Stamping for Spring

For my mid month project over at

Stamping Sensations

 I have used

Good Morning Magnolia stamp set.

Stamped and gold embossed, then water coloured

using my aqua painter with granny apple green,

old olive and polished pink ink pads.

I then water coloured the background using balmy blue.

Using the wink of stella brush I coloured the flower,

then splattered the whole card using the tip of the brush.

It doesn't show up well in the photo but nice and sparkly

in real life.

The sentiment is from Silhouette Scenes stamp set,

stamped in polished pink.

I mounted onto matching card and then to my base card.

Don't forget we have a great prize up for grabs!!

I would like to enter this into

Love to Craft - anything goes

Four Seasons - spring 

a Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything option sparkle or glitter

Colour Crazy - anything you have coloured

Allsorts - Spring is in the air

Today we are sorting flooring out in my daughter's house.

Wish us luck!!

Butterfly Sadness

Happy Monday!

What a gorgeous weekend that was!

We sat out on Saturday and had a friend call

to visit on Sunday who we haven't seen for well over a year.

We also had our Son next door and his lovely family round too.

Thank goodness for sunshine!!

My card today is a sad one.

It was made for a family whose daughter committed suicide

and she was only in her second year at university.

So so sad and shocking.

I have used soft lilacs, whites and a bit of black.

The sentiment did not photo well but it was very appropriate.

I added a couple of butterflies, die cut leaves and some pearls.

The background card has been lightly stamped with butterflies.

Items used:

Purple Posy card

Highland Heather ink pad

True Love papers

Forever Fern Bundle

Brilliant Wings dies

Pastel Pearls

Stitched nested labels dies

Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

Butterfly Gala Stamp set.

I would like to enter this into

Crafting Happiness - anything goes option bright colours

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Have a great week!

 

 

Acetate Box for Sympathy Cards

My VIP Video tutorial today shows how to decorate

one of the lovely acetate boxes

to fit 5 sympathy cards plus envelopes.

Perfect if you like to gift or sell packs of your cards.

It keeps them safe from dinged edges and mucky fingers

and you get 10 in a box!

To decorate it I have used a length of basic white card

and stamped using the Forever Fern stamp set

in basic grey.

I used the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

for the front sentiment which was cut out

using the Nested Stitched Label dies in

basic grey card and basic white card.

I finished it all off with a little bow in

Pool Party Sparkle ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Cute Card Thursday - ribbon/twine

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

A Place to Start - make it elegant

Crafting Happiness - anything goes option kites

Our Grandson Tom's 6th birthday is tomorrow.

I am dosed with the cold today so probably

won't get to venture round to see him.

Better safe than sorry! BUT it could be a bad day of

hay fever. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Have a great weekend!

 

 

Good Morning Magnolia Diamond Easel Card

Happy Monday!

Feeling a bit lighter today having got positive results (as in good)

back from my mammogram and having no negative reactions

from my flu jab!

My card today is another diamond easel fold

which I made for my mother-in-law's birthday last week.

It matches the chocolate box perfectly

and she was very pleased with it all.

I went all pink for this set and used the beautiful

Good Morning Magnolia stamp set.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - celebrations

Creative Moments - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Pammie's inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

Boy the temperatures have really dropped here.

The sun is shining though so hopefully get out

for a nice long walk around the lakes.

Have a great week.

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set

[149298]

£33.00

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152487]

£10.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

[119980]

£8.25

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

£7.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147274]

£8.50

Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[153112]

£8.50

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Poinsettia Petals Gift Box

 

My tutorial today shows how I made this large box.

This one uses Poinsettia petals and holds quite a bit!

I did make a Good Morning Magnolia box to hold 12 bars of Frys

and this one is the exact same size.

I will have a matching card on Friday.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card - two pieces - 9 1/4" x 8"

Score base - 1 1/4" on all sides

Score top - 1 1/4" all sides but slightly moved out

Paper - 4 6/8" x 6"

Belly Band - 1 1/4" x 8", joined end to end

Corner stripes - 1/4" x 2" scored in middle

Divider for chocolate bars

Card - 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" and 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Score larger one - 1 1/2", 2 3/4", 4", 5 1/2", 6 3/4", 8"

Score small one - 1 1/2", 2 3/4", 4"

Join these pieces together to form divider.

I would like to enter this into

Simon Monday Challenge - not a card

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Christmas Crafts all year round - no tricks, just treats

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas

Out getting my shopping early this morning.

Trying to avoid people as much as possible

and you would seriously think there was no lock down

on at all with the amount of traffic on the roads.

Stay safe!

Product List

Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[153475]

£25.00

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

£8.25

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154899]

£8.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147274]

£8.50

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144597]

£8.50

Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[153527]

£10.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

£7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Add All to Cart

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Good Morning Magnolia

I have a quick play around with the
Good Morning Magnolia stamp set,
making my own background using the smaller stamp.

I am going to be needing a lot of Thinking of You cards
this month.
Sadly for my cousins daughters who lost their Mum last week
and it's also coming up to my sister's
first anniversary.
So I want to send some cards to Fionnuala's daughter and son.

I have used the lovely Just Jade card, papers and ribbon
for this one.

I would like to enter this into
Colour Crazy - anything you colour
Creative Fingers - anything goes
Aud Sentiments - anything goes + sentiment
Penny Black and More - say it with flowers

Babysitting duties this morning for one grandson,
then babysitting all evening for another two grandsons!
Wish me luck!!

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set

[149298]

£33.00

Just Jade A4 Cardstock

[153084]

£8.25

2020–2022 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[153070]

£10.75

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

£8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

[153620]

£9.25

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

[153115]

£7.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

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