Forever Fern Belated Birthday

Happy Monday!

My card today was a commission for a belated 60th birthday.

I have used a Tattered Lace die for the card shape.

Some retired papers for the decoration, tied in with 

Highland Heather card and ink.

The stamps and dies I used are from a bundle called

Forever Fern.

I stamped and die cut the flowers and leaves and arranged

them into a nice bouquet.

I used Make A Difference stamp set for the name

and Itty Bitty Birthdays for the sentiment.

I also used Granny Apple Green ink pad for the greenery.

I decorated the inside using the same colours

and added some punched butterflies using the

Butterfly Duet punch.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Fingers challenge - anything goes#2

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

Walk done for the day though it was a bit windy and wet.

I finally got round to putting up the tree.

Not my usual big one, just a small fibre optic one,

some twinkling lights around the fire and tinsel on the mirror!

Job done!!

Scrapbook Thursday (early)

It's Grandson Oliver's turn today.

This is one of his November layouts.

He is a bit camera shy compared to the others

and I really need to encourage his parents to sneak more photos 😂

This layout shows him doing some chores

and being a typical 12 year old he does not like doing the dishes!

Obviously his favourite chore is helping with his

little brother Finbar!

How gorgeous is that photo of the two of them.

I have followed the sketch from

Scrap Our Stash

It asks for watercolour patterned paper.

I did search high and low for this piece so hope it counts ok.

The chipboard I had to make myself as I didn't have one

that fit my theme. I punched about 5 layers of thin cardboard,

stuck them all together and added some watercoloured yellow

paper with a stamped sentiment, to the top.

I have used two stamp sets for this layout

Family Party and Banner Year.

The papers are from a retired set.

I would like to enter this into

Scrap our stash - November sketch

As this challenge ends today I am posting my layout early.

I always struggle in the last week of the month

as I work a week ahead and tend to miss out on the date.

Brain is working well today for a change 😂

Split front panel card

 My video tutorial over in my VIP Group is called a

Split Front Panel Card.

I saw a card on Pinterest by the lovely Tina Shaw so decided to give it a go.

I have used scraps of my well depleted stock of Brightly Gleaming papers.

This is another much needed Christmas card for my small pile!

I have used two stamp sets - 

Poinsettia Petals and Peaceful Boughs

along with some gold embossing powder and

gold foil sheets.

This is how I finished the inside of the card.

Gold embossed poinsettia and sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

We Love Chocolate Baroque - Christmas

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Classic Design Challenge - anything goes November

Cute Card Thursday - gold or silver

Moving Along With the Times - Christmas flowers

I don't know what is going on with blogger.

Some days I get everything looking good next day

I'm getting double spacing between my text.

Am I getting too old for this!!

Lock down has started here, not that it will make

any difference to me as I tend to not go near the shops

if I can help it. Stay safe out there

and three cheers for all our delivery people!!

Scrapbook Thursday

I have a double page layout for Sean's

Halloween fun!

The inspiration for my layout came from this sketch over at

Stick It Down

I have used retired papers and inked them up for that spooky look.

The little bats etc came from Banner Year.

The star of the pages is of course Grandson Sean!

I would like to enter this into

Stick it Down - November double page

Two Old Bats - anything Halloween

Aud Sentiments - anything + a sentiment

 

Quick and easy gift pocket

My tutorial today shows how I made these

little Freddo Bar holders.

You could also pop notes in there instead!

I have used Snowman Season stamp set along with

real red card and ink and Plaid Tidings papers.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card - 9 6/8" x 2 6/8"

Score - 2", 2 3/8", 5 7/8", 6 2/8"

Papers - 2 4/8" x 3 2/8" by two

Belly Band - 1" x 7"

Score 2", 2 4/8". 5 2/8", 5 6/8"

I would like to enter these into

Kreativtanten - anything but a card

Little Red Wagon - prepared for Christmas

CRAFT - Christmas

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Challenge - anything Christmas option beginning with R

Lovely cold but sunny day here.

Have had my hour's walk and ready to do some cleaning.

Enjoy your day!

Pets at Tag Tuesday

It's our second week of the challenge theme

PETS

over at Tag Tuesday!

I have gone with a Tim Holtz stamp, die and embossing folder set

that I won recently.

I have embossed my tag then inked up with bumblebee ink.

The cat was stamped and cut out.

All the little accents come from the same stamp set

and do you not love that sentiment 😂

He definitely has attitude, that cat!

I finished the tag by stapling some ribbon to the top.

