Exciting news for July!

I am super excited to let you in on a big surprise for JULY!

Are you thinking about joining Stampin' Up!

Well there is no better time than July!

I just got back from a wee break away to find out about this brilliant news!

Our joining offer is pretty amazing as it is, exactly what I joined up to - 

spend £99 and choose ANY products that you want up to a value of £130 and get free shipping!

That's a saving of £4.95 with an extra £31 of product FREE!

BUT LOOK!

Just for the month of July, you can now choose any of our 4 Core Colour Collections

or the 2 In Colour Collections for FREE!

I know, I did say FREE!

That's giving you £63 worth of FREE ink pads!

You need ink pads if you stamp, it's a no brainer!!

But just look at the gorgeous colours you can get!!

So are you ready to pick your STARTER KIT?

Need a little help!

It took me ages to pick mine and I am an experienced crafter.

If you are a complete beginner you might feel a bit pressured so here are a few ideas for you.

But remember, the choice is yours!!

So remember, this offer starts on July 1st.

It's only available during July.

Please don't miss out. If you were sitting on the fence this will surely push you over lol.

I  love getting super gorgeous craft products with 20% savings (soon to be 25%), I have loved my time with Stampin' Up! so far,

 and I am definitely looking forward to the years ahead!

Come join me!!

 Click the link below on the 1st July and get in there first!

Cutest tote bag ever!

Is this not the cutest way ever to give a money gift or voucher gift?

It measures 3 1/4" wide by 2 1/2" high (not including handles), and 1'' depth.

Perfect to hold money, chocolate, voucher etc.

This was so simple to make and I will tell you how to do it below.

I have used one sheet of garden impressions 6x6 paper

I love how the inside is decorated perfectly to match.

I also used my 1" circle punch and 1 1/8" scallop punch

The stamped words are from Tabs for Everything

and the Rose is from Inspired Events, leaves from Flourishing Phrases

I used Lovely Lipstick and Powder Pink inks.

So just get your 6 x 6 paper, score at 2 1/2" and 3 1/2"

Score your folds and at each side of those folds cut along the score line for about 2"

on each one.

Lay your paper out flat and fold the two taps you just made into the centre and glue.

Put glue down either edge of the bottom section and proceed to 

curve these round the opposite sides to form the shape of the bag.

Stick in place.

Pinch either side of the bag top slightly, to help with the shape.

Cut two strips of matching dsp 1/2" x 6", curl slightly, add adhesive

to both ends and stick on as handles for your bag.

Punch a circle, stamp the wording, punch a scallop and 3d them together.

Punch a small hole through both and add some string to attach to handles.

You can now decorate as above or as you like yourself. 

If you have a go, leave me a comment as I would love to come check it out!

Thanks for dropping by today.

Holiday money!

I had a request from a customer to design a paper wallet

and this is what I came up with.

It was pretty simple once I got the design drawn on paper.

I used the lovely dsp papers from Share what you love as I knew they would be

nice and sturdy and hold up well with the opening and closing.

It was simply laying out the measurements, layering on a pocket,

folding together and making a paper buckle.

I love that the inside is a different pattern, the glory of using double sided papers.

I rounded the corners using my envelope punch board and added faux stitching.

I hand drew the little zipper on the back and also drew the buckle which I coloured in silver pen.

No stamping involved this time but I just love how it came out.

Items used:

Share what you love dsp

Mint Macaron cardstock

Silver gel pen

Black pen

Wet Glue and Dimensionals

Image is from Digi Stamp Boutique

I would like to enter this into:

Stamps & fun = creativity - summer

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Always Fun Challenge - fun at the beach

Creates and Makes - anything goes

City Crafter - seaside

4 Crafty Chicks - summer

Thanks for dropping by today!

I'm just back from a few days break and raring to go so I hope you come back again soon!

Fantastic offer starting 1st July for one month!

Kinder box treats

I have created some cute boxes suitable for mini kinder bars which are a perfect size

to give as a treat for little ones.
These are for my two grandsons Sean and Tom and they are at an age where
they are able to recognise their own names now and love to get anything personalised!

For my boxes I have used;
Mint Macaroon card
In Colours DSP
Tailored Tag Punch
Make a different stamp set
Black Ink
Wet glue and dimensionals
Stampin' Write pen
Scraps of whisper white and Mint Macaroon card stock

The measurements needed:
Piece of card measuring 5" x 4 1/2"
Score 5" side at - 1/2", 1", 4", 4 1/2"
Score 4 1/2" side at - 1/2", 2", 2 1/2", 4"
Piece of Designer Series Paper measuring 2 7/8" x 4 1/2"

You can watch the video here

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hello pretty kitty!

I have been dying to make a shaker card for ages so finally did it!
Is this not the cutest little kitty ever and she works perfectly in my shaker card.
I love the background which I have embossed using my lovely new embossing folder

PINEWOOD PLANKS 

So I started by embossing the base card.
I then stamped my kitty to fit inside the largest square die.
I coloured her up with promarkers and stampin' write pens then stamped my greeting.
I added 3 gems to each side of sentiment.
I then made a frame by cutting the largest square and the second size next to this.
I cut a window sheet to fit behind the pink square and glued in place.
I added a layer of foam adhesive strips around the inside edge of the frame.
I used the large die to draw round my image and cut it out.
I sprinkled some confetti sequin on top of image, keeping them in the centre.
Removing backing paper from strips I then placed carefully over my image.
And there you have your shaker image which can now be stuck to the card base.
I finished my card with 4 pearls and a ribbon.




