Smiley & Sleepy

I made another little inspiration book for another few sets

of Card-io Stamps.

I used Smiley & Sleepy for the images and

Winter Wishes 3 for the sentiments.

I did do a tutorial on how I made the book

for my images which you can watch here

Or you can watch a quick walk through of the images here

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's inky Pinkies - anything goes

Digi Choosday - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - anything option Christmas

The Outlawz - no cards

Lil Patch of Crafty friends - anything goes

Be happy!

I made another little brad bound book,

this time for myself.

I have filled it with lots of inspirational

saying that I have been collecting for a few years.

I just wanted something I could dip into

when I needed and I am quite pleased

with the finished book.

You can watch a quick flip through here

The papers I used are from  an old pack from

We R Memory Keepers called Promenade Pinwheel.

It has been laminated and I used brads as my

binding so I can add more if I want to.

The closure is a simple elastic with a little

flower attached.

Inside I have used lots of lace from my stash

and used an SU butterfly punch, using the leftover

papers, to keep the butterfly theme throughout.

I did add a few pages of vellum which has been

border embossed using an old folder from

Crafter's Companion.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz & the art of letters - I for inspirational

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Girlz creative fun art of scrap - anything with designer paper

Let's Craft and Create - AG + lots of layers

Love to Scrap - anything goes

It's absolutely miserable out there today.

Even the house is in darkness!

A day for the craft room me thinks 😑

Some catitude!

Another TNB today with a cat theme.

I used my old papers from DCWV called All Dressed Up.

The cats and quotes came from a Nitwits download

called Catitude.

Embellishments used

pompoms, lace, brads, charms, tulle,

wool, laminator and elastic,

mostly old stash from my fabric drawer.

The one stamp set I used is an old Tim Holtz one

with cats, dies and embossing folder.

You can watch a walk through here

or a quicker version 

HERE

or here are some quick snaps of the inside

I would like to enter this into

The Neglected Stuff challenge - anything goes

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option use patterned papers

Ally's Angels - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

Polar Bear TNB

I hope I am not boring you with these TNB but they

are so great for using up scraps etc from my stash.

This one has a polar bear theme.

I got to use up ribbon and lace and had fun

stamping, colouring and cutting out the polar bears

from a stamp set called Beary Cute (SU).

The papers were left overs from DCWV called

all dressed up.

You can watch a quick flip through here

Here is my before and after scraps.

I would like to enter this into

Cats!

I have another little Traveller's Notebook to share today.

This one has a cat theme.

You can watch a quick walk through here

For this one I have used

Papers from Craftworks Cards

Stamps - Love Cats, Strong & Beautiful and Sending Support (SU)

Sizzix Cats (TH).

Printables - Heart2heart Etsy

Stash - tulle, elastic, laminator.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - animals or anything goes

Let's craft and Create - anything goes + polka dots and/or stripes

Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap - anything goes with designer paper

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - anything with featured critter

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option 4-legged friends

Summer theme

I made another little Mini Traveller's Notebook.

This one has a summer theme and the perfect size

to pop into your handbag/luggage to keep track

of your summer holidays.

It has been laminated and closes

with an elastic and a little charm.

Inside has 3 notebooks for writing and a few little

tuck spots for notes and cut parts from the paper pack.

I trimmed the books with lace and braid from my neglected

fabric drawer.

I have used papers from Echo Park

called Dive into summer.

Embellishments - lace, braiding, charm, tulle, elastic

and my laminator.

You can watch a quick walkthrough here

I would like to enter this into

The Neglected Stuff challenge - charms, lace etc from old stash

Colourful Options - I used orange, green, yellow, red

Love to craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore - anything goes

Four seasons - summer

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Creatalicious - anything goes option summer/beach

Have a lovely weekend!

Brad bound!

Happy Monday!

I came across a lovely tutorial over at

Cathy's Garden where she showed how you can make

a junk journal using brads for the spine.

I still can't get my head around vintage and junk and tend

to go for a cleaner look so I decided to have a go

my way.

I used papers from DCWV - all dressed up.

Vellum from my stash.

Stamps - Love this moment (SU).

Embellishments - fibres, lace, ric rac trim,  brads, butterfly punch.

Stencils - freebie from magazine

Printables - My Porch Prints.

Embossing folder - Crafter's Companion

You can watch a quick walk through of the inside here

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Girlz & the Art of letters - E - embossing

vellum inside the book has been embossed with butterfly folder

Love to Craft - anything goes

A Place to Start - use vellum

used lots of vellum inside my book

The Outlawz - no cards option I'd wear that

Q-Con books

Just dropping in to share some of the things I made for

my daughter's table at Q-Con which was last week.

She did very well and sold a lot I had made

for her and the rest is being put in her Etsy shop.

The top photo shows some cute sketch books. Some

had popper closure some were just clip up

with a nice sentiment.

These ones have an elastic closure and are either

sketch books or note books.

These were tiny ones which were snapped up instantly.

I made about 10 of these ones.

All laminated and elastic closure.

I used papers from SU called Rock & Roll

and We R Memory Keepers, called teen angst.

I would like to enter these into

Girlz Creative Fun - anything using DSP

The Outlawz - no cards

 

Butterfly dreams

I took a little time out to decorate my mini book

from my tutorial last week.

