Succulents

 My latest projects :

Succulent trough and Bucket using Stampin Up Dies and Stamps.

Pop it Up Two

I think these dies form Karen Burniston are great to use just needs patience to get used to them.
Here is card two using Karen`s Flower Pot Pop Up. Think I need more practice with this one.

Pop it Ups

I have been trying out Karen Burniston Pop Up Dies here is the first one I have made.
The Die is Twist Circle pop up converted  following Karen Burnistons  You Tube Video.
I have used Stampin up Designer Papers to cover.
Here is a link to Karen`s Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZcj9Dnrpkc

My latest addiction!!

I would like to show you what I have been up to in between making my family cards.

 I have really gotten  into making my own flowers to embellish cards or flower wreathes that I am in the process of making for myself.
         I have found Susan Tierney Cockburn has been my inspiration and I have used her dies to cut out the cardstock. Below is a couple of photos of what I have achieved so far.

Another March Make

Here is the second Anniversary for this month:

This card was made with Stampin Up products:

Embossed background Stampin Up embossing folder  `Fluttering` this is a 6x6 folder and works great with the larger card.

The flowers were hand made using Stampin Up Botanical Builder Framelits.

 Copic Markers to colour petals.

Memory Box Stitched Oval Layers for the greeting.

Gem stone were added to centre of flowers to give a bit of bling.

March Makes

Here are photos of my latest makes :  Triple  Easel  Anniversary Card

I have used  Stampin Up Heart Framelits Dies to make the card.

Decorated with Background  paper from First Editions Sumer Breeze.

Hand made flowers using Susan Tierney Cockburn Dies Susan`s Garden  flower Columbine

Happy Birthday Numbers

Here is a card made for 22nd Birthday

Using Stampin Up products these are

Large Numbers  framelits and Numbers of Years  stamp set.

Stampin Up Doilie

Stampin Up Diamanté gems.

Stampin up inks.

My own sequins 

Twin Birthday Cards

These are two Birthday Cards for my grand daughters 17th birthday.
I have used Susan Tierney Die for the flowers and ladybird these I moulded and shaped to make the flowers look more realistic

Stampin Up Products used for the stamping and embelishments.

February 2016 Cards

 Here is the first of my February 2016 cards.

I have used Sue Tierney Dies and Stampin Up products.

Birthday Card for Daughter - In - Law

Below is a card I have made for my Daughter - in - Laws coming birthday.
I hope she like cutie cards!

I stamped this image using Sherri Baldy "My -Besties Stamp  Grow & Bloom"
Coloured the image  using Copic Markers.
Doilies are from Stampin Up
Flowers and Leaves  made using Stampin Up Punches and Framelits.
Corners are from Joy Crafts
Birthday Greeting done with Word text within a circle punched out and placed on a scalloped circle.
This is the first time I have used a Sherri Baldy Stamp and I don't think it will be the last.

 

Grandson James Dinosaur Birthday Box

Here are some photo's of the box.

This Dinosaur box was made using Lawn Fawn Stamps "Critters from the Past" and the corresponding dies that match. Sweet Cups now retired are from Stampin Up.  Letters and Numbers dies  are from Stamping Up. The leaves and greenery are from Die-namics "Wild Greenery" which go well with the Dinosaur theme.The four egg nests are for when James has eaten his sweeties to cover over the sweet cups.

Paper Bouquet

Below are three views of the paper flowers I have been creating. 

I have fashioned each flower using several different punches mainly punches from Stampin Up. 

I am in the process of making some more to add to this display.

A Gardener Card

A 3-d birthday card made for my grandson who loves his gardening.

I have used Die-Namics Die Set  "Spring Garden"  for the bench, flower pots, tools, watering can and some of the flowers. Fashioning the flowers using a stylus tool and glue  The tree is The Grand Alder Tree from Memory Box I added  Summer Time Flower Soft to look like blossom. The grass I used La-La Land Craft Die Grass Border.

Another Candle

I have been having another session of candle decorating.

Front

On the front of the candle I used a stamp of a rose from Creative Expressions and coloured it in using Stampin Up marker pens colours : The Rose, Pink Pirouhette and Melon Mambo. Leaves and stem Pear Pizzaze and Gaden Green.
The name was stamped using Stampin Up Back to Basic Alphabet photopolymer stamps.
                                                                          Reverse

Colours for the  duck Stampin Up marker pens Early Expresso, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and Chocolate chip. Water Pool Party and Marine Mist and the  Reeds  Mossy Meadow and Cajun Craze.

Seaside Birthday Card

A Birthday Card with a Seaside Theme.

Sand Sea and Sky background coloured using the Blending technique using inks.

Chalets and embelishments die cut and and painted with inks and copic markers.

At Kathleens Creative Haven: Anniversary Cards

At Kathleens Creative Haven: Anniversary Cards: A pair of Anniversary Cards These were made using Stampin Up products Stamp Sets used : S.U Butterfly Basics Punches...

Anniversary Cards

A pair of Anniversary Cards

These were made using Stampin Up products

Stamp Sets used : S.U Butterfly Basics

Punches and Dies used : S.U Framelit Hearts . S.U Framelits Banner Dies. S.U Butterfly Punch S.U Elegant Butterfly and S.U Bitty Butterfly. S.U Labels Punch. Spellbinders Heart Die. 

Top Card Roses Die-Namics Mini Royal Roses. Plasterboard scrim coloured with gold permanent marker.

