Happy Mothers Day

I thought I would share the card I made 

for my Aunt for Mother's Day.

She is the Mum I never had and I love her to bits.

I made the card using Spellbinder dies,

Heartfelt Creations Sentiment, flowers and leaves.

We had a lovely day yesterday, I cooked a

big Sunday lunch for us all !

Yum !

My girls spoiled me and treated me to the full set of Spectrum Noir pens !

Awesome !!! Oh and the trays to keep them in !

They look so pretty with all the colours on the side !!!

I know I'm SAD !!!!  Hehe !!

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day too.

Cute Christmas tree

I know....... It's Mothers day here in theUK not Christmas!! Hehe !

Happy Mothers Day to all you mms!

Wow two weeks has gone by so fast !!!

Its time for another CCC challenge !!

This time Lorraine set us the challenge to 

make a CUTE Christmas card.

I thought I'd make a shaped card ........ I love shaped cards !

Sometimes I forget to make them tho !

The image and sentiment are from LOTV, flowers from WOC,

papers are from Nitwts, Martha Stewart border punch and holly.

The swirl is a Marianne die.

Hope you like it !

Check out the other girls cards, you can find their

links on my sidebar.

Right I'm off to prepare lunch!
I'm cooking dinner for Margaret today, she and her hubby
are more my parents than anyone!

Happy crafting !

Hugs were invented ....

I made this card this week for the Crafter's Companion Die'sire team.

I am so loving these Sunflowers you will be seeing them again!!

To make the card I used the Die'sire Cameo frame die .

I folded white card in half and cut just inside the top cut lines

to allow a fold fr the card to stand.

I then cut a single frame in Centura Pearl with a hint of silver.

and adhered it over the top of the card.

The sentiment I used is from the Sentimental's stamp set Love is all you need.

Which I stamped on the inner oval die cut and 

inked with Mustard seed distress ink.

To make the flowers I used the large and small

Die'sire Sunflower dies cutting it on Coredinations card.

To create the distressed look I used the Coredinations sand it kit.

I then glued inside the flowers black beads,

cut leafs using Leaf 2 die in pearl card

and the card is complete !

Hope you like it !!

Happy Crafting.

Time for friends like you.

Oh I loved making this card !! 

I broke out the pens and got colouring !!!

Until I had coloured it I had absolutely no idea what

I was going to do with this !!! And then it came to me !

I even coloured the flowers with my Promarkers a first !

I usually use distress inks but I like colours to all match !

Plus this is a total colour change for me !!! 

Hehe I tend to reach for the pinks and lilacs

but this time I just felt the blues calling me !!!

Pop on over to the Heartfelt Creations blog and

check out the amazing inspiration and the 

Once Upon a Time collection !

Click on the pic below.

To make the card I used the following:

HCD 736 Classic leaf die

HCPC 3545 Open Leaf PreCut set 

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die

HCPC 3578 Majestic Morning Background PreCUt set

HCDP1 241 Once Upon a Time paper pad

HCPC 3591 Alarm and watch Precut set

HCD 740 Sweet Juliet Die

Other Products Used : White card, Beads, hot glue, Promarkers, black ink,

Peeled paint ink, pearl gems, glitter glue, Adorning square die set.

Using white card stamp the image and cut using the two large dies from the

Adorning Square set. Fold a piece of card and cut a card using just the largest die.

Cut another single die. Colour the stamped image and adhere to the single cut and

then to the card. Shade the inner edge of the front of the card. Die cut the smaller

flower from the Sweet Juliet set, adhere gems to the ends. Stamp, cut, colour, shape, 

bead and glitter the flowers. Stamp, cut, colour and shape the leaves. Adhere the 

flowers and leaves to the card. Cut and curl a tag from the paper pad and adhere to

the card. Your project is now complete.

Happy Times with you

Wow this is my first ever proper scrapbook layout !!

I have to say the preprinted pages in the paper pads from Heartfelt Creations 

sure do make it easy to do !!

