Christmas Crafting

Happy Tuesday and Happy Halloween

No ghosts or witchies from me today

but some more Christmas Crafting

This time I have made some Apron Boxes
These were cut on my portrait 

Perfect for adding some little gifts like Ginger Bread men!

We even brought one from the farm shop to try for size

The lovely Ribbons I have used are from 

Crafty Ribbons and are from the Christmas Cupcake Selection

Christmas Cupcake ~ Yummy Red

Christmas Cupcake ~ Yummy Lime Juice

Christmas Cupcake ~ Yummy Turquiose

For the handles I used

Christmas Cupcake ~ Happy Christmas  Red

Christmas Cupcake ~ Happy Christmas  Lime Juice

Christmas Cupcake ~ Happy Christmas Turquiose

For the tops of the pockets I used some beautiful lace that you can find here.

I have used a lovely image from Tiddly Inks called Bake Me Some Love

I coloured her three different colours to match my ribbons she is so cute and fitted onto my aprons perfectly. I coloured up using Graph'It Markers and paper pierced each of her hats.

The papers are from Polkadoodles Winnie White Christmas

Thank you so much for looking

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I would like to enter these into
Crafty Friends Challenge ~ Cute
Hiding in My Craftroom ~ Any Holiday
Make My Monday ~ Not A Card
The Holly and Ivy ~ Anything Christmas

Happy Halloween

What another fun weekend we have had

Our lovely Granddaughter Felicity came to stay

We had a spooky visit to the farm on Friday where there was a Halloween experience

It was great everything from Pumkin carving to a spooky tractor ride where we got squirted with water by skeletons, our driver was hit over the head by a grave digger and he continued to drive the tractor (not very well I might add)

Felicity goes home tommorow so alas will not be with us for Halloween but that did not stop her crafting

this little lot took her hours and hours

Soooo Happy Halloween to you all

Love from Grandma & Felicity 

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Felicity would like to enter these into

My Time To Craft ~ Halloween/Cats

The Fairy and the Unicorn ~ Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy ~ So Spooky

Kitty Bee Designs ~ Halloween

Come and Get It ~ Halloween
Glitter N Sparkle ~ Halloween

Getting a wiggle on for Christmas

Happy Thursday Everyone

I am here to share with you my DT post for Crafty Ribbons

I adore using there pretty ribbons on my makes

As you can see I have been making a few gift bags with some tags ready to fill with goodies

The images I have used  are from Tiddly Inks This was a complete stamp set that I used that I had, had for ages it included the three Wryn Images and the adorable penguins ~ The sad news is I don't think it is available as a stamp set anymore but..... All three Wryns can be brought as digi's.

Wryn in the Fall

Santa's Helpers

Wryn Goes Caroling
All coloured up with Graph'It Markers
I also used some fine glitter and glossy accents 
The ribbons used are from the Christmas Owl Collection
Christmas Owl Ribbon ~Wishes/Snowy
Christmas Owl Ribbon ~ Flowers/Snowy
Christmas Owl Ribbon ~ Noel/Snowy
I just love the clean fresh look of these ribbons
The red buttons were also from Crafty Ribbons from the Basics2Go Absolute Bargain to be had!

Thank you for looking 
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I would like to enter this into
Ike's World ~ Celebrations
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge ~ Christmas
TTCRD ~ Anything Goes
Classic Design Team ~ DT project/Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge ~ U = Unlimited
Crafting By Designs ~ Christmas
Crafty Creations ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner ~ Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky ~ Christmas
Simon Says Stamp ~ Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks ~ Polkadots

Stampin' Unicorn strikes again

Hi Everyone and Happy Monday to you all

It may be grey and rainy outside but in my little blog

It's full of light , colour and magical things.

You may even want to don your sunnies!

I have used Distress Oxides on the background , I just love the ease of use and the colours ~ splashed on some water to give a really magical feel

I then grabbed my stamps and so it began

I used various stamps from the following collections

Dotty Daisy

All About Daisy

Tall & Elegant

Treasured Blooms

I love how they all match together

I coloured the stamps using Graph'It Markers, digging out all my brights

Each of the butterflies has been layered to give some depth

And I just added some magical clouds to finish

~o~

We have a brand new Blog so make sure to follow us so you don't miss out on any news, new releases etc .................There is also a Design Team Call

You can also find us on our brand new Facebook group 

pop across we would love to see you

Thank you for looking

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I would like to enter this into
Addicted to Stamps ~ Flowers
Penny Black ~ Close To Nature
The Corrosive Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Creative Fingers ~ Anything Goes
QKR Stampede ~ Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments ~ Leaves

Classic Design Team - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Team Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin' Unicorn Crafting

SSSShhhhh want to know a sparkly secret??

I am sooooooooo very happy to have been asked to join the brand new 

Stampin' Unicorn Crafting DT

So my new name for this DT is....

Flutterby Sparkle Scatty

We all have our own unicorn names ~ How fun is that

For someone up until about 12 months ago who did not stamp ~ I am thrilled to bits

For my first project

I have used the scrummy stamp

Magical  Dwellings

it's so beautiful I just know this will be well used!

