CAS FRIDAY

My Fridays for a while

are going to be focusing on CAS cards.

They are something I struggle with

and really want to have a go at getting better at them.

So my first one is this Thank You card.

I have a video tutorial over in my VIP Group

showing how I made it but for you

avid crafters I am sure you can work it out lol.

I have used the gorgeous Dragonfly Garden bundle

and the foliage stamp from Lovely You.

Inks - Seaside Spray, Granny apple Green, Memento.

I coloured the Dragonfly using Pacific Point and Wink of Stella.

I would like to enter this into

Mod Squad - fly away

Creative Fingers - anything goes

CRAFT - anything goes

Aud Sentiments - anything + sentiment

Have a lovely weekend!

 

 

Casing the Catalogue

My card today was taken from an idea in the new catalogue.

It's a great resource when your mojo is struggling!!

I love shopping during Sale-a-bration so I can stock

up on lots of free papers and stamp sets

for the year ahead.

This paper set was one of the freebies called

Paper Blooms.

I simply used a scrap for the background then

cut out a bunch of the blooms and leaves

and made a corner bouquet.

I finished it off with the Happy Birthday,

which I shadow stamped in night of navy and rococo rose inks,

but it hasn't shown up in the photo unfortunately.

The stamp set is from the Sweet Ice Cream bundle.

I finished the card off with some in-colour faceted pearls.

I would like to enter this into

Ally's Angels - anything goes

A Place To Start - anything goes

Pearly Sparkles - beginning with P - pink, pearls, paper

Daisy Chain - Happy Birthday

Allsorts - favourite colour PINK

Hubby had to head to dentist today after

breaking a tooth yesterday!

When he gets back we will head out for our walk

as the skies are blue!

Have a lovely day everyone.

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Gift Box Tutorial - oval occasions

My Wednesday tutorial shows how I made

these cute little customer gifts for this month's shoppers.

You can watch the video here

I have used the gorgeous new papers

Oh So Ombre free with a shop during Sale-a-bration

and the cute bundle Oval Occasions

for the sentiment.

The two beautiful ribbons are called

Blackberry Bliss Striped ribbon and Blushing Bride Metallic ribbon.

Measurements needed to follow along

Paper - 5 3/4" x 4 1/4"

Score long - 1 1/2", 2 1/8", 3 5/8", 4 1/4"

Score short - 5/8" each side

I would like to enter these into

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Always Fun Challenges - something new (papers, stamps and punch)

Crafty Catz - anything option food or drink

Classic Design challenge - anything goes January

We have very wet weather here today

but hoping for some bright spots so we can get

out and have a nice relaxing walk!

I live for my walks these days!

Roll on the Spring!!

 

Fairies live here!

We have a new theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

chosen by the lovely Michele

and she wants to see

FAIRY GARDENS!

I pulled out some old stamps from

Crafter's Companion and had great fun

colouring up these cute toadstool houses!

Every garden should have some of these cute houses!!

I used real red ink coloured in using my

wink of stella for extra sparkle.

The sky is inked up in highland heather

but doesn't show up too well in my photo unfortunately.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday -fairy gardens

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Ally's  Angels - anything goes

The Fairy  and the Unicorn - anything fantasy

Hope you get time to join the fun!

#stayhomeandcraft

 

Sympathy Card using True Love

Happy Monday!

I am hoping I am back to normal crafting again!!

I'm starting the week with a Thinking of You card.

I have a large amount of commissioned cards to work through

at the minute, something I thought I had stopped doing

but apparently not!!

Can't say no unfortunately 😒

Anyway this card was for a Month's Mind.

I wanted to keep the card personal so have

blacked out the photo and names.

The fabulous papers I have used though,

are brand new and are called TRUE LOVE.

The flowers are also from that pack, I just cut

them out and coloured them with my blends

flirty flamingo and soft seafoam.

Hope you all have a good week.

I have hopefully caught up on all your blogs by now

but if not I will do today!

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Punch Art Teddy Gift Box Tutorial

My tutorial today shows how I made these cute box

for my Grandson's birthday.

It holds three bags of chocolate buttons

which slide out 😉

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to make box

Pool Party Card - 10 2/8" x 8 2/8"

Score long side - 1", 2", 8 2/8", 9 2/8"

Score short side - 1", 4", 5", 8"

Papers to decorate

Ice cream Corner Papers

Two pieces - 6" x 2 6/8"

Two pieces - 6" x 7/8"

To make the bear you will need

Head - Icecream Punch, two 1/2" circles

Paws - two 1/2" circles

Legs - two double ovals, two 1/2" circles

Sentiment - Everyday Label punch x 2 pieces

Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set

Finished with Pool Party Ribbon

I would like to enter this into

The Paper Funday Challenge - anything goes option use blue

Crafty Calendar - make it cute

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a critter

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes January

I was beginning to feel the lockdown syndrome

coming on so have buried myself in craft projects.

