Chocolate and Coffee gift idea

My tutorial today shows how I made these

little treats to pop into my catalogue packages.

They hold a bar of chocolate and a little coffee sachet.

Perfect treat to enjoy while browsing the catalogue!

But certainly a nice little pick me up gift for a neighbour

or friend when you get together in the garden.

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Paper - 6" x 4 1/2"

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

score long side - 1/2", 3 1/2"

Bella Band for coffee - 4" x 1 1/2"

score - 1", 1 1/2", 2 3/4". 3 1/4"

I used the lovely new In-Colour papers and matching card.

The flower is from the Flowers of Friendship bundle,

and I finished it off with an in-colour jewel.

I would like to enter these into

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Dream Valley - embellish it

A Perfect Time to Craft - May challenge

Another day when weather not too reliable.

Nothing much happening, a bit of crafting

and I might have a go at Annie's calendar idea!

 

Get your sport on!

Our challenge theme this time over at

Tag Tuesday

has been chosen by our lovely

Sandie

and she wants to see Sports related tags.

I got a lovely new punch with the

Elegantly Said Bundle

and decided to make a little mini tag with it.

The stamp set I used is called

Do the Impossible, retired now, but perfect

for my family as they are all very sporty.

I have gone with a swimmer and tied it up

with bermuda bay card and blends.

I have finished it with some matching ribbon.

Tiny little tag but perfectly cute for a small parcel,

and I love the ornate top.

I hope you get time to join in this fortnight.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - sports theme

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Always Fun - old (stamp set) and new (punch) products

The new catalogue has gone live today.

If you haven't got a real life catalogue and

want to have a peep,

you can flick through the online catalogue

in my sidebar.

 

Flowers of Friendship customer card

Happy Monday!

Today I am sharing a card using the new stamp set called

Flowers of Friendship

and pale Papaya colours.

This was made for my customer thank yous

last month and the photo is not great as it was

taken late evening!

I embossed the background using the

Bricks & Mortar embossing folder.

The flower was stamped onto a rectangle

cut from the rectangle stitched dies.

I added some of the gorgeous new ribbon

pale papaya and white ribbon

and finished with a sentiment from the same stamp set

punched out using the oval occasions punch.

The flowers have been coloured using

wink of stella and the pale papaya ink pad.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

We Love Chocolate Baroque - bright and sunny colours

A Place To  Start - anything goes

Allsorts - Spring blossoms

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Well I had planned to walk the golf course today

with hubby but the weather had other ideas!

So craft room will have to suffice today!

Enjoy your week!

 

 

Flowers of Friendship

Our challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is all about blossoms!

So we want to see lots of stamped flowers!

We are sponsored by

Chocolate Baroque

This months lucky winner will be able to choose an A4 stamp sheet or stamps to the same value from our lovely sponsor Chocolate Baroque who have two live shows on The Craft Store (Hochanda) on Friday 7th May at 9am and 1pm. There will be different stamps showcased on each show.

The prize will be the winners choice of an A4 stamp set or stamps to the same value (£25)

For my card I have used a brand new stamp set called

Flowers of Friendship.

It comes as a bundle as well with a gorgeous

punch, for flowers and leaves.

It will be available from Tuesday 4th May!

These cards were made to send out with my new catalogues.

I went with Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia colours,

from the new In Colours.

The die cut is from the Ornate Style Dies.

I love the sentiment, perfect for my little note cards.

I would like to enter these into

Allsorts - Spring blossoms

Creative  Fingers - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - smell the roses or any flowers

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

Lovely day out there so I will hopefully

get some work done in the garden.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

 

 

Mini Miura Card Fold

When I saw Valery's challenge this time over at

Butterfly Challenge

her card fold was called a Mini Miura.

I had never heard of it so had to have a go.

Valery gives all the measurements and instructions

on her blog so be sure and pop over.

I followed the instructions and made a video tutorial

for my VIP Group.

Struggled here and there lol but got there in the end.

