Stash Buster 5

I came across this idea on

Sarah's Ink Spot Blog.

I am sure we have all done these before but great to revisit.

The smaller one is Sarah's but it wasn't big enough

to pop in a voucher/gift card so

I adjusted my sizes to suit.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one

Card 8 1/4" x 2 3/4"

Score long side at 3 1/2", 4", 7 3/4"

DSP to decorate

two pieces at 2 1/2" x 3 1/4"

one piece at 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Inside Pocket

6 1/4" x 3"

score long side at 2 1/2", 2 3/4", 3", 5 1/2", 5 3/4", 6"

Items used

Blueberry Bushel card and ink (SU)

Winter Meadow dsp (SU)

Dashing Deer stamp and die set (SU)

snowflakes and gems

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - Christmas and/or winter

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

Crafty Animals - include an animal

We Love Stamping - Christmas

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Unicorn Challenge - Christmas and/or winter

Stamps & Fun=CREATIVITY - gift idea

Up early this morning as hubby had a doctor's appointment.

So we have shopping done and back home for 10 am!!

Someone has golf after lunch so I'm planning a

day in my craft room to catch up on some orders.

Have a great week everyone.

Cute mini tags

It's the second week of my challenge theme

Christmas in July

over at TAG TUESDAY.

I have used these cute little tags from the same kit as last week

(Brenda Pinnick Christmas card kits)

and decorated them up.

The pink one has had a piece of torn paper added for snow.

The background has been stamped using a snowflake stamp

and the little snowperson has been stamped, coloured and cut

and set in place. I finished with a piece of twine and highlighted

the snowflakes with a white chalk pen.

The stamp set used is called Spirited Snowmen (SU).

The second tag has been decorated using

Dashing Deer stamp set, some faux stitching and finished

with some bakers twine.

All very quick and easy and I have a load more of these

mini tags which I intend to use up!!

I hope you get time to join us!

I am entering these into

Allsorts - Christmas in July

Sweet Stampers - Christmas in July

crafty Gals  Corner - Christmas in July

Papercraft Challenges - Christmas in July

Creatalicious - anything goes option Christmas in July

I have not been around much lately as we had a bit of a

drama in the family.

My daughter-in-law next door had her Mum arrive last

Sunday for a 3 week visit from Wales.

Unfortunately she took very ill the day after she arrived

and had to be rushed to hospital.

She ended up in ICU with sepsis and was very poorly indeed.

We had to step in and mind the kids as Rachel has no

other family over here so hence no crafty time.

Thankfully Rachel's Mum is out of the woods and will be

transferred from ICU to a ward for a few days, then hopefully back home.

Not much of a holiday for the poor woman and a very worrying

time for her family!!

Life has a way of surprising/shocking us all at some stage.

Take care out there.

 

Happiest Christmas Wishes

 

                                                                     

My very last card following

Kendra's Card Challenge 3!

For this one I have used the Penguin Playmates papers

and just fussy cut each little animal.

The sentiment has been stamped in misty moonlight

using Dashing Deer stamp set.

I finished with a few Tutti Designs snowflakes and gems.

You can watch my quick video here

You can join in here.

Remember you have a whole month left to complete 16 cards

to be entered into the fabulous draw!

Link to Kendra's Card Challenge 3 Link to Facebook Group where you can share your cards Link to Kendra's YouTube Channel Tag your cards on social media - #kendrascardchallenge3

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect time to craft - September challenge

Craftyhazelnut's  Christmas challenge - anything Christmas option emboss

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a critter

Love to Craft - anything goes

Right my hands are tired and achy so catch you all on Sunday!

 

Penguin Place - card sketch 5

My card is using sketch 5 (Christmas version) following

Kendra's Card challenge 3.

You can watch my quick video here

Items used:

Penguin Place Stamp Set (available 3rd Aug)

Penguin Playmates DSP (available during Sale-a-bration)

Dashing Deer (retired)

Early Expresso, Fresh Freesia, Bumblebee and memento

Fresh Freesia card

Embossing folder from my stash

Metallic Pearls

You can join in here.

