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It's my midway post for our challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATCs)

where the lovely Lynn has chosen the theme

add some text or anything goes

so long as you make a tag, an ATC or a bookmark.

I started with a black background to which

I added a white piece covered in

pink acrylic paint and then stencilled

with a dark pink using a text stencil

from Crafters Companion.

Next I added a torn piece of the pink text

paper (SU), slipping a piece of lace underneath

it for added texture.

I finished with the butterflies in pink

from AALL & CREATE and

some sticker words.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - not square

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Everybody Art - monochrome

Try It On Tuesday - flying high

Alphabet Challenge - D for double - two of something

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

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For my ATC I used a piece of card

cut to size made using my gel plate

with acrylic paint and some bubble wrap..

I added a strip of lace and then some

torn text paper in yellow (SU).

I stamped the mushroom using a set called

Happy Hedgehogs, coloured up with markers.

Next I text the little fairy from Lavinia stamps

in black.

I stencilled a circle for the moon

and finished with some sticky words.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - anything from the garden

Creative Fingers - anything goes

CRAFT - cute/anything goes

Little Red Wagon - O for outdoors

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

We have a lovely prize up for grabs

so try your best to join us this month.

Hugs & Purrs

I was lucky enough to win a pack of four stamp sets,

along with some ink pads and a stamping block

from the lovely Wendy from CreateKrafts!

She sells the cutest stamps along with

cross stitch kits and dies etc.

You can check her out on Etsy HERE.

So as soon as I got them I had to make something.

This cute set is called Hugs & Purrs.

I followed the sketch over at

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

and used some card from my stash

along with some old SU spotty paper.

I added the little flower embellishment

and coloured the kittens with my markers.

I would like to enter this into

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge - sketch 685

Alphabet Challenge - two of something

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

The Paper Funday - anything option polka dots and/or stripes

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Birthday crosses

I had a birthday card to make for a Priest

recently and this is what I came up with.

The background paper (SU) was wrapped

with some lace then run through my sewing machine.

Next I used a Tutti Designs die to cut

the arch in white then recut to get the crosses

in the matching paper.

I glued onto a page blue background

and layered up with the crosses and

some pearls.

I stamped the sentiment using a set called

Timeless Tulips.

Next I added some flowers cut from

some old SU papers and I coloured

them up with markers and

stuck in place.

His name was generated on my computer.

I finished by adding two gems to the top.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

The Paper Funday - anything option polka dots and/or stripes

Girlz & the art of letters - B for birthday

Girlz Creative fun Art of Scrap - use designer papers

Simon Says - Masculine

Creative Knockouts - die cuts/stencils/punches

Slider Box tutorial

I have a tutorial to share today.

I needed a gift box to hold some cash for

a 50th birthday this month

and I saw a tutorial for a slider box over on

Instagram. It was a much bigger box but

I loved the concept so I re-designed

to suit the size I needed.

The lady's name is Raushan_Willms.

It's a slider box.

So the one I made is just 3" x 3"

and I made it to match the pop up box

card I shared a while ago.

You can watch my tutorial here

Items used

Papers - DCWV

Stamps - Itty Bitty Birthdays (SU)

Dies - Spellbinders

Measurements needed to make one

Base card - 5" x 5" score at 1/2", 1", 4", 4 1/2" on both sides Heavy Paper for wrap - 7" x 3" Card for closure - 2" x 3" 4" x 3" - score as shown on video

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - no cards

The Paper Funday - anything option polkadots/stripes

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Girlz & the art of letters - B for box

a Place to Start - anything option anything but a card

Alphabet challenge - C for circles

Hope you all have a lovely week.

I will catch up with you all later today.

Sports and hobbies

Our June challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has the theme sports and hobbies/anything goes.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and join us.

For my card I use mostly scraps of leftover sports paper (SU)

and then made two tags for the centre,

stamping the golfer and colouring him up

with markers.

I decorated with card candi and die cut golf balls

along with the birthday wish and golf

sentiment all from the same stamp set called

Clubhouse (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

Hearts Quest Celebrations of love - option masculine

Craft Rocket - birthday

Sweet Stampin' - for the boys

Girlz Makes Guyz cards - no squares

Dragonfly Dreams - masculine

My daughter has had her drain removed this morning

and her temperature seems normal.

Fingers crossed she gets out but has to

go back on Wednesday for more bloods.

Now I can breathe again!!

