Jockey on tour!

Another card for a friend to send to Australia.

I have been making cards for this boy for about 20 years now

and believe it gets harder every year to come up

with a different theme lol.

He is a jockey but also likes traveling so

I used an image from Kenny K and put jockey on tour

on his shirt.

In the background is a photo of a famous French horserace.

The papers are from Nitwits called Little Tumbleweed.

He has been coloured with markers then fussy cut.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - boys/men

Paper Rocks Scissors - anything with paper and/or scissors

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Have a great weekend!!

Mini book of inspiration

I had some leftovers from the K & Co pad I used for my

garden folio on Monday so decided to make a mini

book filled with positive quotes.

It only measures 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" but holds lots!!

It has been filled to the brim with tags, lace, ribbon,

brads, pearls, mini envelopes, butterflies etc etc.

Stamp sets used were Tabs for everything and

Love this Moment, both SU.

You can watch a quick walk through here

Here is a photo of some of the snippets.

The pad had a lot of pull outs so I boxed and labelled them

to add to tags etc.

I would like to enter this into

Snippets Playground - use leftovers

Path of Positivity - anything positive, option unexpected design

Ally's Angels - anything goes

613 Avenue Create - anything goes option floral delight

The Outlawz - no cards

Garden themed folio

I'm in the process of making a bunch of items for my

daughter to bring to her table at Q-Con,

which is a big comic/gamer con at Queen's University

in Belfast. Lots of kids are brought there by parents

so I thought these might be nice to give away to the suffering parents.

 Last year I did a load of worry worms

but this year I thought I would do some folios, miniature books

and needle felted monsters.

This is one of the folios with a garden theme.

Great for using up my stash!

The front has a pocket, metal corners and ties with a ribbon.

On the back I added some linen thread, torn papers

and a little watering can charm.

Inside I have created note books and the last book

has a few pages for each season in the garden.

You can watch a quick walk through video here

for the insides.

Items used

Stamp sets - Enjoy Life, Love this moment, tabs for everything,

poinsettia petals and Itty Bitty Christmas (all SU).

Papers - K & Co scrap pad.

Inks - distress inks - peeled paint, shaded spruce (SU)

sewing machine, eyelets, ribbon, pearls, vellum and

old diary pages.

I would like to enter this into

The Neglected Stash - use old stash

Neglected stash used - eyelets, charms, paper pack, beads.

Love to Craft - anything goes

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Make My Monday - garden/gardening

Double Post, double prizes!

Today I am sharing my midway post for our

 challenge at

Stamping Sensations

where the theme is feminine along with option anything goes.

Just remember to STAMP something!!

We do have an amazing prize up for grabs

so be sure and get your entries in.

For my book style card I used a hammered white card for the base.

I cut an inch of check paper for the side,

embossed two lines either side of it and stuck in place.

I added two eyelets and tied some white ribbon

through them.

For the image I stamped the background in sweet sorbet ink,

then over stamped some black polka dots.

I then stamped the two shoes onto matching

and co ordinating papers,

cut them out and paper pieced them, adding some black

to the heels and insoles.

They were then stuck in place.

The sentiment was stamped directly onto the base.

Items used

Dress to Impress stamp set (SU)

Country Gingham papers (SU)

Sweet Sorbet ink pad (SU)

Eyelets and ribbon from stash.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - paper piecing or anything goes

Simply Create Too - anything for a woman

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Mix  it up - anything option paper piecing

Paper Rocks Scissors - anything with paper and/or scissors

Creative Aunts - book binding card

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For my midway post over at

We Love Stamping

where the theme is four legged friends,

I have made a shaped easel card.

I cut my base and top card using dies from

Tattered Lace.

The Country Gingham papers were on my desk

so I used them again for this card,

alternating the checks inside and out.

The dog was stamped using a very old stamp from

Home & Heart and he has been coloured using

my pencils and sansodor.

The sentiment is from a set called

Approaching Perfection (SU) and cut

using the same die set.

I found a very old paw print stamp so used that

in the corners.

