50th celebrations!

Making a start on my May birthdays now.

My daughter-in-law will be reaching the

grand old age of 50

so I wanted to make a special card for her.

I went with a pop up box card,

adding lots of balloons, candles, stars 

and number 50 of course.

I added layers of tulle behind each layer and a bit of

natural fibre in pink at the very back.

There is room for a verse on the back.

Stamps used

Broadway Birthday, Beautiful Balloons,

Approaching Perfection - all SU.

Studio G alphabet stamps.

Papers - DCWV all dressed up pack.

Number Dies SU.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Aunts - circles

Paper Rock Scissors - use paper and/or scissors 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - circles

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

The sun is shinning here today and hopefully

it's here to stay for a while.

 I have a bunch of new plants to pop into the

garden and the sun will make it a much

nicer experience lol.

Have a lovely weekend.

Double Post

Our first challenge for 2026 over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

has started and the theme is

Beginning with B/anything goes.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and join us.

I went with a Bookmark for my B as

I had made two of these for my Grandsons

who are both avid readers.

I used stamps from Card-io called Biscuit Buddies

and the papers are from The Creepsville

Gazette, IndigoBlu.

I punched some tiny pages from my dictionary

to turn into mini books for the mice to read.

The bookmarkers are actually wooden ones

which I covered with the papers,

back and front then stamped directly

over the top.

The sentiment is from an old HD book

of quotes. I finished them off with

some wool.

I would like to enter these into

Critter Crazy - anything with featured critter

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Paper Rock Scissors - use papers and/or scissors

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

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Our new challenge has started over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

and the theme is 

ALL THINGS NEW/anything goes

We have a great prize up for grabs here too

I went with a Happy New Year card and have

used an old SU set called

Beautiful Balloons.

I stamped them in different coloured inks

and also did some stamping in-between

the balloons.

I finished with the Happy New Year sentiment

from Itty Bitty Birthdays (SU).

layered onto matching card

and added some tulle with a star brad.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Crafting Uncles - Christmas/Happy New Year

Sweet Stampin' - New

613 Avenue - anything option cheers to the new year

Crafty Calendar - Happy New Year

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Beautiful Balloons

I made this card for my nephew Brendan from his Granny.

He is turning 40 next month!!

I went with a fun fold celebration card using 

Beautiful Balloons stamps and die.

The fold is nothing exciting, just two creased, concertina folded

and a front added.

I used Country Woods papers as they have a nice manly feel.

I stamped and die cut lots of balloons and some stars for the top.

I used the Alphabest set for the numbers on the balloon.

Inside I stamped the sentiment on the left along with some candles

from a set called Approaching Perfection.

The sentiment on the right has been printed from my computer

and die cut with a rectangle die.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - August challenge

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

PINspirational - use die cuts

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Moments - patterned paper

Scrappy Friday

My Scrappy Friday video shows how I made my striped background

using strips of card.

I followed an old sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches

for the layout and I used Beautiful Balloons bundle

which has sadly just retired!!

You can watch my video tutorial here.

I would like to enter this into

Double Trouble - thing 1 and thing 3

Crafting Happiness - way up high

Creative Knockouts - for the kids

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Cut It Up - dies plus a sentiment

We had a lovely day out to Omeath.

The sunshine was amazing, so hot and the sea air was uplifting!!

Let's hope it's going to be a lovely warm weekend.

Have fun! Sending hugs to those of you who are

struggling with life at the minute 🤗

Pamper Gift Box

My tutorial today shows how I made these boxes to hold

some lovely Oriflame soap bars.

They make the perfect little pamper gift to slip in with a present.

You can watch my tutorial here

Measurements needed to make one

Card - 8 1/4" x 6 1/2"

Score long side - 1/4", 1 1/4", 4 1/4"

Score short side - 1/2", 1 1/2", 5 1/2"

Papers to decorate

two at 2 3/4" x 3 3/4"

two at 3/4" x 3 3/4"

two at 3/4" x 2 3/4"

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Treat packs in bright colours

My tutorial today shows how I made these party packs for my

Grandson Tom's birthday.

Inside they contain a pack of biscuits and two milk straws.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one

Card 1 - 11" x 4 1/2"

score long side - 1/2", 7 1/2", 8"

score short side - 1/2", 1", 3 1/2", 4"

Card 2 - 6" x 2 1/2"

score long side - 1/2"

DSP to decorate

two pieces in same pattern - 2 1/4" x 2 3/4"

two pieces in contrasting colour - 4 1/4" x 2 1/4"

one piece in contrasting colour - 5 1/4" x 2 1/4"

strip of white card 5 1/2" x 1/2"

I would like to enter these into

The Crafty Addicts - anything goes

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option sweet treats

CRAFT - not a card

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz challenge - anything but a card option numbers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

I'm on the edge of my seat here today!!

If I get any news I will let you all know tomorrow.

Product List

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English)

[161457]

2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159253]

Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[159208]

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

Easter Bunny Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[160272]

Scrappy Friday

My Scrappy Friday card involves a little bit of patchwork!

This is a fun way to use your scraps and get your dies out too!!

Perfect card for a boy or girls birthday!

You can watch my full video HERE.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - celebrate

The Paper Funday - use dies

Dream Valley - dies and/or punches

Creative Knockouts - birthday wishes

Cut it up - happy birthday

Allsorts - keep it simple or anything goes

Have a lovely weekend with lots of chocolate!!

Product List

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English)

[161457]

Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161449]

Brights A4 Cardstock

[146997]

Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161663]

Treat Pockets

My video today shows how I made these little tic-tac holders.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one

Card - 8" x 2"

Score long side - 3 1/2", 4 1/2"

DSP - 5" x 4"

Score 1 1/2" on all four sides

I would like to enter these into

Classic Design challenge - anything goes option I love...

Gem of a challenge - anything goes

The Outlawz challenge - no cards option music

Welcome to my newest follower Shirley Hotop!

Thanks for taking time to follow my blog Shirley.

 

Beside Me Cling Stamp Set (English)

[160780]

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English)

[161457]

Azure Afternoon A4 Cardstock

[161728]

Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161663]

Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161449]

3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack

[161635]

Lemon Lolly A4 Cardstock

[161729]

Double Oval Punch

[154242]

Very Best Trio Punch

[159878]

Newsletter tutorial February

Some little envelopes for money on either side of the inside.

My newsletter tutorial this month is  this 

Gatefold Pop Up card with belly band.

You can sign up for my newsletter here.

I made this for my Grandson's 16th birthday which is coming up soon.

I would like to enter this into

Stamps & fun = CREATIVITY - something beginning B

(balloons, blue, birthday)

Craft Rocket - birthday

Cut it Up - this makes me happy (funfold cards)

Allsorts - bingo grid or anything goes

Creative  Crafting Uncles - happy birthday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

I am still trying to kick this flu bug!!

Came on pretty bad by Friday and it has decided to hang around.

Hubby still trying to clear his away after a full week!!

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English)

[161457]

Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161449]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Alphabest Photopolymer Stamp Set

[158884]