Birds in a row!

My CAS card today was made for the challenge

over at Less is More.

They want to see 'in a row'.

So I went with the little birds and sentiment from

the Quite Curvy Bundle.

I kept it really simple, so much so,

I keep wondering is it too simple!!

The birds have been coloured using

daffodil delight and crumb cake blends.

I am entering this into

Less is More - in a row

CAS on Sunday - animals

Always Fun Challenges - one layer cards

Cardz 4 Galz - Inspired by a Beatles song - free as a bird

CAS Colours & Sketches - followed the sketch

(thanks for the heads up Vicky)

I had a rough night's sleep last night.

It just seemed to be soooo warm and me

and heat do not mix well!

Bit of a grump today then 😂

Have a lovely weekend my friends.

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Double Shutter Card

 

This is another commissioned card I wanted to share.

This one is a Double Shutter card and the die

is from Tattered Lace.

OMG this took me sooooo long running all the bits

through the die cutting machine!

Seriously not worth it!!

The flowers are from Stampin' Up! though.

It's a retired set called Pop of Petals and has a matching punch

so at least that sped up the decorating process!

I also used Butterfly Gala and matching punch.

I would like to enter this into

Crafting Happiness - anything goes

Stamps & fun = CREATIVITY - anything goes

Another damp day but managed a walk.

My 81 year old Mother-in-law gets her first jab today!

She hasn't been out since her flu jab in October

so she is looking forward to it!

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Quick and easy gift bag tutorial

My tutorial today shows how I made these

cute little gift bag.

I made it to give my son some money for his birthday.

He turned 40 last Saturday!!

Can't believe my eldest is now forty!!

You can watch the tutorial here

Measurements needed to follow along

Paper1 - 7 1/2" x 4"

Score long - 1", 3 1/2", 4 1/2", 7"

Score short - 1"

Paper 2 - 7 1/2" x 1"

Score short - 1/2"

I have used papers called True Love

and the Oval Occasions Bundle.

I used a clasp from my stash but you can get these ones

Clever Clasps which are very chic and modern.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

CRAFT - anything goes

A Place To Start - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes January

Had our walk a bit earlier today as the fog outside

is super dense and wasn't showing signs of clearing.

I came back with a wet fringe it was that heavy 😂

#stayhomeandcraft

 

Meant to Be at Tag Tuesday

The theme at

Tag Tuesday

this fortnight was chosen by Wendy

and she wants us to use a photograph on our tag.

My daughter is constantly snapping photos of

our wee dog Squirt so I thought I would make

one for her to hang by her computer.

Think this is the first time ever I have made

a tag with a photo! I was going to go with a vintage image

but glad I decided to use Squirt.

He is getting old, and will be 13 in February.

But he is the best wee dog ever and absolutely no bother.

To decorate the tag I have used

pacific point card and ink along with hearts and sentiment

from the stamp set Meant to Be.

The sentiment has been punched using

the 1" and 1 1/8" scallop punches.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - use a photo

Dream Valley - our 4 legged friends

The Paper Funday - anything goes option blue

We have a little bit of rain today

which I am hoping will clear this frozen snow

so I can get out for a descent walk

without having to yank the arm from my poor husband!

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Butterfly Gap Card

Happy Monday!

I made this card for a customer last week

following the theme from Valerie's

Butterfly Challenge

G for Gap card.

I had just received my new Curvy Dies and thought they

would be perfect to make the front a bit more interesting

along the gap.

I went with Flirty Flamingo colours in the card, ink and brights papers.

The image is a pre printed one from LOTV.

I stamped the butterflies using Butterfly Gala stamp set

and punched out with butterfly duet punch.

The sentiment is from Strong & Beautiful stamp set.

I punched the sentiment out using the

Lovely Labels Pick a Punch and

added some blushing bride metallic ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Butterfly Challenge - G for Gap Card,  + butterfly

Double D Challenges - flowers  in containers

Little Red Wagon - all about dies (use 2 different sets)

Creative Moments - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Snow is still lying here, very crispy after a

night of minus temperatures

but the sun is shinning!!

I am happy to say my little blog tool has returned

making editing much quicker!

I am hoping anyone who has shopped with me this month

has, by now, received their goodies.

If not, please be patient. With all the trouble at the docks,

covid and brexit the world is just fighting against us!

Stampin' Up! are on top of their end and hopefully

everything will settle down soon.

