You melt my heart

This is another Valentine's Day card

for my two Grandsons next door.

It's only a little card - 4" x 3 1/2"

Had to be careful with my colours

as the eldest boy would not be entertaining

red and too many hearts 😂

I thought the sentiment from the

Sweet Ice Cream

stamp set was just perfect for Valentine's Day.

I stamped the lolly out using

bumblebee and blackberry bliss inks.

The strip of paper is from the

Ice Cream Corner paper pack.

I took the heart stamp from

Meant to Be.

along with the sentiment too

all stamped in blackberry bliss.

I would like to enter this into

Addicted to CAS - pattern

CAS on Sunday - love

Sweet Stampers - CAS

Snow hasn't hit us yet but is supposed to

be here by tomorrow.

It is icy cold out there and the winds

are building up!

Think we will stay put and maybe

go out to the garage for some exercise

in hubby's homemade gym 😁

Have a great day!

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Meant to Be Valentine Gift Box

My tutorial today had to be one for

Valentine's Day!

I have made a cute little box,

big enough to hold one Ferrero Rocher chocolate.

My husband and daughter will get one each 💓

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

True Love Paper (Bottom) - 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

score at 1 1/2" on all sides

Black card (lid) - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

score at 1" all sides (leaving small gap on each)

I have used Meant to be stamp set for the hearts and sentiment.

The paper on the bottom is from True Love dsp.

The inks are memento and real red.

The small hearts have a little bit of

wink of stella.

I would like to enter this into

Always Fun - romantic/love

Crafting  Happiness - sweet

Creative  Craft Cottage - Happy Valentine's/love

Fab 'n' Funky - love, heart

Double D - valentine love inspiration (black, red, hearts)

Simply  Create Too - use hearts

I was up early enough today to catch

the most beautiful sunrise.

The skies were lit up with reds and oranges!

I know they say red sky in the morning, shepherds warning lol

but it was certainly worth it!

Welcome to my newest follower Michelle.

 

 

It's not just black and white at Tag Tuesday!

Our new challenge them over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by Valerie-Jael

and she wants us to use

black, white + 1 other colour.

A lovely theme, especially since I have my

gorgeous True Love papers to play with.

This pack is full of black and white designs

including floral designs just crying out for colour.

I used a left over piece for the background and an off cut

of one of the flowers which I coloured in using

highland heather blends.

I punched highland heather card using the 

Oval Occasions bundle and stamped

the sentiment in the same colour ink.

I finished with a bow in matching colours.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - black, white plus 1 other colour

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

I was at the opticians this morning.

Thankfully my eyes are in great health

and I can continue with my glasses or

get a pair slightly stronger.

I only use them for craft and reading so

will have a think about it!! 

Right I'm off to work on some commissions.

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Oval Occasions Customer Card

Happy Monday!

Today I celebrate being with

Stampin' Up!

for three whole years!

Stampin' Up! was on my bucket list for a while

but when I signed up I didn't intend to stay so long 😂

But I have enjoyed it immensely! 

Today I am sharing my second customer card kit,

this time a little baby card.

I have used Oval Occasions bundle again for this one

along with the Oh so Ombre papers

which I ran through with the pinewood planks embossing folder.

The top paper is from Paper Blooms paper pack which is also

free during Sale-a-bration!

The ribbon and bow are from the gorgeous  sparkle ribbon,

and I have added some little pastel pearls.

The image has been coloured using

smoky grey, soft seafoam blends and rococo rose ink pad and

wink of stella.

I have followed the design inside using a

large oval to write or stamp the sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink #3

Kreativtanten challenge - monochrome

Daisy Chain - baby/kids

Crafty Calendar - dies and/or punches and ribbon and/or twine

 

 

Colour my world!

Our February challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

has a theme of

Colour my World

We are sponsored by

Bee Crafty

As I had my Sweet Ice Cream stamp set

out I decided to play around with all the little stamps.

Having gather loads of different ink pads

I inked up the background then proceeded 

to stamp in memento in no particular order.

I finished it off with a Bee Crafty sentiment and bird.

The ribbon matched the card base and punched

circles for the sentiment.

