News flash!

This card was made for my MIL for one

of her Grandsons.

Again it is so hard to make a personal card

year after year.

This boy is in his 30's and no particular

interests that I haven't already covered.

So I just used  the following items

paper - Paper Pizazz

Stamps - Beyond Stamping #2 + #5

Alphabest, Family Party, Approaching Perfection (all SU)

Markers, pearlised enamel drops and circle dies.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - beginning with B boy, birthday, balloon

Sparkles Monthly - masculine

What a gorgeous day we had here

but dare I say nearly too hot??

For me anyway lol.

Keep hydrated and here's to a peaceful

sleep tonight.

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

Crafty Calendar - more than one fold

Heart's Quest - shaped cards and tags

Unicorn Challenge - boys/men

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - S is for - son, sport, stars

Fab 'n' Funky - boys/men

Hole in one!

I had a male birthday card to make for a man who loves golf.

I pulled out some left over paper from a set called Country Club (SU)

and I also had a large embossing folder that had the same pattern

so did a piece of white in that. It is from CraftWell.

I layered up all my papers on green card then I cut

a circle of designer paper from the same pack.

This time it was a black and white scene image which

I coloured up with my markers.

I then stamped the golfer from the Club House bundle (SU),

coloured him up and die cut him.

The sentiment is from the same set and the SON came from

a stamp set called Family Party (SU).

I finished off the card by die cutting some tiny golf balls

and adding them to the corners.

I would like to enter this into

Dream Valley - anything goes

PINspirational - die cuts

Creative Inspiration - summer fun

Cut It Up - anything with dies

creative Crafting  Uncles - anything goes

Diamond Easel Fold

I had a card to make for my Mother-in-law's birthday

this week and as one of her presents is a fox ornament for the garden,

I thought I would tie the card in with it.

I always like to make a special shaped card for her so

went with the diamond fold easel card.

I did make her one of these before for Christmas so hope

she doesn't remember 😍

The papers are plaid tidings, sadly retired along with a

stamp set from Sale-a-bration.

The fox has been coloured using my water colour pencils

and blender pen.

I would like to enter this into

Critter Crazy Challenge - feature a creature

Crafty Animals - anything with an animal

Do-Al(l) Creative - multiple folds

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes + colours of Fall

We Love  Stamping - Autumn colours

Had a day off yesterday as my IBS raised it's ugly head.

Still struggling with that sicky feeling but hopefully it will

clear away today!

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.

More of what I love....

I made this card for my midway post over at

Stamping Sensations

where the theme is I Love....

My love was shaped cards so I have gone with a

multi tiered pop up card!

and it folds flat for posting!

Remember we have a few prizes up for grabs this time

so get your stamps out and come and join us!

For my card I have used lots of stamp sets again!

A Good Man, Broadway Birthday, Family Party, Enjoy Life,

Do the Impossible (all Stampin' Up!) and

Slimline Sayings 1 from Pink & Main.

Inks - bumblebee, coastal cabana + memento.

Card - black and white plus retired papers.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - masculine

Aud Sentiments - birthday sentiment

Creative Knockouts - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - 3 of something (balloons)

Simon Wednesday challenge - interactive

Creative Creases - anything with a fun fold

Our weekend celebrations went well.

Sunday was very wet so umbrellas up to get us

in and out of the chapel and our Grandson

just loved the acoustics and let everyone know he was there 😂

So we have our son's 40th this week and my

daughter's birthday next week.

I am totally exhausted and ready to run away from home lol. 

 

Birthday Cogs!

Happy Monday!

My card today was made for my

Mother-in-law's Grandson.

He is an engineer with Triumph motorbikes

and loves his fancy cars so I thought

this would suit him.

I have used the garage gear dies to

create all the cogs in silver, black and mango melody card.

The background papers are retired.

I also used the little brick die from the

Brilliant Wings dies to make a brick stencil

to add some brick to the papers.

The sentiments are stamped in memento

and come from Family Party and Itty Bitty Birthday

stamp sets.

I would like to enter this into

Crafting Happiness - outdoors or anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Moments - anything goes

Simon  Wednesday challenge - 2 or more patterned papers

Craft Rocket - use dies and/or spring

I've been up all night with an upset stomach

and not much better this morning

so just taking it easy today.

Enjoy your day whatever you are up to!!

 

 

Life without golf birthday card

Happy Monday!

I'm starting the week with one of my commissioned cards.

This one had to have a golf theme.

I used a retired stamp set and papers

for this one.

