Split Closure Gift Box with oh so Ombre

My tutorial today shows how I made these cute

split closure box!

You can watch the video here

I have used gorgeous new papers available next week called

Oh So Ombre!

The colour I used is blackberry bliss,

using the card, ribbon and ink to match the papers.

The sentiment is also from a new bundle called

Oval Occasions

which comes with a matching double punch!

Perfect for quick layering of your sentiments.

I will be posting a link to the online catalogue

in the sidebar 

but if you want a copy in your hands just let me know

and I will post one out.

Measurements needed to follow along

Card - two pieces - 8 2/8" x 5 2/8"

Score long side - 3" on either side

Score short side - 3"

DSP - four pieces - 2 6/8" x 2"

DSP for top - 2 6/8" x 2 6/8"

Inside card - 7 1/8" x 7 1/8"

DSP inside - 2 6/8" x 2 6/8"

I would like to enter this into

Tuesday Morning  sketches - anything goes

International Art & Soul - anything goes with a bow

I am slowly getting back into the swing of things again.

A break away spoils us and makes me lazy lol.

But I have some gorgeous new stash to motivate me

so watch this space and keep your own space

productive and safe!!

Numbers at Tag Tuesday

The theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by me and I want to see you use

NUMBERS

on your tags!

For this one I just went mad with my numbers!

The donkey was stamped first.

Don't ask me why I went with a donkey 😂

I just fell in love with the stamp.

This stamp set is super cute and is one of the stamp sets

that you can earn during SALE-A-Bration next week!

I have coloured him with blends.

I then stamped the large numbers from Family Party

 at the bottom

and over-stamped in different colours to highlight.

The white area was then stamped with small numbers

from Make a Difference

and I highlighted them in the matching colours using blends.

I stamped the Happy New Year from Itty Bitty Christmas

and finished it all by blending with bumblebee ink

and adding a stapled ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Always Fun Challenges - New Year

Crafting Happiness - New Year or any celebrations

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas

and are all safe and well!!

We are supposed to be on a full lock down,

with only essential shops open

but while out walking the amount of cars in the

shopping centre car parks was scary to say the least!!

When will they ever learn!

Scrapbook Thursday

Nearly there now peeps!!

I'm excited for the Grandkids and hope

to see them at the front door on

Christmas morning

so we can exchange gifts.

I am keeping their albums until

New Year's Eve

as I want to add the Christmas morning photos.

These two layouts are for Grandson Sean.

They show them putting up the Christmas tree

and getting ready with their wee countdown ornament

that we bought them this year.

I can't believe how tall they are now!

Crikey we have missed them all so much this year

as I am sure you all understand.

The 5 days off at Christmas

sounds like a really STUPID idea to me.

EDITED we are in full lockdown for 5 weeks,

 with an 8pm curfew every evening!

Take care everyone and have a very

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Warm Hugs Customer Gifts

I thought I would share a video of my

November Customer Treats.

They hold a little bar of chocolate and

a coffee strip.

I used the lovely Plaid Tidings papers

which are retiring soon,

and Warm Hugs stamp set

which is actually in the sale at the minute!

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Plaid Tidings Paper - 4 1/2" x 4"

Score long side - 1/2", 1 1/2", 3 1/2"

Score short side - 1/4"

Punch 1" or 1/2" on front

Belly Band - 4 1/2" x 1" (emboss)

We have spent the morning collecting prescriptions,

clearing up broken roof tiles which fell off the neighbours

roof the other day and clearing away the last of the leaves.

We got a gift tray of nuts, so we have been cracking

them open to store for quicker eating

and now it lunch time!

Enjoy your day and stay safe!!

Peaceful Boughs Christmas star

My tiny little tree needed a new decoration.

Last year I made a little angel so this year I thought

I would do a star.

I used a piece of copy paper measuring

5" x 5".

I followed a YouTube tutorial for the fold.

When cut, I opened up and stamped the gorgeous

verse from Peaceful Boughs in Crumb Cake ink.

I then added some glue to the prominent lines

and sprinkled with some very light glitter.

The folds were all re-scored

before I added a little paper loop on the back

so I could add to the tree!

Pretty sweet sitting on my tree and has a

vintage feel to it.

I am entering this into

Always Fun Challenge - Christmas

A Place To Start - anything vintage

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

613 Avenue - anything goes option/vintage

Fezziwigs Festive frolics - last minute makes

I hope you are all set for Christmas by now.

I think I am well catered for, food bought.

We have kept it very low key.

No point going overboard and stressing out

when it's just the three of us.

I'll be back tomorrow with one last tutorial

and on Thursday I have a few scrapbook pages

to share then I will put my feet up!

Poinsetta Petals Christmas card

Not long to go now and I have another last minute card!!

I broke into my brand new stash and used the

Stitched with Whimsy dies

which will be available in January.

They don't cut the card just mark it with double stitching

and comes in 6 different sizes.

I hand cut around mine to get the nice shape.