I LOVED doing this !! I am hooked now !

All I have to do now is be a big brave girl and

try a layout of my own on a 12" x 12" paper !! 

You guessed it the photograph is of my beloved Grandparents !!

This was taken in January 1941.

Grandad must have been home on leave at the time.

Happy times with you is the title and boy we had so many many 

happy times, how I wish we could have just one more.

BUT now its my turn to make those memories

for my children and grandchildren and boy we will !

To make my layout I used the following:

HCD 736 Classic leaf die

HCPC 3545 Open Leaf PreCut set 

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

HCD 743 Raindrops on Roses die

HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die

HCPC 3578 Majestic Morning Background PreCUt set

HCDP1 241 Once Upon a Time paper pad

HCD 744 Once upon a time die

HCPC 3595 Floral Clocks PreCut set

HCPC 3590 Embrace Time Background PreCut Set

HCPC 3594 Time Sentiments PreCut set

Other Products Used : Beads, Hot glue, glitter glue, 3D foam pads,

brown, peeled paint and victorian velvet inks, photograph.

Use both single photo scrapbook pages from the paper pad. One will be

the base and the other I cut out along the printed paper edge and then cut

photo frame out from there. Stamp ink and glitter your images. stamp, colour,

bead and glitter the flowers. Stamp and colour the leaves. Stamp and cut all

the sentiments, ink and glitter the edges. Die cut the heart piece from the

Raindrops on Roses die. Adhere your paper pieces and background stamp in place

Flower Making Tutorial

I have been asked by several people to do

a tutorial on how I make my flowers.

So here we go !!! I thought I'd show you how I made

the Leaves and flowers in the card above

Please bear with me it is very photo heavy !!!

I used the Majestic Morning Flower Stamp and die,

The Open Leaf stamp set and Classic Leaf die

from Heartfelt Creations. 

   

First of all we need to make a mask of the die. 

Take a piece of card and tape the die to it

using a low tack tape. 

Run this through your die cutting machine.

Remove the flowers and you will have this attached 

to your die. DO NOT remove it.

Now take another piece of card.

 I use a lightweight card, sadly it isn't weighted

but the heavier you use the harder it is to shape.

And the lighter it is the easier it is to tear when shaping !!! 

The Heartfelt Creations paper pads do

make fantastic flowers ! 

Stamp the image onto the card.

Take your die and mask and lay the mask over the stamped image.

Line it up so that the die will cut exactly around the image.

Adhere the mask and die down to the image with low tack tape 

so that the mask doesn't move.

Run this through your die cutting machine.

It will cut the flowers out like below.

Now take your flowers and colour them up.

First of all I go over the centres applying

a light colouring using ink.

I then apply heavier ink around the edges to give a shading.

When all your flowers are coloured they need to be shaped.

Take your shaping tool and mat.

Turn the flower so the back is facing upwards and

in a gently circular motion shape each petal.

The flower will curl upwards.

When you have shaped all the petals,

turn the flower over so the inked side faces up.

Using a circular motion shape the centre of the flower.

This allows the petals to come upwards whilst still

curving outwards.

Now heat up your glue gun and with hot glue 

fill the centre of your flower.

Pour beads onto the Hot glue while still hot !

And leave to dry. Remove any excess beads.

I use a tray to do this part with so that the beads

don't go everywhere !

Now using glitter glue,

Glitter the edges of the flowers.

Now for the leaves ..........

Use the same process to make a mask and cut out a stamped image.

Again using ink, colour very lightly over the die cut.

Now using heavier ink, just colour the edges of the leaves.

Your fingers get very messy !!!

To shape the leaves lay the leaf down so the white side

is face up. Using gentle circular motions

shape each leaf so that they curl up.

Now turn the leaf over and gently smooth along the 

stalk of the leaf so that the whole leaf lays flat

with each leaf still curved.

And there you have it !

All you then need to do is adhere 

your flowers and leaves to your project !

Here is the card from the beginning to remind you !

Hope that helped.

