Pretty Folio and pen

I have made another folio to use up my 12 x 12 stash.

This one used papers from K & Company and My Mind's Eye

along with some Soft Sea Foam card.

I saw a folio made by May May on YouTube which sparked

an idea and this is what I ended up with.

The front is magnetised and I added a matching pen.

Inside there are note cards and a jotter

decorated with stickers, machine stitched and some stamping.

Flip another page and you get some pockets holding

another little note book and some pretty tags.

It is full of nice friendship and inspirational quotes.

You can watch a walk through here

Stamp sets used

Flowers of Friendship and Silhouette Scenes (SU)

Feel Alive AALL & Create

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore encore - anything goes

Triple B - birds, blooms and butterflies + option mood board

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Path of Positivity - anything positive option family/friends

Recycle your stamp sheets!

My VIP Tutorial this week shows how to use

the acetate from the inside of your photopolymer stamp sets.

You remove your stamps when you get it and stick to the inside of

your holder and generally just toss the sheet as it is marked with the stamps.

But my tip shows how to fix this and how to use for the cards above!

Hard to see in the photo but there is a window where you can

see to the inside of the card. Nothing new, but certainly a recycle tip.

I would like to enter this into

The Paper Funday challenges - anything goes twist lots of layers

A Perfect Time to craft - February challenge

Creations in Pink - mostly pink (pink card)

Arty Divas - anything goes

Paperminutes - thank you

February Host Code CQV77CQH

Flowers Of Friendship Cling Stamp Set

[155358]

£20.00

Double Oval Punch

[154242]

£18.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.50

Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock

[155575]

£8.75

Polished Pink A4 Cardstock

[155711]

£8.75

Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[155712]

£7.50

Add All to Cart

Labour of love!

I had a request from a customer for a funfold card for a

70th birthday.

So I decided to make an a5 version of this.

Nearly blew my brain trying to work out the cuts and folds lol

but I got there in the end.

This is the back, with lots of space for a long verse.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - spots and/or stripes

Classic Design challenge - January challenge

Cardz 4 Galz - a shaped card

Little Red Wagon - Birthday

Creative Creases - anything goes with a funfold

I am heading out today with my beautiful daughter for coffee

and a bit of shopping. Always get excited when we get

time together!!

Enjoy your day.

Dainty Flowers 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160834]

£11.25

Alphabest Bundle

[158886]

£31.50

Framed Florets Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161815]

£22.00

Flowers Of Friendship Bundle (English)

[155590]

£33.25

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

£8.75

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147091]

£7.50

Flowers & Leaves Punch

[155373]

£18.00

A Grand Kid Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152500]

£20.00

Add All to Cart

Summer Flowers at Allsorts

I have a guest design team spot with the lovely ladies at

ALLSORTS

and the theme this week is

Summer Flowers!

I fancied trying my hand at a wreath of summer flowers.

So I set about stamping, colouring and shaping

until I was happy.

I drew a circle in pencil and stamped some background

leaves, then added the stamped flowers and leaves.

I added a sentiment to the centre.

Be sure and pop over and check out those very

talented ladies!

Items used:

Flowers of Friendship stamp set

Forever Fern stamp set

Granny Apple Green, Polished Pink

and memento ink pads

Blends: flirty flamingo, daffodil delight, Granny Apple Green,

Mint Macaron and Pool Party

Enamel Dots and Woodware leaf punch

I would like to enter this into

Four seasons - June summery

Daisy Chain - flowers

Crafty Catz - anything goes option sentiment

Alphabet Challenge - F for friendship

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz - die cuts and/or punches

I am still coughing away here, can't seems to

shake it off so I'm going to take a COVID test

just in case. Wish me luck!!

Stencil it!

It's my turn to pick the theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and I want to see some stencilling!

For my tag I have stencilled using embossing paste

directly onto my black tag.

Probably could have added another layer of paste

but have no patience lol.

So I used the stencil again (SU)

this time onto white card using pink ink.

I drew around the stencil using a black pen

and then cut the flowers out and added

them to my tag. 

I stamped and embossed the sentiment,

using Flowers of friendship (SU),

again stamped out two words so I could raise them up.

I finished with some gems and a bit of ribbon.

I hope you get time to join in.

