Scrap Buster!

I had a raid through my scrap box today

choosing the tiny bits we can't bear to dump

but not sure what to use them for!

So I made a strip from them, adding

stitching, punched hearts and stars

corner rounder,

and some quotes using my Contact USA alphabets.

I did one strip using my coloured paper scraps

and one using black and white paper scraps.

You can watch my tutorial here

These are the scraps I used for the coloured ones

 along with some broad masking tape.

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - no cards

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - use designer papers

Love those Pretty Papers - use your papers

Snippets Playground - use your snippets

Don't know what is going on with blogger these days

but I am trying my best to click on every comment

and return the favour without their help!!

Monday Morning Blues

Happy Monday!

This card for made for my sister-in-law.

I went with shades of blue for the base.

I then used papers from IndigoBlu magazine,

chopping them up and adding lots of layers.

I stitched around the main piece with my

sewing machine, added some lace across the middle.

I then stamped the flower and coloured

with my markers.

I die cut lots of leaves and inked some up

for added texture behind the main flower.

I then stamped the sentiment and layered

up in the same backing cards.

I added a few layers of ribbon and some

more layers before adding the sentiment

and flower.

I stamped the butterfly onto a scrap of the

paper I had used and then made

a wax melt in a similar colour

and added with some fibres.

I finished with a little bow.

Items used

papers IndigoBlu and card from my stash

stamps from IndigoBlu,

Woodware, Contact USA, Stampin Up

 and CreateKrafts.

Dies from SU and Tattered Lace.

Lace, Ribbon, wax, sewing machine

and fibres.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz & the art of letters - H for hydrangea, Happy Birthday 

Crafting from the  Art - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral optional mood board

Unicorn Challenge - layer it up

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Addicted to stamps and more - any occasion

I hope you all have a good week

and I'm sending hugs to those struggling.

Recycling fun!

My hubby had received two cards on

Father's Day that came in these

pretty envelopes. The outside is

a lovely shade of blue and the inside

is spotty!

So I held on to them, as you do, and

spent ages trying to work out how to

use them to make a folio.

I finally did lol!

So I used two envelopes and one

sheet of 12" x 12" paper.

To decorate I used a couple of

6" x 6" papers.

Inside I had added notebook, journal card,

sketch book, mini envelopes, word tags,

bookmarker and tags.

You can watch a quick tutorial here

or a quick walkthrough of finished folio here

Items used

2 rescued envelopes

1 sheet of paper from my stash

Few sheets of 6" x 6" (SU).

Large letter dies (SU)

Pre made embellishments from my stash.

Pompon strip.

Stamps from CreateKrafts

and Contact USA.

Markers

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Creative Aunts - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

The paper Funday - anything option fancy folds

Girlz Creative Fun Art of scrap - use designer paper

Snippet play!

I gathered another little pile of snippets and

had a serious play!

From the snippets below I made these

sentiments.

I also added some little bits of lace, tulle,

my sewing machine and staples.

The words have been stamped using my

Contact USA alphabets.

Bear in mind they are tiny little things

but perfect for my folios etc.

I would like to enter these into

Snippets Playground

The Outlawz - no cards

A Perfect Time to craft - anything goes

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Creative Aunts - anything goes

Lollypops!

I'm using up more items from my stash this week

and these will fit nicely into my folios

when decorating them up.

I used half a lollypop stick for each.

They were inked up with distress oxide

and then I stamped some text over that

using Gorgeously Made stamp set (SU).

The tops have been decorated using

lace, fabric, raffia etc from my scrap drawer.

I added a butterfly (Aall & Create) to the front

and stamped some words for the backs

using Contact USA alphabet stamps.

I finished them with some gems.

You can watch the process here

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - one of something (butterfly)

My Granddaughter is coming to mind us lol

from 2pm. She is a 2 year old whirlwind so fingers

crossed we can keep up with her!!

 

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.

Another folio idea

Happy Monday.

I had another play around with one sheet of

12" x 12" paper and came up with this folio.

It has pockets and a waterfall so

uses up the full sheet!

I decorated the front with one of my tags,

just cutting the top off to make it fit.

I stamped lots of little inspirational

sayings on the inside and used

a few more of my ATCs along with

a handmade notebook.

This is how I decorated the back.

The closure is ribbon with some

paper beads I made from the straps.

You can watch a quick walkthrough here.

You can follow a tutorial for it here.

Items used

contact USA alphabet stamps,

Alphabest, Love this Moment,

Rectangular postage stamp punch,

paper florist dies, springtime impressions

all retired SU products.

I would like to enter this into

crafting from the Art - anything goes

Girlz creation fun art of scrap - use designer paper

Daisy Chain - not square

creative Fingers - anything goes

I have the dentist today to get a broken tooth fixed.

Don't know how it happened,

probably old age lol.

Have a good week.

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.