Timeless Tulips for Mother's Day

My VIP video today shows how to make

this CAS Mother's Day card.

I have used

Timeless Tulips stamp set

using Magenta Madness, Bumblebee and

Granny Apple Green ink pads.

The base card is in Magenta Madness

and I have stamped the sentiment

and punched out using the punch from

Oval Occasions Bundle.

I would like to enter this into

CAS on Sundays - spring

Dragonfly Dreams - include flowers

Challenge up your life - flowers

Crafting Happiness - flowers

Daisy Chain - flowers

Crafty Calendar - feminine

It is one cold day today and snow has been forecast!

We do have sunshine at the minute

but still freezing.

I had one of my lovely customers contact me

to say her and her daughter both have Covid

and are feeling really ill.

It's still so scary! This lady has had her first injection already

and still got it really bad!

Be safe everyone!

 

 

Luck of the Irish!

This is the last of my

St. Patrick's Day cards.

These two are for my brother and sister.

Quick and easy,

basically stamping a variety of hearts

to make the shamrocks and two different

shades of green.

I added corner lines to give some definition

as usual with me, it was an after thought 😂

The sentiment  was computer generated

and punched out using the

Oval Occasions Punch.

The stamp set is

Meant To Be

and the inks were

Granny Apple Green and Old Olive.

I used a bit of bumblebee ribbon

behind each sentiment.

I would like to enter these into

Simon  Monday Challenge - add some green

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Simon Wednesday challenge - a bit o' green

Crafty Gals Corner - make it green

The noisy men have moved to the other side

of our estate so it's nice and quietish again!

Peace reigns! 

 

 

St. Patrick's Day Biscuit Box

My tutorial today is another gift for my Grandsons.

This one is a little box with a window

that holds four viscount biscuits.

I did make a bigger versions but it held 7

biscuits which I thought was a bit much!!

You can also fill with chocolate sweets/eggs etc.

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to follow along

LARGE BOX

White card - 8 1/4" x 8"

Score long side - 2", 4", 6", 8"

Score short side - 2", 6"

Window Sheet - 1 7/8" x 3"

SMALL BOX

White card - 8 1/4" x 6 1/4"

Score long side - 2", 4", 6", 8"

Score short side - 2", 4 1/4"

Window Sheet - 1 7/8" x 2"

I have used basic white card,

granny apple green and old olive ink pads,

and the stamp set is called

Meant To Be.

I used everyday label punch on large box

and 1 1/2" circle punch on small box.

I would like to enter these into

The Paper Funday - anything goes option green

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Get Creative - anything option St. Patrick's Day

The Male Room - not a card

Loud noises, rotten weather, craft room it is!

Enjoy your day!

 

 

Wings at Tag Tuesday

The theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by me and I would love to see

ANYTHING WITH WINGS!

So a wide open theme for sure.

For this tag I have gone with a Spring like scene.

I used the stamp set called 

Quite Curvy

for the little birds and the trees came from

Life is Beautiful which is sadly retired.

I created the clouds using my homemade stencil and

Pool Party Ink Pad.

The birds have been coloured using

Daffodil Delight, Pool Party and Granny Apple Green blends.

The leaves on the trees have been coloured with

Old Olive Blends.

I punched the top of the tag with the

Scallop Tag Topper Punch

and finished with a bit of

Bumblebee Ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything with a critter

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - feathered friends

Moving along with the times - Spring is coming

I hope you get time to join my theme this fortnight!!

 

 

Meant to Be Forty Shades of Green!

Happy Monday!

I have been making St. Patrick's Day cards

for my family who all live

in England and Wales.

So I like to remind them where they came from 😁

This one is for my oldest Brother.

It's called a Corner Fold card and a first for me!

I have used

Meant to Be

to create the shamrocks as I do not have a shamrock stamp!

The papers are from the

Ice Cream Corner pack.

The sentiment is computer generated

and has been punched out using

Oval Occasions Bundle punch.

The ink I used is called

Granny Apple Green

and I finished it with a little bit of gold thread.

I would like to enter this into

We Love Chocolate Baroque - I love....shamrocks!

The Paper Funday challenges - anything goes option green

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - X is for extra folds

So the noise is back in our area yet again.

From lockdown we have had Virgin Media

digging up the pathways then

we had the water board digging up the roads.

They then had to come back because they made a

mistake and now we have the gas people

digging up the roads again!

Seriously, I understand they have a job to do

but why does it have to start at 6am

and even go through the weekends as well!

The roads are in a total mess,

like a patchwork quilt and the noise!!😡😱

 

 

Ice Cream Corner Monochromatic

Our challenge for March, over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

has started and the theme is

Monochromatic!

