Simply Elegant Paper Mask Holder

My tutorial today was more a necessity than fun.

I always keep a disposable mask in my coat pockets

in case of emergencies

(like needing to use a loo when out walking etc)

but they become quite tatty after a while.

So I decided to make a little cover for them.

When I use the mask I can just bin it

and pop a fresh one in the little holder.

They do sit nice and flat in my pocket or handbag

and it's a great way to use up old paper.

You can watch this quick and easy video tutorial here

I have used papers called Simply Elegant

which are very posh looking indeed!

The sentiment is from a Good Man

and ink was memento.

Measurements I used

Paper - 8 1/4" x 4 3/4"

Score short side - 1/2" both sides

Score long side - 3 3/8", 6 3/4"

(masks can vary slightly in size but they can be trimmed if needed)

 

Vintage style at Tag Tuesday

Our new challenge theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen

by Valerie-Jael and she wants to see

Vintage Tags.

I am not very good at vintage at all

but will give anything a go!

For this tag I started with a piece of crumb cake card.

I stamped the butterflies from the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set

and then over stamped the sentiment to fill the gaps,

off stamping to get a lighter text.

I then punched out the top with the scallop tag punch

and inked around the edges using cinnamon cider ink.

I coloured the butterflies using Spectrum Noir pencils,

in nice vintage colours.

I found the label in an old Stampin' Up! kit

and stamped the same text sentiment from the

Elegantly Said stamp set.

I inked around the edges in cinnamon cider

and adhered to my tag.

The flowers where punched using the 

Flowers and Leaves punch and coloured

with the pencils and inked with the cinnamon cider.

I added a pearl to each flower

and stuck in place.

To finished I added a bit of lace to the tag top.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Vintage style

We Love Chocolate Baroque - hand coloured or paper pieced

Coloured with pencils

Mix it Up Challenge - anything goes option stamping

Hope you get time to join us.

 

Dragonflies and Butterflies

Happy Monday!

I didn't have much time to craft last week with

minding the Grandkids so what little time I had

I made some 3d dragonflies and butterflies.

My lovely friend Mary had used a layered butterfly

on one of her cards and when I admired it

(thinking she had made it herself)

she told me it was shop bought.

Sooooo, being who I am I had to have a go at making my own.

I used the dragonfly garden bundle and the now retired

butterfly gala stamp set and matching punch.

The ink colours are from the new in-colour pads.

I stamped them out onto silk card and clear embossed them,

using the shadow stamps for the underneath layer.

I then layered them up at the centre body with a bit of foam

and added some little pearls in gold and silver.

The butterflies had some soft wire antenna made

and popped in place.

I was quite pleased with the finished bunch

and they feel nice and heavy to withstand the post.

So watch this space for some creations using them up.

 

Snowman Season?

Ok my Christmas journey has begun!

My very first Christmas card of the year.....at last lol.

The card base is coastal cabana and I have used

Snowman Season stamp set

for my snowman man.

He has been coloured using bermuda bay blends.

The tree is from

Beauty of Friendship stamp set

and stamped in evening evergreen and soft succulent inks.

The snow mounds have been made using the

Basic Border Dies.

The night sky has been inked up using

Coastal Cabana and Night of Navy inks.

The sentiment has been stamped in

night of navy.

I then splattered it with some gesso

and added wink of stella to the snowman

and the snow mounds.

I would like to enter this into

Fessiwigs Festive frolics - cold and frosty

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas challenge - anything Christmas

Krafty Chicks - all occasions

I had a lovely 3 days with my two Grandsons but I am

totally wrecked!

Going to sit with my feet up this evening

and relax!!

Have a great weekend.

 

Elegantly said gift box

I had a go at making a circular box this week.

No video, as there was a lot of fiddly about with this one.

I made the measurements to suit my circle size and

it came out the perfect size to add some little tea light candles

or sweets.

The stamp set I used is called

Elegantly Said

and I just stamped in memento onto the

pale papaya papers and matched the lid

with pale papaya card and matching ribbon.

The lid has been finished with a cut out flower

and a little flower charm from the

Loose Flower Flourishes.

I would like to enter this into

Sparkles Monthly challenge - lots of flowers 

Creative Moments - anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - anything goes

We had great fun with the Grandsons this morning,

exhausted now though lol.

Catch you all again after round two tomorrow!!

 

Tag on Tag

I have another take on our challenge theme of

Tag on Tag,

chosen by the lovely Wendy.

Be sure and pop over and check it out at

Tag Tuesday.

