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It's my midway post for our challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATCs)

where the lovely Lynn has chosen the theme

add some text or anything goes

so long as you make a tag, an ATC or a bookmark.

I started with a black background to which

I added a white piece covered in

pink acrylic paint and then stencilled

with a dark pink using a text stencil

from Crafters Companion.

Next I added a torn piece of the pink text

paper (SU), slipping a piece of lace underneath

it for added texture.

I finished with the butterflies in pink

from AALL & CREATE and

some sticker words.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - not square

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Everybody Art - monochrome

Try It On Tuesday - flying high

Alphabet Challenge - D for double - two of something

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

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For my ATC I used a piece of card

cut to size made using my gel plate

with acrylic paint and some bubble wrap..

I added a strip of lace and then some

torn text paper in yellow (SU).

I stamped the mushroom using a set called

Happy Hedgehogs, coloured up with markers.

Next I text the little fairy from Lavinia stamps

in black.

I stencilled a circle for the moon

and finished with some sticky words.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - anything from the garden

Creative Fingers - anything goes

CRAFT - cute/anything goes

Little Red Wagon - O for outdoors

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

We have a lovely prize up for grabs

so try your best to join us this month.

Hugs & Purrs

I was lucky enough to win a pack of four stamp sets,

along with some ink pads and a stamping block

from the lovely Wendy from CreateKrafts!

She sells the cutest stamps along with

cross stitch kits and dies etc.

You can check her out on Etsy HERE.

So as soon as I got them I had to make something.

This cute set is called Hugs & Purrs.

I followed the sketch over at

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

and used some card from my stash

along with some old SU spotty paper.

I added the little flower embellishment

and coloured the kittens with my markers.

I would like to enter this into

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge - sketch 685

Alphabet Challenge - two of something

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

The Paper Funday - anything option polka dots and/or stripes

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Birthday crosses

I had a birthday card to make for a Priest

recently and this is what I came up with.

The background paper (SU) was wrapped

with some lace then run through my sewing machine.

Next I used a Tutti Designs die to cut

the arch in white then recut to get the crosses

in the matching paper.

I glued onto a page blue background

and layered up with the crosses and

some pearls.

I stamped the sentiment using a set called

Timeless Tulips.

Next I added some flowers cut from

some old SU papers and I coloured

them up with markers and

stuck in place.

His name was generated on my computer.

I finished by adding two gems to the top.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

The Paper Funday - anything option polka dots and/or stripes

Girlz & the art of letters - B for birthday

Girlz Creative fun Art of Scrap - use designer papers

Simon Says - Masculine

Creative Knockouts - die cuts/stencils/punches

Slider Box tutorial

I have a tutorial to share today.

I needed a gift box to hold some cash for

a 50th birthday this month

and I saw a tutorial for a slider box over on

Instagram. It was a much bigger box but

I loved the concept so I re-designed

to suit the size I needed.

The lady's name is Raushan_Willms.

It's a slider box.

So the one I made is just 3" x 3"

and I made it to match the pop up box

card I shared a while ago.

You can watch my tutorial here

Items used

Papers - DCWV

Stamps - Itty Bitty Birthdays (SU)

Dies - Spellbinders

Measurements needed to make one

Base card - 5" x 5" score at 1/2", 1", 4", 4 1/2" on both sides Heavy Paper for wrap - 7" x 3" Card for closure - 2" x 3" 4" x 3" - score as shown on video

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - no cards

The Paper Funday - anything option polkadots/stripes

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Girlz & the art of letters - B for box

a Place to Start - anything option anything but a card

Alphabet challenge - C for circles

Hope you all have a lovely week.

I will catch up with you all later today.

Sports and hobbies

Our June challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has the theme sports and hobbies/anything goes.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and join us.

For my card I use mostly scraps of leftover sports paper (SU)

and then made two tags for the centre,

stamping the golfer and colouring him up

with markers.

I decorated with card candi and die cut golf balls

along with the birthday wish and golf

sentiment all from the same stamp set called

Clubhouse (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

Hearts Quest Celebrations of love - option masculine

Craft Rocket - birthday

Sweet Stampin' - for the boys

Girlz Makes Guyz cards - no squares

Dragonfly Dreams - masculine

My daughter has had her drain removed this morning

and her temperature seems normal.

Fingers crossed she gets out but has to

go back on Wednesday for more bloods.

Now I can breathe again!!

They're our babies no matter what age they get to.

Happy Hour!

I have another card for a June birthday.

This one is for my sister-in-law.

I went with a cocktail theme as she loves a party.

She's not a big drinker but is very social.

I used wood effect paper for the bottom

which I inked up in yellow ink.

For the background I used a stamp set

called Geared up Garage and inked the oil stamp

in yellow, lime green and bright pink.

I then stamped and die cut the glasses

using a set called Sip Sip Hooray.

I stamped, coloured and cut all the little add ons

with my markers.

I splattered some pink ink in the white

space and then stamped my sentiment.

I then arranged the drinks in place

and finished with a sentiment.

All stamps are from SU.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Girlz Creative  Fun art of scrap - use designer paper

Let's Craft and Create - use a sentiment

Passion for Markers - summertime

Krafty Chicks - birthday

I've not been around too much these past few days.

My daughter went in for a Gallbladder removal and

something went badly wrong. She is still in hospital,

still has part of her gallbladder and is very ill.

She is getting an MRI now to see what the damage is

and they will go from there.

At my wits end!

 

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It's time for our June challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATCs)

and this time Lynn has set us the theme of

add text/anything goes.

For my tag I started with a background

made using my gel plate and acrylic paints

in blue and yellow.

I used a small flower stamp to create

a pattern.

I cut my tag shape using  the Best Trio Punch (SU)

and using Gorgeously Made text stamp (SU)

I added text along the right hand side of my tag.

Next, using HOTP feather stamp,

I stamped the feather twice and

embossed it with clear embossing powder.

Next I used the matching stencil and

stencilled the feather using TH sparkle

embossing paste.

I matted it onto some blue paper and

stamped the sentiment from the same set,

ripped the edges and added to my tag.

I finished with some pearlised enamel dots

and a mix of gold ribbon and string.

Here's a close up of my feather

showing how sparkly it is using the

TH embossing paste.

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - create your own background

Fab 'n' Funky - use stencil and/or embossing folder

I used a stencil

The Outlawz - no cards

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For my ATC I was inspired by one this one I saw on

Pinterest.

The background was made on my gel plate.

I cut my size and added some faint text using my

Gorgeously Made (SU) text stamp.

I then punched some circles in different

sizes and inked them up in different colours.

I stamped some text over the top using a

Visible Image set called background vision.

I inked around their edges and then stuck

in place.

I finished with a word sticker.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Try it on Tuesday - circles

I hope you get time to play along with your

Tag, ATC and/or Bookmarker

as we have an amazing prize up for grabs!