I also added one of the Mushrooms from the Autumn Harvest Stamp Set

I have used Polychromo Pencils to colour

with some glitter on the windows ~ It just screamed at me for glitter

the only problem being my camera has a phobia against it and will not take decent photos for any amount of bribery!!

 The Sentiment stamps can be found on 

Treasured Blooms

&

Tall and Elegant

I have used Distress Oxides for the background

and the Die I have used is the Toadstool Die from Polkadoodles

We have a brand new Blog so make sure to follow us so you don't miss out on any news, new releases etc .................There is also a Design Team Call

You can also find us on our brand new Facebook group 

pop across we would love to see you

Thank you for looking

Lots of Love and Sparkles

Scatty

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I would like to enter this into
A Bit More Time To  Craft - Anything Goes
Country View Challenges - Mixed Media Autumnal Hues
Monochrome Magic - Anything Goes
Paradise of Stamps - Autumn
Always Fun - Monochrome
Stamping Sensations -Autumn Glory
Patties Creations - Shades of Autumn

Fairy Sunny Day

Happy Tuesday to you all

here to share with you a card and tag that I have made

Using the soooo cute image from Tiddly Inks 

Fairy Sunny Day

(both of the sentiments shown on card and tag came with her, what a bonus!)

Such a sweetie, I totally am in love with these images

I coloured up using Graph'It Markers, I had planned to use a lot of yellow but as soon as I went to colour Turquoise took the lead but I think she suits it rather well

I used a flower edge die that I have had for years, cut it twice and cut some single flowers for the tag and coloured the little centers so they matched.

I also used a flower die for the card again colouring the center.

Both images were cut twice to allow me to cut out the larger flower seperatly for the card and tag , I then glittered the edges and adhered using Pinflair glue so they popped of the page.

I used Nuvo drops ~ Aquatic Mist on her wings.

I finished of using some lush ribbons from Crafty Ribbons

Organza Swiss Dots ~ You really would not belive how much I use this

and

3mm Satin from a Satin pack ~ excellent value and another that is well used

Thank you for looking

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I would like to enter this into

Tiddly Inks 2:3 Challenge ~ 2nd entry Floral

Artistic Inspirations ~ Anything Goes
Ohh La La Creations ~ Die Cuts
Addicted to Stamps ~ Flowers
Glitter 'N' Sparkle ~ Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girls ~ Card/Use Ribbon
Di's Digi Challenge ~ Sentiment

Love to Create Challenge - GDT

Happy Sunday to you all today I have the honour of being a GDT for the

Love to Create

The Challenge is always anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

pop across they have some wonderful prizes you could win

As it's almost Halloween

that became my project focus

I cut out three tag shapes onto watercolour card and printed off three of the lovely Oddella's that you can find in the Polkadoodles store Here

I coloured up the Oddella's using Polychromo Pencils in shades of grey and red

I used Distress Oxides on the tags mainly Iced Spruce with some splashes of Black soot.

Next came the stamps  I used Absolute Vintage Clear stamp set - stamping Cogs and clocks randomly. I also used a few other stamps for the circles and lines.

I also had a play with a few masks.

Added a little red paint to the top of each one and let it run down the tag.

I lastly added a few different size sequins and  a sentiment to each one

The sentiments have a brush of fired brick distress ink and finished off with a little doodle                                                                                            

                                                                 
Thank You for looking 

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                                       I would like to enter these into
             Crafty Calendar ~ Halloween 
Creative Artiste Mixed Media ~Anything Goes 
Thats Crafty ~ Get Your Spook On
                

                                                         

Summer Memories

Happy Tuesday

I am here today to share with you a mini photo album

Our Granddaughter spent a lot of her summer holidays with us and we made lots and lots of fun memories.

Whilst she was here a few weeks back I had just finished my second album 

Belle Papillon

Felicity absolutly fell in love with it so I decided to make her one of our time together this Summer, yes we had lots of rain but we donned our fashion wellies and smiled through it.

The papers I have used throughout are from the lovely collection

Dollie Daydream Goes East

They were absolutly perfect for my project

The same as last time I made a little box cover for my album

That pretty butterfly was from the Dollie collection, the little frame was a Hobbycraft buy , quite cute ,I think there was about 8 in a pack

I was so pleased how vibrant it all looked.

The cover of my album, that flowery paper, I really had forgotten how good this collection was.

I used another of the butterflies and a couple of lanterns just to finish 

This day we spent at our local carnival

Sea Life center was a day Felicity spent with her Mummy, they popped to Southampton for a few days.

The beautiful Nautical Ocean Embellies Oh my word I love these you can find them here they really the cutest ever!

The mixed vintage buttons can be found here

This Cherry Blossom die makes the perfect seaweed

A day at the beach with Mum

I have used some elements here from Starfish and Sandcastles Collection

Just look at that fun crab!