I made a pocket tag using Fresh Freesia papers,

stamping some flowers on the front from the

Dragonfly Garden bundle.

I have coloured them with blends.

I then made a smaller tag to fit inside using

Blushing Bride card.

I stamped the large dragonfly in fresh freesia ink,

inked around the edges, punched using the

Scallop Tag Topper punch and finished with a

stamped sentiment.

I added some blushing bride ribbon and

popped it in the pocket.

I finished with a punched dragonfly

and stamped the wording onto it.

All of the stamped items have been coated in

wink of stella.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

Tag Tuesday - tag on tag

Love to craft - anything goes

Mix it up challenge - anything goes + option stamping

Hope you can come and join us this time!

 

Sketch 15 - back on your feet

Happy Monday!

This is my final card for

Kendra's Card Challenge 2

and I have followed sketch number 15.

The image is from the

Back on your Feet stamp set

and he has been coloured in shades of green and yellow blends.

I added a little knot of ribbon and a few

mini card candi to the strips of paper.

Video on my YouTube channel HERE.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

2 Crafty critter Crazies - anything with a critter

Daisy Chain - cute animals

We Love Chocolate Baroque - hand coloured or paper pieced

I have a busy two days getting orders sorted

so I can be free on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

to babysit two of my Grandsons!

Schools out for Summer!!!!

 

Sketch 14 - Butterfly thank you

My card today follows Sketch 14

from Kendra's card challenge 2.

This card has the exact same layout as sketch 14

only I have gone with different colours, papers

and ribbon.

I think this layout was my favourite.

I have used the butterfly bijou papers

along with brights dsp.

The card is daffodil delight and I used my

layering circles again.

The ribbon is mint macaron (retired)

and the butterfly has been die cut using

the brilliant Wings dies.

The sentiment is from Beauty of Friendship

stamp set and daffodil delight ink.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes #2

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

The Corrosive challenge - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes June

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Just finished off the fence painting before

it gets too hot outside. 🌞

Hope you have a lovely day!

 

I love...at Stamping Sensations!

Front - Spring theme with a photo of hubby's golf course.

2nd page - Summer theme.

3rd page - Autumn theme.

4th page - winter theme.

Card is called a four sided pinwheel tower!

This card is my midway inspiration for

Stamping Sensations

where the theme is

I LOVE.....

I have gone with trees again as I wanted to see

if I could get all the seasons from the stamp set called

Beauty of Friendship.

I don't think I did too bad for an amateur!!

This card is for my daughter to give to her Dad

for Father's Day.

I also used the Club House stamp set, sadly retired now.

The fancy borders has been cut in In-Colour dsp (evening evergreen)

using the basic border dies.

The sentiments have all been generated on my computer,

printed and then cut with the layering stitched rectangles.

Remember we are sponsored by 

Be sure and pop in with your entry for a chance to win!

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Gals - one for the boys

Always Fun - 'I love my Dad'

Pearly Sparkles - for the men/boys

Stinkin' Inkers - for man/boy #2

We Love Chocolate Baroque - hand coloured or paper pieced

golfer was hand coloured

Spent the day painting our garden house and half the garden fencing.

Lovely day for it, but I am ready to lie down now!!

Now we know what we have to do tomorrow!

Enjoy your weekend.

 

ATC 8 - Pride Month

As it's Pride Month I thought I should

do a rainbow theme for this week's ATC.

It was influenced by a video I saw on YouTube

by Kelly S.

So I have used my layering circles to create the rainbow,

using brights card stock mostly.

The background has been inked with clouds.

I then inked another piece, same size as my atc

and using my basic border dies

(the cloud one, which you could use to create your own cloud template)

to cut the cloud shape where I needed it.

It was then layered onto the rainbow.

Sentiment stamped from a retired set in memento.

Finished it by inking around the edges.

I would like to enter this into

Aud Sentiments - anything + sentiment

Krafty Chicks - clean and simple

Use Your Stuff - rainbows

We got the fences painted out the back yesterday,

which had been crying for some nourishment for ages!!

Working our way down a long list of jobs!

Have a great day and thanks for calling.

 

Thank You Wings!

My card today follows Sketch 13 of

Kendra's Card Challenge 2.

Back to my die cut butterflies again but

I do love the way this card turned out!

I free embossed the Just Jade card,

added some gingham ribbon and die cut

circles, finishing with a stamped and cut

sentiment in just jade ink.

The stamp set used is called

Free as a Bird.

