Double post!

Our April challenge theme over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is 'inspired by nature'.

We have two lovely prizes up for grabs

so I hope you get time to join us

and be sure and pop over if you need some

inspiration!

For my card I used a stamp set from

AALL & Create called Garden Tools #326.

I stamped the little snail then masked him off.

I then stamped the thistle across the base of my white

card, coloured them up with markers

and added some green for the ground and

clouds and blue for the sky.

I stamped the sentiment from the same set,

chopped it up and layered on the same

card as the backing card.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - no designer paper

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Allsorts - Springtime/anything goes

The Dream Factory - anything small sized (snail)

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral + optional mood board

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Our April challenge theme over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

is 'Spring has sprung'.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs here too.

Who doesn't need a Lavinia stamp

in their stash!!!

Pop over to the blog if you need

some inspiration.

I decided to make my little Granddaughter an

Easter card so pulled out my Fable Friends stamp set (SU).

So first I did my mat with some yellow card

and matching gingham which I stitched together.

I cut an oval in yellow and one in white

for my stamping.

I stamped the bunny, paper pieced his jacket and

coloured him up with markers

and added some grass to the bottom.

I punched some small flowers and leaves,

coloured them and added to my card.

I added some pearlised enamel dots to their centres.

I finished with a matching tag for

the sentiment, punched using  an old label

punch from SU.

I added some yellow gingham ribbon to the tag.

Happy Easter everyone!

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Stampin' - Spring or Easter

Creative Crafting Uncles - Spring and/or Easter

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

The Paper Funday  - anything option dies/punches

Colourful Options - yellow

Spring Flowers!

I have been missing in action for what seems like ages

but I have been sick as a parrot.

First I got a V & D virus.

That floored me for a couple of days.

Then I got a head cold immediately after

and it has since become a sinus infection.

I am worn out completely.

Finally got an antibiotic yesterday

and don't start me on the hurdles

I had to jump to get speaking to 

a doctor. Seriously!!

But hopefully I will be on the mend

by Monday and play a bit of catch up.

It's time for my midway post for our

Spring Flowers/anything goes at

Tag-along (and ATC's).

For my tag I  punched out a plain piece of card

with my Best Trio Punch (SU) and rounded

the bottom corners too.

I then inked the background in blue ink.

Next I used an old SU stencil to add some

 crystal paste to two corners.

I then stamped the other two corners using

a stamp set from Visible Image called

Grunge Tones in yellow.

I stamped, coloured and die cut the flowers

and teapot using a set called Country Flowers (SU).

Before sticking in place I stamped the small

flowers in black.

I finished with a ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

Pearly Sparkles - mixed colour flowers

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Crafty Catz - anything goes

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For my ATC I used two stamp sets called

Timeless Tulips and Fable Friends.

I created the background by mixing inks

from IndigoBlu and Distress inks.

I brushed some gold ink around the edges

and then stamped, coloured and cut the tulips

using markers.

I stuck them in place then splattered some

white ink over the top.

I stamped and cut the sentiment

and placed over the flowers.

I would like to enter this into

Art Nudge - inspiration board

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Love To Scrap - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

I hope you get time to join us and be sure

to pop over the blog to check out 

Lynn and Brenda's beautiful makes.

This lovely prize is up for grabs!!

Mid way double!

It's time for my midway post for our theme of

nature - flowers/birds/animals or anything goes at

STAMPING SENSATIONS!

Remember we have a great prize up for grabs so be sure and join us!

For my card I used a rectangle mask from Lisa Horton Crafts

and inside the rectangle I added some green, yellow

and orange inks, blended together.

I then stamped the flower and sentiment from a Hero Arts

set called Things we Love.

The flower has been coloured with markers.

I added some little dots and splodges using a set called

Hello Ladybug (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Krafty Chicks - CAS

Simply Clean & Simple - option umbrellas

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes + add flowers

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

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I am so sharing my mid way post for

WE LOVE STAMPING

where the theme is favourite stamps + add lace or ribbon.

The prize up for grabs is this!!

So please come and join us!

For my card I have gone with an Easter theme

using a cute little family of ducks from a

stamp set called Fable Friends (SU).

Definitely a firm favourite with me!

I cut some gingham paper to fit my card along with

some white ribbon, and ran

it through my sewing machine.

I die cut a rectangle in white and added some

grass using a small stamp and some green markers.

I then stamped and coloured my ducks with markers

and cut them out by hand.

When I had added them to my card front

I stamped the sentiment and used my oval punch

to layer it up and stuck in place.

I would like to enter this into

Dragonfly Dreams - animals

Alphabet Challenge - E is for Easter

Crafty Galz Corner - adorable ... ducks

Papercraft Challenges - Easter elegance

Try it on Tuesday - oh so sweet

Passion for Markers - Easter

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

FQGS - anything farm or country

Tag-along (& ATC's)

I am just HOPPING on to let you know about

our brand new challenge blog!