Think it was QVC a long time ago!!!

We have two lovely prizes up for grabs

so be sure and get your entries in.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Crafting Uncles - more than one fold

Make My Monday - fun fold card

Everybody Art - birthday

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

HQFSCAT - fun fold card and/or tag

Welcome to my newest follower Val!

Thanks so much for following my blog.

You can visit Val's very inspirational blog  here.

Another beautiful day here so going to make the most of it!

Enjoy your day.

Don't fret!

I have some midway inspiration for our anything goes

challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

For my tag I used a piece of light green card for my base.

I added some yellow ink with my blending brush.

Then I stencilled some stripes in dark green

and stamped some script in black.

The leaf has been cut in dark green card and the

sentiment was cut from a scrapbooking paper set

from years ago.

I punched the corners to make my shape and

added some dark green gems and bakers twine to finish.

Items used

Gorgeously Made stamps and dies (SU)

Best trio corner punch (SU)

Stencil free with magazine.

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - anything but a card

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Let's Craft and Create - no patterned paper

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Next I made an ATC  with a music theme.

I coloured my white atc base with yellow ink.

Then I stencilled the music notes in green

and stamped some music and sentiment in black.

I stamped the guitar, coloured and cut it out

and added to my atc.

I finished with some doodling and inked

around the edges.

Items used

Paper Discovery stamps and stencil

Inks from SU

I would like to enter this into

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - anything goes (2)

Love to Scrap - anything goes

ATC Around the World - anything goes

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

I hope you can come and join us this month

over at Tag-along (and ATC's)

Remember we have a lovely prize up for grabs too!

Gift Card Purse

My stash buster project today is these little

purse type gift card holders or cash,

whatever your preference.

My first one has been laminated then stitched

which was not easy as it made it very slippery

but I like the rough look 😂

This one is obviously for a birthday.

The flowers and leaves have been stamped and coloured

with markers using a set called Floral Essence.

The paper is from my stash and is from We R Memory Keepers.

My next one I didn't laminate and the stitching was much better

but I found the card took a bit of abuse when opening

the popper closure whereas the one that was laminated

opened very easily.

This was has been made for someone passing their

driving test.

I used a stamp set from We R Memory Keepers teen angst

called road trip.

This one was my practise one and I stupidly

added my popper closure before running it through

my sewing machine and the stitching was all over the show.

So I punched out some paper daisies, cut them in half

and stuck over the stitched area.

I stamped, punched and coloured the butterflies from

a set called Butterfly Gala and the papers are from my stash.

No name but they have gorgeous glittery leaves.

I think it might have come from Lidl.

You can watch my video tutorial here

Measurements to make one

Heavy paper or card 12" x 4"

Score long side at 2 1/4", 4 1/2", 8", 11 1/2"

I would like to enter these into

Mirtillamente Challenge - May challenge

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Love those Pretty Papers - use patterned papers option florals

CRAFT - birthday

The Outlawz - anything but a card

Water sports girl

I had a card to make for a friend who's Granddaughter

is into her water sports. She lives in Australia

so definitely has the weather for it lol.

I used an image from The Paper Shelter called

Fun over the waves.

She has been coloured up with markers.

The background papers are from Nitwits.

The keep calm tag was made using

elements from the Gone Fishing Nitwits pack

and the wording just typed in blue.

I layered up the sunshine and added the

smile wording.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday - use a CD, USB or digital download

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option feminine

Ellibelle's Corner - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - the great outdoors

The Paper Shelter - anything goes option floral delight

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Double Post

Our May challenge has started over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

and the theme is feminine along with anything goes.

Of course we have a fabulous prize up for grabs from

John Next Door stamp and dies from Grafton Crafts,

a well stocked bricks and mortar and on line shop

offering fee p&p on all orders over £15

For my card this week I used some scrap papers

from my stash then tied them all together with pink

card. I embossed a piece of the card with a dotty

embossing folder and used a piece of sandpaper

to remove the colour off the dots then fitted it

into my design layout.