 

Ornate style for Mother's Day

Working on my CAS cards

I followed a colour challenge over at

CAS Colours & Sketches

The stamp set is called Ornate Style

and I just used part of the stamp.

I have coloured the flowers using the ink pads

and my wink of stella brush.

I used Melon Mambo card and ink,

bumblebee ink and old olive ink.

The lightly pink flowers are just a

watered down Melon Mambo.

The sentiment is from Strong & Beautiful,

stamped in melon mambo ink.

Very easy and very enjoyable to colour in,

thought I think I do a better job with my blends 😂

I would like to enter this into

CAS Colours & Sketches - colour challenge

Stampin' Up Only Challenges - It's a love thing (a mother's love)

Allsorts - beautiful blooms

We are ankle deep in snow today.

Thank goodness we have no where to be!

It is a beautiful sight though.

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Birthday book card

I thought I would share one of the

commissions I made last week.

This one is a book shape with lots of layers.

The die is a tattered lace one and

I used my lovely new paper blooms papers to decorate

along with a few stamp sets:

Free as a Bird, Meant to Be, Make a Difference,

Oval occasions and Daisy Lane!

The main colour used was Rococo Rose

in the ink and ribbon.

I'd like to enter this into

CRAFT - new (papers, punch and stamp set)

Creative Knockouts - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - birthdays

Creative moments - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Clean and Simple Card

I had another go at a CAS card

and am pretty pleased with this one!

I went all pink and girlie and

it was super quick to put together.

I have gone with magenta madness papers and ink

and the stamp set is called

Dressed to Impress.

The shoes have been paper pieced.

I am entering this into

Less is More - fashion and/or accessories

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

Pearly Sparkles - beginning with P (pink, paper piecing)

We Love Chocolate Baroque - for ladies and girls

Hope everyone is keeping well.

The sun is shining so hopefully get a nice walk in today.

Thanks for dropping by.

 

 

Cute Valentine Gift Boxes

My video tutorial is a quick and easy gift box,

geared towards little Valentine treats

for the grandkids.

It is super simple to make, bit of stamping

and ink blending.

You will need the die though, or something similar!

You can watch the video here

I have used the

mini curvy keepsake dies,  blending brushes, oval occasions stamp set,

basic white card, magenta madness ribbon and magenta madness ink pad.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Classic Design Challenge - anything goes January

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

I seem to have lost the tool that allows you to edit

your post from your blog! Anyone else lost theirs?

I have to go into design, posts and edit from there.

Annoying!!

 

 

Faery (Fairy) Gardens at Tag Tuesday

It's the second week of Michele's theme

'FAERY (fairy) GARDEN'

over at

TAG TUESDAY

I have gone with a Crafter's Companion set again

and created this little fairy garden.

I used pool party and granny apple green inks

to create the sky and grass.

It has been well covered in wink of stella

but you'd never tell from looking at this photo!

The flowers have been coloured using

highland heather and blackberry bliss blends.

I drew a couple of tiny toadstools in black

along the hill edges.

I hope you get time to join us!

I am entering this into

Tag Tuesday - faery gardens

Incy Wincy - anything goes

Stamps & Fun = creativity - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

The fairy and the unicorn - anything fantasy

Lots of rain here today and lots of commissions

so I will be hiding in my craft room

until the sun re-appears.

Hoping no one gets flooded today

as I know Storm Christoph will be hitting

England much hard than over here.

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Favourite Stamp at Stamping Sensations

Happy Monday!

For my midway post for

Stamping Sensations

where the theme is use your favourite stamp.

So as I chose Free as a Bird first time round

I thought I would use it again.

This time I went with one bird and made him a

robin, coloured with crumb cake and real red blends.

He is sitting on a piece of card

that I have ran through with Pinewood Planks

embossing folder and then smeared some crumb cake ink

over the top to show the wood markings.

I stamped some of the leaves in granny apple green ink

then spread the colour using wink of stella.

The thank you, from the same set, was

stamped in real red ink.

It was hard not to add any more embellishments,

had to slap the back of my hand a few times 😂

I hope you get time to come and join the challenge.

I would like to enter this into

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a critter

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes January

Unicorn Challenge - CAS

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

CAS Colours & Sketches - followed their sketch

I finally received a package I had been waiting on

from 17th December! Only a month and a day late lol.

But it got here in one piece and I'm

relieved it didn't get lost.

NI is having an awful time getting deliveries

thanks to Brexit!

But I won't go there, it's only Monday!!

Have a great week.

I'm off to play with my new dies 😀