Hope you get time to join the fun!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - pets

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs - tags or pockets

Animal Friends - cats or dogs

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - feature a creature

Silhouette Scenes Engagement/Anniversary Card

Happy Monday!

Our challenge last week was to make a monochromatic project.

I hadn't inked up this particular stamp yet from the

Silhouette Scenes stamp set

so thought it would work perfectly along with a scrap

from the Plaid Tidings papers.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and

I got the heart stamp from Meant to Be set.

Would make a nice Engagement or Anniversary card.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Moments - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - sentimental

Gem of a Craft Challenge - anything goes

Hope you have a great week.

From Friday we are going into lockdown

for two weeks. The schools will remain open 

and shops are open for essential items only.

Let's hope this works!!

Just a little note...

This card was made from one of my video tutorials

showing how to ink and emboss.

I have used an older embossing folder as

I just love the deep embossing you get.

Worked perfectly with the inking up technique.

I embossed the base card with the same embossing folder

and have used Misty Moonlight ink.

The butterflies have been punched out the the misty moonlight card

and I finished with some misty moonlight ribbon.

The sentiment is from Butterfly Gala stamp set.

I would like to enter this into

Classic Design Challenge - anything goes

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

Digi Designs - emboss it (wet or dry)

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Hope you all have a lovely Sunday!

Fun fold Friday

My tutorial today is yet another first for me.

I have been cardmaking  for about  27 years now

but my cards were always commissions so I rarely

got time to actually play about with different folds and techniques.

This one is called a

Free Standing Pop Up Card!

There is room on the back for a nice verse.

And it folds flat for posting!!

(Without the peg of course lol)

This is really quick and easy and can be adapted to any size you want.

I made a birthday version on my first go but totally

forgot to keep the decoration flat...doh!

It obviously needs to be flat so it can slide to flat position.

But I will be handing this over rather than posting so

I won't tell anyone if you won't!!😂

Bit of a crooked angle lol but the weather is shocking

this weekend and indoor photos are not my forte!

Measurements I used to make these cards

Card - 4 1/4" x 11"

Score - 1", 2 3/4", 3 3/4", 5 1/2", 7 1/4", 8 1/4", 10"

Centre Card - 2 3/4" x 5 1/2"

White card for decorating - 2 1/2" x 5 1/4"

Paper for decorating

four pieces - 4" x 1 1/2"

two pieces - 4" x 3/4"

Circle punches for front.

I would like to enter the Snowman card into

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge - anything Christmas option glitter

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Decorate the tree (hope this is ok)

Crimbo Crackers - anything Christmas

Crafty Catz - anything goes option Christmas

Have a great weekend.

Scrapbook Thursday

It Grandson Tom's turn today for his

Halloween layout.

I did a double spread this time as I was sent

lots of gorgeous photos of him and Sean.

They had great fun with their Mum and Dad,

baking tarts, adding surprises, bobbing for apples

and playing spooky games in their Halloween getups!

You can see him reading the tag I made for their Halloween package

and one of the treats in his hand.

Their Mum said they were delighted with them.

Makes it all worthwhile to see a wee smile on their faces.

I followed this sketch from Sketches in Thyme

I would like to enter this into

Sketches in Thyme - sketch #444

Two Old Bats - Halloween

Garlands, Wreaths and Christmas Flowers

 

This is my midway post for our November challenge over at

Stamping Sensations

and the theme is

Garlands, Wreaths and/or Christmas Flowers

For my card I have gone with Poinsettia flowers

on a corner fold card.

I have used traditional colours

of red and green with a tiny bit of gold.

The flowers have been stamped and white embossed.

I then cut them out and layered them up.

The leaves have been stamped and embossed on green card.

Cut out and popped under the flower.

The sentiment has been stamped in matching red

and finished with a green and gold bow.

This is the inside of the card

I hope you get time to join us this month.

I would like to enter this into

Fab 'n' Funky - hand stamped or die cut sentiment

Try it on Tuesdays - traditional Christmas colours

Dream Valley - lots of layers

Crafty Hazelnut's Challenge - Christmas option use glitter

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - red and green

We ventured out early this morning to start

Christmas shopping!!

The car parks seemed full but inside wasn't too bad.

Fingers crossed we are home virus free!

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Pets at Tag Tuesday

The challenge this time over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by Valerie-Jael

and she wants to see PETS!

I have gone with a kitten even thought I do not have one lol.

I have used some retired papers with black card.

The stamp itself is from Patchwork Pals and the paw print

is a really really old stamp from Dawn Bibby era!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - pets

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - feature a critter

Animal Friends - a dog or cat

Incy Wincy - tags or pockets

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today xx