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Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Labour of love


I have had an envelope full of prayer cards and Holy medals
belonging to my late Mum, in my bedside drawer for 19 years.
The contents are probably much older than that for sure!
I also used one of my Mum's cross stitch pieces for the cover.

So I thought it was time to give them a nice home.
I didn't take time to work out any details I just went for it lol.
I did want to give it an old vintage feel though.


For the pages inside I used some white card to
which I stuck pages pulled from a thesaurus,
inked round the edges and then run through my sewing machine. 


The cover is hardboard and when I had finished all the pages
I realised I had no other choice than to bind it together
using my Cinch machine and some ribbon.
I am happy enough with the finished book but learned
a lot to NOT do next time lol.

You can watch a more detailed look here

For this project I have used
A Thesaurus, cinnamon cider ink pad,
vellum, lace, machine sewing and stickers.
I have used various SU stamp sets throughout
along with some Hunkydory word strips and embossing folders.

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Frosty morning but nice and sunny.
Had a good walk in the fresh air which we both enjoyed.
Now decisions decisions, will we light the fire??
It's at the other end of the house from my craft room though!!

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Anything is possible!


We have another week of anything goes over at

This time I made two tags in different sizes.
These were made to go in one of my folios.
The backgrounds were cut from some grid paper from a pack 
from K & Company.
I inked up the background in gorgeous grape then stamped
some text from Gorgeously Made stamps.
I then added bits of stickers and topped them with
wording from a Hunkydory pack called Just My Type.
I then melted some ribbon with my heat gun
and stapled to the top of each tag.

Come and join us this week and be in for a chance
to get a coveted badge for your blog!!

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Oh winter is upon us lol.
Frosty cold out there this morning and very cold over night
but I am thankful for cool nights so I can sleep!!
We had another family funeral on Sunday, that's
four inside two months!
This time of the year is so hard for everyone.


Monday, 18 November 2024

Feel the magic!


This is my card for our midway post over at
where the challenge is anything goes option something magical.

We have an amazing prize up for grabs so
be sure and join us!!



For my card I used a selection of fairy stamps from
Crafters Companion.
I created the background using 3 different ink colours,
masking off a circle for the moon.
I stamped the toadstool house separately then cut it out,
coloured it up and stuck in place.
I stamped the fairy, branches, dragonflies, toadstools
and grass wherever my heart desired lol.
I then inked round the edges of my card and run
it through my sewing machine.
It was matted onto my base card and I then
added some white pearlized enamel dots! 


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Friday, 15 November 2024

Accordion Journal with pockets!

I came across this great tutorial on YouTube from
It has accordion pockets on one side and
the opposite side flips into a journal style!
I'm a bit of a stationery lover so this was right
up my street!!

Perfect for saving money, receipts etc throughout the year
and keeping a log of your entries too!



I added elastic closure to mine and decorated it up with brads
and stickers from Bo Bunny (very old).
The papers I used are from Delightfully Eclectic (SU)
Stamps used are from EC month stamps and
I used an eyelet and elastic thread from my stash. 

You can watch a quick walk through here

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Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Life's special moments


I had a card to make for an upcoming birthday
and had absolutely no mojo at all.
So I went on a hunt for  a sketch and came across this one
over at Sunday Stamps.
As this is a December birthday I went with
rich shades of blues and pinks.

I have used a stamp set called Places in the heart (SU),
papers are from a Nitwits download called Pocake
and the images has been coloured with my markers
and some wink of stella.
I used my oval dies for main image.

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Tuesday, 12 November 2024

Pretty tag!


Our new challenge theme over at
has been chosen by Valerie and she has gone
with anything goes!!
Easy or what!

I have gone with a pretty butterfly tag.
I started with a piece of white card and stamped
some text from Gorgeously Made stamp set.
I then inked it up using gorgeous grape ink.
I punched the top for the tag shape and then
added some butterfly stickers and flower stickers
from my stash.
I took it to my sewing machine and stitched all the
way round in white thread.
I then stamped the sentiment
and added to the centre.
The ribbon has been heated with my heat tool
to make it shrink and curl and I
attached it to the tag.

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We have a very dense fog here this morning and showing
no signs of lifting!
Hopefully get out walking later!


Monday, 11 November 2024

Stash Buster 5


I came across this idea on
Sarah's Ink Spot Blog.
I am sure we have all done these before but great to revisit.

The smaller one is Sarah's but it wasn't big enough
to pop in a voucher/gift card so
I adjusted my sizes to suit.