Check out all the teams amazing projects here

and hopefully you will be inspired like I was.

I would like to enter this into

The Sisterhood  of Crafters - make your own background

Creative Moments - anything goes

613 avenue - anything goes option heart and soles

 

 

Black and white birthday card, maybe not!

I fully intended to leave this card black and white

but I just did not like it at all.

So I went in search of some inspiration and found

this lovely colour combo challenge at

Fab Friday

So here it is all coloured up!

Photo not great as I have just finished it

and it's nearly 5pm.

Which do you prefer?

I have used the lovely Ornate Style stamp set

and coloured with just jade, bumblebee and blushing bride inks

using my wink of stella to colour with.

The sentiment is from Sweet Ice Cream stamp set.

I would like to enter this into

Fab Friday - colour challenge

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

Creative Knockouts - flora and fauna

Welcome to my newest follower Chana!!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

True Love Card Kit

This is one of the card kits I sent out

to  thank my January customers.

I have used the gorgeous True Love papers pack

which comes with lots of florals you can either

leave black and white or colour in.

The background papers are Oh So Ombre

which were so popular they are now on back order 😒

But thankfully I have enough for all my kits.

The sentiment was made using the Oval Occasions bundle.

They get everything including the envelope

to make this lovely card.

Well all bar the stamping as we are not allowed

to send pre stamped images.

I have used the stitched rectangle dies for the inside

and the stamp set is called Approaching Perfection,

another free option during Sale-a-bration!

I would like to enter this into

Unicorn Challenge - Use flowers

Addicted to Stamps and more - Birthdays

The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes

A small bit of blue sky has appeared

so we are off to squeeze in a quick walk!

Have a lovely day xx

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Timeless Tulips Gap Card Tutorial

I had a few requests to show how I made the

Gap Card from last week, so I made

a tutorial.

This is a different one, made for my

Sister-in-law who turns 60 this month,

but the exact same concept.

You can watch the video here

This time I have used Timeless Tulips

for the main image.

I used the lovely Curvy Dies to make the gaps

and the papers are Oh So Ombre.

Oval Occasions bundle was used for one sentiment

and Lovely Labels Pick a Punch for the top sentiment.

I used the circle layering dies for the front and insides.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Stamps & Fun = creativity - anything but no hearts

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - anything goes

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Rain forecast for the whole day AGAIN!

Definitely in the midst of winter here.

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Is it real?

For my tag for

Tag Tuesday

the photo I have used was taken by my daughter

when we were out for a walk.

The size of these toadstools totally amazed me

and just squealed Fairy Land!

So I added two little fairies

using My Craft Studio Elite,

onto the photo and made it into a tag.

The sentiment is from a Crafter's Companion stamp set

and the ribbon is the gorgeous Tri Colour ribbon

from Stampin' Up!

I hope you get time to join us

during our second week

with the theme of use a photo!

I am entering this into

Tag Tuesday - use a photo

Pearly Sparkles - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - February challenge

Staying in today as the weather is wild.

Winds, rain and very cold!

Lots of crafting to do so I am happy enough.

Hope you day goes well!

#stayhomeandcraft

 

 

Hee Haw Little Valentine

Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a nice weekend.

I think that was the quickest January

I have ever faced!!

My card today is for two of my Grandsons

who live next door, for Valentine's Day.

I will make another one for my other two

Grandsons who live 10mins drive away.

I have used the cute little Darling Donkeys stamp set,

which is free during Sale-a-bration with a £45 spend.

The Oh So Ombre papers are also free!!

The sentiment was made using the Oval Occasions bundle

and I added a little bit of ribbon.

I stamped the Hee Haw using Coastal Cabana ink

to match the base card and the little donkey

was coloured in using Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler blends.

I would like to enter this into

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a critter

Creatalicious - anything goes option kisses

Moving Along with the Times - Valentines/love

Cute Card Thursday - Valentines

Aud Sentiments - sending love + sentiment

Heading out for a long walk at 11.

The weather is definitely in charge of my

outdoor activities lol and rain is due in at 1 for the rest of the day.

Roll on Spring!

Have a great week everyone.

#stayhomeandcraft