Sunflower & Roses

I had another play with my Lisa Horton supplies,

this time making a quick birthday card to gift to a customer.

I have used the Sunflower & Roses set.

The stencilling was done first using real read, granny apple green,

lemon lime twist, poppy parade and bumblebee inks (SU).

I then embossed it using the matching folder then die cut it.

For the card base I embossed half of it using my score board,

stamped the sentiment  and added faux stitching

in the opposite area.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Use your Stuff - plants/flowers

Double Trouble - thing 1

Simon Says Wednesday - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - anything goes

 

Holiday season!

It's time for a new theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and Sandie has chosen

Holidays/travel!

For my tag I have used a very old stamp set from

Whiff of Joy called fun in the sun.

The images were stamped then masked so I

could create a sandy background and some sea and clouds.

The images where then coloured with promarkers.

I used a LH stencil circle to create the sunshine

and some torn papers and cloud edges for the sea and sky.

The sentiment came from the same stamp set.

Hope you can join us this fortnight.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - holidays

Double D Challenges - Beach time

Aud Sentiments - summer + sentiment

Fab 'n' Funky - summer colours

Try  it on Tuesday - here comes summer

Cardz 4  Guyz - summer theme

Finally seemed to be recovering from my flu,

husband just a day or two behind me!

That was a full two weeks and I am hoping my energy

levels return quick haste!

Thanks for all your lovely comments,

really appreciate them.

 

Camellia get well soon

I finally got time to play with my Lisa Horton

Camellia Cluster set.

You get the stencils, dies and embossing folder

and they are just a joy to play with and experiment with.

I kept to the pink colour for this one to start me off

but will be a bit more daring the next time lol.

I added some line embossing using my score board

instead of leaving the card flat.

The flower has been chopped so I could make it fit my card

fully and I added a stamped sentiment and some pearls

to the centre border.

I would like to enter this into

Four Seasons - summer

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

Creatalicious - anything option stencil

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes option get well

 

Card and tag set

So, as I said yesterday, you get two of each card in the box

(see yesterdays post)

and the second one

was just lying looking at me all forlorn lol.

So I made up the card to look the same as the tag,

(Itty Bitty Christmas and From Our House to Yours stamp sets SU),

added some wrap around ribbon with a bow

and stamped the sentiment and laid it across the tree.

I even added an insert! Go me!!

They make a nice little pair I think.

I would like to enter this into

Addicted to Stamps and more - Christmas

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Christmas Craft Creations - trees

 

Celebrate with a die cut!

It's the second week of Valerie's theme

use die cuts

over at TAG TUESDAY.

I found a box kit full of Christmas card packs which

I must have bought many many many years ago.

The name on them is Brenda Pinnick and I am sure

it was from QVC!!

You get two of each design so decided to chop one

and use for a tag.

The background has been stamped with snowflake stamp from

a stamp set called From Our House to Yours (SU).

The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Christmas (SU).

I inked up the edges, added the die cut tree and star

and finished with some ribbon, stapled in place!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - use a die cut

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Christmas craft creations - trees

Crafty Hazelnut's challenge - anything Christmas option snowflakes

 

Masculine Fun Fold

Pop Up Pillar card.

Side view.

Folds flat for posting.

Today, for my midway post at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

I have gone with a funfold birthday card for my son Milo.

He is very in to his cars so I have gone

with a car theme.

The papers I used are retired SU ones.

The stamp sets used are

Geared Up Garage  (SU) for the car and all the embellishments.

I used a Lisa Horton stamp set (Linen Texture)

for the sentiment.

I added chalk pen lines up the sides and

there is a verse on the back of the card!.

I used promarkers, silver gel pen and memento ink to colour

and alphabet dies from Helen Griffin for his name.

Took me ages lol but I do like to give a funfold

card to all my kids for their special days.

I hope you get to join us this month with your

masculine themed projects. Remember we have

a lovely prize up for grabs too!

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Stampin' - Father's Day/masculine makes

Moving Along With the Times - masculine/Father's Day

CRAFT - transport

A Perfect Time to Craft Open - June challenge

Paper Funday Challenge - anything option masculine

Creative Creases - any funfold and stamping

Thankfully I did not test positive for Covid.

Hubby now has sore throat though so he is probably

coming down with whatever this is I have!

Enjoy your day. Ours is pretty wet so bit of

housework and crafting for me.

 

Summer Flowers at Allsorts

I have a guest design team spot with the lovely ladies at

ALLSORTS

and the theme this week is

Summer Flowers!

I fancied trying my hand at a wreath of summer flowers.

So I set about stamping, colouring and shaping

until I was happy.

I drew a circle in pencil and stamped some background

leaves, then added the stamped flowers and leaves.

I added a sentiment to the centre.

Be sure and pop over and check out those very

talented ladies!

Items used:

Flowers of Friendship stamp set

Forever Fern stamp set

Granny Apple Green, Polished Pink

and memento ink pads

Blends: flirty flamingo, daffodil delight, Granny Apple Green,

Mint Macaron and Pool Party

Enamel Dots and Woodware leaf punch

I would like to enter this into

Four seasons - June summery

Daisy Chain - flowers

Crafty Catz - anything goes option sentiment

Alphabet Challenge - F for friendship

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz - die cuts and/or punches

I am still coughing away here, can't seems to

shake it off so I'm going to take a COVID test

just in case. Wish me luck!!

