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Sunday, 6 April 2025

Double Day!


I'm giving a cheeky reminder to pop over to our new challenge
and click the follow button!!
It might well be worth your while 😉

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Our new challenge theme over at
is nature - flowers/birds, animals or anything goes option
but remember to stamp!

We have a lovely prize on offer too,
who wouldn't want to win these!!!

For my card I embossed some green card with a flower folder (Sizzix).
I then tore some vellum and added a foiled transfer
border to the middle from crafters companion.
I stamped the flowers using a stamp from Bee Crafty
called Vintage Springtime and coloured it up with markers.
I then stamped and die cut the pot from an SU set
called Country Flowers. I mounted it onto my base card to finish.

I would like to enter this into


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It's also time for our new challenge at
and the theme this month is
use your favourite stamps and add ribbon/lace
along with anything goes option.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs here too!

So be sure and join us in both challenges this month!!

I pulled out an old but favourite stamp of mine called
On to Adventure (SU) to make a retirement card for a friend
who is heading off on a big holiday to celebrate!
She has been coloured up with markers and mounted onto
some lilac card. For the base I used the same card and
some paper called Delightfully Eclectic (SU)
and a border of lace was added before
adding my top image.
I stamped the sentiment very crookedly I see,
on top of the image but will layer it up to fix!

I would like to enter this into

Friday, 4 April 2025

Ribbon tidy!


Spring must be in the air as I decided to have a clear
out of one of my ribbon drawers and get it organized!

I made a bunch of ribbon holders using old card and
my very best trio punch.
There are lots of videos out there showing this method
but if you would like to see how I made them
just shout below and I will do a video.

I didn't bother scoring etc. I just used my eye,
punched the slit and wrapped around the ribbon spool.
It definitely works great though!!


Such a simple technique and my ribbons now stay put
when I have finished with them.
Now on to the next drawer 😂

Have a great weekend everyone!

Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Step into another birthday!





I made this stepper card for an upcoming family birthday.
She is into running and is super fit and sporty
so thought this image from Saturated Canary would
suit her well.
The papers are called Delightfully Eclectic (SU)
I teamed it up with purple card and ribbon.
The quote is from Enjoy Life stamp set (SU)
and the Sentiment is from Sweet Ice cream (SU).
I punched out some flowers and added some
card candi coloured to match for the centres.
The image has been coloured using markers.

I would like to enter this into
(birthday)

Another sunny day so we are back out into the garden
for lots of work.
We have been building a patio, digging new planting areas
and sorting lots of bits and pieces.
Back breaking work for sure but so pleasant
as it is not RAINING!!

Enjoy your day.


Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Tag-along (& ATC's)


I am just HOPPING on to let you know about
our brand new challenge blog!

If you want more information then HOP over

I am sharing a little tag I made for a new baby.
I have used a border punch for the lacy top and bottom
and the bunny and wording is from a stamp
set called Easter Bunny (SU).
The background papers are also from SU.
I coloured up the bunny with markers
and added some ribbon and bakers twine.

I would like to enter my tag into


As we are a Tag and ATC challenge I went
ahead and made a little ATC
using Fable Friends stamp set (SU).
The background has been made using my inks and a
cloud stencil.
The bunny has been coloured up using markers.
I grabbed a tree stamp from Happy Hedgehogs (SU)
and stamped it around the top of the ATC
and coloured it up with markers.
The sentiment was stamped in memento.

So come and check us out, follow the blog
and get ready for our first challenge in May!

I would like to enter this into



Friday, 28 March 2025

Budding designer!



I had two of my Grandsons to mind after school a few days last week
and Tom (9) is a very creative boy for sure.
I gave them a large box of pens/markers/pencils which 
had accumulated in my craft room over the years.
They were challenged to sort out which ones had dried up,
and there were a lot lol.
So they liked the markers that much I gave them some
paper and they got to sketching.
Tom came up with this sketch so I decided to needle felt
it up for him and he was super happy lol.
'You are amazing' were his exact words!!
I'll take that any day as it's very hard to amaze
the younger generation these days lol.

So hopefully we have a budding designer in our midst!!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Gift set


I'm sharing a card and gift box I made
for my son Deaglan's birthday this April.

The gift box is the same as the one I made for
St. Patrick's Day (HERE) and the card is a Teepee one.
Tutorial can be found here.


Dec does triathlons so I covered each side
with swimming, running and cycling.
The papers are from SU along with the stamp set
which is called Do the Impossible.
I also used Circle Sayings and Family Party stamp sets.

I would like to enter this into

Monday, 24 March 2025

Stash Buster 16


Back to some stash busting!

Today I have a video showing how to make these cute little notebooks.
I used some very old stash for the covers
and the insides are from an old sketch book.
The covers have been decorated using some of my
tags created a while back for Tag Tuesday.

These little books will be going to my local
Charity Shop.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one
Cover
paper - 5 3/8" x 4"
Inside pages
paper - 5 2/8" x 4"

I have used
retired papers (SU) and HOTP.
Various SU stamp sets
Elastic thread and stapler.

I would like to enter these into

Love fresh sunny day here today!
The garden might be calling to me.
Have a great week!


Friday, 21 March 2025

Little Baker!


I have another little needle felted mouse to share today.
This one has been made for my daughter-in-law
who loves to bake.


I gave her a little red jumper, a spotted apron and
of course, a chef's hat!
The little utensils have been die cut using an old
Stampin' Up! set.


The apron has been attached using some ribbon.
She even got little red shoes with pompoms on.