Happy Crafting !

There is always time for you

Its  Wednesday again !!! Time to share my 

first project for Heartfelt Creations !!

Where are the weeks going ??? 

I cant believe we are almost

at the end of March ........ 

Wow, The Once Upon a Time collection

is so lovely ........ I have really enjoyed

working with these stamps and colours !

I find male cards so hard to do but this makes them

so easy and they work for female cards too !!

Pop on over to the blog and check out the 

DT inspirations, there really is some 

stunning work on there !

To make the card I used the following:

HCD 736 Classic leaf die

HCPC 3545 Open Leaf PreCut set 

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die

HCPC 3578 Majestic Morning Background PreCUt set

HCDP1 241 Once Upon a Time paper pad

HCPC 3591 Alarm and watch Precut set

HCD 740 Sweet Juliet Die

Other Products Used : White card, Beads, hot glue, Promarkers, black ink,

Peeled paint and Victorian velvet ink, pearl gems, glitter glue, 3D foam pads.

Using white card stamp the image and colour using pens. Cut out the image.

Fold white card and cut a 7" x 5" card. Cut two card fronts from the paper pad.

Adhere the smaller one using foam pads. Colour the flowers and leaves on your 

printed card front. Adhere the clock to the card. Die cut the smaller

flower from the Sweet Juliet set, adhere gems to the ends. Stamp, cut, colour, shape, 

bead and glitter the flowers. Stamp, cut, colour and shape the leaves. Adhere the 

flowers and leaves to the card. Cut and curl a tag from the paper pad and adhere to

the card. Your project is now complete.

You are Amazing .....

Here I have another card for you I made for 

Crafter's Companion Die'sire !

Click on the pic below and it will take you to their Web page !

I just LOVE this Chantilly lace Die so I made a tent card from it.

I have inked the edges of all the petals and leaves and curled them.

I don't have the fancy curling tools so I used a pen !!

High tech !! hehe !!

Hope you like it ! 

To make the card I used the following:

Die'sire Leaf 2

Die'sire Large Camelia
Die'sire Small Camelia
Die'sire Scalloped Tags
Die'sire Chantilly Lace Stamping Frame
Sentimentals - Ornate
Stickles - Star Dust
Delicate Aster Paper by Heartfelt Creations
Distress Inks - Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord
Pearl Gems

Life is a gift

Here is my first card for the Crafter's Companion Die'sire team !

I decided I would do a White on White card
with the beautiful Pearlised card. Wow it embosses beautifully !

I just LOVE this sunflower !!! So easy to make too !!
I had great fun making this card and using new things !

Remember the new Create a Card dies are released tomorrow
On Create and Craft!
Watch Leann Chivers at Noon on The Tool Shed!

Here is my card recipe:

Knit one Pearl one embossing folder
Die'sire Stamen
Die'sire Leaf Swirls
Die'sire leaf 2
Die'sire Sunflower large
Die'sire Sunflower small
Die'sire Chantilly Lace stamping frame
Sentimentals - Ornate
Centura Pearl Snow white, hint of silver
3D Decoupage glue
Tacky glue

New Baby

Its for a new challenge at The Stamping Boutique !!

Its a RECIPE !

Use 2 BUTTONS, RIBBON, DIGI IMAGE

and as a bonus USE DIGI PAPER !

Click on the pic below to join in the fun !

I made a pocket tag card, I just love these !!

For my card I used the new release image 

Cynthia's Baby Doll Laundry Line 

She is so cute and so easy to colour !!

I used digi papers from Cuddly Buddly - Cottage Rose,

Flowers from WOC, Marianne die swirl,

and Martha Stewart leaf punch.

I coloured the image with promarkers,

glittered up the flowers and image,

added two buttons and some ribbon to the 

tag. The tag is die cut from Spellbinders

elegant labels eight and labels eight.

This is probably the last I colour with promarkers

as my set of Spectrum Noirs are here !!! 

I'm just like a little girl in a candy shop !!!

hehe !!