 I would like to enter this into

The Crafter's Cafe - insects and/or butterflies

Allsorts - butterflies and bugs

My Time to Craft - things in the sky

Love to Craft - June anything goes

crafts galore encore - anything goes

There is still time to join in Kendra's Challenge

if you fancy having a go!

 

Double Tag it!

 

Our challenge theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by the lovely Wendy and she wants to see a

tag on tag!

For my tag I have used the gorgeous new papers called

Simply Elegant.

Using the matching bundle called

Elegantly Said

I have stamped the flowers in bumblebee ink,

cut them out and arranged along the bottom of the large tag.

I punched the top using the scallop tag top punch and

added a ribbon.

I then punched out the smaller tag using the new punch

from the bundle.

I lightly stamped the flower image in bumblebee,

then stamped the sentiment in memento.

I added a bumblebee gem

and added the tag to the larger one.

I finished of by inking up a small piece of scrap card

using bumblebee ink.

I then stamped the same wording on top

and then punched out a small dragonfly

using the Dragonfly Punch.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - tag on tag

Simon Monday Challenge - beautiful blooms

Crafting Happiness - anything goes option tag

Classic Design challenge - anything June

Dragonfly Journeys - you've got a friend

(hope a tag is ok)

I have a few card orders to get done

so will be busy in my craft room today!

Have a good one!!

We all scream for ice-cream!

Happy Monday!

My card today follows sketch 12 in

Kendra's Card Challenge.

There is still time to join in and lovely prizes

up for grabs!

This time I have used

Sweet Ice Cream bundle

Polished pink card and ink,

soft suede, grapefruit grove and petal pink inks.

I added lots of glitter glue

and the background was stamped using

the little sprinkles stamp from the same set.

Video on my YouTube channel.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative  Fingers - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Have a great week everyone!

 

Sketch 12 - Birthday butterflies

This is sketch 11 from

Kendra's Card Challenge 2

This time I have gone with night of navy

and polished pink card to tie in with the

butterfly bijou papers.

I used a tiny little die that embosses a brick finish

from the Brilliant Wings dies on the pink card.

The two butterflies were also created

using the same die set.

I stamped a large Happy Birthday

from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set

in night of navy ink.

So quick and easy!!

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Stampers - birthday

Crafting Happiness - anything goes option summer

Always Fun challenges - layers

Happy Little Stampers - feature a die

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

 

ATC 7 - this is knot good!

As I had the Back on your feet stamp set out

I decided to do my ATC using it.

I ink brushed the background grass and clouds,

stamped and coloured the giraffe

and then stamped some leaves from the

Forever Fern stamp set in granny apple green.

I then stamped my sentiment (crooked)😂

but hey, what's new with me lol.

I then added a black edge to it.

I do love this stamp set so much and was glad

it didn't retire!!

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the World - wild animals

Simon Wednesday Challenge - create a scene

Crafty Animals - anything, include an animal

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a creature

That was one hot night here.

I had bedroom door open, window open

and a fan running. Poor hubby was foundered 😂

but at least I slept!!

 

Vintage Butterfly Photo Box Tutorial

I had made one of these photo boxes for a friend

recently and she had a friend who saw it

and of course requested one.

The first one was filled with photos of someone

they had lost but you could make them themed

for any occasion....

anniversary, new baby, new house, graduation etc.

So I thought I would made a video while doing the second one.

You can watch it here.

Measurements needed to follow along

Black card - 2 pieces - 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Score 1 1/4" all sides

Slide out slightly for lid scores (see video)

Paper - 2 by 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

4 by 1" x 2 3/4"

I have used Basic black card,

Simply Elegant Papers, Lovely You stamp set,

Butterfly Brilliance bundle.

I would like to enter these into

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

A Place to start - create your own

1. mini album 2. encouragement 3. 3D embellishment

Crafts Galore - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

My diary is filling up fast with baby sitting duties

with the school holidays nearing!

Think I should put my fees up 😂

but it will be fun to get to spend some times

with my Grandsons.

 

Animals have faces too!

This is the second week of Michele's theme of

FACES

over at Tag Tuesday.

I decided to go with animal faces this time.

I have used Back on your Feet stamp set

and punched two holes to peep their faces through.

The sentiment is from a retired set

and I have added die cut leaves in

granny apple green using Forever Flourishing dies.

I inked up the background using seaside spray ink,

adding the faces underneath

then matting onto some bumblebee card.

It has been finished with some bumblebee ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - faces

Crafts Galore - anything goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a creature

Crafty Animals - anything goes must include an animal

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes option tag

Hope you can join us.