Christmas folio

I came across a tutorial for this folio shape and

wanted to have a go.

It can be found here at Berry Little Paper crafter

and it uses one sided 12" x 12".

So I went with a Christmas theme for mine.

This is the back view.

I have added gift tags, journal spots, mini folder

 and a mini book to mine.

You can watch a quick walk through here

Items used

Papers - Anna Marie Designs Christmas jingle

Stamps - Poinsettia Petals, Trimming the Tree,

Peaceful Boughs all SU.

Dies - circle and snowflake dies Tutti Designs

Colouring tools - pencils and markers

Embellishments - funky foam, ribbon

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral optional mood board

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option Christmas

Back to normal temperatures here today

so I will get some housework done!!

Hope the sun comes back at normal temps

though as it is only July.

Have a lovely week.

Lazy summer days

It's time for my midway post for

We Love Stamping

where the theme is summertime/anything goes.

Just be sure and stamp somewhere!!

We have two amazing prizes up for grabs

so be sure and join us!!!

For my card I used a sunshine stencil from

Crafts Direct2U using wild honey distress inks.

I added some of my text washi tape to the bottom

then ran the whole lot through my sewing machine.

I stamped the boy using an old Whiff of Joy set

called fun in the sun. He was coloured up with

markers.

I stamped some birds from a set called

Mountain Air (SU).

I punched a circle to fit into my sun stencilling

and added the sentiment and same colour

and 3d'd in place.

I would like to enter this into

Crazy is our fame - stencils

HQCOLCB - celebrations option masculine

Unicorn Challenge - no designer paper

Let's craft and Create - ag + fun in the sun

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - summer sunshine

Windy and cold here today.

What a change in the weather.

But at least I will get something done today lol.

Have a lovely weekend.

Camellia Cluster

I had a card to make for my sister-in-law

and decided to play with some of my

neglected Lisa Horton sets.

This one is called Camellia Cluster

and it's a stencil and die set.

I used paper from my stash for the background.

I layered up some gold vellum onto a mat,

added some matching brads to the corners.

I then stencilled and die cut the flowers

using distress oxides.

Before placing on the card I wrapped some

of my gold mesh then added the

celebrate word from an old SU die.

I stamped the happy birthday using

Itty Bitty Birthdays (SU) and then

added her name using Contact USA alphabet

stamps. The card was finished with a die cut bow

and some little gems.

I followed a sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - used sketch #331

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers optional mood board

Girlz Rebel Challenge - glitter and die cut

Daisy Chain - birthday

Creative Moments - shimmer and shine

Another scorcher today!!

If it was about 21 degrees I might be ok

but 27 is just too much for me.

For those that enjoy it have fun lol.

Favourite colours

This sunshine is lovely but boy I am struggling

to get anything done in my craft room

or housework with this over bearing heat.

Anyway I'm sharing another tag and ATC

I made earlier for our

favourite colour/anything goes theme over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

challenge.

Last time I went with pink but

another favourite is this lovely teal colour.

I matched it up with some gold this time.

I colour blended the background using oxide inks

called peacock feathers and frayed burlap

then spritzed with water.

I then used embossing paste and stencil (SU)

to added some texture.

Next I added some gold braiding

around the middle and some text

washi tape along the bottom.

I then stamped the teddy bear using a stamp

set from CreateKrafts called Beary Special.

He was coloured up with markers

and layered onto some punched circles of card.

I stamped the sentiment using a set

from Love to Craft called Let's celebrate.

The tag shape was made using a punch from SU

and I finished it off with some matching

braid and ribbons.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - stencil

Creative Artiste - anything mixed media

Moving Along with the Times - use a colouring medium

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Crafty Animals - feature an animal

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For my ATC I used the same stamp set as above.

For the atc base I coloured up my background

using frayed burlap oxide ink.

I then stencilled (AALL&Create) over the top using 

peacock feathers and then added some embossing

paste using a stencil (Amazon), for some texture.