I made the golf course using inks and

stamps from Nature's Beauty.

The quote was generated on my computer

and the Son was stamped using

Family Party stamp set.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Dream valley - add some green

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Classic Design - anything goes February

Allsorts - masculine

Well our snow on Saturday lasted

a couple of hours then we had rain

and high winds which lasted all day

Sunday too!

Dull weekend for sure and if I don't get out today

I will cause havoc in this household lol.

 

 

Numbers at Tag Tuesday

The theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by me and I want to see you use

NUMBERS

on your tags!

For this one I just went mad with my numbers!

The donkey was stamped first.

Don't ask me why I went with a donkey 😂

I just fell in love with the stamp.

This stamp set is super cute and is one of the stamp sets

that you can earn during SALE-A-Bration next week!

I have coloured him with blends.

I then stamped the large numbers from Family Party

 at the bottom

and over-stamped in different colours to highlight.

The white area was then stamped with small numbers

from Make a Difference

and I highlighted them in the matching colours using blends.

I stamped the Happy New Year from Itty Bitty Christmas

and finished it all by blending with bumblebee ink

and adding a stapled ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Always Fun Challenges - New Year

Crafting Happiness - New Year or any celebrations

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas

and are all safe and well!!

We are supposed to be on a full lock down,

with only essential shops open

but while out walking the amount of cars in the

shopping centre car parks was scary to say the least!!

When will they ever learn!

Funfold Friday - Tent Fold Easel

My fun fold  VIP Video today is called a

Tent Fold Easel Card.

I made these for our kids for the New Year.

The shape is really fun and folds flat if posted.

I had seen loads of these designs on Pinterest etc

and decided to have a go.

The only thing I didn't like was the fact that it really

didn't hold together perfectly at the base.

So I came up with a matching corner that can be slid

off to fold flat and slipped on easily to hold together.

I actually like the added effect it gives.

I used papers from the in-colour selection called

Misty Moonlight with the matching ink.

I also used the circle layering dies, 2" circle punch

and the stamps were from Family Party,

Make a Difference and Itty Bitty Christmas.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Catz - cheers, let's celebrate

Sweet Stampers - anything goes

Creative Moments - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes December

Lockdown was lifted this morning so we dashed out

for some last minute items.

Thankfully the two shops we were in were

not too bad at all and people seemed quite happy.

I had such a bad sleep last night, ended up with about 4 hours,

that I feel I am in zombie land today!

It will be a long day!

Take care out there.

Fun fold Friday

My tutorial today is yet another first for me.

I have been cardmaking  for about  27 years now

but my cards were always commissions so I rarely

got time to actually play about with different folds and techniques.

This one is called a

Free Standing Pop Up Card!

There is room on the back for a nice verse.

And it folds flat for posting!!

(Without the peg of course lol)

This is really quick and easy and can be adapted to any size you want.

I made a birthday version on my first go but totally

forgot to keep the decoration flat...doh!

It obviously needs to be flat so it can slide to flat position.

But I will be handing this over rather than posting so

I won't tell anyone if you won't!!😂

Bit of a crooked angle lol but the weather is shocking

this weekend and indoor photos are not my forte!

Measurements I used to make these cards

Card - 4 1/4" x 11"

Score - 1", 2 3/4", 3 3/4", 5 1/2", 7 1/4", 8 1/4", 10"

Centre Card - 2 3/4" x 5 1/2"

White card for decorating - 2 1/2" x 5 1/4"

Paper for decorating

four pieces - 4" x 1 1/2"

two pieces - 4" x 3/4"

Circle punches for front.

I would like to enter the Snowman card into

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge - anything Christmas option glitter

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Decorate the tree (hope this is ok)

Crimbo Crackers - anything Christmas

Crafty Catz - anything goes option Christmas

Have a great weekend.

Family Party Pencil Box

My tutorial today shows how I made these

Pencil Boxes for my Grandkids.

I like to give them a selection of pens and pencils etc for going back to school

so thought I would make a little slider box for them.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card for Box - 7" x 10"

score short side - 1", 2", 5", 6"

score long side - 1", 2", 8", 9"

Card for cover - 8 1/2" x 7 1/8

see video for scoring tip

I would like to enter these into

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

Classic Design Challenge - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - use/add a number

The Paper  Funday - anything goes option back to school

CRAFT - back to school

Thanks for dropping by xx

Product List

Family Party Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149379]

£20.00

Lovely Labels Pick A Punch

[152883]

£21.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£8.25

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

£8.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

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