Spring Flowers!

I have been missing in action for what seems like ages

but I have been sick as a parrot.

First I got a V & D virus.

That floored me for a couple of days.

Then I got a head cold immediately after

and it has since become a sinus infection.

I am worn out completely.

Finally got an antibiotic yesterday

and don't start me on the hurdles

I had to jump to get speaking to 

a doctor. Seriously!!

But hopefully I will be on the mend

by Monday and play a bit of catch up.

It's time for my midway post for our

Spring Flowers/anything goes at

Tag-along (and ATC's).

For my tag I  punched out a plain piece of card

with my Best Trio Punch (SU) and rounded

the bottom corners too.

I then inked the background in blue ink.

Next I used an old SU stencil to add some

 crystal paste to two corners.

I then stamped the other two corners using

a stamp set from Visible Image called

Grunge Tones in yellow.

I stamped, coloured and die cut the flowers

and teapot using a set called Country Flowers (SU).

Before sticking in place I stamped the small

flowers in black.

I finished with a ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

Pearly Sparkles - mixed colour flowers

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Crafty Catz - anything goes

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For my ATC I used two stamp sets called

Timeless Tulips and Fable Friends.

I created the background by mixing inks

from IndigoBlu and Distress inks.

I brushed some gold ink around the edges

and then stamped, coloured and cut the tulips

using markers.

I stuck them in place then splattered some

white ink over the top.

I stamped and cut the sentiment

and placed over the flowers.

I would like to enter this into

Art Nudge - inspiration board

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Love To Scrap - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

I hope you get time to join us and be sure

to pop over the blog to check out 

Lynn and Brenda's beautiful makes.

This lovely prize is up for grabs!!

Birthday boy!

Another card for my Mother-in-law

to give to her great grandson Curtis.

I thought this cute Mo's image would suit him

well for his sixth birthday.

He has been coloured with markers and cut out

to fit onto the spotty background.

I used papers from Nitwits called big top

and I layered up the stars and added some

sentiments along with a die cut 6

for his age.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or digital download

I 💓 ProMarkers - birthdays

Passion for Markers - lots of layers

Stamps & Fun + creativity - pick a number

Make My Monday - card for a male

Everybody Art - circles or stripes

Chucking it down here and it's on for the day

apparently! I have my Granddaughter for a few

hours though so that's better than any sunshine!

Have a lovely day.

Double post!

A day late with my post but we are just

back from a lovely holiday in Fuerteventura.

So nice to get a bit of sunshine!!!

Anyway our theme over at

Stamping Sensations

is Spring or anything goes (Stamping).

We do of course have some prizes up for grabs

so be sure and join us.

For my card I stamped directly onto my card

using a stamp set called Daffodil Daydream (SU).

The flowers have been coloured with markers

and I have added some glitter but it

does not show up in my very yellowy photo!

I added a line of embossing around the

edges to finish the card.

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral goes

Four Seasons - Spring

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Heart's Question celebrations of love - + St.Patrick's/Easter Days

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Our new challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has a theme of Wildlife/plants/animals

so lots of choice there.

We also have some great prizes up for grabs

here too some get your entries in now.

For my card I embossed my background using

a very old embossing folder but can't see a name.

I added a wrap of lace then stitched

around it on my sewing machine.

I stamped, coloured with markers, and

cut out the birds from a stamp set called

Free as a Bird (SU),

and added across the lace.

I finished with a stamped sentiment onto

a shape die cut from Stitched Nested Labels (SU)

and adhered two blue hearts.

I would like to enter this into

Paper Rock Scissors - anything with paper and/or scissors

crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Girlz Rebel Challenge - ribbon, lace, twine

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Moving Along with the Times - the birds and/or bees

Spring Flowers

 

It's time for a new challenge theme over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

and Lynn has chosen Spring Flowers.

For my tag I went with a quirky bottom.

I cut my shape then covered it in gesso.

I then stencilled using a stencil

from an old SU set in green and blue inks.

I then stamped, coloured and cut the daffodil

using a set called Daffodil Daydream.

I adhered it to my tag then added

some quotes made on my label maker

which I outlined in black.

I finished with some faux stitching

and some blue organza ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Path of Positivity - anything  goes positive

We Love to Create Mixed Media - anything goes

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

For my ATC I stencilled a background

in yellow using the same SU set as above.