I then stamped the flowers using Poinsettia Petals,

coloured them with real red blends and shaded

the background using Bermuda Bay ink and wink of stella.

I would like to enter this into

CRAFT - Christmas - the last stretch

Craftyhazelnut's Challenge - Anything Christmas option the word Christmas

Sweet Stampin' - last minute Christmas

Crafting Happiness - anything goes

We Love Chocolate Baroque - anything goes #2

Staying put today unless I venture out for a walk before lunch.

My son works in our Shopping Centre and said

it was MAD yesterday with not very nice people!

No thank you!!

Stay safe and enjoy the twinkling lights

and a wee cup of what you fancy.

 

Dragonfly Dreams at Stamping Sensations

This is my mid month post for the theme of

Anything with Wings

over at

Stamping Sensations.

I have used a brand new bundle called

Dragonfly Garden

which will be available in the new catalogue

in January!

Definitely something to brighten that month!!

I have inked up the background using

Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight and Highland Heather inks.

The text has been stamped with Crumb Cake ink

and the dragonflies have been coloured using

wink of stella.

I finished the tag with some lovely sparkly

bakers twine from the Flowers for every season pack.

I do have a video for my customers over

on Facebook.

I would like to enter this tag into

Tag Tuesday - Christmas or anything goes

Classic Design Challenge - anything goes December

Crafty Catz - anything goes option something new (my stamps and punch)

Creative Knockouts - anything goes

Well we are heading into a full lockdown come Boxing day.

I reckon it could have been avoided but we'll never know now.

Stay safe out there!

 

Scrapbook Thursday

Not really Grandson Oliver's turn

but his album is a bit short of pages so thought I would do this one.

His parents sent me this photo of them in their masks.

Perfect page to have to look back on

when all this is over.

I followed the theme over at

Scrap Our Stash

which was just perfect for my photo today.

I added the text by hand and drew some masks either side.

I added die cut numbers and used the heart

from the theme photo.

I would like to enter this into

Scrap our Stash - December mask up

 

Pop Up Gift Card Holder

My tutorial today is another gift card holder.

Thankfully I think this is the last of them.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card base - 4 1/8" x 4 1/8"

Embossed Mat - 4" x 4"

Paper - 4" x 2"

Inside Paper (two pieces) - 4" x 4"

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

Card for inside - 3 6/8" x 2 7/8" and 3 6/8" x 2 3/8"

I have used brights dsp, Christmas Gleaming (on sale!) and Itty Bitty Christmas

stamp sets, everyday label punch and

granny apple green and real red blends.

Ink pads used are Garden Green and Real Red.

I would like to enter this into

Christmas crafts all year round - gifts or something to put gift in

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Challenge - anything Christmas option use word Merry

Creatalicious - anything goes option Christmas

Kreativtanten Challenge - all about Christmas

Wild and windy here today and so dark indoors!

Hate days like this but all part of the joy of winter

I suppose.

Stay safe out there!

 

Christmas Gift Bag - quick and easy

Another quick make!

I seriously thought I had finished but never say never!!

I totally forgot about my All Dressed Up Dies

so it was the perfect rescue for me.

A quick run through the die cutting machine using

Melon Mambo card (pink is fine for Christmas??)

Joined it all together. Made a little tassel from the left over scrap card

and finished it with a stamped and layered

Poinsettia using Poinsettia Petals and melon mambo ink.

All finished with my trusty Wink of Stella pen for subtle sparkle.

It will hold money and some chocolates.

I will add the name and a Christmas greeting to the back.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect time to Craft - anything goes December

Creations in Pink - anything goes mostly pink

Beautiful sunny day here thank goodness.

I had a bit of a tummy bug on me all day yesterday,

thankfully feeling a bit better today.

Hope you are all keeping well and thanks for all your

lovely comments, they really lift my spirits!

New Home for Christmas card

Happy Monday!

Can you believe it's the 14th already!

My cards today were a commission for two new home cards.

One was a bungalow the other a two story house.

I used the stamp set called Coming Home.

It doesn't have a two story house stamp so I

stamped one house on top of the other,

masking off the roof on the first stamp.

I'm happy enough with the way it turned out.

I also used Snowman Season to add snow.

Everything has been coloured with blends.

The papers and flowers are from Nitwits.

I would like to enter these into

Allsorts - Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner - Tis the Season

Simon Wednesday challenge - let it snow

Crafting Happiness - Christmas trees

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Hope you all have a lovely week.

 

Funfold Friday - Tent Fold Easel

My fun fold  VIP Video today is called a

Tent Fold Easel Card.

I made these for our kids for the New Year.

The shape is really fun and folds flat if posted.

I had seen loads of these designs on Pinterest etc

and decided to have a go.

The only thing I didn't like was the fact that it really

didn't hold together perfectly at the base.

So I came up with a matching corner that can be slid

off to fold flat and slipped on easily to hold together.

I actually like the added effect it gives.

I used papers from the in-colour selection called

Misty Moonlight with the matching ink.

