Halloween goodies!

This is the some of the goodies I have prepared for

our Grandsons for Halloween.

The cube boxes hold some chocolate balls,

the orange one at the back with the bat on it

holds a wagon wheel.

Lots of burnt fingers making these with the

hot glue gun!!

The coffin box holds some chews with a few coins

wrapped in the same paper inside

and the one to the front holds the cake bar.

I have also threw in a chocolate skeleton, crisps

and one of those slap wrist bands.

I used papers from The Works and the stamp set

was Tricks & Treats from SU.

The bats were also from the Works.

I would like to enter these into

Creatalicious - anything option Halloween and/or purple and black

Papercraft Challenge - spooky season

Little Red Wagon - sweet treats

Day of the Dead!!

It is Michele's turn to pick the theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and she has gone with

Day of the Dead!!

I don't have any stamps related to that theme but

I did get this lovely free download from Vectoria Designs.

It came with the little mini book cover which I turned into a

pocket for the tag.

I added the wording to the front of the pocket

and printed the tag off twice so I could layer up some of the

flowers and added a sentiment on the bottom.

I finished it with some ribbon and then added lots of 

glaze to the places I wanted to pop.

I hope you get time to join us this fortnight!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Day of the Dead

Football Crazy!

It was our Grandson Sean's 11th birthday last week

and as always, I like to make a box of some sort to gift

him some money and of course chocolate!

He is very much into his Gaelic and supports Man United

FC so I went with the football theme and their colours.

Inside it holds two bars of chocolate and a loop in the middle

allows you to pop in some money.

It closes using some Velcro dots.

You can watch the tutorial here

Measurements needed to make one

Card - 7" x 4 4/8"

Score long side at 3" and 4"

DSP to decorate

two pieces at 2 6/8" x 4 2/8"

one piece at 6/8" x 4 2/8"

Pockets - two pieces

5 4/8" x 2 2/8"

Score at 2/8", 4/8" on 3 sides

Money Band - 1 7/8" x 5/8"

Score long side at 2/8" on both sides

Closure - 7/8" x 2 6/8"

DSP - 5/8" x 2 4/8"

I used a stamp set from The Stamp Man called Football Mad.

Everything was stamped then coloured with markers.

The papers are called Delightfully Eclectic (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Classic Design Challenge - anything goes option no cards

Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards I went with P

pockets, patterned paper

Dragonfly Dreams - anything but a card

Guitar man!

I had a birthday card to make for my youngest brother

and he is into his guitars.

I followed a sketch over at

Cheerful Sketches Challenge for the layout.

The papers are from a pack called Rock & Roll (SU).

I used different ones for the layers and

also cut three guitars from the papers and coloured them

using parakeet party markers.

The sentiments are from a set called

Music - play on sentiments from Paper Discovery.

I die cut some music notes using a die from them

as well called Lost in Music musical panels.

I finished with some matching gems and

his name which was computer generated.

I would like to enter this into

Cheerful Sketches challenge - October challenge

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Love Those Pretty Papers - anything goes option Halloween cols/papers

CRAFT - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Have a lovely weekend!!

Christening makes

I wanted to share the album I made for our wee 

Granddaughter Aimee's Christening.

You can watch a quick run through here.

The papers are from Nitwits and the images were from a shop

on Etsy

Boo...Eek!

It's the second week of my Halloween theme over at

TAG TUESDAY.

This time I went with a scary Frankenstein head.

I inked up the background and stamped some bats

and wording. This was matted onto some black card.

I then stamped the image and cut him out to

add to my tag.

I finished with some linen string.

For my second tag I simply stamped the Halloween label

in the centre and then added the stamped bats around the edges.

I blended with some purple ink but it's not showing

at all in the photo.

It was mounted onto black card and I finished

it with some string and bakers twine.

Stamp sets used - Tricks & Treats, Labels to Love (SU)

I hope you get time to join us!!

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Unicorn Challenge - Autumn/Halloween

Make My Monday - Spooky/Halloween

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creatalicious - anything goes option Halloween

Treats, not tricks!

I pulled out my envelope punch board to make these

little packages for the boys treat bags.

They hold any of those little cake bars perfectly

and you only need a piece of white card

and whatever Halloween stamps you might have.

You can watch my tutorial here and whip up

a load of these in no time.

Measurements needed to make one

Card - 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

1st punch mark - 1 1/2"

2nd punch mark - 2 7/8"

For my boxes I have used light weight card,

pumpkin pie, gorgeous grape, poppy parade

and parakeet party inks.

The stamp set is called Tricks & Treats (SU).