Remember you have 3 whole months to complete 16 cards!!

Link to Kendra's Card Challenge 3 Link to Facebook Group where you can share your cards Link to Kendra's YouTube Channel Tag your cards on social media - #kendrascardchallenge3

I would like to enter this into

Fab 'n' Funky - anything Christmas

Christmas  Craft Creations - anything goes

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Christmas in July

Dream Valley - Christmas in July

Babysitting is over for another couple of weeks.

Much as I love seeing the Grandkids the last two days

were fun but exhausting!!

Today it rained non stop so we couldn't get them outside

at all and after lunch they had a lot of surplus energy left.

Unfortunately we had very little 😂

 

Winter Woods Inky Scene tutorial

I was asked a few times to create a video showing how I

made this scene.

I am definitely NOT an expert but do enjoy this type of stamping.

So I made a video😀

You can watch it here

Products I have used to create this project

Winter Woods - Nature's Beauty

Poinsettia Petals - night of navy card

Misty Moonlight ink pad - Pacific Point ink pad

Old Olive ink pad - so saffron ink pad

Star Embellishments - whisper white crinkle seam binding

I would like to enter this into

ABC Christmas challenge - w for winter wonderland

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

The Corrosive challenge - anything goes

Lil Patch of crafty friends - anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas/Winter

Thanks for stopping by

 

Winter Scene

There is a new challenge up on

Tag Tuesday

and the theme, chosen by  Michele, is

WINTER SCENES

My favourite stamp set, Winter Woods,

came out again. It lends itself beautifully to winter scenes.

I also used Dashing Deer and Nature's Beauty.

So I started by stamping the bare trees in balmy blue.

I then stamped the fir tree using pretty peacock.

I used my sponges to create some snowy layers.

I covered these in wink of stella

and also dipped it in the ink to create the little pathway through the trees.

I inked all around the edges and then stamped some falling snow.

Finally I stamped the deer in soft suede.

I finish it with a pretty peacock ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Winter Scenes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a critter

Crafty cardmakers - anything goes

Always Fun challenges - one layer

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Product List

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147661]

£21.00

Nature's Beauty Cling Stamp Set

[150528]

£20.00

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147728]

£20.00

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

£8.25

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

£7.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

£7.00

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

£7.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.50

Pretty Peacock 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon

[149751]

£7.50

I hope you get time to join us this fortnight.

Keep blog land alive by commenting and following blogs.

I am on the lookout for new bloggers, so follow me or leave a comment

and I will come check you out!

 Thanks for dropping by today.

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Chocolate Coin Decorations

I decorated a selection of chocolate coins

to pop into little stockings for my Grandsons.

I used a few circle punches, a couple of different stamp sets

and coloured the images with blends and wink of stella

and finished with some matching ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

The Holly and Ivy -anything Christmas

International Art & Soul - anything but a card

The Sisterhood of Crafters - anything Christmas

Crafty Gals - Tis the season

Product List

Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

[150458]

£17.00

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147728]

£20.00

Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En)

[150464]

£20.00

Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper

[150393]

£13.00

Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon

[146925]

£6.50

1-3/4" (4.4 Cm) Circle Punch

[119850]

£17.00

1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch

[138299]

£15.00

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Christmas Deer Tag

This is another one of the tags for a customer.

I used the Deer die cut, added some detail and covered him in wink of stella.

Looks lovely in real life but a big silvery in this photo.

I personalised the back and used the lovely border stamp.

I would like to enter this into

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Fab 'n' funky - Christmas

Cardz 4 Galz - get ready for Christmas

We got our new car last night so heading out today for a big long drive!!

Product List

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

£8.25

Real Red 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Curly Ribbon

[150426]

£6.50

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

£7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper

[150393]

£13.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.50

Detailed Deer Dies

[147915]

£32.00

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

[133324]

£22.00

Keep blog land alive by commenting and following blogs.

I am on the lookout for new bloggers, so follow me or leave a comment

and I will come check you out!

 Thanks for dropping by today.

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