We are sponsored by

This months lucky winner will receive a

£25 store voucher from Stamp Addicts.

For my card I have used the lovely papers from the

Ice Cream Corner pack

along with some from the Oh So Ombre pack.

I added some blackberry bliss ribbon across the centre.

The centre panel has been made using

blackberry bliss card.

You can see in the photo I made it so it

sits out from the card, kinda pops up when you take

out of the envelope.

I stamped the lollipops using the 

Sweet Ice Cream stamp set

and blackberry bliss ink pad.

I added some wink of stella to the lollipops.

The sentiment was stamped then punched

using the classic label punch.

I finally stamped the Happy Birthday,

cut it out and added to top of card.

The white dots were leftover from one

of my Stampin' Up! kits.

I hope you get time to join us this month!

I would like to enter this into

Creative Moments - anything goes

613 Avenue - anything goes option slider card

Classic Design Challenge - anything goes

A Perfect  Time to Craft - anything goes

 

 

Two versions, same stamp set

Clean and simple version

My card today started out to be clean and simple

but I just felt it lacked something today

so I made two versions.

I have used the Forever Fern stamp set for both.

Stepped up version

I have used Bumblebee card, ink and ribbon

and a little bit of colour in the dots using

Flirty Flamingo ink.

The circles were punched using the 1 3/4" and

2" circle punches.

I have a video in my VIP group for beginners.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - March challenge

Classic Design Challenge - anything goes March

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Definitly a cold Spring morning here

but hope to venture out later and maybe tidy up

around the garden a bit.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

 

 

Butterfly Gala Birthday

I'm sharing another one of my commissioned card.

This one for an older lady's birthday.

Think she is in her 90's.

I used another pre printed Lili of the Valley flower pot.

I used papers from the paper blooms paper set

and added some lace.

The butterflies have been stamped in rococo rose ink

using Butterfly Gala stamp set and matching punch.

The Happy Birthday is from Sweet Ice cream stamp set.

Her name was stamped using

Make a difference stamp set.

I would like to enter this into

Cardz 4 Galz - Mother's Day or special lady

CRAFT - anything goes

The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes

Crafty Creations - anything goes

 

 

St. Patrick's Day Chocolate Coins Gift Bag

My tutorial today shows how I made

these cute little packages to hold

some chocolate coins for my Grandsons

for St. Patrick's Day.

It definitely won't be a 'get together' day again,

unless they allow us to meet outside!!

So I wanted to start making some little sweet gifts

for them which can be easily delivered to the doorstep.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Designer paper - 8" x 4 1/2"

Score long side - 1 1/2", 3", 4 1/2", 6", 7 1/2"

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

Items used:

Ice cream corner dsp

Meant to Be stamp set

Garden Green ink pad

garden green bakers twine (retired)

but you could used linen thread

I would like to enter these into

Crafting Happiness - anything goes option green

Double Trouble Paper crafting - thing 1

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option green

Nothing much happening here other than crafting

at the minute. Got a new lampshade for my hall,

still have another few bits to finish but not sure

what to get and don't want to be dithering around

the shops!!

Stay safe out there, this is not over!

 

 

A bit more Steampunk!

It's the second week of Sandie's theme

Steampunk

over at

Tag Tuesday.

I got my Garage Gears dies out again

and also used a stamp set from Indigoblu,

free with a magazine a long time ago.

The cogs were cut in cinnamon cider card

and all the sentiments were stamped in

cinnamon cider ink.

I finished off everything by inking up around the edges

and filling the centre with some pacific blue ink.

Lastly I covered everything in the gold rub ons.

Of course I had to add a little bit of

cinnamon cider ribbon to finish.

I am entering this into

Tag Tuesday - Steampunk

a Perfect Time to craft - anything goes March

More Mixed Media - anything goes option add red

Classic design challenge - anything goes March

Another lovely day outside.

Have a busy day ahead but will squeeze a walk

in for sure!

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by 😍

 

 

Home is where the heart is

I had a request for a new home card

with photos of the house which I tried to

replicate using my stamps.

The papers were free during Sale-a-bration.

The ribbon, flowers and leaves are all retired now.

But the lovely die cut frame is from Ornate Layers dies.

I used the stitched rectangle dies for the sentiments.

The house stamps came from a set called

Coming Home and the stamped sentiments are

from another set called Barn Door, both retired.

I colour the house used smoky slate, crumb cake, bermuda bay

and daffodil delight blends.

I stamped the flowers from Pop of Petals

in Bermuda Bay ink, punched them out and

made the flowers.

I would like to enter this into

Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes option blue

A Place to Start - use one or more shape (rectangles)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes March

Welcome to my newest follower

Birgit Angermann!