Accordion Card

I haven't made this style of card for quite a while, but was reminded of it when a watched a video this week on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page.  It's a very easy Fancy Fold  to make.

 

The patterned paper is from The Works.  I used a   Poppystamps 'Petal Ribbon' die and added a tiny yellow pearl to the centre of each flower.  The sentiment was punched with a Stampin' Up Punch.  I trimmed it down and used the punch again with yellow card for the mat.

The patterned paper was all snippets and I used a white snippet for the die cut, so I'll share my card over in The Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #532 ~ Use Snippets

Love Those Pretty Papers May Challenge ~ Fancy Fold

Creative Creases Challenge #115 ~ Use a Fun Fold

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #277 ~ Anything Goes

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #41 ~ Anything Florals Goes 

Circle Bridge Card

My hubby and I arrived home yesterday from a wonderful week in Cumbria with five other couples, staying in a large self-catering house.  We've been going away together to different places every year since 1990 (except for during Covid).  I'll post a few photos of our holiday at the end of this post.

A birthday card using a style of card I make for my husband HERE.  This time it's a feminine card.

The patterned paper is from The Works.  The circles were cut with Memory Box dies.  I embossed the white circle with a Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder.  The butterfly was made from Memory Box 'Pippi Butterfly' and 'Isabella Butterfly' die cuts and attached to the circle just by the body to leave the wings free. 

This is the back of the card.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is a Stampin' Up 'Label Me Bold' stamp, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Charming Pink'.

I am joining in the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge #780 ~ Birthday Blog Hop

Love Those Pretty Papers May Challenge ~ Anything Goes/Fancy Fold

Moving Along With The Times Challenge #189 ~ One or More Butterflies

Dragonfly Dreams May Challenge ~ Use Die Cuts

Triple B May Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

AAA Birthday Game #85 ~ Anything Birthday Goes, We Are 7

If you've read this far, here are a few photos of the fabulous area around Cockermouth, Cumbria.

View from our bedroom window.

Allsorts Challenge ~ Monochrome

It's my turn to choose the theme for the Allsorts Challenge.  I've chosen 'Monochrome', so I would love to see your cards using black and white or shades of one colour.  As always there is also the option of Anything Goes.

I saw this style of card demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page, I'm not sure if it has a name.  The front middle panel lifts up to reveal the message. The papers are from The Range.  

I die cut a Memory Box 'Chloe Stem' flower and attached to the front panel.  The layered sentiment is attached with foam pads.

This is the back of the card.

 This card was much more simple to make.  I saw the instructions for making it on Di's blog HERE.

The patterned paper is from The Range.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Monarch'.  I hand cut a mat for the sentiment and raised it up on foam pads.

An advantage of making this style of card is that with the leftover pieces of patterned paper, you can make a second card.

There are two prizes for the Allsorts Challenge, a A5 stamp set and an A6 stamp and stencil.

There will be a very special challenge for our 17th Birthday on 23rd June, so be sure to mark the date in your diary.

Dragonfly Dreams ~ Guest Designer

I was delighted to be invited to be a Guest Designer for the Dragonfly Dreams May Challenge.  The theme this month is 'Die-Cuts'.

I decided to make a Joy Fold card, using one of my favourite set of sentiment dies, Stamp Market 'Paper Hug'.  The paper is from a paper pad from The Works.

There is a plain white panel inside to write the message.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers May Challenge

Creative Creases Challenge #115 ~ Use a Fun Fold

Creative Knockouts Challenge #569 ~ 2 or More Pattern Papers

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ All White

The May Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today and the theme is 'All White', so we would love to see all your White on White creations.  Just a simple DT card today as it was the first one I made using mainly just my left hand after my little mishap, but I'm pleased how it turned out.  