And of course, all good bakers need somewhere to
sell their wares so I made her a little house
with a shelf and even needle felted some cookies!
It was great fun to make.

Here's a quick video showing her off.





I would like to enter this into


Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Double up for Spring!



I am sharing a card for my DT midway post over at
where the theme is 
Hello Spring or anything goes.

We have two fabulous prizes of Lisa Horton products
so be sure and join us!!

 
Entries must have at least one stamped element on the front of entered work using either conventional rubber/acrylic stamps or digital images. 

So I pulled out my Lisa Horton products and made a get well card.
I cut a frame in green card using  the nested stitched bubble squares (LH),
then cut a white piece for my image.
I used the multi layer Garden Rose stencil, stamp and die set
along with some grapefruit grove, crushed curry, garden green
and granny apple green inks (SU).
I stamped and stencilled my rose, stamped the sentiment
from the same set and finished with some sequins.

I would like to enter this card into


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It's also time to share my midway card for
where the theme is also
Hello Spring or anything goes.

We also have a lovely prize up for grabs here too.
Two lovely Penny Black stamps from Buddly crafts.
As always there must be some stamping on the front of your entry and brief details of products used. 

For my card I used a Penny Black stamp called Sunbursts.
To get the different colours on the stamp I used 
Stampin' Write Martkers (SU)
which took a bit of time as they are getting low in ink.
I went with Grapefruit Grove and Call me Clover
then added some pineapple punch to highlight the flowers
along with some brown.
I added some clouds to the background along
with a tiny stamp for some decoration.
I added a bit of fencing which I coloured up with my
blending brush and finished with a sentiment
from Oval Occasions stamp set (SU),
punched using my oval punch (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Saturday, 15 March 2025

Exciting news!

Happy Saturday everyone!
I am just popping on to give you all a little
heads up about something NEW appearing on the 1st April!
No it's not an April Fool joke!!

It's a new challenge but something a little bit different
which we are sure will appeal to lots of you!

WATCH THIS SPACE!!

Friday, 14 March 2025

Birthday girl


Another family card for my Mother-in-law to give to my
Granddaughter Aimee who will be one in April!!

I have used another little image from Mo's Digital Pencil.
She has been coloured up using markers
and my papers are very old ones from my stash.
I used Nitwits to print off and build up some embellishments
to finish the card.

I would like to enter this into

Have a lovely weekend everyone!


Wednesday, 12 March 2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day


I have made a CAS card for St. Patrick's Day
to send to my brother in Kent.

I embossed a square in the centre of my card
using my embossing board then added some faux stitching
and stamped a little shamrock in each corner.
I then stamp the large shamrock
and the sentiments top and bottom.

The stamp set I used is called Lucky Clover (SU)
and the ink is called Just Jade and Call me Clover(SU).

I would like to enter this into

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

ATC for Spring


As some of you know Tag Tuesday has now closed.
We are all very sad about it but with the owner of the blog
missing in action it just seemed like it was time to go.

I loved making tags and will miss that so I went hunting
for a replacement and decided to make an ATC instead.
They are great for trying out different techniques on
a smaller scale and can be slipped into books,
photo albums, journals etc if you don't want to swap them.

So the theme for this challenge was Spring so
I used my Daffodil Daydream stamp set(SU) to
create my ATC.
The flowers and leaves have been stamped and coloured.
The background was coloured using my blending brush
and I then stamped some little dots like Spring rain.
I added the sentiment from Fable Friends stamp set (SU),
punched using my oval punch and some faux stitching was added.
I finished with a stamped butterfly from same set.
Everything has been coloured using my markers.


I would like to enter this into

Monday, 10 March 2025

Shamrock gift box


Happy Monday!
We have enjoyed such a beautiful sunny weekend.
I hope you all had the same!
Fingers crossed we don't get the freezing cold weather
they are saying is coming next week!

Anyway I have created a larger version of my KitKat box
I made a few years ago.
I love the button slider opening but needed a bigger box
for St. Patrick's Day and for a birthday.




This is the inside and you have a 4" x 4" x1" deep box
in the centre so it will hold treats, socks,
scarf etc for sure.

You can watch my tutorial here

Measurements needed to make one
White card - 11 6/8" x 4"
Score long side - 4", 5", 9", 10"
Inside box - 5 6/8" x 5 6/8"
Score at 1" on all four sides
Papers to decorate your box
two at 3 6/8" x 3 6/8"
two at 1 4/8" x 3 6/8"
four at 6/8" x 3 6/8"
one piece for inside your box at 3 5/8" x 3 5/8"

Items used
Lucky Clover stamp set (SU)
Gingham papers, garden green ink pad,
label punch, 1 1/2" and 1 3/8" circle punches (SU).

I would like to enter this into

 

Friday, 7 March 2025

Rosie with presents!


Another little girly card for a 3 year old.
For this one I used pretty papers from my stash (very old),
the image is from LOTV called Rosie with presents
and she has been coloured up using my markers.
I added embellishments from Nitwits
and finished with an organza bow.

I would like to enter this into

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Birthday card


My busy birthday month (April) is closing in fast
so I am trying to get ahead.

This card is for my eldest Grandson Oliver but this one is from
his Great Granny. So I need to come up with another version for him lol.

For this one I have used a Mo's Digital Pencil image.
The background papers are old ones from my stash,
and he has been coloured up using markers.
I added his age and a sentiment using Nitwits
and my computer.

I would like to enter this into

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