You can watch my video here



Measurements needed to make one
Card 8 1/4" x 2 3/4"
Score long side at 3 1/2", 4", 7 3/4"
DSP to decorate
two pieces at 2 1/2" x 3 1/4"
one piece at 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Inside Pocket
6 1/4" x 3"
score long side at 2 1/2", 2 3/4", 3", 5 1/2", 5 3/4", 6"

Items used
Blueberry Bushel card and ink (SU)
Winter Meadow dsp (SU)
Dashing Deer stamp and die set (SU)
snowflakes and gems

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Up early this morning as hubby had a doctor's appointment.
So we have shopping done and back home for 10 am!!
Someone has golf after lunch so I'm planning a
day in my craft room to catch up on some orders.
Have a great week everyone.

Friday, 8 November 2024

Roughing it!


A bit odd barbequing in November but this card is winging it's way
to Australia where this man will be camping and cooking for sure.

I used an image from Bugaboo and coloured him up with markers.
The background, embellishments and paper are all from
Nitwits Camping download.

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I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Pretty Folio and pen


I have made another folio to use up my 12 x 12 stash.
This one used papers from K & Company and My Mind's Eye
along with some Soft Sea Foam card.

I saw a folio made by May May on YouTube which sparked
an idea and this is what I ended up with.
The front is magnetised and I added a matching pen.



Inside there are note cards and a jotter
decorated with stickers, machine stitched and some stamping.


Flip another page and you get some pockets holding
another little note book and some pretty tags.
It is full of nice friendship and inspirational quotes.

You can watch a walk through here

Stamp sets used
Flowers of Friendship and Silhouette Scenes (SU)
Feel Alive AALL & Create

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Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Day of the Dead


I have another tag for Michele's theme
DAY OF THE DEAD
over at

Didn't do much here other than cut circles
and add some wording which was computerised.
Not my forte but we need to stretch ourselves these days!!
The images are from Vectoria Designs.

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Monday, 4 November 2024

Triple Pocket Wallet


My Stash Buster tutorial today uses a full sheet of 12 x 12 and
you can create this lovely 3 pocket gift wallet.


I made a matching card for mine to fill one pocket.
Another pocket will be filled with with money
and the third will be a flat chocolate treat of some sort.



Perfect for giving money gifts for my family this year.

You can watch my tutorial here



I found the original tutorial on YouTube from
Scrapbooking with me Crafts channel.

All measurements given out during the tutorial.
You just need a nice sheet of 12 x 12 double sided paper.

I have used papers from SU called Winter Meadows.
Stamp set - Poinsettia Petals (SU)
Ink - berry burst (SU)
Notecards, rectangle dies, gems and wink of stella.

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Another dry but dull day and temperatures pretty nice!
I have my walk done and no shopping needed
so a nice peaceful day in my craft room"
 Have a lovely week!

Sunday, 3 November 2024

Magical moments!


Our new challenge theme for November over at
is anything goes option make it magical!

And of course there will be some very magical stamps
up for grabs so be sure and join us!!


For my card I used stamps from Lavinia.
I started by masking off my background using a circle
from Lisa Horton Crafts. The inks I used are all
distress inks in spiced marmalade, mustard seed and peeled paint.

I then stamped the foliage, fairy and toadstools in memento black
and then used Tahitian Tide (SU) ink to add some flowers.

I still felt something was missing so stamped the wording
on either side of her from the same stamp set.
I added some dots to the toadstools using a white acrylic pen.
I added some wink of stella to her wings.
I then edged the whole thing in black ink and matted
onto my card base.

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Saturday, 2 November 2024

Snowman scene



I treated myself to some Polkadoodles stamps, dies and stencils recently
and they just arrived so had a quick play.
I made this one completely flat but will definitely
play around more next time. Just needed to get
a feel for them first.

I started by stencilling the background using the snowfall stencil
in balmy blue ink.
I then stamped the snowman, coloured him up with markers
and wink of stella and left him to one side.

Next I stamped some trees in the background using
an old stamp set from SU called Evergreen Elegance.
I then tore some paper for snowy edges and stuck in place.
The snowman was then stuck down along with his
santa hat. The stamp set has a nice variety of items to
change up the snowman and this is one big snowman!!

I finished with lots of more wink of stella which does not
show up in the photo at all, along with a sentiment.

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It's a dull as ditch water here today but very close.
Had a good walk this morning and a bit of housework
and now I need a coffee!!



 

Friday, 1 November 2024

Gift Wallet


I also made this wallet to go along with the
Christening Album I shared on Wednesday.

It has two pockets, one on the inside and one at the back.

I put a mini card in the inside pocket


and money in the back pocket.
The belly band held it all secure.

I used a stamp set called Inspired Events (SU).


The cross was die cut using a spellbinders die
and the papers are old ones from SU.
The little card is from a Memories and more pack called
Bright and Beautiful.

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Have a great weekend everyone!