 

I used a snippet of white card with a Darice embossing folder which I bought in a charity shop a while ago and this is its first outing. I attached a scrap of white hessian type ribbon to the embossed panel, which I had corner rounded.  The panel was then layered over the card blank which I had also corner rounded.  The sentiment was one I had already stamped from the Stampin’ Up ‘Humming Along’ set and I hand cut a mat from a white snippet to make it more rigid.  The sentiment was attached with foam pads to add some extra dimension.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th May and I'm looking forward to seeing all your All White creations.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #531 ~ Use Snippets

NBUS May Challenge #86 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge ~ Anything Goes with a Twist of FLOWERS

Happiest Christmas Wishes

Sneaking in a last minute card for the Rudolph Days Challenge.  I made a card HERE using the same image in purple.  I really liked how it turned out, so I made a CAS version.

The image and sentiment are from the Stampin' Up 'Dashing Deer' set and stamped with Versafine Clair 'Monarch'.  I used two shades of purple for the mats to match with the shade of purple in the image.  I finished off my card with three tiny clear gems.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days April Challenge

CRAFT  Challenge #779 ~ Christmas

Sweet Stampin' ~ Christmas in April

Allsorts Challenge ~ Shaped/Anything but Square

Christine has chosen the theme for this fortnight's Allsorts Challenge and she would like to see your 'Shaped/Anything but Square' card.  You are also welcome to use the Anything Goes option.  I made a Star Border Card for my DT card.  

The papers are from The Works  The sentiment is was made with dies from The Stamp Market 'Hello' set.  The flower was made with Creative Expressions 'Daisy Blossoms' dies.

You can find the tutorial for this style of card HERE.

  There are two prizes from AALL and Create for the lucky winners.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Creative Creases April Challenge ~ Use a Fun Fold

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge ~ Anything Florals Goes

Masculine Card

It was my hubby's birthday yesterday and this is the card I made for him.  Thankfully I made it a few weeks ago, before my little accident, otherwise he might have had a shop bought card! 😮I'm getting more proficient at typing with my left hand, although now the plaster cast is off and replaced with a splint and a wrist brace, I also have the use of my thumb and two fingers on my right hand.  I might even try a little crafting over the weekend.

I saw this style of card demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page recently.  I altered the measurements to make a 7" x 7" card as it suited the die cut football better.  The patterned paper is from The Range.  The football is raised up on foam pads to add some dimension.  I didn't intend to put two small black pearls on the sentiment panel, but they are useful for covering a little smudge, aren't they. 😉

This is the back of the card with the blank panel, where a wrote the message.  I struggle at the moment to hold a pen in my right hand, so my writing looks like a five year old's, but it's even worse if I try to write with my left hand. 🤣

I am joining in the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #817 ~ Masculine

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #515 ~ Diecuts and/or Stencils

Die Cut Divas April Challenge ~ Anniversary or Birthday Card

Creative Creases April Challenge ~ Use a Fun Fold

Corner Pop-Up Card

Thank you for all the Get Well Wishes on my last post.  No chance of crafting one handed so I'm sharing a card I made for my great niece earlier this month.

The patterned paper was all snippets from a paper pad from The Range. The flowers were made from snippets too, using dies from the Jamie Rodgers 'Daisy Blossoms' set.   The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #530 ~ Use Snippets

Die Cut Divas April Challenge ~ Anniversary or Birthday Card

Triple B April Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Love Those Pretty Papers April Challenge

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #40 ~ Anything Florals Goes

Not the weekend I'd planned!

I should be at a craft weekend with a group of crafters this weekend. I made these gift boxes containing caramel Easter Eggs to take with me to give to a few crafty friends. Thursday evening I somehow tripped over a kerb and nosedived onto the pavement. (No alcohol involved! 🤣) After 5 1/2 hours in A & E Thursday night, my hand is in a plaster cast and my face looks like I've done several rounds with Mike Tyson! No crafting for a while as my right hand is out of action, so I ate the contents of one or two boxes to cheer myself up. 😋 xx

I used a Craft Addiction 'Cracker Die' I bought recently.  I watched a video showing how to use it to make boxes, but I adjusted the measurements to make it the right height for the Easter Eggs.  The patterned paper was from The Works.  I bought some inexpensive, mini clear hair bands to keep the boxes closed.

