My big news!!

So my big news has arrived!!

This is my son with his brand new daughter

Aimee Alexandra O'Hagan

who arrived at 6am this morning weighing 7lb2oz

and exactly 3 weeks early!!

Milo and Baiba have had a very rough ride from the start and it's

Baby Aimee is a tiny little miracle for us all.

Also she is our very first Granddaughter

which we are really chuffed about!

Scrappy Friday

For my Scrappy Friday tutorial I thought I would make some

card toppers/embellishments with this sweet pinwheel designs.

This is a great way to use up some pieces of dsp and card!!

You can combine with with different colours, use them as toppers

for a quick card, pop onto a box or add them to scrapbook layouts for added interest.

These ones have been layered with a smaller one on top.

You could add interest with embossing or stamping as well.

You can watch my video and get all measurements HERE.

I would like to enter these into

The Crafty Addicts - anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

Product List

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

[161449]

£11.75

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock

[146991]

£9.50

Azure Afternoon A4 Cardstock

[161728]

£9.50

2023–2025 In Color™ Dots

[161620]

£7.50

Treat packs in bright colours

My tutorial today shows how I made these party packs for my

Grandson Tom's birthday.

Inside they contain a pack of biscuits and two milk straws.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one

Card 1 - 11" x 4 1/2"

score long side - 1/2", 7 1/2", 8"

score short side - 1/2", 1", 3 1/2", 4"

Card 2 - 6" x 2 1/2"

score long side - 1/2"

DSP to decorate

two pieces in same pattern - 2 1/4" x 2 3/4"

two pieces in contrasting colour - 4 1/4" x 2 1/4"

one piece in contrasting colour - 5 1/4" x 2 1/4"

strip of white card 5 1/2" x 1/2"

I would like to enter these into

The Crafty Addicts - anything goes

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option sweet treats

CRAFT - not a card

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz challenge - anything but a card option numbers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

I'm on the edge of my seat here today!!

If I get any news I will let you all know tomorrow.

Product List

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English)

[161457]

2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159253]

Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[159208]

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

Easter Bunny Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[160272]

Spring Flowers

It's the second week of Valerie's theme Spring Flowers over at

TAG TUESDAY.

This week I used two stamp sets.

Sweet Songbirds for the branches, leaves and small flowers

and Timeless Arrangements for the grass and flowers below.

I added some stencilled clouds to the background

and coloured the flowers using my blends.

I hope you get time to join us!! If you have an end piece of card on your desk

then why not stamp some little flowers and come and share with us.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Spring Flowers 

We love stamping - Spring

Simon Says Monday - Spring flowers

Dream Valley - Spring colours

Creative Inspirations - the season of Spring

CRAFT - not a card

Product List

Sweet Songbirds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[158721]

£18.00

Timeless Arrangements Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161521]

£24.00

Very Best Trio Punch

[159878]

£23.00

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

[161664]

£8.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

£8.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

£8.50

Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161675]

£9.50

April Newsletter tutorial

My April newsletter freebie is this card tutorial.

I saw a lady on blog land recently posted a shape like this

and really fancied having a go.

Her blog is called Made by Mandy.

I had to work out the measurements etc but was very inspired by her card.

This one is for my Son's birthday this month.

I would like to enter this into

Dragonfly Dreams - use a die

Simply Create Too - more than one fold

Moving Along with the Times - fancy fold

Little Red Wagon - fun folds

Unicorn - use dies

Daisy Chain challenge - not square

The rain has arrived again. Just got a bit of shopping in

before we were soaked and it's to be here till tomorrow!

What would be talk about if we hadn't such lovely weather lol.

Have a great week!

Product List

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

A Little Latte 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163453]

Latte Love Bundle (English)

[163461]

April flowers!

Our April challenge theme over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is anything goes and/or a Spring mood board.

We, of course, have a lovely prize too

£25 Crafty Individuals voucher

For my card I have been influenced by the colours

pink and green, along with flowers.

I used a stencil/stamp combination to create the flowers

and gold embossed my stamping.

I moved this card all over the house trying to get

the gold to show up lol.

I hope you get time to join us this month and

be sure to check out the challenge blog for

lots of inspiration.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - dry/wet embossed

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

We Love Stamping - Spring

Triple B - birds, butterflies, blooms

Dream Valley - Spring colours

Product List

Enduring Beauty Decorative Masks

[162673]

Enduring Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162670]

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

[161635]

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

[161449]

Bubble Bath A4 Cardstock

[161727]

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

[161664]

Fun Fold Latte Love

My shop tutorial today is this lovely fun fold card using

Latte Love Bundle.

 This is the first opening, perfect for your verse.

And this is the second opening which you could add a

pocket/envelope if you wanted to add money or voucher.

This is another card for my daughter's up coming birthday

and as you know, she is a coffee lover!

You can watch my tutorial HERE.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Creases - fun folds

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Simon Says Wednesday - Happy Birthday

Little Red Wagon - fun folds

Craft Rocket - layer it up

Moving Along with the Times - fancy folds

Simply Create Too - more than one fold

Birthstone Challenges - aquamarine + diamond or birthdays

Wet and windy weekend ahead with storm Kathleen

making an appearance tonight!

Hope you have something lovely planned for your weekend.

Product List

A Little Latte 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163453]

Latte Love Bundle (English)

[163461]

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

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

[161635]

Gift Wallet

My tutorial today shows how I made these gift wallets.

I will be using them for my new catalogue gifts in June

but they would be very useful as gifts to hold

stationery, chocolate bars, scarf etc.

You can watch my tutorial here

Measurements needed to make one

DSP - 11" x 12"

Score long side - 4 1/2", 5", 9 1/2", 10"

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

Closure - 2 1/2" x 1"

Score long side at 2"

I would like to enter this into

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option sweet treats

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

613 Avenue Create - anything goes option diamonds/pearls

Thanks for dropping by!!

Product List

A Little Latte 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163453]

Latte Love Bundle (English)

[163461]

Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[155052]

Countryside Corners Dies

[161471]