Cute Gift Bag Tutorial

Just noticed my little gem has moved lol.

It has since been fixed but not re photographed!

My tutorial this week shows how I made this

quick and easy gift bag using 6'' x 6'' papers!

You can watch my video here

Items used:

Itty Bitty Birthdays (on sale)

In-Colour 6'' x 6'' papers in misty moonlight

misty moonlight card and ink pad

Flowers for every season bakers twine

1 1/2" circle punch

1 3/8" scallop circle punch

In-colour enamel dots

Mini glue dots

I would like to enter these into

Classic Design challenge - April challenge

Simon Monday Challenge - not a card

A Perfect Time to Craft - April Challenge

Kreativtanten challenge - dots or stripes

Daisy Chain challenge - monochrome

Blues skies and sunshine today!

I have a ton of work to get done in my craft room today

and hubby will be on golf course while darling daughter

is asleep in bed as she is working from 6pm to 6am.

So all is quiet. I'll pop on something to watch while I craft

and just get on with it.

Hope you all have a lovely day!

 

 

Bees at Tag Tuesday

So it's BEES again at Tag Tuesday,

chosen by the lovely Wendy.

As I have no bee stamps other than teeny tiny ones

I went with my Nitwits papers again.

I played around with the shape, adding flowers then

printed off in an oval shape and 3d'd the bees

and smothered them in wink of stella

but as usual, it's impossible to catch on the camera!

I finished with a raised up sentiment.

If you need inspiration please pop over to the blog

where you will be amazed!!

I am entering this into

Tag Tuesday - Bees

 

 

Sympathy Card 2

Happy Monday!

My card today is the second of my Sympathy card video series.

This is another take on the basic sketch I followed on Friday.

This time I have inked up a strip of stripes using

powder pink ink and a handmade template.

The flowers are from Floral Essence stamp set

which is actually well reduced in the sale

and the main colour of the card is

cherry cobbler card and ink.

I followed the design through to the inside.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

The Corrosive - anything goes

Addicted to CAS - code word FLOWER

Up with the birds this morning as car needs

a bit of work so we wanted to get in early to

avoid the schools traffic.

Have a great week everyone.

 

 

Forever Fern Sympathy Card

Over in my VIP Customer Group this week

I have had a tutorial every day

showing how to make Sympathy cards using the same

sketch for each one.

The sketch is from CAS Colours & Sketches

They have a double challenge as you have to use

the colours as well so I just used the sketch for inspiration.

I have gone with

Forever Fern Bundle and Old Olive card and ink.

The sentiment is from Timeless Tulips stamp set

and the circles are from the Layering Circles Dies.

The daisy was punched using the medium daisy punch

and finished with a gem.

I followed the design through to the inside

I would like to enter this into

The Paper Funday challenges - anything goes option Spring has sprung

Daisy Chain  challenges - monochrome

Aud Sentiments - anything goes + sentiment

Allsorts - anything goes option monochromatic

Crafty Gals - make it green

Today is our eldest Grandson's 13th birthday!

A teenager in the family again!!

We are hoping to get next door for some birthday cake

later, weather permitting!!

Have a great weekend!

 

 

Shaking it up at Ice Cream Corner

This card was made for my Grandson Tom

and I matched it with the little gift box tutorial from yesterday.

This time I made a shaker card which I thought

he would enjoy!!

It's well sealed with foam adhesive strips

as I know he will shake the life out of it lol.

 I have used:

Cinnamon Cider card and ink pad

Sweet Ice Cream  Bundle

Ice Cream Corner papers

Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles

Stitched Rectangle Dies

Window Sheets

Make a Difference stamp set

Family Party stamp set

Coastal Cabana ink pad

Decorative dots

I would like to enter this into

Simon Monday challenge - layer it up

Incy Wincy - borders and/or bright colours

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - use something new in your stash

(ice cream corner suite)

Simon Wednesday Challenge - happy birthday

Back to being nice and cosy (though it was 4pm yesterday before oil arrived)

and of course the weather

has picked up giving us a wee bit of heat outside too.

Sods law lol.

 

 

Sweet Ice Cream Gift Box idea

I have a load of family birthdays

during the month of April

so decided to gear my tutorial towards little

gift boxes that would suit anyone.

You can watch my tutorial here

Measurements needed to follow along

Cinnamon Cider Card - 8 1/2" x 4"

Ice Cream Corner paper 

two pieces at 2 3/4" x 2"

two pieces at 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Scallop Tag Topper Punch

Ice Cream Corner Stamp and Punch set

Cinnamon Cider ink pad

Coastal Cabana ink pad

Pool Party Ribbon

I would like to enter these into

Get Creative - anything goes

Crafting Happiness - sunshine or anything goes

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Creative Moments - anything goes

It has been freezing cold here but thankfully

I got a text to say the oil will arrive today!