I stamped the bear twice and added them

to look like one is balancing on the other.

They were coloured with markers.

I finished with the sentiment from the

same set.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Try it on Tuesday - animals

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

I hope you get time to join us

and get yourself entered into the draw

for this fabulous prize!

Worth suffering a half hour indoors lol.

Quickie birthday card

I had a birthday card to make for my MIL

and she needed it asap so I dived into

my LOTV pre printed books and choose

this little girl. Perfect for a 2 year old

and her hair was the exact colour I needed!

The papers are from Nitwits - baby's firsts girl.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy chain - birthday

Crafty Calendar - Happy Birthday

Love to Craft - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

CD Sunday Plus - usb, cd or digi download

Cute Gift Boxes

I needed a few gift boxes for August birthdays

so I dug out my envelope punch board

and came up with these.

They are a right good size and I made them

to suit the chocolate I had bought for

the cat box.

The card I used is just from my stash

so probably We R Memory Keepers??

You can watch a quick tutorial here

Items used

Papers from stash

We R Memory Keepers envelope punch board

Stamps - CreateKrafts Hugs & Purrs

Markers

Daisy Punches (SU).

I would like to enter these into

The Outlawz - no cards

critter Crazy - include an animal

Crafty Animals - include an animal

a Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Try it on Tuesday - animals

It is a scorcher out there again today.

Not sure what to do with myself lol,

maybe invest in a paddling pool!!

Using up some scraps!

I took a tear at my scrap box which was

looking way to full!!

The scraps were not overly big but some

were big enough to create a few 

no glue paperclip book/page markers.

They slide perfectly onto a page.

These are the scraps I used.

You can make them any width you want but

you need at least 5 1/2" long.

You can watch a quick tutorial here

Items used:

Scraps from my box

Paperclips, stamps (SU)

Embellishments I had previously made.

I would like to enter these into

Snippets Playground - use your snippets

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

The Outlawz - no cards

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - use designer paper

The Little Things - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Have a lovely week!

Summer time vibes

Our July challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has started and we have a

summer/anything goes theme.

As always we have a lovely prize on offer

so I hope you get time to play along

with us.

For my card I went with a sea theme.

I layered onto a blue card base with some

yellow card.

I then stamped the stripes using a

stamp set called Little Elephant using

an ombre ink pad from Let's Colour.

I ripped the edges of my card

and stamped a sentiment in the corner

using a stamp set called Circle Sayings.

I added some white netting around

the centre then stuck to my yellow

base card.

Next I used the Circle Sayings stamp set

to create my circle, coloured it up with

markers and punched a circle in blue

and yellow to layered it up.

I finished with some yellow gems.

I would like to enter this into

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore encore - anything goes

The Paper Funday - anything goes/summer splash

Four Seasons - summer optional mood board

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Creative Inspiration - summer sunshine

Favourite colours

It's time for our July challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATCs).

Brenda has given us the theme of

favourite colours or you can work with

anything goes.

I usually love to work with pink and black

so that's what I went with today.

For the background I started with some distress oxide

in pink then I stencilled over that using

Simon Hurley Stella Paste in black.

That stuff is lethal and so runny!

The stencil is an old one from SU.

I then stamped the flowers on

white card in pink ink then cut them

out. The stamp set is called

Flourishing Phrases (SU).

I coloured the inner flower in black

then added to the card chopping off the access.

I finished with some pearlised enamel dots in white

and I outlined the flowers in black

to make them pop more.

The sticker sentiments were added

along with some pink and black ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option blooms

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As I was already in a mess I used the same

products for my ATC.

I used the pink oxide for the background,

stamped some text using Gorgeous Made stamp set (SU)

then stencilled with the stella paste here and there.

I stamped another flower using

Flourishing Phrases and finished as above.

I added some white pearlised enamel dots

and finished with a sticker sentiment

and edged it all in black.

I would like to enter this into

The Little Things - anything small

ATC Around the World - monochromatic

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

We have a lovely prize to tempt you!!