September -Feminine

Our new challenge theme over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS is

Make it Feminine!

We have a lovely prize up for grabs from

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For my card I dug out an old stamp set from Woodware called

Bubble Bloom. I stamped the flower, coloured it in

and then filled the flower with card candi and gems.

The butterfly stamp is from a set from Paper Artsy called

Tops and Tails 3. The butterfly has been colours cut and layered.

I added an embossed line around the edge of the flower image.

The sentiment has been stamped and punched out using my

oval punch (SU).

The background paper is from Oh So Ombre from Stampin' Up.

I hope you can come and join us this month!

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - September anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's PP challenge - September challenge

Creations in Pink - anything goes mainly pink

Crafting Happiness - Card: flowers

Simon Says Wednesday challenge - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - stamp act

It's our 43rd Wedding Anniversary today so hoping

to get away later and have some chips by the sea 💓

 

Bug me!

It's the second week of Sandie's challenge

Black/White + small pop of colour over at

Tag Tuesday.

For my tag this week I have used the same papers,

True Love (SU), matted onto black card.

I punched out the body of the ladybird and

stamped the wings in polished pink ink.

The sentiment is from the same set Hello Ladybug,

and I have finished with a knot of ribbon in black.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - black/white + small pop of colour

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything with patterned paper/card

We Love Stamping - in the garden

Paper Minutes - in the garden

I am getting very little time to blog these days

but I WILL be back!!

Thanks so much for taking time to comment,

it is greatly apprecited.

 

Make it pop!

Our new challenge theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by the lovely Sandie and she wants to see

black/white with small pop of colour.

I have used papers called True Love,

and the flowers have been coloured with promarkers

and tucked in behind the striped paper.

The sentiment is from a stamp set called

Hello Ladybug (SU) and it has all been matted

onto black card and finished with a black ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - black/white + pop of colour

Craftyhazelnut - use patterned paper/card

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Craft  Rocket - flowers

Creative  Knockouts - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Finally  my commissioned cards are settling down

but I do still have a baby's first year album

and some wedding invites to finish off.

Thanks for popping by.

 

Make it magical!

I made this card for my midway DT post over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is make it magical.

The stamp set I used this time is called New Wonders (SU).

First I stamped my background using a stamp from

Dressed to Impress (SU). I then stamped the little fairy,

coloured her with markers and blends

and then stamped the sentiment which came from a

stamp set called Dragonfly Garden (SU).

The background of my base card was stamped using the stars

from the fairy stamp in the same colour as the card.

I added stitching around the card using Stitchery stamp set (SU).

The card was finished using a wrap around bow in white ribbon.

Come and join us and be in with a chance to win these lovely stamps!!

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge - rubber stamps and ribbons

Passion for Markers - things with wings

Allsorts - anything option create your own background

 

Stripes and a few spots!

I have another tag for Valerie's theme at

TAG TUESDAY

which is spots and/or stripes.

I used a stamp set called Painted Stripes Texture (LH)

to create my stripes on the background card.

I used another LH stamp called Sending You Sunshine

to get the flowers at the bottom.

I have coloured them with promarkers and blends.

The sentiment is from the Painted Stripes Texture set

stamped in balmy blue (SU).

I punched a small butterfly and coloured it with

purple and added some spots with my chalk pen.

I finished my tag with some white ribbon.

I hope you get time to join in.

Blog land is very quiet at them minute!!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - spots and/or stripes

Craft Rocket - flowers

Creatalicious - anything option butterflies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Flipping cold out there today lol.

The wind would cut you in two!

But happy for a bit of relief from the hot sun but please come back soon!

 

Pillow box gift ideas

I have a lot of commissioned cards to do at the minute

for my local customers and, as always,

when I get the chance, I like to pop in a free gift of some sort.

For July/August I will be giving various versions of this little

pillowbox.

I picked up the die a good while ago in a charity shop

along with a few other bits and pieces so not sure of the maker.

It comes with the little flowers and leaves dies which is brilliant.

I generally try and match the gift to the card occasion so

these are for various occasions using card stock from my stash

which is always a bonus to whittle away!!

Sentiments are all from retired SU sets.

I would like to enter these into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

A Perfect Time to craft - August challenge

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

crafting Happiness - little things

 

Best moments!

Our new challenge theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by Valerie and she wants us

to use spots and/or stripes.

I found some scraps which worked perfectly.

They have been layered up then I added the die cut

butterflies. The sentiment was stamped onto white card,

punched out and layered onto black card.

I finished with some cord.

Quick and easy theme this fortnight for sure

so I hope you get time to have a play.