Black ribbon, postage stamp punch

and black ink.

And of course, my envelope punch board.

I would like to enter these into

Dream Factory - Halloween

Daisy Chain - Autumn and/or Halloween

Make My Monday - spooky/Halloween

Little Red Wagon - Halloween is coming

Creative Crafting Uncles - Halloween

Thankfully yesterday we had no damage to the trees around us

other than a garden, front and back, jam packed with leaves.

The colours are amazing though and the sun is shining on them now!

Have a great week!

Anyone for tea?

It's time for my mid month DT card for

Stamping Sensations

where the theme is anything goes option Autumn Colours.

We have a great prize from

STAMP ADDICTS

I found an old pack of teapot templates from Craftworks and decided

to make one for my Mother-in-law's birthday.

I traced the template onto my chosen papers and

cut it out. The papers are also Craftworks.

I inked the edges using pumpkin spice ink and

glued to the template.

I then covered a separate lid in the same way with

a different piece of paper and inked it up.

I attached a rectangle of card to the lid

and stamped a message using  a stamp set called

Approaching Perfection (SU).

The birthday sentiment is stamped and punched using

a bundle called Oval Occasions.

I then stamped two of each flower from a set called

Floral Essence. I cut them out and layered them up.

The centres have been made using some pearlized enamel effects drops.

I then stamped the leaves in old olive ink and punched them out.

I doubled up the back of the teapot to make a pocket

for my lid to slip into.

I then added the flowers and sentiment and finished off

the handle by wrapping some green twine around the handle

and added two beads to the ends.

The bow was then added to the removable lid.

I hope you get time to join us this month.

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral optional mood board

The Paper Funday - anything goes option Autumn colours

Colorful Options - orange

Cardz 4 Galz - pick 3 purple, orange, black, green

I used orange, green, black

Crafty Catz - anything goes option Autumn colours

Had a quick scoot to Omeath this morning.

Rotten day, loads of traffic works going on and not

able to get for a walk.
So went for quick lunch and back home lol

Storm Ashley is heading our way on Sunday

so there's something to look forward to...NOT!

Have a lovely weekend and stay safe!

Teenage Kicks!!

I had a request for a birthday card for a mad teenager

(their words, not mine lol).

So I went very bright with lots of 

Autumn colours in there.

The papers are a download from Nitwits Beep Beep collection,

the image is LOTV, coloured with markers,

and cut and set it place.

The teenage badge is from google and

everything else is computer generated.

I would like to enter this into

The Paper Funday - anything option Autumn colours

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Let's Craft and Create - anything option just purple

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - T is for TEENAGER

Make My Monday - kid friendly card

PINspirational - shapes

The rain we had last night was crazy.

The noise alone was enough to keep me awake

and it got unseasonably warm!

What's going on! I want warm cosy fires, 

blankets and a good book or movie lol.

Haunted house!

 

It was my turn to choose the theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and I have gone with Halloween!

I had a few tags to make for the Grandkids albums and goodie bags

so it was a good incentive for me lol.

This one has been made with making an inky background

to which I stamped bats and cobwebs from a stamp set called

Tricks & Treats. I stamped the house separately

and added colour to the windows and door.

It was cut out and stuck in place.

I backed it onto some black card and added

some string for a spooky feel.

My next tag was a bit less colourful but I did use the house

again. I stamped it directly onto the tag

and then stamped the trick or treat sentiment.

It was inked lightly in purple ink and the windows and doors

where coloured in with a fluorescent yellow gel pen.

I finished with some string and bakers twine.

I hope you get time to join in my challenge this fortnight.

I would like to enter these into

Dream Factory - Halloween

Two Old Bats Halloween - anything Halloween

Unicorn Challenge - Autumn and/or Halloween

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween

Simply Create  Too - Halloween or Halloween colours

Creative  Crafting Uncles - Halloween

Allsorts - anything goes or magical, myth and or legend

It's my Mother-in-law's 85th birthday today

so we off to visit and give her some presents.

Enjoy your day!

Stash Buster 1

As some of you know, I am in the process of using up a lot of

my stash making mini albums, cards and boxes.

So this weekend I decided I would hunt down

some very old tutorials by various artists,

which I will give credit to of course,

and remake them with my stash!

So my first one is from The Crafty Thinker from way back

in 2017. It had no video tutorial so I thought I would do one.

As you can see this makes up into a cute gift package for

some kit kat bars.

