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.

Birthday boy!

This card has been made for my Son Deaglan's birthday

which is on the 21st of this month.

I have used papers from We R Memory Keepers,

stamps from Beyond Stamping #5

and IndigoBlu Magazine

colour with markers and the fancy

interactive (peep hole/kaleidscope) inside is from a tutorial from

Emilia Sieradzan on Facebook.

I used oval dies and circle punches.

I put a  photo of him inside the little peep hole

which reveals when fully opened.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - something old (papers) something new (design)

Crafty Calendar - use dies/punches

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

Creative Aunts - circles

Mix it up - anything option die cuts

Unicorn challenge - use dies

Have a lovely weekend.

Shutter card

My Mother-in-law's 86th birthday is coming up this month

and I always like to make her a funfold card.

I used a Tattered Lace die for this shutter card.

The papers are from a Basic Grey set called Sultry.

Stamp sets used

Happy Birthday to You, Alphabest, Approaching Perfection

and Painted Seasons, all SU.

I added ribbons, brads, pearls and a leaf punch.

The flowers have been double stamped and cut and layered.

This is a side view.

It does close flat and fits into a larger envelope.

I would like to enter this into

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Paper Rock Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

GCFAOS - anything using designer papers

Mix it Up - anything goes option fancy folds

Simon Monday Challenge - think pink

Confirmation time

My Grandson Sean will be making his Confirmation

in May and this is the card I made for him.

I saw lots of these on Pinterest and I see you can

buy the card and templates online but I

just had a crack at it myself.

It does fold fairly flat for an envelope but I won't be posting it.

I printed the background papers from a Nitwits file

and added my wording for the prayer and greeting

before printing.

It has all been matted onto some nice blue card.

I then used my dies and a Crafts you Print

confirmation cross for the centre.

The nice die cuts are from a Tattered lace pack

and I punched out some small crosses

and added a pearl and gem here and there.

I also punched two small leaves for the bottom.

Took me a while to complete after working out

my cuts but fairly pleased with the outcome.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - monochrome

Daisy Challenge - not square

HQFSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

Make My Monday - things with wings

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Cardz for Guyz - fancy fold

Cut It Up - beginning with C - Confirmation/cross

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

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option beginning with B

(birthday)

Heart's Quest for shaped cards/shaped tags

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Allsorts - spring flowers or anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - female cards

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.

Flower Box Card

My only living Aunt's birthday is coming up next month

and I like to make her a special card so I went with a

Flower Box card.

The tulips and leaves have all be stamped and fussy cut

and the stems were cut from green card.

I stamped and coloured a little butterfly

and added ribbon, gems and a circle sentiment.

It folds flat for posting and fits into an 8" x 8" envelope.

I even had room for a nice verse on the back.

I used Flower Box Card dies from Cardmaking Magic,

Timeless Tulips stamp set (SU),

Highland Heather, Garden Green, Sweet Sorbet and Bubble Bath inks (SU),

Garden Green and lilac card from my stash, organza ribbon

and gems and the papers are called

Delightfully Eclectic (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral + option mood board

Love to Craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Unicorn challenge - birthdays

Cardz 4 Galz - anything but square

Allsorts - close to nature

We are sitting in the eye of the storm at the minute.

The lights are flickering so expecting the electric to go soon.

So far we have lost some cladding from the side of the house

and the chimney is struggling.

My son has a tree down, my other son has fence down

and their neighbour's roof has started to come down!

So scary and dangerous. I hope everyone is keeping

indoors and away from falling debris! 

 

Double Up!

It's time for my midway post for

Stamping Sensations

and the theme is

anything goes option hand colour your image.

Just remember to add some stamping!!

We have a great prize up for grabs too!!

For my card I used a piece of designer paper and added a

vellum overlay and then ran it through my sewing machine.

I then stamped the bird and leaves and coloured them

with markers and cut them out.

I arranged along the bottom of the card then

stamped the sentiment and punched it out with

a postage stamp punch and added some red dot detail.

I tucked it behind the leaves and finished with a ribbon.