 

For my card I have used

Calypso Coral card and ink

Butterfly Bijou papers

Butterfly Gala stamp set

A Grand Kid

Itty Bitty Birthdays

2" and 1 3/4" circle punches

I am entering this into

Butterfly Challenge - Mini Miura fold card

followed the fold, butterfly and mandarin,

Try it on Tuesday - inspired by a song

Love is like a butterfly - Dolly Parton

Sweet Stampin' - no squares allowed

Addicted to stamps and more - any occasion

Simon  Wednesday challenge - anything goes

We are off this afternoon with our son to do some

house viewings.

He and his wife are looking to move closer

to home, which is brilliant!

We will have all our children close to us again!

One living at home, one next door, another 5 mins away

and now Milo, hopefully about 5 mins away too!

Think I never cut my apron strings 😂

Have a lovely weekend.

 

 

ATC 1

So I got some new craft items from the upcoming catalogue

and decided I would like to make ATCs for each of

my stamp sets to give me some inspiration when needed.

I used to make ATCs many many years ago and

I came across a group on Facebook and

was inspired to have a go again.

My first one uses

Elegantly Said stamp set.

I inked up the background using seaside spray and

bumblebee inks. Squirted it with water and mopped off.

I then stamped the border top and bottom.

The flowers were then stamped and coloured

with daffodil delight and granny apple green blends.

I stamped the wee butterfly lookalikes.

Not sure if they are butterflies but they looked

like it to me lol.

I finished with a sentiment, which I stamped crooked

so had to restamp and cut round it.

I finished by running a black marker around the edges.

So there you have it, number one done!

Watch this space lol.

 

 

Gift Box for the men in your life

My tutorial today shows how to make this gift box,

perfect for Father's Day or change the sentiment

for Birthdays.

I even decorated the back this time lol.

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Paper - 6" x 12"

Score 6" side - 3/4" both sides

Score 12" side - 3/4", 5 1/4", 6", 10 1/2", 11 1/4"

Card for faux ribbon - 3/4" x 1 3/4"

Belly Band - a4 length x 1"

Items used:

Geared Up Garage stamp set

Garage Gear Dies

Ice Cream Corner dsp

Terracotta tile card and ink

I would like to enter these into

International Art & Soul - a card or a gift for a man

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - Father's Day

We got to sit out in garden yesterday afternoon

for my daughter's birthday,

even though it was blowing a gale at one point.

Sadly it got very cold so the second round was cancelled

but will hopefully be able to see them this evening.

 

 

Elegantly Said at Tag Tuesday

This is the second week of our theme

ANYTHING GOES

over at

Tag Tuesday.

This week I have used a new stamp set coming

in the new catalogue next week.

It is called Elegantly Said and comes as a bundle

with a gorgeous tag punch.

I have used the stamp set for this tag.

I inked up the tag using polished pink and

pale papaya (new in-colours).

I then stamped the large corner in memento

and the flowers along the bottom too.

I stamped the flowers again in pale papaya

and cut them out to 3d onto my tag.

The small butterfly is from the butterfly duet punch,

sadly retiring.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - anything goes

Today is my darling daughter Charlie's 28th Birthday!

I can't believe my baby is that age but am truly thankful

that she is still living at home with us.

We will hopefully have the family round in turns

today to have some coffee and cake.

Have a great day.

 

 

Butterfly Sadness

Happy Monday!

What a gorgeous weekend that was!

We sat out on Saturday and had a friend call

to visit on Sunday who we haven't seen for well over a year.

We also had our Son next door and his lovely family round too.

Thank goodness for sunshine!!

My card today is a sad one.

It was made for a family whose daughter committed suicide

and she was only in her second year at university.

So so sad and shocking.

I have used soft lilacs, whites and a bit of black.

The sentiment did not photo well but it was very appropriate.

I added a couple of butterflies, die cut leaves and some pearls.

The background card has been lightly stamped with butterflies.

Items used:

Purple Posy card

Highland Heather ink pad

True Love papers

Forever Fern Bundle

Brilliant Wings dies

Pastel Pearls

Stitched nested labels dies

Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

Butterfly Gala Stamp set.

I would like to enter this into

Crafting Happiness - anything goes option bright colours

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Have a great week!