I hope you are all coping well.

We have thankfully another lovely bright and sunny day

but it is freezing cold out there.

Will venture out for a walk when some of the ice melts!!

Have a lovely day and be safe xx

 

 

Approaching Perfection!!

It's the second week of my theme of

NUMBERS

over at

Tag Tuesday.

I hope you get time to join in!!

For my tag today I have used the gorgeous new

OH SO OMBRE papers (FREE DURING SALE-A-BRATION)

for my background.

My new stamp set is called Approaching Perfection.

I love this stamp set!!

(FREE DURING SALE-A-BRATION)

I used the sentiment and the little candles to decorate

then added numbers to the circles of the paper.

I finished it with some die cut numbers

which I inked up in Bumblebee ink.

The ribbon is also Bumblebee in colour.

I am entering this into

Daisy Chain - Happy Birthday

Get Creative  - anything goes, no twist

Use your Stuff - new used new papers and stamp set

Make My Monday - New Stash (stamps and papers)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

I hope everyone is well and feeling ok

after the big news you got yesterday!

Sometimes it feels like we are taking a step back

instead of forward!!

Stay home and stay safe my lovely friends.

                 

 

Free as a bird at Stamping Sensations

Happy New Year to you all!

I hope you are all well and in good spirits

as we fight our way through this new year.

Why not start on a nice crafty note

and join our challenge at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

with your favourite stamp!!

There are two beautiful stamp sets for the winner!!

It was tough to pick a favourite stamp set

as I have many 😂

but this one shouted out to me.

I kept the card very simple, using my new

Stitched with Whimsy dies

to create a border for my stamping.

The stamp set is called Free as a Bird

and it is so lovely for colouring.

Though this is when I wish I was an expert!!

I used daffodil delight, granny apple green and smoky slate blends

and the base card I used is smoky slate.

I would like to enter this into

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a critter

A Perfect Time to Craft - January

613 Avenue - anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - New (my die set)

Crafty Friends - anything goes

Allsorts - anything goes

I hope you get time to join us but be sure to pop over

to the Stamping Sensations blogs as there is some

news you might want to read and of course,

get lots of inspiration from the design team!

 

Split Closure Gift Box with oh so Ombre

My tutorial today shows how I made these cute

split closure box!

You can watch the video here

I have used gorgeous new papers available next week called

Oh So Ombre!

The colour I used is blackberry bliss,

using the card, ribbon and ink to match the papers.

The sentiment is also from a new bundle called

Oval Occasions

which comes with a matching double punch!

Perfect for quick layering of your sentiments.

I will be posting a link to the online catalogue

in the sidebar 

but if you want a copy in your hands just let me know

and I will post one out.

Measurements needed to follow along

Card - two pieces - 8 2/8" x 5 2/8"

Score long side - 3" on either side

Score short side - 3"

DSP - four pieces - 2 6/8" x 2"

DSP for top - 2 6/8" x 2 6/8"

Inside card - 7 1/8" x 7 1/8"

DSP inside - 2 6/8" x 2 6/8"

I would like to enter this into

Tuesday Morning  sketches - anything goes

International Art & Soul - anything goes with a bow

I am slowly getting back into the swing of things again.

A break away spoils us and makes me lazy lol.

But I have some gorgeous new stash to motivate me

so watch this space and keep your own space

productive and safe!!

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!

Scrapbook Thursday

Nearly there now peeps!!

I'm excited for the Grandkids and hope

to see them at the front door on

Christmas morning

so we can exchange gifts.

I am keeping their albums until

New Year's Eve

as I want to add the Christmas morning photos.

These two layouts are for Grandson Sean.

They show them putting up the Christmas tree

and getting ready with their wee countdown ornament

that we bought them this year.

I can't believe how tall they are now!

Crikey we have missed them all so much this year

as I am sure you all understand.

The 5 days off at Christmas

sounds like a really STUPID idea to me.

EDITED we are in full lockdown for 5 weeks,

 with an 8pm curfew every evening!

Take care everyone and have a very

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Warm Hugs Customer Gifts

I thought I would share a video of my

November Customer Treats.

They hold a little bar of chocolate and

a coffee strip.

I used the lovely Plaid Tidings papers

which are retiring soon,

and Warm Hugs stamp set

which is actually in the sale at the minute!

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Plaid Tidings Paper - 4 1/2" x 4"

Score long side - 1/2", 1 1/2", 3 1/2"

Score short side - 1/4"

Punch 1" or 1/2" on front

Belly Band - 4 1/2" x 1" (emboss)

We have spent the morning collecting prescriptions,

clearing up broken roof tiles which fell off the neighbours

roof the other day and clearing away the last of the leaves.

We got a gift tray of nuts, so we have been cracking

them open to store for quicker eating

and now it lunch time!

Enjoy your day and stay safe!!