How did our parents cope with nothing other than a fire

and probably oil cloth on the floors!!

Keep warm out there!

 

 

Lots of buzz at Tag Tuesday

The challenge over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by

Wendy

and she wants to see BEES!

I decided to have a play with some Nitwits papers

to make my digital tag!

I don't think I have ever made a digital tag before!!

It really only took me minutes and I feel

like a bit of a cheat!

But if I need it I can just go print it off.

I hope you get time to join us and maybe inspire me to do better!!

 

 

Pretty Birthday Card

Happy Monday!

Hope you all over did it with the chocolate yesterday 😂

I'm starting my week with a birthday card request

for one of my customers.

I was inspired by a card I saw online but I cannot find out

who actually made it.

So I used  the lovely

Forever Fern stamp set to create the leafy background

in so saffron, granny apple green, melon mambo, coastal cabana and highland heather inks.

I then inked around the edges in

matching colours.

The flowers were stamped using the

Free as a Bird stamp set.

I coloured them with wink of stella and melon mambo ink,

cut them out and added some gems.

I used the stitched rectangle dies for the sentiment

which was stamped using Approaching Perfection

which was free during Sale-a-bration!

The sides where cut on my fancy edge cutter

and a line of embossing added for more detail

to the melon mambo card.

It was all finished with a lovely spotty bow.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creatalicious - anything goes option flowers

Little Red Wagon - Happy Birthday

613 Avenue - anything goes option in the garden

Dragonfly Journeys - April showers bring May flowers

Ok so it is absolutely freezing outside and it was yesterday too.

We sat out in the afternoon with my son, daughter-in-law and 2 Grandsons.

So so cold, I had a blanket wrapped around me lol,

but was so great to get time with the boys.

Then last night we realised the oil had run done!!

So with it being the Easter break we won't have oil until Wednesday

or Thursday. Rooky mistake there!!!

So the fire was lit and this morning we had a tiny fluttering of snow

but the sun is shinning and hopefully it will stay clear of us.

Keep warm and enjoy the rest of the week.

 

 

Fantasy and Magical

HAPPY EASTER

I hope you all have a very enjoyable day!

As it's the first Sunday in April it means it is

time for a challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS.

The theme this time is

- Fantasy and Magical

and we are sponsored by

Be sure and get those fantasy/magical stamps out

and come and join us!

For my card I have used Lavinia stamps.

The background has been inked up using

granny apple green, coastal cabana and so saffron inks.

I spritzed it with water and lifted off

with a piece of kitchen towel.

Everything else has been stamped in either

memento and versa fine black.

The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Birthdays

which is on sale and retiring soon 😒

and has been punched using the Classic Label punch.

I did add some wink of stella I never seem

to be able to capture it in the photo.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes April

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

The Fairy and the Unicorn - anything fantasy

Inkspirational - word prompt GROW

Right I am off to enjoy some Easter Egg

and a good movie!

 

Inky Butterfly Brilliance

My video tutorial over in my

VIP Group shows how to make this card.

I have inked off a section

and used the lovely

Butterfly Brilliance bundle again.

It has been finished with a nice sentiment from

Sweet Ice Cream and Oval Occasions

stamp sets.

I then added some metallic pearls.

I would like to enter this into

Less is More - CAS inking

Cut It Up - Spring flowers and/or butterflies

Butterfly is die cut

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

It's a beautiful sunny day today though a bit cold.

Hopefully will be sitting in garden this afternoon.

Hope you all have a lovely Easter weekend

with lots of chocolate!

 

 

Easter Card

Another Easter card,

this time for my Mother-in-law.

It really was made up from scraps from my table!

I cut some layering ovals in crumb cake card to make the card bigger

and the papers, all retired where cut then stamped

using  Home to Roost (retired) and crumb cake ink and stuck in place.

I punched a load of scraps using the Oval Occasions

punch to make the eggs.

They look a bit long but I wouldn't complain if

they were chocolate lol.

I layered them all up, stamped a sentiment

in rococo rose ink from the Timeless Tulips stamp set,

 then added the metallic bow.

I decided to add a little bird from the

Quite Curvy bundle and coloured him using

crumb cake and daffodil delight blends.

I added loads of Wink of Stella to the spots

on the eggs, doesn't pick up well in photo

but does make them look much prettier.

I would like to enter this into

The Sisterhood of crafters - Easter/Spring

Simon Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Make My Monday - Easter or Spring cards

Simon Monday Challenge - Easter/Spring

Stamps & fun = Creativity - Spring and/or Easter

I keep thinking today is Friday for some reason!

I've been a day ahead of myself all week!

Today is hubby's first time back to his golf.

To say he is excited is an understatement lol.

Lucky boy!!