Stampin Up | Lotus Blossom Bookmark

Hey Crafters!!

I know I've not been around for a good while but I lost all my inspiration and I haven't made anything for a long time! My work life became busy and things just snowballed from there and I decided to take an unintentional break but I'm so glad I did because I'm back and have so much lined up to show you and share with you.

First up is a cute little bookmark I made, I wanted to start with something easy and go from there. I made these bookmarks as part of a Christmas gift I sent out to a couple of friends and loved them so much that I wanted to make a couple more. I used some Stampin' Up products I had that I haven't actually used yet but I'm so glad I did.

I LOVE how these little guys turned out they're just too cute!! I used all Stampin' Up products to make these apart from the white card stock which I already had in my stash. I've made a tutorial for these too so you can give them a try. They're so easy. It'll also be my first tutorial to share with you lovely lot as I'm thinking about trying my hand with a YouTube Channel! Eeeeeeeekkkkkk!!! 

I really hope you like these as much as I do. These really didn't take me long at all to do, I'd say they're great for a quick gift idea. I really want to make a few more but in different colours and using different stamps. I got the idea whilst looking back through my blog and found my cute little Giraffe bookmark. 

Looking at them I think they could do with some ribbon or twine just to finish the look off. What do you think? 

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting

Easter Bunny Card Set & Box

Hey Crafters!!

I've got this really cute card set I want to share with you today. I found this really pretty Sarah Hurley stamp in my clear stamp box that I got free with a magazine a couple months ago.....if not longer. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be perfect for some Easter cards.

I haven't had much luck with my Spectrum Noir pens and almost gave up on them but decided my bunnies needed some colour and started playing about with the colours again until I was happy. I fussy cut around my bunnies and used foam pads to give them some dimension.

These took me about 5 minutes to come up with I just prepared all the colours I wanted and even made the cute box to put them in. To make the whole set of 6 and the box I think it took me about an hour to get the project finished which isn't bad if you ask me. I was definitely in the zone!

I really like how these turned out. I put in 2 of each design to make a set of 6. What do you think??

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

Giraffe Bookmark

Hey Crafters!!!

It's Monday again, so that means the start of another week. Today I have something a little different to show you!

After making my giraffe card for last weeks Daring Cardmakers Challenge which you can see here (if you missed it). I couldn't stop thinking about giraffes and what else I could make and so I went playing with my stash and came up with this fun bookmark.

This is what I came up with for my first attempt. How cute is he?? I love him. I was playing about with stamps and just used this thank you from my Stampin' Up - Blooming with kindness stamp set. 

I just so happened to pop the bookmark next to the card and couldn't help but think what a nice gift idea this could be. The bookmark needs some ribbon or twine (I don't have any in the colours I wanted......YET!) for that finished look but I would definitely think about putting together a cute gift set with my giraffe.

What do you think?? Please feel free to leave me any comments. I love reading them.

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

Mini Thank You Card

Hey Crafters!!

I've got another mini card to show you today. I'm really loving making 3x3" cards. I finally used a couple of my Stampin' Up products for this dinky card and I love how it turned out. It was also my second attempt at triple step stamping and I have to admit this time it turned out much better than my first attempt here.

I used the Blooming with kindness stamp set for this card and my Tempting Turquoise ink pad. This was so easy to make. I stamped the flower onto the white card stock first then matt and layered it onto black card. used a piece of scrap white for the sentiment and cut it into a banner. Inked the edges with Tempting Turquoise and popped it up using foam pads. For that finishing touch I used a turquoise gem and put it into the 'O' from You. I hope you like it.

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

Challenge | Daring Cardmakers - Mellow Yellow

Hey Crafters!!

Happy Humpday! I can't believe we're mid week already, the time is flying by!

So today I wanted to share with you a couple of cards I made for the Daring Cardmakers challenge this week which is Mellow Yellow.

The first card I want to share with you was my first attempt at triple step stamping. For a first attempt it's not bad but I can see where some of my ladybirds haven't quite lined up. The card measures a dinky 3x3" and I used a spring stamp set that was FREE with Creative Stamping magazine. 

This is the first card I haven't added any bling too. I did use antique linen distress ink around the edges of my white card stock. 

 

The second card I want to share with you is a super cute Giraffe card that kind of just happened. I bought a really cute 6x6" paper stack for £1 from The Works and it's animal print. When I saw the giraffe print I grabbed my little giraffe stamp and got to work. It's simple but it works. My son LOVES Giraffes and has a comforter called Geoff!

The Giraffe card measures 5.5"x4" and I just love it. I used some brown card I had in a paper stack and some yellow cardstock. I popped up the giraffe with some foam pads and finished it with yellow and orange gems. 

Which one do you like? 

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

Fairy Wishes

Hey Crafters! 

Another week and I can't believe we're in March already! Spring is on it's way! YAY!!!! I can't wait for the lighter evenings.

Today's card I want to share with you is this really simple yet pretty fairy card that I created. It was one of those cards that just happened. There wasn't much thought to it and I really like how this turned out.  

I made my own card base using a white textured card that measures 5.5" x 4" I added the pretty background paper which was from a Dovecraft Back To Basics 3 8x8 paper pack.

I already had some yellow and pink card stock cut down ready for matting and layering from some old card stock stacks I had lying around in my stash. I cut a strip of scrap paper and went round the edges with a silver ink pad and stamped the fairy onto my yellow piece of card added some glitter on her wings and the swirls. The fairy stamp came with a really pretty set I got FREE with the December issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine.

  

Popped some foam pads on the back for a bit of dimension, added some faux stitching around the edge, punched a 1" circle from my scrap paper,  added the sentiment and that was it finished. I did include some pink and yellow gems for added bling. You know I love bling! 

I really like how this turned out.

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

Valentine's Day Cards For Work

Hey Crafters!!

Happy Friday! We've survived another week!! I hope you've all got a fab weekend planned. Today's card I want to share with you, is something I made for the lovely ladies in work. 

 I really like how this turned out. I made 10 of these so made them in stages. I embossed the red card using my xcut falling hearts embossing folder. Then I heat embossed the butterflies in pastel pink added the gems for that bling and fussy cut them out.

 I used the butterfly stamps on the inside of the cards too for that finishing touch. I stamped the sentiment and sweet onto white card matted it onto black card and cut it into a banner, added a red ribbon for that finishing touch.

 The stamps were from a Clearly Besotted set I got FREE with Simply cards and papercraft magazine.

  I really enjoyed making these. I know the lovelies in work liked getting their secret valentine card. They took me a couple of days to prepare but to put together they took me about half an hour. 

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

Mini Valentine's Cards

Hey Crafters!!

I shall be bringing you another Valentine's Themed card for you today. This time though they are dinky cards. I made them 3x3 size.

These dinky cards were something I just came up with, I didn't really know what I was doing and they just sort of happened. Hehehe! I started off using some black scrap card stock I had and cut it to 3x3 size. Added some red spotty paper I had in my stash.

I stamped the I Love You sentiment onto some scrap white paper and the balloons onto red scrap paper. I added glitter to my balloons for that bling. Matted the image onto black card and cut the sentiment into a banner and used foam pads to give them a little dimension.

I couldn't decide which of the finished cards I liked best and still can't. I really like how they both turned out. For the inside I just used white paper and stamped a little heart image onto it.

Which one do you prefer??

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.