Happy crafting ! 

Time to get well.

Here is my second project this week for Heartfelt Creations.

I have to say I really am loving layering die cuts at the moment!!

Lol you cant tell can you !!! ha ha !!

Have you checked out the Heartfelt Creations Blog yet ??

Click on the picture below and have a look at

all the amazing DT inspiration.

Wow how the weeks go by !!! 

Its Mothers Day this weekend !!

Guess what I asked for ............. Yup Dies !!! lol !!

Mind you I had to order them myself

OH just hasn't a clue !!! hehe !!

To make the card I used the following:

HCD 736 Classic leaf die

HCPC 3545 Open Leaf PreCut set 

HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut set

HCPC 3500 OPen Vintage Floret PReCut set

HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

031461 Radiant Rectangles

209503 Floral Ovals

HCDP1 241 Once Upon a Time paper pad

HCPC 3595 Floral clocks PreCut set

Other Products Used : Victorian Velvet and Peeled Paint inks,

watercolour pens, 3D foam pads, hot glue, ribbon, glitter glue,

white card

Fold a piece of white card and cut the largest rectangle die to

make a tent card. Cut again with the next die down inside. Die cut

the largest Oval die. Ink and glitter the edges. Adhere the rectangle

and oval together with 3D foam pads and adhere ribbon over the centre.

Adhere this now to the card. Using the Oval die draw inside the oval 

and cut out. Stamp and colour your image glitter and ink the edge.

Adhere to the card. Stamp, cut and colour your flowers and leaves.

Tie a bow and adhere to the card. Adhere the leaves and flower to

your card and your project is complete.

Fairy Wings

Its time for a Christmas Card club card !

I missed the last one set by Margaret due to my OH

grandson being so ill he had to have an emergency operation .......

Thankfully he is well now and home from hospital !

So I have the card to share for Margaret's challenge on here too.

But first things first !!!

This week the challenge was  set by Christine and she challenged

our little group to make a card using WINGS ! 

I chose to use this LOTV fairy image, they all have little wings!

I made a tag pocket card using Nitwit Papers, 

Spellbinder dies, Martha Stewart punch and 

those gorgeous Poinsettias are from WOC.

I glittered the image up with Stickes

but it was such a sunny day when I took

the photo I'm not sure you can see it very well !!

Right........... the card I made for the previous challenge!

Margaret set us the challenge to use a ROBIN !

This image is from Flower Soft,

I bought it a few years ago at a craft fair on sale

and never used it until now !!!

I know, I know !!! tut tut !!! hehe !

The poinsettia is a Marianne Die, Cheery Lynn swirl

and the card is made from Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles.

Sorry Margaret that its so late !

Better late than never they say !!!!!

The Christmas card club is a group of ladies that

set each other challenges every two weeks

so that we get our Christmas cards made !

Happy crafting !!

Time with you

This is my second project as promised yesterday.

As soon as I saw this stamp I knew I wanted to use a photo with it !

I just love the words, how true.

Our time together was wonderful I just wish

it could have been forever..........

Remember Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog 

by March 18th to be eligible to win the entire collection valued at $197.00

To make the card I used the following:

HCPC 3578 Majestic Morning Background PreCUt set

HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die

HCD 736 Classic leaf die

HCPC 3545 Open Leaf PreCut set 

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

HCPC 3589 Brick and Clock Collage PreCut set

031458 Timeless Rectangle

Other Products Used : 3D foam pads, glitter glue, pearl gems,

victorian vlevet and green ink, hot glue, photo, white card

Die cut the front of the card. Score 1" and fold the paper over and 

cut along the line to form a hinge. Cut two die cuts and adhere one 

to either side of the hinge. This forms your card. Cut a rectangle

from white card 4 3/4" x 3" and stamp the sentiment on it. Adhere the 

panel to the front of the card using 3D foam pads. Stamp two more images

and 3D up the clocks. Stamp, cut, colour and add gems to the flowers. 

Stamp cut and colour the leaves. Adhere your photo and clocks.

Adhere the leaves and flowers to your card and your project is complete.

Gift box - Heartfelt Creations New Release

Yes its finally here !!! The new Release from Heartfelt creations.

We all agree that time is precious, so we are pleased to invite you to celebrate the memorable moments in your life with the debut of the Once Upon a Time Collection.   Deep shades of copper, teal and rose are complimented by neutrals in cream, grey, and beige all artfully layered with sumptuous images of time pieces, clock faces, florals, flourishes and script backgrounds.  Detailed stamps feature clocks, sentiments and collaged images designed to coordinate with the Once Upon a Time die which saves you precious time by cutting 12 clock faces or circle sentiments with one pass through your die cutting machine. You will reach for the timeless images of this versatile collection for special occasions and everyday moments alike. 

Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by March 18th to be eligible to win the entire collection valued at $197.00

Also check out the amazing inspiration by the DT !!

I saw these amazing sentiments and thought ...... a star box was the order of the day !!

So I used the decorative lattice die from the

 Raindrops on Roses and flowers

 from the Majestic Morning release alongside this release to create this box.

  

Each side of this box is different !!

So there are a few photos !!!

 

I have to say I love the effect this gift box gives when finished !

It really is very easy to make, it looks more

complex than it actually is ........ honest !

I will admit it is time consuming to decorate it BUT

you don't have to do it so full as mine is here !

Stop by again tomorrow for my second project this week !

I used and did  the following to make this project:

HCD 736 Classic leaf die

HCPC 3545 Open Leaf PreCut set 

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

HCD 743 Raindrops on Roses die

HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die

HCPC 3578 Majestic Morning Background

HCDP1 241 Once Upon a Time paper pad

HCD 744 Once upon a time die

HCPC 3593 Numerical Clocks PreCut set

HCPC 3594 Time Sentiments PreCut set

Other Products Used : Victorian Velvet Ink, Beads, Hot glue, glitter glue,

Brown and Peeled Paint inks, white card.

There are obviously two pieces to make, the top and the bottom !

Lets start with the base.Take a 12x12 piece of paper from the pad and fold 

to make a star box. Don't panic ..... follow these steps to fold into the box !

1. Fold in half horizontally, vertically and in both diagonals.

2. Bring the top and bottom corners together 

(having the design of paper you want for the outer of the box on the outer of the folding)

and tuck in the other two sides.

3. Have the opening at the top and fold one side into the central fold.

open the flap and press it open. Tuck the side of the

 flap under itself and repeat on all of the sides.

4. There will now be 4 narrow pointed flaps. Fold them down as far as you can.

5. Pull them open, pushing the box open, shaping with your hands.

Cut four of the Decorative lattice die and adhere under each flap cutting

each one in half. Cut and adhere four triangles of contrasting paper and cover each flap.

(I traced around mine onto the paper for an exact fit) Adhere each flap over the die cuts.

Now for the lid !!

Cut a 10 cm square of matching paper and score 1 cm from each edge. Make into a box base. 

This will make the piece that sits inside the gift box. Cut four of the Decorative lattice die cuts 

and arrange on the top of the base of the box. Trim the die cuts where necessary. Cut a 

8 cm square co-ordinating piece of paper and adhere over the die cuts. Cut a 14 cm square 

piece of paper to match the paper over the flaps.Score at 1 cm and 4 cm from the edges, 

making into a box with the 1 cm scored piece fringed so the box will adhere on top of the 

paper and die cuts. To make the handle, cut two strips of paper 21 cm x 3 cm and 3 decorative 

die cuts. Adhere the die cuts trimming them to one strip of paper and then cover with the 

second strip and adhere to the box sides. Stamp and cut your clocks and sentiments and ink.

Cut, ink, glitter and adhere the flowers and leaves, adhering beads in the flower centres.

Adhere the flowers, sentiments, clocks and leaves on the box. Each side of the box is

different! Your gift box is now complete !