If you want more information then HOP over

HERE.

I am sharing a little tag I made for a new baby.

I have used a border punch for the lacy top and bottom

and the bunny and wording is from a stamp

set called Easter Bunny (SU).

The background papers are also from SU.

I coloured up the bunny with markers

and added some ribbon and bakers twine.

I would like to enter my tag into

Simon Says - Hip Hop

Crafty Animals - anything with an animal

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes April

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

As we are a Tag and ATC challenge I went

ahead and made a little ATC

using Fable Friends stamp set (SU).

The background has been made using my inks and a

cloud stencil.

The bunny has been coloured up using markers.

I grabbed a tree stamp from Happy Hedgehogs (SU)

and stamped it around the top of the ATC

and coloured it up with markers.

The sentiment was stamped in memento.

So come and check us out, follow the blog

and get ready for our first challenge in May!

Tag-along and atc's

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the world - Easter time

Crafty Animals - anything with an animal

a Perfect time to craft - anything goes April

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

Crafts Galore - anything goes

ATC for Spring

As some of you know Tag Tuesday has now closed.

We are all very sad about it but with the owner of the blog

missing in action it just seemed like it was time to go.

I loved making tags and will miss that so I went hunting

for a replacement and decided to make an ATC instead.

They are great for trying out different techniques on

a smaller scale and can be slipped into books,

photo albums, journals etc if you don't want to swap them.

So the theme for this challenge was Spring so

I used my Daffodil Daydream stamp set(SU) to

create my ATC.

The flowers and leaves have been stamped and coloured.

The background was coloured using my blending brush

and I then stamped some little dots like Spring rain.

I added the sentiment from Fable Friends stamp set (SU),

punched using my oval punch and some faux stitching was added.

I finished with a stamped butterfly from same set.

Everything has been coloured using my markers.

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the World - Spring

Crafty Catz - anything goes option add a sentiment

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

613 Avenue Create - anything goes option any occasion

Easter Pockets!

I have a quick tutorial today showing how to make these

cute little Easter packages.

I made these ones a good few years ago

and have had numerous requests to do a tutorial,

so I have finally got round to it lol.

You can watch my tutorial here

I have used papers from my stash which need to be

6" x 6" and the stamp set I used was called Fable Friends (SU).

The bunnies have been coloured using my markers.

I would like to enter these into

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Love Those Pretty Papers - use pretty papers option red

Creative Fingers - anything goes

 

Spring Tag

 

It's the second week of Michele's challenge theme

flowers or plants

over at Tag Tuesday.

This week I have gone with a spring theme

with a plant pot and basket of flowers.

I have used Basket of Blooms,

Fable Friends and Love you to Pieces stamp sets.

They have been coloured up using blends

and the ink pads used  are polished pink, bumblebee,

old olive and granny apple green.

I added some designer paper to the base

and finished with a bit of old olive and gold ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - flowers and plants

Crafty Gals Corner - add a flower

Crafter's Cafe - use some flowers

Four Seasons - Spring

Easter Egg Cards

I made these cards for my Grandkids

for Easter.

I decided going with an oval shape would look cute

and with them all being boys

I went with green and blue colours.

I cut one oval in Bermuda bay and one in granny apple green.

The curvy die was used to cut the top and bottom

off both ovals and then I just swapped

them about and and stuck on to my base card

which I had cut with the same oval.

I stamped and coloured the little rabbit in

matching colours and the sentiment

was stamped in bermuda bay ink and

punched out using the Oval Occasions dies.

For this card I have used

Oh so Ombre papers retired

Oval Layering Dies

Curvy Dies

Fable Friends Stamp set retired

Crumb cake and Bermuda Bay blends

Bermuda Bay ink pad

Oval Occasions punch

I would like to enter these into

Make My Monday - Easter or Spring cards

Crafting Happiness - Bunnies or anything goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Spring and/or Easter

International  Art & Soul - shaped cards

Creative Crafting Uncles - Easter

Have a great week everyone!

 

 

Easter Gift Box tutorial

My Wednesday Tutorial

shows how I made these cute little Easter Boxes

which will be filled with treats.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card - 5 1/2" x 7 1/4"

Score  short side - 1", 4 1/2"

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

Designer paper - two pieces measuring 2" x 3/4"

two pieces measuring 3 1/4" x 3/4"

I would like to enter these into

Crafting Happiness - anything goes (option Easter)

Crafty Cardmakers - Easter

Use your stuff - Easter

Always Fun challenges - Easter

Pearly Sparkles - bunnies, birds and/or bears

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything with a critter

#stayhomeandcraft

Product List

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock

[150889]

£8.25

Fable Friends Cling Stamp Set

[148670]

£20.00

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

£7.00

Seaside Spray 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon

[149707]

£7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Ornate Layers Dies

[152726]

£34.00

2019–2021 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[149617]

£10.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[149569]

£8.50

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144045]

£8.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[145058]

£8.50

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