I would like to enter this into:

Sweet Stampers challenge - animals

Die Cuttin Divas - embossing heat or dry

4 Crafty Chicks - dry embossing delight

Sunny Day Crafting - any animal on project


Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Have a great week.

Special event!

I have made a Christening/baptism card today.

Quite simple but very elegant and perfect for the occasion,

don't you think?

Change the wording and it could become a wedding invitation.

I used my lovely

Inspired Events stamp set

along with Soft Suede ink pad

and the very gorgeous 

Springtime Impressions Thinlits die

The card has been finished with pearls!

To make this card:

1. Cut your corner die using whisper white card

2. Adhere using liquid glue

3. Stamp your sentiments using blocks or stamparatus in Soft Suede

4. Embellish with pearls.

Simple, quick and easy!

You could easily do these as Christening/First Communion/Confirmation

cards or invitations. Change your ink colour for boy or girl.

And if you are using the Stamparatus you can leave your stamps in place

and just repeat stamp a bunch of cards.

I would like to enter this into:

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

International Art & Soul - sentiment as main focus

Add the Stamparatus to your kit for a great savings!

Daisy in any colour way!

I had to have another go with the Daisy Delight stamps and Daisy Punch

How cheerful is this card! Nothing says Thank You like a big flower!

This time I went with Grapefruit Grove card and a tiny piece of Daisy Delight dsp.

I am a bit addicted to adding slim pieces of card in place of ribbon now!

This year Stampin' Up! have added a new

YOU CAN MAKE IT SECTION

which gives you all of the above but with just one order number, making it simple to order!

This is a great kit for beginners and advanced cardmakers!

I have made so many projects out of it, sometimes making the flower smaller

so I could layer it up more just by snipping the ends of each petal off.

I would like to enter this card into:

Simon Wednesday challenge - bright and cheerful

Creative fingers challenge - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything/option beautiful blooms

Aud Sentiments - anything plus a sentiment

Moving Along with the Times - June blooms

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Have a great week!

A lovely place to browse and shop!

Come and join me and get a great discount on all your orders!

Butterfly treats!

I have an extra tutorial this week!

I love to send wee bars of chocolate to my Mother-in-law

and her favourite is Fry's chocolate cream bars.

So this time I thought I would pimp them up and make some nice boxes.

This box will hold 2 full size bars!

For the pink box I used

Powder pink card stock

Lovely Lipstick DSP

Lovely lipstick ink pad

Dimensionals and wet glue

For the white box I used

Whisper white card stock

Blueberry bushel DSP

Night of navy ink pad

Dimensionals and wet glue

For both boxes I cut the butterfly from Springtime Impressions thinlits

I stamped using the tiny rose stamp from Inspired Events stamp set.

Again I used my Simply Scored and bone folder.

You can check out my tutorial below (or click to go to YouTube)

I would like to enter these into:

Get Creative - monochromatic

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - monochrome

Double D Challenges - butterflies

Dragonfly  Journeys - rose garden (used tiny rose stamp)

Share what you love

I have a thank you card today made for a Classroom Assistant.

I used some of my precious

Share what you love dsp

Rich Razzleberry card stock

and the stamp set is

Love What you Do

stamped in memento ink and berry burst

I finished it off using gorgeous velvet ribbon

and a little metal rose

To make this 6 x 6" card:

1. Cut card base in rich razzleberry.

2. Matt with share what you love dsp, slightly smaller in length.

3. Adhere ribbon top and bottom, using double sided narrow tape.

4. Cut two circles in two different sizes, one in rich razzleberry, one in whisper white.

5. Stamp your image, colour with stampin' blends.

6. Stamp your sentiment

7. If personalising, stamp the name using Make a Difference stamp set.

Add some tails and finish with a metal rose.

8. Make a small bow using the pearlised thread.

I would like to enter this into:

Crafty Calendar - 3 of something (flowers)

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Crafting by Design - flowers

Addicted to Stamps and more - make your mark

Thanks for dropping by my blog today.

A little something special

I have my video tutorial up and running.

Today I have made these cute little treat boxes

which I LOVE!

I am definitely making these for the Christmas table this year.

To follow along with my tutorial you will need:

Rich Razzleberry card - 6" x 4"

Scrap card in rich razzleberry and whisper white

Share what you love dsp - 4 pieces - 1 1/4" x 1 1/4"

- 4 pieces - 1/2" x 1 1/4"

10" length of ribbon

Envelope punch board

Simply Scored Board

Make a difference stamp set

Berry Burst Ink

Wet glue and Dimensionals

scissors and bone folder

You can check out my video below (click to watch on YouTube)

I would like to enter these into:

Dragonfly Dreams - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

Lil Patch of crafty friends - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today!