I just need to practise typing faster with just one hand as two fingers on my right hand are enclosed in the plaster cast.  It's times like this I wish I was left-handed! 🤣

I am joining in the following challenges:

NBUS April Challenge ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (die)

Love Those Pretty Papers April Challenge

Time Out Challenge #310 ~ Sweet treats are in the boxes 😉

Allsorts Challenge ~ In the Garden

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Gail has chosen the theme of 'In the Garden'. As always, there is also the option of Anything Goes.

I used a Studio Light triptych die for the card base and layers. The dandelion patterned paper is from The Range.  I stencilled the middle panel using a Lavinia 'Dynamic' stencil and 'Kitsch Flamingo' Distress Ink.  The fairy is a Lavinia 'Olivia - small' stamp, stamped with Versafine 'Onyx Black'.  I added some sparkle to the fairy's wings using a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush. 

There are two prizes of Lavinia stamps for the lucky randomly drawn winners.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers April Challenge

Make My Monday Challenge #275 ~ Monotone

Stamping Sensations April Challenge ~ Inspired by Nature

We Love Stamping April Challenge ~ Spring

Stencil Fun April Challenge ~ Use a Stencil

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Dies and Punches

The theme of the April Crafty Calendar Challenge is 'Die Cuts/Punches'.  I made this masculine card for my brother using two different dies.

The patterned paper is from Anna Marie Designs. I found a piece of white card in my snippets drawer which was already embossing with a Creative Expressions 'Cogs & Gears' embossing folder.  I cut it into a long panel and layered it on a black mat.  I used a Memory Box 'Gearworks Border' die with silver mirror card and layered the die cut over the embossed panel.  I used one of the dies from the Xcut 'Cogs Chronology' set with a snippet of black card to add a cog to the top right hand corner.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th April, so please hop over to the challenge blog to see all the beautiful creations the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #135 ~ Layer it up

Creative Knockouts #568 ~ Embossing Delight

Krafty Chicks Challenge #814 ~ Birthday

Little Red Wagon Challenge # 852 ~ "M" is for Masculine

Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Snippets Playground Challenge #529 ~ Use Snippets

Highland Cow

I made this card today to enter a challenge on the Craft Addition Facebook page, where the theme is turquoise and gold.

The turquoise die cut is a Craft Addiction 'Highland Cow'. I used the die again with gold glitter card and inlaid all the little pieces into the turquoise cow.  I used snippets of black and pink to inlaid the eye nose and tongue.  The sentiment made with Memory Box 'Alphabet Soup' die cuts and I added three turquoise pearls. I used the same turquoise and gold glitter card for the mats.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #633 ~ Four Legged Friends

The Paper Funday Challenge #85 ~ Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Fur or Feathers

Allsorts Challenge ~ It's Springtime

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Brenda has chosen the theme of 'It's Springtime'.

For my DT card, I used an embossing folder I was given recently.  I think it may have been a magazine cover gift a while ago.  As it's covered in tulips, it was perfect for my springtime card.  The embossed pattern has a flat circle in the middle and my first thought was to die cut the cut out.  However, this would have flatten the embossed design.  I die cut a stitched white circle and stamped the stem and leaves from the Stampin' Up 'Timeless Tulips' set directly onto the circle.  The flower head was stamped on a scrap of white card using two different pink stamp pads to add some shading.  It was then fussy cut and attached with foam pads to add some extra dimension.  The sentiment was a stamp from the same set and I hand cut the sentiment banner and mat.  Three tiny green pearls finished off my card. 

The prize this time is two Penny Black Stamps available from Buddly Crafts.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 13 ~ Anything in (or from) a Garden

Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ Spring

Christmas Snippets

I made this card with snippets, although I've already entered the Snippets Playground challenge this fortnight with another project.  Have you entered the Snippets Playground challenge yet?  There is a lovely prize for the lucky randomly drawn winner and you have until 11am on Saturday to enter this fortnight's challenge.

I used a hexagonal punch with snippets of patterned paper from The Works.  I laid them across the top of the card blank and trimmed off the excess. I embossed a snippet of navy blue card with a Sue Wilson 'Snowflake Lattice' embossing folder. The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Morning Mist'.  Three silver holographic Card Candi finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days March Challenge