Double Post!

Happy Monday!

It's time for my midway post for our challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is birds, bees, butterflies or anything goes

with some stamping.

We do of course have two amazing prizes up for grabs

AND some lucky entries will be chosen for spot prizes

at the end of the month!

So get your entries in!!

For my card I have used my Woodland Wildlife mask and

Be One with Nature stamps from Sheena Crafts.

I coloured the stamped areas with markers and the sky

with my ink blending brushes.

The papers and embellishments were printed from

a Nitwits set called Po-cake mascu.

I also used a stamp set from SU called

Heartfelt Hellos for the sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz make Guyz cardz - anything for men

Creative Crafting Uncles - anything goes

Allsorts - something beginning with B - bird

Alphabet challenge - I for inkblending

Halloween & Other Occasions - birthday, romance & family

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

The Dream Factory - wild

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It's also time for my midway post for our flowers theme over at

We Love Stamping.

Our prize this month is a £25 store voucher from Personal Impressions 

This time I made a tag.

The stamp set I used is called Love What you Do (SU).

First I stamped the background shadow in pale blue then

I stamped the flowers over the top and

coloured them with markers.

I added a strip of lace to the bottom and stamped

the 'thank you' to one side.

I used a scrap of spotty ribbon for the bow and

added some little gems.

The top has had an eyelet added for the bead and tulle.

I would like to enter my tag into

Simon Wednesday challenge - not a card

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Happy Mother's Day

I made this card for my Mother--in-law

but I do have a tutorial available when you sign up

for my newsletter.

Just click the link HERE.

It is a lovely fold and perfect for any occasion.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Creases - fancy fold card

Birthstone challenge - aquamarine and diamond

Mix It Up - anything option fancy fold

We Love Stamping - feminine

CRAFT - anything goes

Craft Rocket - for the girls

crafty Catz - anything goes option monochrome

I hope you all have a lovely day with your kids or fur babies!!

Product List

Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Darling Details Bundle

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Pool Party A4 Card Stock

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

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Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

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Fun fold card

Happy Monday!

I'm sharing photos of my January Newsletter free tutorial today.

It's a lovely fun fold shape for any occasion.

It does spread out well when opened with opportunity to

decorate the inside too.

You can sign up for my newsletter HERE.

I would like to enter this into

Darling Details Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Highland Heather A4 Cardstock

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Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

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Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

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Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

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Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

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

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In the mood board!

It's time for the first challenge of the year over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

and this month we have a mood board for you!

There is bound to be something to inspire you among these

images/colours/people/animals!

And of course, there are two fabulous prizes up for grabs

so be sure and come and join us.

What else would you be doing during a cold January!!

For my card I went with the colour red and flowers.

I used a piece of poppy parade card for the background to which

I stamped 'this moment' in the same colour ink,

from Love this moment stamp set.

I then die cut a circle, stamped the large happy, (Heartfelt Hellos) flowers and day

and finished with some white gems.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Daisy Chain - no designer paper

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option celebrate

Cut it Up - anything goes using a die

CRAFT - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - stamp

Aud Sentiments - make your own background and/or birthday + sentiment

So foggy and cold out there today!

We went for a walk round the park yesterday and it was so slippy lol.

I was like an over grown Bambi!

So won't venture out there today.

Stay cosy and warm!!

 

Pretty Gift Box

My tutorial today shows how I made a box for this gorgeous hand cream.

It will make the perfect gift for  Valentine's Day and Mother's Day!

I made the lid to look like a wrapped gift and finished it with a matching bow.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one

Card base - 7" x 8"

Score long side - 1 1/2", 3 3/4", 5 1/4", 7 1/2"

Score short side - 1 1/2"

Card for Lid - 3 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Score all sides at 1"

DSP to decorate

Two pieces at 5 3/8" x 2"

Two pieces at 5 3/8" x 1 1/4"

Two strips at 1/2" x  4 1/4"

I would like to enter these into

Crafting Happiness - anything goes

Paperminutes - something new (stamps and papers)

Little Red Wagon - what's new (stamps and papers)

The Outlawz - wrap it up

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Country Bouquet Punch

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

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

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Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

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Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Heartfelt Hellos!

I had another wee play with my new stencils,

this time I went with shades of pinks/red and greens.

I cut the stencilled area off a bit to fit my card,

tore the edge and layered on top of some

matching bubble bath pink which I embossed with a dotty folder.

I then stamped the sentiment from a free set called

Heartfelt Hellos (free with a £45 spend from 4/1/24),

in the deep pink and lay some silver twine beneath it.

I added some gems to the flower centres.

Really quick and easy.

I would like to enter this into

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

Beautiful Blossoms - optional moodboard

Triple B - birds, butterflies and blooms

Can you handle the pressure - embossing folder option theme Winter

It's very quiet now after all the buzz of Christmas.

We had a great get together as a family on the Friday before Christmas.

Then on Christmas Eve we went to a beautiful Mass with an

amazing folk choir.

On Christmas morning the whole family was here for breakfast,

15 in total and it was the loveliest start to Christmas.

We spent the afternoon with my Mother-in-law

then came home and cooked a small Christmas dinner

for me and Brian (hubby).

I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas too.

 

Some pretty stencils!

With Christmas being just around the corner I thought

I would do something different for my Friday tutorial.

We have a new mini catalogue and Sale-a-bration! starting in January

and being a demo I got to treat myself early with a few

items from the catalogue.

This video tutorial shows off the brand new stencils

that will be available and they are lovely.

This set comes with stamps and dies but I just went for the stencils

to try them out first.

The sentiment I have used is from the free set I earned with

my spend and it is called Heartfelt Hellos!!

It's full of lovely sentiments of a good size and you can

grab it for free with a £45 spend from January 4th!

If you need a catalogue sent out just comment below.

(UK/Ireland only).

You can check out my video here.

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers/optional mood board

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS option theme Christmas

Triple B - Birds, butterflies, blooms option mood board

I hope you all have a wonderful

Christmas/Winter break!

Thanks for all your lovely comments throughout

the year and thanks to those who have shopped with me,

followed me and joined in my challenges!

I appreciate you all!

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