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Comment below if interested or email me at pinky47@hotmail.co.uk

Coffee break!

I love a nice cup of coffee in the morning! And so does the lady who will receive this card.

I have used one of my favourite bundles 

(today is the last chance to get as a bundle and save 10%)

Coffee Cafe Bundle

1/2 sheet of Grapefruit Grove card

1 sheet 6x6 Grapefruit Grove DSP

BOTH AVAILABLE IN NEW CATALOGUE TOMORROW

I matted everything onto a folded a4 whisper white card

I stamped using Chocolate chip and Grapefruit grove stamp pads

and used the Grapefruit Grove stampin' write pen to colour my ribbon to match.

I have left a space top and bottom to add the Happy Birthday and the ladies name.

The coffee cups are all stamped and die cut. The coffee bean paper I made

by stamping the little coffee beans onto very vanilla paper.

I would like to enter this into:

4 Crafty Chicks - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Simon Wednesday challenge - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - make your own background

Die Cutting Divas - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today!

Ahchoo!

Who is that sneezing??

The cold/hay fever season is doing the rounds here so I came up with this little design

to be able to pass out some tissues and lozenges to those in need

(myself included)!

I used some lovely new DSP which you can buy from 1st June when the new catalogue

goes live.

They are called IN COLOUR DSP and I used the Lovely Lipstick spotty side

along with some whisper white card,

The red one is made using Tutti Frutti DSP

I coloured the images with stampin' write pens (chocolate chip & Lovely lipstick)

Blender pen (a must have)

some watercolour card

Ink pads used - Lovely Lipstick, Lemon Lime Twist and Momento Tuxedo Black

Stamp Sets used - Bella & Friends and Flourishing Phrases

Glues needed - Tombow Liquid Glue and Dimensionals

Two strips of ribbon 11" long

I have a video tutorial showing how to put together.

Measurements needed:

Base in white card - 4 1/2" x 8"

Score - 3 1/2", 4 1/2"

DSP to decorate - 4 by 3 2/8" x 4 2/8"

2 by 6/8" x 4 2/8"

Pocket in white card - 6" x 4"

Score 6" side - 1/2", 1 1/2", 4 1/2", 5 1/2"

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

I would like to enter this into:

Creative Moments - anything goes/animals

Creative Knockouts - furry friends

Crafty Catz - anything goes/option Christmas

Colour Crazy - anything coloured

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by!

Pick your starter kit from the new catalogue!!

The catalogue will be available to download here on my blog on 1st June.

If you would prefer a real catalogue just contact me at

pinky47@hotmail.co.uk

and I will happily send you one for FREE

Bubble over for Father's Day!

Happy Monday!

Today I had a play with the

Bubble Over Bundle

It contains lovely stamps and die cuts, making this type of project

a breeze to make!

I cut the bottles out, watercoloured with my ink pads

They were decorated using stamped and die cut labels.

The little box is one of the clear gift boxes.

I stamped a band using the bottles and ink pads,

layered onto red card and wrapped around the box.

The top was decorated with a stamped bottle top

and matted onto a punch scallop circle.

Perfect for Father's Day gifts!

I would like to enter these into:

Simon Monday Challenge - masculine

Dream Valley - for man or boy

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - masculine card

CRAFT challenge - Father's Day/masculine

Bubble Over Tutorial

I have another great gift idea for Father's Day or a Male Birthday.

The card has a great fold allowing you to pop in a gift voucher.

The little holder was made to house the bottle shape bottle opener

which I bought in a local Pound shop!

I should have decorated it as well and might do before Father's Day arrives

for my Grandsons to give to their daddy.

I used the Bubble Over Bundle again for this set.

Made with red card and real red ink pad.

This set is available as a PDF tutorial and is available to buy on its own

or FREE with the purchase of the Bubble Over Bundle!

All tutorials can be found HERE

I would like to enter these into:

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes

Crafting from the heart - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Card Mania - anything but a card

Thanks for dropping by!

Want a new catalogue posted out? Just pop me an email

pinky47@hotmail.co.uk

Simple watercolour effect

A bit of watercolouring with my inks today.

I followed the design inside.

This is such a simple technique but very effective!

I embossing some watercolour paper with the Share What you Love embossing folder called

Lovely Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions embossing folder!

That is a mouthful!!

It is brilliant though and give a really deep impression making it super easy to add some colour.

After embossing I added a wash using Pool Party ink spot.

I used Grapefruit Grove and Lovely Lipstick along with Lemon Lime Twist for the leaves.

A little jar of water and my paintbrush though you could use a water brush.