It uses one sheet of card and a strip of fancy paper.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed

Card - a4 x 11"

Score long side - 3", 3 1/2", 7 1/2", 8"

Score short side - 2 1/2", 3", 5 3/4", 6 1/4"

DSP - 1 3/4" x 8"

White paper for inside - 2 1/4" x 3 3/4"

I used old olive card, Love this Moment stamp set (SU)

and papers are called Delightfully Eclectic (SU).

Image has been coloured using markers.

I would like to enter these into

Mix it Up - anything goes option smooshing

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes option Autumn colours

Dragonfly Dreams - anything but a card

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Lovely fresh morning here. Washing is on

and a bit of crafting maybe then hopefully

a trip to Omeath!!

Have a great week.

And relax!!

Another family birthday card for another brother-in-law.

This one is in to golf but I've done golf for a few years now

so I went with his other hobby, watching the telly

and having a beer lol.

This image from Mo's Digital pencil was perfect

and to cut back on the colouring I paper pieced the sofa.

The rest has been coloured with my markers

and the papers have come from a Nitwits download

called Pocake masculine set.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Passion for Markers - anything but square

I Love ProMarkers - anything goes/witchy

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Spooky Memories!

So last week I showed you a quick walk through of the larger

of the Halloween Folios but this week I did a

tutorial showing how to make the smaller version.

I had two more to make so thought I would do

the tutorial so I will always have it lol.

Stamp sets I used

Tricks & Treats, Banner Year and Labels to Love

all Stampin' Up!

Papers are from The Works.

You can watch the tutorial here

or you can watch a quick walk through of finished folio here

Measurements needed to make one

Light weight card - two pieces at 11 1/4" x 3 1/2"

Score long side at 3 3/4", 7 1/2"

DSP to decorate

10 pieces at 3 1/2" x 3 1/4"

2 pieces in different pattern at 3 1/2" x 3 1/4"

Inner page is 4" x 3 1/2"

score on 4" side at 1/4"

Two side pockets

2" x 4 1/2"

score at 1/2" on three sides

Slanted pocket

card at 4 1/2" x 2 3/4"

score at 1/2" on three sides.

Follow video for cutting instructions.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - fantasy

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Daisy Chain - Autumn and/or Halloween

Two Old Bats - anything Halloween

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Simply Create Too - Halloween or Halloween colours

The Outlawz - something with your first name letter

P - purple, pumpkin, photos. pompoms

Fall Y'all!

I got this lovely image via Mo's Patreon group

and thought she would be perfect for Valerie's theme

of Seasons over at

TAG TUESDAY.

She has been coloured up using my markers,

the background clouds have been stencilled

and I stamped and punched some smaller leaves

as her base.

The leaves at the top were stamped using Stylish Sketches (SU)

and coloured with markers,

but they do look a bit out of proportion lol.

The sentiment came with the image

which is called Fall Yall!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - seasons

Daisy Chain - Autumn and/or Halloween

Four Seasons - anything goes Fall

We Love Stamping - Autumn/anything goes

Creative  Inspirations - the season of Autumn

Aud Sentiments - embossing and/or Fall + sentiment

Craft Rocket - Autumn and/or Halloween

Birthday boy!

I had a card to make for a little boy turning 3 this month

so picked this lovely image from

Mo's Digital Pencil.

He has been coloured up with markers

and the background papers are all from

Nitwits.  I stencilled some clouds and grass for the background.

I would like to enter this into

Make My Monday - kid friendly card

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Passion for Markers - make it masculine

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Alphabet challenge - N is for numbers

Crafty Catz - anything goes option use a stencil

CD Sunday - anything goes using CD, USB or digital download

We had a lovely day at Aimee's Christening yesterday.

She was so good, even being past from post to pillar

and loads of strange faces. Not a cheep out of her.

The big moment and she took it in her stride.

Proud Mummy and Daddy.

Hubby and me stealing a moment.

Autumn has arrived!

It's time for our October challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

and the theme is anything goes with the option of Autumn Colours.

We have a great prize from

STAMP ADDICTS

For my card I used a set I won from AAll & Create called

Sent with Love.

I inked up the background around the flower with yellow ink,(SU)

then stamped the flower on top.

I stamped the smaller flower beside it and then stamped

both flower heads again, coloured with markers and

cut out so I could 3d them on top.

I added some faux stitching and some scribbles

(lost the run of myself there lol).

I finished with a thinking of you sentiment

shaded in the same markers.

I hope you get a chance to join us this month!

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

The Paper Funday - anything option colours of Autumn

Colorful Options - orange

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral optional mood board

Krafty Chicks - stamps

Moving Along with the Times - Autumnal colours