 

 

Geared Up Birthday Card

My VIP Customer tutorial today shows how

I created this background using scraps of paper

from the Brights pack of papers.

It's the first time I have tried this pattern

so lessons were learned along the way lol.

But I do love the bright papers against the black background.

This card is for my Mother-in-law's Grandson

who loves his cars.

I have used:

Geared Up Garage (on sale and retiring soon)

A Grand Kid

Sweet Ice Cream

Brights papers

Memento Ink pad

Versamark Ink Pad

Silver Embossing Powder

Black card

black and silver ribbon

I would like to enter this into

Simon Monday Challenge - bright and cheerful colours

Cardz 4 Guyz - wheels

Creatalicious - anything goes option slimline card

Creative Moments - anything goes

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

 

 

Butterfly Gala Sympathy Card

I have the final card from my Sympathy series.

This one is very simple but very effective.

I used the Geared Up Garage stamp set to

create the background for my butterfly.

It has been stamped using coastal cabana ink.

The butterfly is from the Butterfly Gala set, sadly retiring this year

but at a greatly reduced price!

It was stamped in memento, punched out and coloured

using the ink and a wink of stella pen.

The sentiments were stamped in memento

and come from Back on your Feet stamp set.

I decided, after the card was made to add the top sentiment

from the Butterfly Gala stamp set.

The card base is in coastal cabana.

The designed was followed inside the card to finish it off.

I would like to enter this into

Incy Wincy - colours of spring and/or embossing

Classic Design - April challenge

Allsorts - anything goes option ribbon

International  Art & Soul - winged creatures

Blue skies and sunshine today.

We got to meet up with our son for his birthday

and see our two Grandsons Sean and Tom.

They were full of chat, sharing everything we

have missed this past while, which was lovely 💓

 

 

Cute Handbag Tutorial

My tutorial today is one for the girls for a change!

I made these little handbags about 2 years ago

but never made a video tutorial

so here it is.

You can watch my tutorial here

I have used:

Just Jade paper from the In-Colours,

Just Jade card

Basket of Blooms

Stampin' chalk pen

Metallic Pearls

It is my son Deaglan's birthday today!

April is one busy month in the O'Hagan household!

We will hopefully pop round to his garden

later today, weather permitting.

Otherwise it will be from the car window lol.

 

Anything Goes at Tag Tuesday

Our challenge over at

TAG TUESDAY

has a nice easy theme of

ANYTHING GOES

chosen by the lovely Valerie.

I just had fun with my inks and a few stamp sets,

finishing off with a large butterfly die cut

and a big bow!

I have used:

Basket of Blooms stamp set (sold out)

Strong and Beautiful stamp set

reduced to £9.20!!

Brilliant Wings Dies

Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, So saffron and Magenta Madness ink pads.

Bumblebee ribbon

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - anything goes

Always Fun - anything goes

Retro Rubber - pastel colours (both stamp sets are nearly 2 years old)

Little Red Wagon - in the air tonight 

Simon Monday Challenge - bright and cheerful colours

Try It On Tuesday - make a rainbow

Dull day here, gives cloudy but no rain hopefully.

What is it, that when we get to a certain age,

we constantly talk about the weather 😂

It's First Communion and Confirmation season so I have

lots of orders to get done.

Hope you have a lovely day and thanks so much for dropping by.

 

 

Forever Fern Sympathy card 3

Happy Monday!

Today I have another card from my Sympathy box.

I have kept this one more or less colourless

though there is a tiny hint of pink in the flower and buds.

The inside was stamped the same way and has an added sentiment.

Items used:

Forever Fern Bundle

Free as a Bird stamp set

Basic Gray Card and Ink Pad

Wink of Stella

Blushing Bride ink pad

Metallic Pearls

Circle layering dies

Basic White Card

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafting Happiness - anything goes  option hanging out

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Classic Design challenge - anything goes April

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

I was in my sick bed for most of it!

Felt really tired, sick and groggy.

So I didn't get to meet up with Grandson Tom

but they did drop round to the house

and I went out and sang Happy Birthday to him.

Thankfully I am feeling much better today!

Have a great week.