I also used the circle layering dies, 2" circle punch

and the stamps were from Family Party,

Make a Difference and Itty Bitty Christmas.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Catz - cheers, let's celebrate

Sweet Stampers - anything goes

Creative Moments - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes December

Lockdown was lifted this morning so we dashed out

for some last minute items.

Thankfully the two shops we were in were

not too bad at all and people seemed quite happy.

I had such a bad sleep last night, ended up with about 4 hours,

that I feel I am in zombie land today!

It will be a long day!

Take care out there.

Scrapbook Thursday

My layout shows Grandson Finbar

helping to decorate the tree.

Being nearly two he is totally fascinated with the lights

but I think since it has gone up he has been pretty good!

The photo isn't great but none the less it is an important memory.

I followed the sketch over at

Let's Get Sketchy

The papers are all from last year's Christmas selection

but I did use Christmas Gleaming stamp set

to embellish my page.

The baubles were stamped in pacific point ink

then washed over to spread the ink using my

wink of stella pen.

I would like to enter this into

Let's Get Sketch - December layout

Poinsettia Petals Flower Pot Gift Card Holder

My tutorial today shows how I made these Christmas flower pot

gift card/money holders.

It has a nice sentiment inside

and on the back there is a pocket to hold the card/cash.

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card base - 3 1/2" x 9"

score - 3 1/2", 7"

Cut pot shape as on video

Card Inside - 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"

White inside - 2 1/4" x 4 1/4"

Back - scrap - 2 3/8" x 2"

I have used Poinsettia Petals and Christmas Gleaming

 stamp sets, whisper white card

and some retired papers.

The flowers were coloured with real red blends

and the leaves where coloured with granny apple green blends.

I added some real red ribbon.

I would like to enter these into

Incy Wincy - Christmas or red and green

Crafting Happiness - mostly red

The Corrosive challenge - anything goes

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas but no cards

Lots of rain coming in here soon

so a day for the craft room

Thanks for dropping by xx

Snowman Season at Tag Tuesday

It's the second week of our challenge at

Tag Tuesday

where the theme is Christmas or anything goes!

As I had all my kraft card and envelopes out

I continued with the snowman theme and made a Christmas tag.

I have used Snowman Season stamp set again

and coloured him with whisper white ink

and some real red blends.

I stamped the sentiment and ripped the edges

before gluing in place.

I finished it off with a piece of retired ribbon.

I dotted on the snow with the same white ink.

The tag was punched using Scallop Tag Topper punch.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Christmas or anything goes

Crafty Calendar - Christmas theme

Use your stuff - snow/winter

pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

I hope you get time to join in the fun!

Decorated Envelopes using Snowman Season

Happy Monday!

I got an urgent request for 24 decorated envelopes

suitable for money gifts,

from a customer and this is what I came up with.

I used kraft envelopes that I luckily had in my stash.

One was decorated with winter woods stamp set,

the second two using Snowman Season stamp set.

The snowmen were coloured using the whisper white ink 

and my wink of stella brush.

Took a bit of time for the snowmen but the trees

were so quick they make up for it!

I cut up some labels, rounded the corners

and stamped the Happiest Christmas Wishes 

using real red ink.

All has been received by a happy customer.

Job done!

 

Things with Wings Winter Scene

Our final challenge of the year at

Stamping Sensations

is

ANYTHING WITH WINGS!

This month we are sponsored by

Craft Stash

with this lovely prize!

So hoke out your fairies, birds, aeroplanes, bees, butterflies etc

and come and join the challenge.

For my card I have used a Crafter's Companion stamp

for the fairy.

The background was made using

Winter Woods and Nature's Beauty stamp sets.

The colours I used are

early expresso, soft suede, pacific point,

seaside spray and memento ink pads.

I added lots of wink of stella to my fairy

and a tiny bit of brights papers behind the scene.

I would like to enter this into

We Love Chocolate Baroque - anything goes

Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

Challenge up your life - fir trees

Hope you get time to join us this month.

Winter Woods Batch Cardmaking

I was a bit short of Christmas cards so

had to have a go at some quick and easy ones that I

could batch make and that would post flat!

I spent an absolutely fortune at the post office!!

When did second class stamps get so flippin' expensive!

Anyway, rant over 😂

I used winter woods stamp set for the trees

and stamped them in memento

 over my inked up sky using pacific point ink pad.

I add some Frost White paint along the edge and

flicked some over the sky.

I had initially masked off the area, top and bottom,

 to get a nice clean design.

The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set.

I made the mask so I could slip my cards inside it easily

to allow me to repeat the process quickly.

I have a video in my VIP Group showing how I did it.

Was pretty pleased to get half a dozen done in no time.

I would like to enter this into

Less is More - one layer card

Allsorts - Christmas flowers, wreaths or trees

Mix It Up  - anything goes + CAS

The Artistic Stamper - Christmas

 

It is extremely wet and windy outside today

but I have loads of  crafty orders to get sorted

so I will be kept warm and busy!

Have a great weekend everyone!