May all your DRUMS.....

Another family birthday card,

this time for my brother Tony who love his drums.

Again I have followed the sketch over at

Try Stampin' on Tuesday.

I treated myself to some Paper Discovery sets a while ago

but have only played with the dies, not the stamps.

So out they came for Tony. They were bought with him in mind.

The stamp set is called Music Play On and I also used another

set from the same bundle called Play On Textures.

The base is white card, layered with Pear Pizzazz card (SU)

and an old card from my stash, (Brenda Pinnick).

Everything was stamped in memento.

I love the drum sentiment, perfect for Tony lol.

I used oval dies for the sentiment and I added

some black dots to make it stand out more.

I would like to enter this into

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - challenge #559

Double Trouble - Masculine, sketch and stripes/plaid

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Dream Valley - add a sentiment

Let's Craft and create - use a sentiment

Love to craft - anything goes

NBUS - new stamp sets

Finally turned a corner with this flu (can no longer call it a cold).

My lungs hurt with every cough but I am beginning to

get my energy back!

Only thing I can do at the minute is craft😇😂 

 

Use a die cut!

Our new challenge theme at

Tag Tuesday

has been chosen by the lovely Valerie who wants us to

use die cuts.

This was definitely a challenge for me

as I rarely use blank die cuts.

I had a hoke in my stash and found the bird cage

and bird from a really old kit.

The birdcage has been covered in metallic rub ons,

the bird has been coloured up using inks and brushes

then I attempted to add some detail with a marker, but what a mess!

The background of my tag has been stamped using

Whitewash Texture stamp from Lisa Horton.

The sentiments are also from a LH set called

Cracked Bark Texture.

I inked over the stamped area with my brush then

assembled as above. and finished with some bakers twine.

Pretty pleased with the finished look for a first timer lol.

Hope you can come and join us.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - use some die cuts

 Critter Crazy - anything with a critter

Crafty Animals - anything with an animal

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything June

I am absolutely dosed at the minute.

Sore throat, hoarse voice, sneezing and generally unwell.

Seriously it's June!

 

Graduation!

It's that time of the year again!

Brand new graduates with everything in front of them.

I had two cards to make recently and for this one

I have followed the sketch over at

Try Stampin' On Tuesday.

The papers and embellishments are all from Nitwits.

The image is an old Whiff of Joy stamp

coloured with promarkers.

The quote and sentiment are computer generated.

I would like to enter this into

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - sketch 558

Pearly Sparkles - one for the boys

A Place To start - weddings or graduations

Fab 'n' funky - celebrations

CRAFT - male

Moving Along with the Times - masculine/father's day

Bit of a wet day so will hang about in my craft room

We took a free train ride yesterday to Belfast

and went to the museum then had lunch out and

train back home! Brilliant day!

Making use of our passes now with the price rises in petrol/diesel!! 

 

Include a pocket!

It's the second week of

'add a pocket'

over at Tag Tuesday.

This time I went with a square die cut, adding a

half square in matching paper to the bottom

to form a pocket.

I then stamped lots of little inspirational quotes

using a stamp set called Through it Together (SU).

I matted them onto card and added some gold twine.

I finished with a felt bow.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Add a pocket

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes option use a sentiment

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Get Creative - at least 2 patterned papers

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

 

One for the boys!

Our June challenge theme at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is 'make it masculine'.

We have a great prize up for grabs so get your stamps out

and come and join us.

I made this card for a friend's birthday and he

is a big car lover (and motorbikes) so I decided to go with a

funfold card.

I saw a card online and decided to have a go making an a5 size.

The papers are from a pack called Best Route (SU).

The stamp sets used are

Driving By, Geared Up Garage (SU) and

Beautiful Anemone (LH).

I went with night of navy card, and ink

and used my promarkers and blends to colour.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Pearly Sparkles - one for the boys

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option masculine

Creative Creases - anything with funfold

Try it on Tuesday - for the man in your life

Creative Inspirations - masculine

Creative Knockouts - funfold

Moving Along with the Times - masculine/Father's Day

Hope you get time to join us HERE

 

Jewellery gift box

 

I made this little gift box to match my purse

from last weeks tutorial.

The jewellery did not come in a very nice box

so I made one to suit.

I have used the same colourways but this time finished with a

belly wrap and a die cut butterfly. Inside is stamped using the

matching butterfly from the Butterfly Brilliance bundle and

the sentiment is from Elegantly Said stamp set.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make the box

Card base - 3 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Score short - 1/2", 3"

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

Dsp to decorate

Front and back - 2 1/4" x 2 3/4"

Sides - two at 2 1/4" x 3/8"

two at 2 3/4" x 3/8"

Card inside - 2 7/8" x 2 1/4"

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

crafting Happiness - anything goes

Craft Rocket - girls

Crafty Catz - anything goes option celebration

First Holy Communion

I had a First Communion card order recently

and the Mummy wanted it to be pink and girlie!

This is what I came up with.

The papers are from my stash,

the image is from Alibel.

I punched lots of flowers and added pearls,

some crosses with pearls and a bigger flower

in the corner with the ribbon below.

I did follow a lovely sketch over at

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

I would like to enter this into

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - sketch 557

Cutie Pie Challenge - digis and die cuts

Creatalicious - anything option bling/glitter

Digi Choosday - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - all occasions

Crafty Catz - anything option all about girls

Allsorts - anything but birthdays