They're our babies no matter what age they get to.

Happy Hour!

I have another card for a June birthday.

This one is for my sister-in-law.

I went with a cocktail theme as she loves a party.

She's not a big drinker but is very social.

I used wood effect paper for the bottom

which I inked up in yellow ink.

For the background I used a stamp set

called Geared up Garage and inked the oil stamp

in yellow, lime green and bright pink.

I then stamped and die cut the glasses

using a set called Sip Sip Hooray.

I stamped, coloured and cut all the little add ons

with my markers.

I splattered some pink ink in the white

space and then stamped my sentiment.

I then arranged the drinks in place

and finished with a sentiment.

All stamps are from SU.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Girlz Creative  Fun art of scrap - use designer paper

Let's Craft and Create - use a sentiment

Passion for Markers - summertime

Krafty Chicks - birthday

I've not been around too much these past few days.

My daughter went in for a Gallbladder removal and

something went badly wrong. She is still in hospital,

still has part of her gallbladder and is very ill.

She is getting an MRI now to see what the damage is

and they will go from there.

At my wits end!

 

Text me!

It's time for our June challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATCs)

and this time Lynn has set us the theme of

add text/anything goes.

For my tag I started with a background

made using my gel plate and acrylic paints

in blue and yellow.

I used a small flower stamp to create

a pattern.

I cut my tag shape using  the Best Trio Punch (SU)

and using Gorgeously Made text stamp (SU)

I added text along the right hand side of my tag.

Next, using HOTP feather stamp,

I stamped the feather twice and

embossed it with clear embossing powder.

Next I used the matching stencil and

stencilled the feather using TH sparkle

embossing paste.

I matted it onto some blue paper and

stamped the sentiment from the same set,

ripped the edges and added to my tag.

I finished with some pearlised enamel dots

and a mix of gold ribbon and string.

Here's a close up of my feather

showing how sparkly it is using the

TH embossing paste.

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - create your own background

Fab 'n' Funky - use stencil and/or embossing folder

I used a stencil

The Outlawz - no cards

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For my ATC I was inspired by one this one I saw on

Pinterest.

The background was made on my gel plate.

I cut my size and added some faint text using my

Gorgeously Made (SU) text stamp.

I then punched some circles in different

sizes and inked them up in different colours.

I stamped some text over the top using a

Visible Image set called background vision.

I inked around their edges and then stuck

in place.

I finished with a word sticker.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Try it on Tuesday - circles

I hope you get time to play along with your

Tag, ATC and/or Bookmarker

as we have an amazing prize up for grabs!

Summer Garden

I made another folio to use up some stash

and the basic album was made up from

some white envelopes.

The papers were from 

We R Memory Keepers and they came with

little envelopes, words tags etc.

I added lace, metal corners,

washi tape and flowers from

my stash to help dress it up.

I used a stamp set called

Love this Moment (SU),

one from Studio Light grunge stamps

and butterflies from Winged Delights

AALL & Create.

You can watch a flip through here

I will be filling this one with photos

of any craic we have during the summer

in the garden.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - anything goes

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

Do-Al(l) Kreatives - anything option flowers

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - vintage

Holiday album

Finally got a chance to put together a little album

for our recent holiday to Fuerteventura.

I used some old envelopes and papers from

We R Memory Keepers (I think).

Stamp set used - Tabs for everything (SU)

and embellishments cut from the paper

and some from Nitwits collections.

I used a ribbon for the closure and lots of bits

and pieces I saved from the trip.

You can watch a flip through here

I would like to enter this into

Creative Aunts - country as inspiration

Girlz & the art of letters - A for adventure

A Perfect Time to craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

It's so hot out there already today.

I hope you all have some nice sunshine

to brighten your week.

Fairy magic!

I was invited to be a guest at

Allsorts 17th  Birthday celebrations

and I was lucky enough to win some Lavinia stamps

on their challenge blog recently.

So my card was sorted lol.

I hope you get time to join their celebrations

as I know there are lots of amazing prizes

up for grabs!!

For my card I made an 8" x 8" tiered card.

Papers are from Craftworks Cards - blush rose.

Stamps from Lavinia,

Oval Occasions and Forever Flourishing dies (SU).

I added fibres, glamour dust and pearls from

my stash.

I'll be giving this to another daughter-in-law

this month for her birthday.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

Daisy Chain - layer it up

HQSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

Crafty Catz - anything goes

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.