I added a piece of torn gingham paper

across the middle.

I then stamped, colour with markers

and cut out my daffodil from

Daffodil Daydream set (SU).

I then added the wording stamped

from a set called Love this moment

and highlighted the letters in matching ink.

I finished by inking around the edges and

adding a splash of gold ink.

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the World - squares

(squares in the gingham paper)

Four Seasons - Spring

Do-Al(l) Kreatives - anything goes

The Outlawz - anything but a card

We do have a lovely prize up for grabs so

I hope you get time to play along.

Remember you can follow the theme or go

with anything goes and you can made a

tag, ATC or bookmarker.

Maze Book

I made a couple of these little Maze books

recently to pop some photos of my 

Grandkids in.

You get one book from a 12" x12" sheet of paper.

Super quick and easy to make

and great for eating into your stash!

You can watch my video tutorial here

I finished them off with a matching box

to store them and make into a

perfect little keepsake.

I used papers from an old pack from

Basic Grey called Sultry.

I teamed it up with brown card

and braiding for the closure.

The stamp set is called

Part of my Story (SU).

Measurements needed to make one

12" x 12" paper score at 3", 6", 9".

Turn right and repeat same score lines. Board for covers - 3" x 3" Dsp for cover - 4" x 4" 20" piece of ribbon and two smaller pieces at 2 1/2" (optional)

I would like to enter this into

 

Double Post

It's time for my midway post for

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is use your fav stamp/anything goes.

Just remember to stamp and name the

company the stamp is from.

We do of course have a lovely prize!

For my card I used a stamp from Beyond Stamping

for the man.

I also used stamps from Paper Discovery for the

sentiment and guitars.

The paper is from Rock and Roll pack (SU).

I used a woodware punch for the music notes.

Everything has been coloured with markers.

Some sentiments also came from

A Grand Kid and Approaching Perfection (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - just the way you are

Passion for Markers - shop your stash

old papers, dies and punches

Paper Rock Scissors - use papers and/or scissors

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

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Over at

We Love Stamping

we have a theme of hearts/anything goes.

We also have a lovely prize here too 

so come and join in both challenges!

For my card I dug out an old stamp set

from Gorjuss Girls called

I gave you my heart.

She has been colour us with markers

and cut out.

I used some old SU papers and machine

stitched around the edges.

I die cut a heart from Tattered Lace and stitched

around this too.

I stamped my sentiment and hearts in red

using a few sets from SU called

Alphabest, Happy Birthday to you,

Circle Sayings, A Grand Kid and Yay You.

I finished with the sentiments and some

red ribbon and some card candi.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - hearts

Crafty Calendar - love is in the air

Papercraft challenges - hearts and hugs

Heart's Quest celebrations of love - birthday

Birthday Folio

Happy Monday!

I am getting a head start on my April birthdays

as it's our busiest month for sure.

So instead of a birthday card for my daughter

I have gone with a birthday folio.

You can see a quick walk through of the insides here

I followed a tutorial from Septeria's Room which you

can find HERE.

I didn't forget to colour one side of her hair lol.

She always has one side black and one white.

Our very own Cruella Deville!!

Items used

Papers - Do Craft - Wellington

Stamps - Love you to pieces,

Love this moment, Framed Florets, Alphabest,

Country Bouquet, Itty Bitty Birthdays (all SU),

and Beyond Stamping.

Some paper lace, charms, vellum and wool

from stash.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Girlz Rebel Challenge  - ribbon/lace/twine

The Outlawz - no cards

Crafter's Cafe - for the girls/anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Sparkles Monthly - vintage/mixed media

Tagalong midway post

It's time to share my midway post for our challenge

Tag-along (and ATC's)

where the theme is numbers or anything goes.

For my tag I went with a pocket at the side

with a window at the front.

I used orange card for the base.

I used quite a few stamps set to decorate including

Tags for everything, love this moment and

Happy Birthday (SU)

AAll & Create - foilage.

The papers are scraps from We R Memory Keepers

and I also used a circle punch (SU)

and Elizabeth Crafts Dies for the side holder.

The tag itself was punched using 

very best trio punch (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap - anything with designer paper

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

The Outlawz - anything but a card

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For my ATC I used a stamp set from

Beyond Stamping for the baby.