I stamped the Statement of the Heart stamp (free with gotta have it all bundle)

using Grapefruit Grove and inside I stamped using Bella and Friends stamp set.

It was layered onto Grapefruit Grove card and then onto my whisper white card.

I would like to enter this into:

Get Creative - lots of flowers

PINspirational - flowers

Crafty Gals - anything goes

First Communion card

My card today is for a First Communion.

A special day in lots of little lives every year.

I used a brand new stamp set for this one which is called

Inspired Events

It covers occasions like Christening, Baptism, Blessings, Confirmation and Holy Communion.

Perfect! It also has lovely little roses, a cross, a dove, fancy corner stamps, border stamps etc.

It's well worth the spend in my opinion.

You can get this stamp set HERE.

I teamed this one with pool party card and pool party ink.

I will come back again with more samples as I like to make at least 4 projects

with any stamp set I buy.

I would like to enter this card into:
Crafting with Friends - anything goes
Creative Fingers - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - little boy blue
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations - pastel colours
613 Avenue Create - anything option mainly blue

Thanks for dropping by, enjoy your day!

Come join me, I would love some new crafty friends!

You've got a friend in me!

Hello everyone!

Today I am sharing a sweet little card I made for a friend.

I have used two stamp sets and a bit of masking.

The stamp sets are called

Bella and Friends & Pretty Kitty

They are jam packed full of the cutest images and sentiments.

I stamped using memento ink and coloured with promarkers

and stampin write pens.

The striped paper is from the Tutti Frutti dsp

and I teamed it up with some Pool Party card.

I also added a tiny little bow made from some linen thread

I finished the inside off with one of the sentiment stamps and the little bird again.

I would like to enter this into:

Everybody-Art challenge - for friends only

Simon Monday Challenge - inspired by song

 (Randy Newman You've got a friend in me)

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - animals

Try stampin' on Tuesday - sketch/option critter crazy

Simon Wednesday challenge - more than one stamp

The Crafter's Cafe challenge - all creatures great and small

Creative Knockouts - furry friends

Thanks for stopping by today!

Do you want the new catalogue?

The new catalogue will be released on 1st June!

I am super excited and have been earmarking so many items and projects!

It is jam packed with inspiration and ideas.

If you would like one of my catalogues (UK only at the minute)

just drop me an email at

pinky47@hotmail.co.uk

and I will post you out one for free!

Lip Balm Box

My tutorial this week is very good for your lips!!

Hehe.

I have made a cute little container that holds 3 Lip Balms and makes a lovely gift.

Of course I have used my gorgeous DSP from Share What you Love bundle.

The ribbon is also from this bundle.

Available in three different bundles but ONLY until 31st May. So get it while you can!!

The stamp set is called Bella and Friends and is so cute!

Ink is called Soft Suede

Pens are from the Stampin Write set.

You can watch the video below for all the how to.

The measurements needed are:

Card, double sided, measuring 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Score the 5 1/4" side - 1/2", 1 1/4", 4", 4 3/4"

Score the 7 1/2" side - 3/4", 3 1/2", 4 1/4", 7"

Cut away parts as shown in video.

I would like to enter this into:
Crafty Calendar - things with wings
Animal Friends - stitching
Crafty Cardmakers - things with wings
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - animals
Card Mania - anything but a card
Inspiration Destination - anything goes
Crafty Creations - anything goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a critter

Thanks for dropping by today!

Thank You card

I have a Thank You card to share with you all today.

I got this fabulous stamp set last week,

and you can get it too when you earn enough Stampin' Up! points

by hosting a party!

I was super excited to get this set. It's called

Hand Delivered

and is not actually available to buy, it's just for Hostesses!!

I teamed it up with some of my lovely 6 x 6" Tutti Frutti DSP

I also used the Tabs for Everything stamp set,

all stamped with the new Grapefruit Grove ink pad.

The boy on the left is actually the skirt stamp which I turned into trousers,

and I have cropped the feet off both images too.

The image has been stamped onto a whisper white card circle then

coloured using promarkers.

I embellished it by punching some little flowers and adding gems and organza ribbon.

The ends of the sentiment have been punched using the

Tailored tag Punch

I would like to enter this into:

Crafting from the heart - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - crop your image

Crafty Catz - anything/option sketch

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - anything goes colouring

Addicted to stamps - ribbons galore

It's now only 9 days until the release of our brand new

CATALOGUE!!

Would you like one, would you like me to be your demonstrator??

I would love that and would be more than happy to post you

a catalogue for free!

Contact me at pinky47@hotmail.co.uk