Items used:

Stamp set - Free as a bird (SU)

Postage Stamp Punch (SU), markers,

vellum, sewing machine, retired papers (SU),

ribbon, enamel effect dots (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Creative Knockouts - something to say

Allsorts - close to nature/anything goes

Inspiration Station - photo inspiration

(bird and leaves)

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I also have my midway post for our

anything but square over at

We Love Stamping.

We also have a great prize on offer there too

so be sure and join us!

For my card I went with a Teepee shape.

I have a quick tutorial for this card here.

I went with a Velcro closure for this one.

The flowers have been stamped using a set called

Floral Essence. I punched the leaves

and the sentiment is from another stamp set called

Sweet Ice Cream.

The papers are called Country Lace.

I finished off the card with some gold sequence

and a piece of lemon lolly ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Love Those Pretty Papers - anything goes option fun fold

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral optional mood board

Creative Crafting Uncles - Happy Birthday

My Time to Craft - use a sentiment

Ally's Angels - anything goes

In the garden

Our new challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

for August is anything goes option summer in the garden.

We have some prizes up for grabs too!!

For my card I went with a stamp set from AALL & Create

and a fun fold on the inside which joins the front to the back.

I also used a couple of other stamp sets from SU called

Sweet ice-cream, Approaching Perfection and Country Flowers.

The inside is where the fun fold happens.

It has a pocket at either side for either a tag, cash

or voucher.

I hope you get time to join us this month.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Kreativtanten - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Pearly Sparkles - floral

We Love Stamping - focal sentiment/quote or anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - flowers

We have a day of rain ahead of us but I

did enjoy a bit of pot planting and gardening yesterday.

So today I will prepare my blog for the week,

do some commenting and maybe some crafting.

Enjoy you day and thanks for stopping by.

Never ending!!

I finally got round to trying out a never ending card!!

Have you made one before?

It has been on my to do list for a good few years and today

I finally had a go.

I followed a tutorial by Sam Calcott on YouTube

but I also made one myself, totally inspired by Sam.

Measurements need to make one

Four pieces of white card 3" x 6"

Score on 6" side - 1 1/2". 4 1/2"

8 pieces of dp - 1 1/4" x 1 1/4"

8 pieces dp 1 1/4" x 2 3/4"

8 pieces dp 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

You can watch my version of the tutorial here

I would like to enter this into

Stepper Christmas

I was doing some blog commenting and went to check out my lovely friend

Chrissy's blog. She had made the most beautiful step card and

really inspired me to have a go.

As the challenge closes tomorrow I thought I better get to it.

I pulled out an old stamp set called Poinsettia Petals for my flowers,

leaves and sentiments. They have been coloured up with my markers.

The papers are also from an old pack

and the Happy Christmas has been die cut using an old set

called Word Wishes.

I added some enamel effects in real red and white

which I put my finger into many times 😂

I followed Chrissy's inspiration for the little band of matching

card and paper on the inside and stamped another sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - two steps behind

Passion for Markers - Christmas in July

Crafty Galz Corner - anything goes twist-Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - flowers

Dream Valley - Christmas in July

Birthstone Challenges - ruby and peridot

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral option mood board

We have had a great weekend of celebrations!!

Our county team Armagh won the All Ireland Cup!

We had most of the family over for the day to watch the match live,

even little Aimee enjoyed it!

Her Dad got her all kitted out with her Armagh top.

Look at those eyes, she is hilarious!!

 

Gift card idea

Happy Monday!

I have another box card fun fold to share.

This one was my practise one so not perfect,

but with a bit of twiddling I got it back on form lol.

Very handy shape as it covers a card and a gift in one

if you pop some money or vouchers inside.

I used some retired paper for this one. I love the summery colours along with

the soft blue on the opposite side.

The stamp set is called Hope you Know.

I added some ribbon to make it easier to retrieve the

card from inside the box.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - flowers galore

Creative Creases - fun fold card

The Paper Funday Challenge - anything goes option fancy fold

Dream Valley - summer colours

Path of Positivity - anything positive option goals/dreams

Tic Tac Toe - layers, fun fold, gems/sequins

Hope you all have a lovely week.

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