I would like to enter this into

Mix it up challenge - anything goes option 3d item

Unicorn challenge - include pearls/bling

Get Creative - use flowers

Try it on Tuesday - use a stencil

It's Holy Communion/Confirmation season so

I have lots of orders to get sorted.

Have a great day and remember to join in my stencil challenge!!

 

Birthday cake funfold

Back into crafting again now that things are settled I have

a bit more time on my hands.

So I had a variety of cards to make for one of my customers

for Birthdays and Mother's Day and this is one of them.

I have used a Tattered Lace Die for the card shape,

layered up with some retired papers from Stampin' Up!

The flowers have been stamped, punched and coloured using

Flowers of Friendship stamp and punch set.

The little banner was stamped using a set called

Banner Alpha from Pink & Main in calypso coral colours.

I added silver gems to the flowers and finished with some

silver ribbon and a cake cut from same paper pack.

The little candles behind the cake are from

Approaching Perfection stamp set from a Stampin' Up!

sale-a-bration freebie last year.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Through the Purple Haze - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - stamp act

Creative Knockouts - celebrations

Craft Rocket challenge - use dies

Moving Along with the Times - lady/girl

So we headed to Dublin airport at 6.30 yesterday, in the snow!

All went well but Charlie's first flight was delayed which

caused a knock on effect for her connecting flight in Chicago,

which she missed.😓 Her luggage went missing and she had to get

another flight booked for 6 hours later that evening.

So she spent a long evening keeping in touch and keeping

everything crossed that she would reach her next destination.

And she did, finally, in the early hours of this morning, she landed

in Kansas where her friend was waiting for her.

AND her luggage turned up! Apparently it didn't miss the

connecting flight, go figure!!

But she is safe and happy and we can now relax again!

 

Story time at Tag Tuesday!

It's the second week of our challenge over at

TAG TUESDAY

where Sandie wants us to use book paper!

This week I have used part of the same page from last week

torn and stuck to the side of my embossed tag.

I stamped my flowers onto the same page and punched them out.

I have coloured them using pumpkin pie ink and layered

them on to some rich razzleberry card.

For those of you who said you like to read the page it is

from a book called Notes on a scandal by Zoe Heller 😁

though I did just use the Acknowledgements page!!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - use book paper

Stamps & fun = CREATIVITY - colours of autumn

Crafting Happiness - anything goes

Make my Monday - embossing either

Flowers Of Friendship Bundle (English)

[155590]

£33.25

Delightful Tag Topper Punch

[149518]

£21.00

Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock

[108601]

£8.25

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

£7.00

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

£8.25

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147091]

£7.00

Add All to Cart

 

Flowers of Friendship at Tag Tuesday

It's the second week of my challenge theme

FLOWERS

over at TAG TUESDAY.

I spent a lot of time on this one but so enjoyed it.

The flowers, leaves and sentiment are all from

Flowers of Friendship bundle

and I have gold embossed each one, including the sentiment.

The background of the tag was made using subtles dsp,

which I stamped over with my crackle paint stamp.

I stamped and gold embossed the sentiment,

then stamped, embossed and coloured the flowers

and leaves (mint macaron blends) and punched.

I arranged them all in place and then added a

gold punched dragonfly.

I finished it off with some mint macaron ribbon

and some metallic pearls and gems.

I hope you get time to join in my challenge this week.

I would like to enter this into

Classic Design Challenge - August

The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes

Allsorts - anything goes option roses

My second eldest son has just bought a house!

So photographer is calling to his house today

so we have to be round to let him in.

Must be the season, that's two sons with new houses

this summer!!

 

Flowers of Friendship - Birthday

For my mid month inspiration over at

Stamping Sensations

where our theme is

FOR A LADY,

I have used Flowers of Friendship

to create the flowers on my card.

I had to do a lot of masking and colouring

but I totally enjoyed it and found it very relaxing

after a hard week helping my son to move.

The flowers have been coloured using my blends

and I flicked some of the ink when finished to create

a little colour in the white spaces.

The sentiment is from

Elegantly Said stamp set.

I hope you get time to join us with your

FOR A LADY projects!

We have a great prize up for grabs from

I would like to enter this into

We Love Chocolate Baroque - flowers

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

Allsorts - feminine/for a lady

Sweet Stampin' - create your own background

Colour Crazy - anything you have coloured

Looks like another hot day ahead!

Don't know when I will get my housework done 😂

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!