He will be some boy to move those blocks lol.

I punched some blocks and stamped the numbers

using a set called Alphabest (SU).

The sentiment was made on my label printer.

I added some kraft card for the floor

and embossed it on my embossing board.

I finished with small numbers using

Make a Difference (SU) and added some faux

stitching.

Everything was coloured up with markers.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Art Nudge - I used the colours

Remember you can enter a tag, ATC or bookmark

and we have this wonderful prize up for grabs too!

Building memories!

Happy Monday!

I have another personalised card for my

Mother-in-law to give to one of her Grandsons.

Cormac is into DIY among other things and with

the Beyond Stamping you get items to put in their hands

and one of them was a drill! Perfect.

So I used Nitwits download called Assembly Required.

I stamped the guy giving him joggers,

hoodie, boots and a drill. Cormac also

has a beard so I added that too.

He has been coloured up using markers.

The wording was all done on my computer

and layered in place.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or digital download

Creative Crafting Uncles - Happy Birthday

Krafty Chicks - birthday

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafts Galore - anything goes

I'm walking!!

I have another card to share.

I made this one for my friend to give to her

Grandson who loves walking.

The image is from a new set of stamps I treated

myself to recently from Beyond Stamping.

The allow you to personalise the images for

your cards with different legs, shoes, body, heads,

hair, glasses, headphones, tools etc etc.

I absolutely love them and wish I had

these years ago when I was making a lot of cards!!

Image - Beyond Stamping #5

Papers - Nitwits pocake masculine

Scene - Crafters Companion CD (freebie from years ago).

Coloured with markers.

I would like to enter this into

Paper Rock Scissors - use scissors and/or paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - one for the boys/anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

It's all in the numbers!

Our February challenge is all about numbers

over at

TAG-ALONG (and ATC's)

this month.

For my tag I punched my tag base in black

using a tag punch from SU.

I then cut my next layer in white and

stamped the tools using a stamp set

from AALL & Create called garden tools.

I masked them off and inked up my background

in shades of green and blue and then went over

the top with a stencil in white ink.

The tools were then coloured up with markers

and I finished with a sentiment sticker

and some green ribbon.

Not content with that I added some dots using

pearlised enamel effects.

I would like to enter this into

Everybody Art - anything goes

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

The Outlawz - anything but a card

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

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For my ATC I went with a coin and kept it

all dark and moody.

I used a stamp from AALL & Create called

Foliage.

The background was inked up in shades

of green, yellow, blue and red.

I highlighted the numbers using my

pearlised enamel effects in white, added

a strip of  chicken wire (SU) showing

the white side, not the silver side.

I finished by splattering some white ink.

I would like to enter this into

We Love  to Create - anything goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - anything goes

Girlz Rebel Challenge - anything goes

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

We do have a lovely prize up for grabs so

come and join us with your tag, ATC or bookmark.

You can play along with the theme or choose

to go with anything goes option.

Double Post

Our new challenge has started over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

and the optional theme is favourite stamps.

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

I had a search through my stamp drawer

and found some Stamping Bella Uptown Girls

which has been a real favourite for

quite a few years.

I used papers from We R Memory Keepers

which I ran through my sewing machine.

I used some green card (SU) and rectangle dies

to matte the image and stamped

and coloured the stamp called Faith the Fairy

with my markers.

The sentiment is from the same set.

I finished with some punched stars.

The birthday sentiment is from

Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set (SU).

I gave her lots of wink of stella but doesn't

show in the photo.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

GCFAOS - use designer paper

G&TAOL - S for stars

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

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Our challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has started and the optional theme is hearts!

We have a lovely prize up for grabs here too

of Penny Black stamps and a £10 Kim MacFarlane digital download

all from Buddly Crafts.

so be sure and get your entries in!

For my card I used some off cuts from an old SU pack

and stitched them together on my sewing machine.

I then made a tag and decorated it up

using stamped hearts from a set called

Country Bouquet (SU).

I added the valentine sentiment over

the top and finished with

some gingham ribbon and an

I Love You sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Stampin' - all you need is love

The Outlawz Twisted Challenge - colour challenge

Creative Moments - Love and romance

(Pin)spirational - red and pink

Dream Factory - love actually

Pearly Sparkles - hearts