This one has a butterfly theme as

I had a little drawer full of butterfly stickers.

The quotes are from an old Hunkydory Book and I

stamped a few from a set called Foliage

from AALL & CREATE and Stampin' Up! Butterfly Gala

and matching punch.

As it's so small I couldn't hold it and take photos

so you can see the insides on this

quick video.

I would like to enter this into

Dragonfly Dreams - use one or more butterflies

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Path of Positivity - anything positive

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

The Neglected stuff - use old stash

More minis!

I have another little mini book for my daughter.

This one used the same papers from K & Co

but the pages inside were printed on copy paper

from My Porch Prints. I just used the pages with the

lines and some blank ones to stamp on.

I filled the blank pages with my stamped images

from two sets from Studio Light called

Floral Gems and Flowers & Butterflies.

I water coloured the images.

The front has been decorated using my stash

and I used a piece of ribbon for the closure.

You can watch a quick flick through here

or make one following this tutorial

I also made a few more but these were all printed

and then put together from

My Porch Prints

I would like to enter this into

I see I have another new follower!!

Thanks so much for following my blog Diane!

Mini book of inspiration

I had some leftovers from the K & Co pad I used for my

garden folio on Monday so decided to make a mini

book filled with positive quotes.

It only measures 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" but holds lots!!

It has been filled to the brim with tags, lace, ribbon,

brads, pearls, mini envelopes, butterflies etc etc.

Stamp sets used were Tabs for everything and

Love this Moment, both SU.

You can watch a quick walk through here

Here is a photo of some of the snippets.

The pad had a lot of pull outs so I boxed and labelled them

to add to tags etc.

I would like to enter this into

Snippets Playground - use leftovers

Path of Positivity - anything positive, option unexpected design

Ally's Angels - anything goes

613 Avenue Create - anything goes option floral delight

The Outlawz - no cards

Stash Buster 16

Back to some stash busting!

Today I have a video showing how to make these cute little notebooks.

I used some very old stash for the covers

and the insides are from an old sketch book.

The covers have been decorated using some of my

tags created a while back for Tag Tuesday.

These little books will be going to my local

Charity Shop.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to make one

Cover

paper - 5 3/8" x 4"

Inside pages

paper - 5 2/8" x 4"

I have used

retired papers (SU) and HOTP.

Various SU stamp sets

Elastic thread and stapler.

I would like to enter these into

Pearly Sparkles - no cards

crafty Calendar - more than one fold

Love to Craft - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

Love fresh sunny day here today!

The garden might be calling to me.

Have a great week!

Little book of inspiration!

I made this little book for a little girl I don't see very often,

maybe just 3 times a year but she absolutely

loves to drop by and do some crafting with me.

So I thought this little book would be nice for her.

She is ten years old.

It is full of little quotes, butterflies and tags

with space to write little notes, some paper clips,

sticky notes and some cute page markers.

All tied up with some ribbon.

You can watch a quick run through here

Items used

Stamps: butterfly gala, yay you (SU)

Punches: butterfly punch, tag punch

Inks: memento, bubblebath 

Papers: Delightfully Eclectic (SU)

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - anything but a card option try something new

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Love Those Pretty Papers - anything goes option fun fold

Another cold and frosty day. Minus 4 here today and a heavy

fog to top it all off!

Missing my walks!!!

Birthday dates book

I pulled out my very neglected Cinch machine to make this little

book for my Mother-in-law to keep all her birthdays in.

She sends card to her own kids, her Grandkids and her Great Grandkids

so you can imagine it would be hard to keep track.

I did have a little book I made her a few years back but it is well worn now.

This little one measures 2 1/2" x 3" and takes up no room at all.

I did the months in doubles and allowed plenty of pages

to be able to write the names and dates.

In between each section I added a coloured card with

a nice sentiment stamped on it.

I added ribbon for ease of opening each section too.

The covers are made using chipboard.

You can watch my quick 30sec video here of the insides

and you can see I used one of my cluster embellishments

from last week to decorate the front.

I would like to enter this into

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Path of Positivity - anything positive option goals/dreams

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Just getting ready for a visit from my Granddaughter Aimee.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

The sun is trying it's best to stay out but struggling lol.

Pinky

 

Cute Handmade Mini Notebooks!

My Wednesday tutorial shows how to make

these cute little mini notebooks.

One has an embossed cover, one has had lines embossed

and the other is plain.

Perfect for the Grandkids to scribble in or

to keep in your purse/handbag when you need that

scrap of paper.

A great way to use up those pieces of card lying looking at you!

You can watch the video here

and if you like it I would love you to subscribe and support my channel

Measurements needed to follow along

Cover - 4 2/8" x 3"

Score long side - 2 1/8"

Inside papers - 4" x 2 6/8"  (6 pieces)

Score long side at 2"

Piece of bakers twine or string

I would like to enter this into

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes

Sweet Stampers - animals/birds

Fab 'n' funky - hand coloured image

2 crafty critter Crazies - anything with a critter

We are happily still cocooned at home

and with the new catalogue on my lap

I am doing lots of crafty shopping!!

#stayhomeandcraft

Product List

Time For Tags Cling Stamp Set

[149423]

£12.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

[108611]

£8.25

Calypso Coral Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144044]

£4.25

Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147283]

£8.50

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147273]

£8.50

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

£8.50

Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder

[151823]

£8.25

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