The image is from Stamping Bella stamps, Uptown Girls.

I stamped and coloured them up with markers.

Cut them with a square die and added some ribbon and

bakers twine before mounting onto some pink card.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set

and cut it up for the front.

I finished the card with some pink dots.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - inspired by song (Uptown girl - Westlife)

Crafter's cafe - anything option feminine

Addicted to stamps and more - make your mark

Fab 'n' funky - favourite colours

Creative Moments - use patterned papers

Love Those Pretty papers - use pretty papers

Love to Craft - anything goes

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Our May challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has started and the theme is 

four legged friends/anything goes.

We have two fabulous prizes up for grabs

 of Lavinia Stamps and stencil (photos not to scale). Please note, we (Lavinia) cannot provide exchanges/replacements/refunds for any products received through this third-party giveaway.

I made this card for my daughter's birthday as she

has three cats at home.

I used some paper from my stash, mounted onto

black card.

I cut myself four squares using my dies,

one in black, one in white and stamped my cats

using a set called Love Cats (SU).

I used the centre square to add my sentiment

and name and then arranged them all

on my DL card.

I finished it off with some card candi

and a bakers twine bow.

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - use your stash

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature an animal

Mirtillamente - anything goes

I hope you get time to join us in both challenges!

Bear necessities!

Meet my latest needle felted bear.

Haven't got a name for him yet so shout

if you have one 😁

He is only about 3 1/2" sitting tall and didn't take very long

to make but he really was a sort of beginners

approach to making a bear lol.

My next one will hopefully have moving

arms and legs.

I did knit him a nice little striped jumper

to keep him cosy till the summer arrives!

You can watch a quick 360 view of him here

I would like to enter him into

Wool is from the World of Wool.

Wool for jumper is from local shop.

We're off!!

Our challenge is now live over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

where the theme for May is anything goes!

You can make a tag, an ATC or an ATC coin or all three!

Be sure to hit the follow button and

join us monthly.

For my tag I use flower dies from Tonic Studios,

a leaf punch from SU and the stamp set is

called Hope You Know (SU).

I used inks for my background,

layered up a lacy corner then arranged

my flowers and leaves to suit.

I finished with the sentiment and some pearls

and a ribbon at the top.

I would like to enter my tag into

Craft Rocket - flowers

Cardz for Galz - flowers

Pammies Inky Pinkies - anything goes

We Love 2 Create - anything goes

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For my ATC I made an inky background and

splashed some water on top, then I

stamped in black using stamp sets from

Molly Blooms and SU.

The sentiment was cut from a pack from

Hunkydory. I finished by inking around

the edges in black ink.

I hope you will join us with your Tags and ATC's

 and one lucky winner will receive this super Tonic Tag die set

from the lovely people at CraftStash who we are sadly closing their doors very soon.

But it does mean they have a huge sale going on

with some super bargains so well worth popping over to take a look.

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the world - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Do-Al(l) Kreatives - ATG + option flowers

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Spring clean!

Happy Monday.

I have delved into more of my ribbon mess and this time

I made a quick video of things to helps with

different sized reels and a quick and easy method

to get through to the end quicker!!

This was my second drawer, and thankfully my last!

And this is how it cleaned up

If you are like me you will have off cuts of ribbon

no longer on a spool and they can be so

tangled and messy, so......

I ordered myself some bone shaped bobbins

along with some clips to hold them on.

Very cheap off Amazon and they did the job great.

I still have about 25 left for future left overs.

You can watch my quick video here

Feeling very organized!!

Here come the bride!

I had a wedding card to make recently

and decided to use the lovely image I got from

Mo's Patreon club.

I coloured them up with markers

and teamed them with papers and embellishments

printed from Nitwits wedding collection.

The flowers have been printed a few

times, then cut and layered up.

I would like to enter this into

Heart's Quest celebrations of love - BEWAS or spring

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - W for Wedding

Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

CD Sunday Plus - use CD, USB or Digital download

Nitwits Download