S.U Diamante Gems for Decoration.

Grandson Box Card

Been busy making an Exploding Box Card for my grandsons 7th Birthday Here are some pictures of it.

I used Cuttlebug dies for the Space Craft.
For the monsters I used  Stampin Up Blast Off and Make a Monster stamped and coloured monsters. Monsters and  spacecraft were attached using acetate strips.
Background papers are what I printed off designs I had on my computer.
Gems used for decoration to spacecraft
Googly Eyes for the monsters.
Number, Alphabet and Happy Birthday die cut from glitter paper.
Sweetie Holders used are Stampin Up Sweet Treat Cups.
I now hope he will like it. 

Last for now Decorated Candles

Here are two decorated candles I have been inspired to try.

Materials needed;
 Pillar Candles
Heat Gun/ Embossing Gun
White Tissue Paper (to stamp images on and colour)
Wax Paper (to wrap around candle whilst melting tissue paper image into candle)
Gems to decorate if required

Here are two  I have made so far:

                                                                      1st candle

                                                                 
                                                                       2nd candle

                                                            2nd candle reverse side

Boxes and More Boxes

     Well been making some different style of boxes cased from the internet.
 3 x  Squeeze open boxes first picture ideal for little and medium items.

     The second  picture of 2 Diamond boxes the smallest box ideal size a cream egg. A big for thank you to Stampin Up demonstrator Sam McDonald from Pootles Crafts for the tutorial.

                                                                        1st picture

2nd picture Diamond Boxes

On A Spring Roll `Ha Ha`

Here we go I have had a go at using Stampscape Stamps these are used on ink blended backgrounds using ink dusters onto glossy paper I used photo glossy paper and it has worked a treat. Then stamped with Stampscape Stamps for details, I am going to have another go at this enjoyed doing it. The finished picture looks lovely framed.

Back for the Spring been hibernating!

Hi everyone sorry it has been awhile since my last blog. However I would like to show you what I have been up to.
This is my 1st Easter Project 2015 :

Materials used:

1 x 3" mini bucket.
Green Paper ( Fringed for grass effect.)
Green Cardstock ( for Flower Stems , wisps of grass, leaves.)
Scraps of coloured Cardstock for the flowers.
1pr Fringe Scissors ( for the grass effectI
Stampin Up From the Garden Stamp Set (sentiment Sweet As Can Be.)
Stampin Up Hand Picked Framelit Dies ( Seed Label Die cut stamped.)
Stampin Up Petite Petals Punch ( for the 6 main flowers)
Stampin Up Itty Bitty Flower Punch ( for 6 main flower centres)
Stampin Up Itty Bitty Scalloped Circle ( for mini flowers shaped and adhered to grass.)
Stampin Up Oval Punch ( for leaves folded in half and run through the woodgrain embossing folder then one end trimmed to a point).
Stampin Up Woodgrain Embossing Folder

All  main Flower Heads have been made in pairs and put back to back on the stem then leaf add to stem.

Not Forgetting The Goodies!
1 x Cadburys Cream Egg placed in the bottom of Bucket.
Mini chocolate speckled eggs on top.

My Son's Birthday card

It has been awhile since I have posted to my blog hopefully my MoJo has returned!

Below is the card I made for my son`s birthday . I thought the stairs card would be a change,

I used brown card stock for the base and decorated it with a sand coloured card which I embossed with a brickwork embossing folder this was matted on gold card stock.

For the tools I die cut  using Marianne Creatables LR0288 Tools Die.

The Greeting were stamped onto white card stock and attached using small brads.

50th Birthday

Well here is another one of the latest things a pop up box card. These are just great for posting that is depending how much 3d  stuff you put on and in them. Well here is my latest effort at one, this one is for my niece who will be celebrating her 50th birthday in May.

For the flowers I have used
Stampin Up : Flower Shop and Petite Flowers Stamps plus the punches that go with them.
 Leaves are made with  the Bird Builder Punch.
Labels of Love Stamps plus the Artisan Label Punch used for the greeting label.
Butterflies are stamped using Stampin Up Papillon Pot Pourri  Stamps and punched out with  S.U Elegant Butterfly Punch and Bitty Butterfly Punch
The ink colours I have used are Stampin Up Regal Rose, Strawberry Slush , Certain Celery and Pistachio Pudding.
The numbers were Silver Glitter Card cut with Die-namics Number Dies.
Diamante gems used fro centre of flowers and butterflies.
The ribbon some silver ribbon I had in my stash.

Rose Ball Topiary

I would like to share with you my latest projects these topiary style rose ball trees.

I used the Stampin Up Spiral Flower Die to make roughly 85 roses for each tree. Once these were made and shaped they were stuck on to a solid polystyrene ball size 120mm using a glue gun. A 12mm wide dowel was coloured with Early Expresso Ink and Alway Artichoke ink from Stampin Up then inserted into the polystyrene ball.  I used  10cm tall metal buckets in beige for both trees The trees were set into plaster  of  paris  casting powder, held whilst dry this took about 20 minutes to set I then decorated over the plaster with cream decorative gravel. Finished off making satin ribbon bows to match with the colours of the trees.

Paper Flower Wreathes

Hi everyone I would like to share with you two of my latest projects. A flower wreath made with a Stampin Ups kit, the second one is my own version using paper flowers which I have made. These have brought a bit of Spring / Summer into my home.

This is Stampin Ups Wreath Kit

This is my own version using flowers I have crafted.