller's notebook

I had this pack of slightly used papers that

I won from Brenda many years ago

and always felt it was too nice to open.

I eventually did make a few cards and a

mini album but still had lots left so

decided to make a Traveller's Notebook.

This is the back view.

I did lots of sewing on this TNB and I

do like the effect as well as the

fact it makes it much sturdier. 

This is a view of the spine.

I was going to use an elastic closure

but changed my mind and filled the

hole with a brad.

You can watch a quick video walkthrough here.

Items used

Papers - Anna Marie Designs

Stamps - Studiolight grunge collection,

Alphabest, Gorgeously Made (SU),

Sewing machine and inks.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - use designer paper

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

The Neglected Stuff - anything goes

I used old papers, brads and some stamps

Paper Rock Scissors - use scissors and/or paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Babysitting duties first thing this morning!

Wish me luck. Aimee is now a little

whirlwind who never sits still!!

50th celebrations!

Making a start on my May birthdays now.

My daughter-in-law will be reaching the

grand old age of 50

so I wanted to make a special card for her.

I went with a pop up box card,

adding lots of balloons, candles, stars 

and number 50 of course.

I added layers of tulle behind each layer and a bit of

natural fibre in pink at the very back.

There is room for a verse on the back.

Stamps used

Broadway Birthday, Beautiful Balloons,

Approaching Perfection - all SU.

Studio G alphabet stamps.

Papers - DCWV all dressed up pack.

Number Dies SU.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Aunts - circles

Paper Rock Scissors - use paper and/or scissors 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - circles

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

The sun is shinning here today and hopefully

it's here to stay for a while.

 I have a bunch of new plants to pop into the

garden and the sun will make it a much

nicer experience lol.

Have a lovely weekend.

Personalised gift box

Happy Monday!

I haven't done a box tutorial for a while and

as I needed two for upcoming birthdays

I decided to give this one a go.

I found a tutorial for a square box with the

letter on the front on YouTube by a lady called 

Lisa Stenz.

I didn't want a square box though so I adjusted

the sizes to suit what I wanted.

These will hold money.

You can watch my tutorial here

Measurements needed

Base card

5 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Score short side - 1/2", 1 1/2", 4", 5"

Score long side - 1/2", 1 1/2", 5", 6"

Top Card/Paper

5 1/16" x 6 1/16"

Score all four sides - 1/2", 1 1/4"

Acetate - 2 3/8" x 3 3/8"

Large letter die

For my boxes I have used

papers from

Anna Marie Designs and Craftworks Cards

Dies from SU, 

Embossed acetate from stash,

white card, flowers from Craftworks Cards,

Geared Up Garage stamps and dies (SU).

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Unicorn Challenge - use dies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes