Baby boy card and gift box

Well am pleased to say normal service has resumed and after reorganising and removing the bed my craft room is open for business :-)
Before my mum went home I helped her make the mini album which you can find Here and then we made a cute owl gift bag. Made this using one A4 sheet of card and scraps of card,circle nesties, buttons and ribbon from stash and some oddments of paper.



You can find the template for owl bag Here


And I picked up a cute cowboy style bib to go inside


And then today I made a card to go with the bag. Aren't those dies adorable, so pleased I got them at the show


Ingredients used in card - meoples digi x 3 and coloured with promarkers, circle nesties, memory box 'baby clothes' die, memory box 'baby stuff' die and hougie board to score lines on card and raided bits drawers for card scraps for nesties and embellishments


And my new storage unit from Westpoint is now all filled up with Christmas craft goodies and a tray for all my Tim Holtz ideology stash. I love being organised lol.
Will enter this over at Pixies Playground as have been a good girl using my snippets x

Westpoint goodies

Hi all,well where does the time go lately? Been busy at work and home and my mum is here for a visit so craftroom now a bedroom til later.
But have managed to grab some supplies and going to help my mum to make the mini scrap book that I posted last time.
So yesterday went to Westpoint craft show in Exeter with mum and Kelly and her family where I managed to spend a few pennies.
Two of the dies were reduced and pearlised paper and paper pack also reduced and got some sparkle medium to play with also


This stamp was the first thing to make me open my purse and half price


And who can resist storage, was reduced and then my lovely mum offered to pay most of it as my birthday pressie :-)
Am looking forward to filling it up once I have my craft room back again


So hopefully normal service will resume soon x

Mini scrap book

Hi all,think there is a theme running through this post and the last one ie mini projects lol
Anyway first spotted this on Voodoo Vixens blog and was most impressed so thought I would have a go myself.
All you need is a 12 x 12 sheet of card which after finding the original instructions Here I cut and scored and then I inked up with 'stormy sky' distress ink.



Got to work matting and layering and added a fastener using a circle punch, brads and twine


The best bit was adding my photos and sentiments etc. I used Kraft card for the photo mounts.


I did learn making this though to leave photos when printed on glossy card to dry for a while after ruining the first lot!!!


This was a jaunt to Plymouth to see our middle son


And album all closed up. Undecided what I am putting on the front cover at the moment but thinking another photo and title. Will see what hubby thinks and add later in the week


Anyway thanks as always for swinging by my blog and all your fab comments that you leave me x

Mini magazine holder

Hi all,hope you are enjoying your weekend,I know I am :-)
So this is something I made this morning and its so cute as so small.
Made this using one sheet of 12 x 12 card and paper




Tutorial for this can be found Here




It was so quick and easy and brilliant for family house pressies this Christmas and I used up the left over paper to decorate the back of the pad. I will be adding a small diary also.




One tip though that is not in the video is to keep the two off cuts as they are the perfect size template for side pieces of paper which I choose to add to mine.
And I also have had the honour of being highlighted on a blog where I entered my recent snippet cards. You can find me Here so definitely a good weekend.
Off to see what I can make next x

Yep another snippets card

Have got the bug now using up my odd bits of card and papers to make cards and they are easier to make at the moment too



So for this card I used a scrap of watercolour paper to stamp a image using distress markers from the SU 'simply sketched' stamp set. And tried to match the colour of the flower with a scrap of card from my bits drawers. Stamped greeting and added some Kort & Godt pearls.
Right off to add to Di's snippet challenge over at Pixies crafty workshop

Baby boy snippets card

Hi all,well this was a nicer card to make this time. It's for my neighbour who delivered her little chap at home after a rather quick labour!!
So I got to see him when he was only 8hrs old and he's so cute :-)




Stamped the image and baby letters' baby patch elephant' by Woodware onto scraps of different blue card from my bits drawers. Used majestic labels 2 and paper from stash. Sentiment is from the MFT 'grand sentiments' set and I added some Kort & Godt pearls.
Going to enter this into the snippets challenge over at Pixies crafty workshop as determined to use up all those off cut bits of card.
Also I had some happy post today :-)

Not happy to make card

Hi well this is a card I wasn't happy to make as for a member of staff who is leaving to open a tea and cake shop with her mum and she will be missed loads by me and the other staff :-(



So this is one for everyone at work to sign. Ingredients used were one of the stamps from the MFT set ' cupcake cutie' and coloured with promarkers. Used oval nesties,plain and scalloped and card from stash, also memory box 'small pinwheel posie' for the flowers and the Lala Land 'heart banner' die. Paper and gems from stash and a Woodware leaf punch.
Have to say my heart wasn't in this card so looking at it this morning see I could have done better!
Have a good day all x