I have also used stamps from the collection

Wish You Were Here

The Panda is from Dollie collection he just sort of sits perfectly in the corner of my page

For Mr Giraffe I have attached a magnet to the bottom of the page so he keeps the photo's in place

Amos Rock Hunting!! Now this was really something else and we had hours of fun and walking with this one (and to this day it still carries on)

Around our town and local areas some painted rocks were hidden. The idea is that you search for these rocks , take a photo and pop it on the Facebook page and then either re hide the rock or make one of your own and hide that - This really has been so much fun , seeking out new walks and parks .

A little bit of sunshine, a paddling pool , an ice lolly and a huge smile

What more could one ask for?

Ton's of fun at the Safari Park

This is a huge farm not far from where we live , We now have an annual membership as it's such a great place to visit ~ If you see the moving photo's below and wonder ...... Milkshake is the name of the Pony that Felicity rides.

The frame die is from Polkadoodles I just cut in half

Totally love this page ~ All about Family and Pets

Unconditional Love

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Thank you for looking 

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I would like to enter this into
Mini Albums ~ Mini Album
Crafting from the Heart ~ Anything Goes
The Paper Girls ~ Wooden Element (sealife center page)
Crafts Galore Encore ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Animals - Animals Anything Goes
Dies R Us ~ Life events
TTCRD - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday Yvonne

Happy Saturday Everyone

This card for my lovely friend Yvonne

(she loves the little Wryn character and so do I)

Anyway Yvonne I hope your having a super duper Birthday my lovely

Sooooo The digi I have used is called Wryn Berry Sweet and you can find her in the Tiddly Inks store right here

She is totally adorable, I coloured her up using Graph'It Markers & Polychromo Pencils using a white Posca pen for details

I also made a matching little strawberry bag 

As soon as my Granddaughter spotted the bag she thought it would be ideal to put her sweets in

The lush matching ribbons are from Crafty Ribbons

Strawberry Shortcake Ribbon White

and

Organza Swiss Dot Ribbon Red/Black

Thank you for looking

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I would like to enter this into
Tiddly Inks ~2.3 Challenge
Creative Fingers ~ Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft ~ Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts ~ Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday ~ Anything Goes

Getting my Halloweeny on

I am really enjoying Halloween crafting this year there are so many cute images about

I cut my coffin  on my portrait and also the spiders

Until my project was complete I literally hid them yuck there legs

OMG I cant bear them , I really don't understand why I cut them out

Oh well...

I used the adorable images from Tiddly Inks

Halloweeny Molly which also contained Witchy Molly

I also used one of the new images 

Mini Wryn Zombie

Have you ever seen a cuter zombie?

I coloured them using Graph'It Markers, Polychromo Pencils and White Posca pen for detail.

They really look like there having a fun party

Thank you for looking

I would like to enter this into

Tiddly Inks ~ Spookaboo

Delicious Doodles ~ Halloween

Naughty or Nice ~ Something Spooky

Paper Creator's Crafts ~ Simply Spooky

Simon Says Stamp ~ A walk on the dark side

Craftaholics R Us ~ Halloween
Crafty Gals Corner ~ Add a bat
Double D ~ Fright Night

Crafty Ribbons ~ Stocking Card & Bag

Happy Wednesday to you all

I am here to share with you my new project for the Crafty Ribbons DT

This time I made a matching stocking card and bag

Just look how cute those owl ribbons are

The lovely Ribbons that I used are from the Christmas Owl Collection

Owls on a line

Hoot/Snowy

Flowers/Snowy

Wishes/Snowy

I also used two red buttons from the Basics2Go 

Thank You for looking

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I would like to enter  this into

Crafty Animals ~ Anything Goes

The Holly & Ivy ~ Anything Christmas

Christmas with the Cuties ~  Christmas Animals

Make My Monday ~ Animal Antics

Sunny Day Crafting ~ Night Owl

Belle Papillon Mini Album

Happy Monday ~ What a busy weekend I have had , the Granddaughter came to stay and as ever we cram as much fun in as we possibly can.

Anyway after making my first mini album last month , I decided on another

This time being more adventurous with pockets and adding lots more detail

and even its own little box

I mainly used Belle Papillon to decorate

It is so beautiful, romantic with lots of nostalga

I thought carefully about each page but once I knew what I wanted with this collection it was very easy

You can find Belle Papillon here

I firstly decorated the box adding some lush lace a tag, some wooden keys that I painted up using slightly sparkly paints I love them and the lovely sentiment

*Create the greatest memories*

I have also used lots of Polkadoodles dies in making this

and also Paper pads

Bella Fleur & Belle Papillon

Both can be found here (beautiful papers)

My Album has lots of pages and as my phone is ancient and no good for videos 

I have put together some moving pictures of the pages and there elements

A close up of the tags I made using Distress Oxides

and using the stamp sets 

Wish you were here

&

Absolute Vintage

Thank you for looking

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I would like to enter this into

Mini Albums ~ Mini Album

Creative Fingers ~ Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft ~ Anything Goes

Classic Design Team ~Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team ~ Anything Goes

The Paper Girls ~ Wooden Element (keys)