I am entering this into

Tag Tuesday - spots and/or stripes

 

Something magical!

Our new challenge for August over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is ANYTHING STAMPED option make it magical.

We have a great prize for one lucky winner!!

For my card I printed out a Lavinia background then using

Lavinia stamps I stamped the toadstools and fairy along with the little stars.

Using gel pens I added some texture to the toadstools

and the fairy's wings and stars.

I then stamped the sentiment to finish.

The edges where all inked up before sticking to my base card.

I hope you get time to join us!

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Arty Divas - anything goes

Retro Rubber - anything goes (stamp is a good few years old)

Krafty Chicks - stamp act

Moving Along with the Times - anything goes

 

Here comes the sun

I have another tag for Michele's theme

Here comes the sun over at

Tag Tuesday.

I have used Lisa Horton aperture circles to create the sunshine.

I then stamped over it using Cracked Bark Texture stamp.

I added the rays of sunshine using bumblebee ink (SU)

and inked around the whole thing using misty moonlight ink (SU).

The sentiments are from Stampendous tropical trees,

stamped in black and inked up in bumblebee.

I finished with a stapled matching ribbon.

I'm a bit late posting as I have been away for a

wee break in Bundoran, County Donegal,  with hubby.

Very relaxing, just lots of walking and our hotel room had the most

gorgeous sea view!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Here comes the sun

Aud Sentiments - summer + a sentiment

CRAFT - summer

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Four Seasons - summer (August)

 

Carved wood technique!

So I had a little play on Sunday past as the weather

was atrocious with thunder, lightening and torrential rain!

What's a girl to do other than craft??

Anyway I decided to have a go at the carved wood technique.

I used items from Lisa Horton:

Poinsettia & Holly embossing folder

Painted Stripes texture stamps

Nested stitched bubble squares.

The inks I used are soft suede and bermuda bay (SU)

and matching ribbon and card from SU as well.

I did make a mistake when putting it into the embossing folder 🙈

should have been indented!!

But I still like the finished effect.

Another excuse to try again lol.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Simon Says Wednesday challenge - anything goes 

Little Red Wagon - add some stitching

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - anything goes

 

Here come the sun!

Our new challenge over at

TAG TUESDAY

is Here come the sun (option add a sun).

For my tag I went with a beach scene. I tried to add waves coming

into the shore lol and a cloudy sky with a big sun setting.

I did my best 👀.

I used Lisa Horton double aperture circles to create the sun,

the sand was made using blends and the sea and sky with my stencils.

I then stamped the man and child from a set called A Good Man (SU)

and coloured them with my markers.

The sentiment came from a Stampendous Tropical Treetops set.

I hope you can come and join us.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Here come the sun

The Paper Funday challenges - anything option a day at the beach

Use your stuff - sunshine

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Allsorts - summer

Creative Crafting Uncles - anything but a card

Welcome to my newest follower Pauline!

Thanks so much for following my blog!!

 

Christmas in July cards

I took a bit of time out to start on my Christmas card stash.

Both these cards were made using Lisa Horton's

Poinsettia and Holly stencil/emboss/diecut set.

One has been stencilled then embossed

the other has been embossed then stencilled.

There are subtle differences to the finished look and

I'm not sure which I prefer. More practise needed!

The sentiment is from an SU set called Itty Bitty christmas.

The ink colours I used are

Garden green, old olive, early expresso, poppy parade

and cherry cobbler. All from Stampin' Up!

I would like to enter these into

Christmas Card Throwdown - Christmas florals

Allsorts - Christmas in July

Crafty Catz - anything option Christmas in July

Creatalicious - anything otpion Christmas in July

Papercraft challenge - Christmas in July

Unicorn challenge - Christmas in July

 

Believe!

I spent a nice 15 minutes making another tag for my challenge

over at Tag Tuesday which is

Christmas in July.

I inked up my background using misty moonlight and bumblebee inks (SU).

I then stamped the images using my new  stamp from Creative Expressions

called Above the Roof Tops in black memento ink.

I added some light to the houses using gel pens

and added some snowflakes using  a chalk pen (SU).

I finished by stapling some spotty ribbon to the top.

I hope you get time to join me. Not a lot of entries this time round!!

Did I scare you all???

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Christmas in July

Simon Wednesday challenge - make your own background

ABC Christmas - New or Old I went new stamp

Craftyhazelnut's challenge - anything Christmas option die cut or punch

Update on Ruth (DIL's Mum).

They have now got things under control and hoping to move

her out of ICU into a ward.

She has now been diagnosed with systemic pneumonia

and the antibiotics are hopefully doing their job well.

She is not allowed to fly home on her set date so will

hopefully be happy to stay with Rachel for a few more weeks.

They reckon the plane journey may have brought things to the fore

as she has been suffering with repeated chest infections for the last

18 months. Fingers crossed this will see her get a chance at a good recovery.

Thanks for all your kinds thoughts.

 

Cute mini tags

It's the second week of my challenge theme

Christmas in July

over at TAG TUESDAY.

I have used these cute little tags from the same kit as last week

(Brenda Pinnick Christmas card kits)

and decorated them up.

The pink one has had a piece of torn paper added for snow.

The background has been stamped using a snowflake stamp

and the little snowperson has been stamped, coloured and cut

and set in place. I finished with a piece of twine and highlighted

the snowflakes with a white chalk pen.

The stamp set used is called Spirited Snowmen (SU).

The second tag has been decorated using

Dashing Deer stamp set, some faux stitching and finished

with some bakers twine.

All very quick and easy and I have a load more of these

mini tags which I intend to use up!!

I hope you get time to join us!

I am entering these into

Allsorts - Christmas in July

Sweet Stampers - Christmas in July

crafty Gals  Corner - Christmas in July

Papercraft Challenges - Christmas in July

Creatalicious - anything goes option Christmas in July

I have not been around much lately as we had a bit of a

drama in the family.

My daughter-in-law next door had her Mum arrive last

Sunday for a 3 week visit from Wales.

Unfortunately she took very ill the day after she arrived

and had to be rushed to hospital.

She ended up in ICU with sepsis and was very poorly indeed.

We had to step in and mind the kids as Rachel has no

other family over here so hence no crafty time.

Thankfully Rachel's Mum is out of the woods and will be

transferred from ICU to a ward for a few days, then hopefully back home.

Not much of a holiday for the poor woman and a very worrying

time for her family!!

Life has a way of surprising/shocking us all at some stage.

Take care out there.

 

Midway Summer Flowers

For my midway post at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is summer flowers

I have gone with a Lisa Horton set again.

Remember we have a great prize sponsored by

Crafty Individuals

so be sure and get your entry in.

Any project at all so long as you have a stamped item

as the focal point.

For my card I decided to do a quick video to show

the process I have gone through.

Sorry for the voice, I was knee deep in a very bad cold.

I would like to enter this into

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

2 Sisters on the blog - anything goes

Daisy Chain -  no designer paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

It is super hot here today, hard to stick

but seriously not as hot as in England.

I hope you are all keeping cool and safe!

 

Christmas at Tag Tuesday!

It's my turn to choose the challenge theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

this time and I have gone with

Christmas in July!!

I do like to torture the design team ladies lol.

For my first tag I have gone with a traditional feel.

The papers and card came from a very old kits again

(Brenda Pinnick I think) which I chopped up to make a tag.

The angled front was already cut so just use it.

The background has been stamped using cherry cobbler

and the poinsettia has been stamped and coloured using wink of stella.

The sentiment chipboard came with the kit.

The stamp set used is called Poinsettia Petals (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - Christmas in July

Sweet Stampers - Christmas in July

Craftyhazelnuts challenge - anything Christmas

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

 

Let's go camping!

It's the second week of Sandie's

holidays/travel challenge over at

TAG TUESDAY

and I have gone with a couple of little campers.

The stamps are very old and from a set called

Patchwork Pals from Kanban.

I coloured them up with markers and attempted to add

grass 🙈 and  stencilled some clouds.

The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.

I hope you get time to join us.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - holidays/travel

Daisy chain - no designer paper

Love to craft - anything goes

Make My Monday - colouring any medium

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

We had a great time at the INSIDE bbq  (windy and wet) on Sunday

BUT just had a phone call from one of my sons to say he

has COVID!! Fingers crossed no one else gets it!

 

Summer Flowers

Our July challenge at

Stamping Sensations

is summer flowers.

We are sponsored by

Crafty Individuals with a £25 gift voucher!

I was lucky enough to win this beautiful stamp

from Chocolate Baroque and thought it would be perfect

for this challenge.

The image has been stamped directly onto my card,

then coloured with blends.

I then inked around the edges in matching colours

and even coloured the white ribbon with the blends

so it all tied in.

I hope you get time to play along with your

summer flower stamps!

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - add a ribbon

2 sisters on the blog - anything goes

Four Seasons - anything summer

Allsorts - flora and/or fauna

crafty Catz - anything goes option say it with flowers

Off out to a barbecue for my son Milo's birthday today.

Here's hoping the rain gives us a break!

Have a lovely week.

Welcome to my two new followers Carol W and VineArtist.

Lovely to have you here!!