Wee Little Bird House

Happy Thursday my fellow blogging friends. Firstly I would like to again say a big thank you for your lovely comments that you leave on my projects..... it is a joy to wake up everyday and see that my blog has been visited..... It makes my day!!!! Thank you also to all my new followers, I really do try and visit every ones blog and leave a comment, but I apologise if I haven't yet....... I am really busy at the moment, but I promise I will get round to all of your lovely blogs soon:).
So to my project that I would like to share with you today....... An altered Bird House! This really was a fun project to make. The bird house itself is from a company called Tando Creative, I got this at Ally Pally a few weeks back. It comes flat packed and is really easy to assemble and decorate....... I really should have taken pictures during the make, but as always I got carried away with the moment, but maybe I could do some video tutorials in the future ........ this is on my list of things that I would like to do......so watch this space:). Ok! back to the Bird House....... I chose papers from The Nitwit Collections - Country Lady: Available from LOTV.

 

•  I used a craft knife and scissors to cut with. Only adhere the paper one side first then cut and then adhere the other side, else you won't see where you need to cut! I inked all the edges using Victorian Velvet distress inks.
• Now assemble the house.... this is really easy as the base has slits in and you just slot them together. The roof just needs gluing in position.
• Once all assembled you are now ready to decorate.  I have gone to town with this part:).
• Most of the items I have used are from The Hobby House - The images are Sweet Blossom toppers (Wee Stamps, by Sylvia Zet). I have cut these out.
• The roses are Wedding Day and Raspberry Truffle - The Hobby House.
• The leaves and flourish are Spellbinder: Jewel Flowers and Flourishes.
• The tiny birds - Marianne Design Creatables.
• Pearl Brads -The Hobby House
• Tiny pearls - Mei Flower
• Tiny flower buds - Anne Marie Designs
• Other pearls and lace  - my Stash
• I have finished of with adding lots of Stickles Glitter - Diamond..... I think I have a little bit of an addiction with this product :).

Here are some more photo's to show you the house in a little more detail .........

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges:

Whimsy Stamps - Anything Goes -

Simon Says Challenge - Flower Power

ABC Challenge - Not Just One

Happy campers - Lace

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Flowers

Creatalicious Challenges - For The Girls

Our Creative corner - Anything Goes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heartfelt Creations DT projects

Good morning everyone:) Thank you for your patients whilst I made some changes to my blog.... I hope you like it!
Today as it is Wednesday (and all other future Wednesday's) I have another Heartfelt Creations DT project to share with you.... Well actually 2 .
The 1st is a gift  box made with the new May release - Sun kissed Collection. The die is called Gift ensemble and comes as one die which you die cut 4 times to create the box.  It also comes with a foliage swirl die and some tiny little flowers. The box itself is very easy to assemble.... There is a video tutorial over at the Heartfelt Creations Blog..... beautifully demonstrated by Emma Lou.
Other dies that I have used are Timeless Amour, Sun Kissed fleur die and Spellbinder Timeless Rectangle. The papers are from the Sun Kissed Collection Pad and I have also used card from The Paper Temptress to make the box. The flowers have been stamped using the matching Sun Kissed fleur pre cut stamp. For all of the other items used and for the full instructions on how to make this gift box hop over to the Heartfelt Creations Blog.... HERE

 

I would like to enter my gift box into the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - O's & X's (ribbon, Sentiment, Tag)

Stamp With Fun - Selfmade Flowers
Happy Campers -  Lace
Artistic Inspiration - Flowers & Lace



The next project that I have to share with you today is a layout. Again using the Sun Kissed Collection. The flowers have been stamped and die cut using Core'dinations pale blue card. I have then coloured them in with copics to add a bit of shading.  The pearl flourish, pearl buttons,  and pearls are from The Hobby House. For details of all the other items and instructions on how I put the layout together please hop over to the Heartfelt Creations blog....... where you will also find some gorgeous designs from the rest of the DT.

 

 

 

New Blog Design

A very good Monday morning fellow bloggers:)
I decided this morning that I would have a play with my blog design ..... I felt I wanted a bit of a change :)  So please bare with me whilst I get it right ..... I really have know idea what I am doing and I think the only way to learn is have a play around!  Got a few hiccups .... I don't know if you see this, but when I click on my blog another horrible colour comes up on my page before my new design comes up:(..... Not sure how to get rid of this so this will be  a job for my son when he comes home from school and also I need to tweak a few bits, but I think I am liking this new design :)
If you are a follower of my blog you will have to get use to me changing things pretty frequently ....... as I love to play around and have a new look from time to time:).
So my blog will have to stay like this until later this evening as I now have a few projects that I need to be working on (I only planned on playing for an hour).
I will be back later with an update on my blog design and also maybe a creation to share.
If you are wondering where I got this pretty design from then here is a link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crafting When We Can Challenge - Lime green and pink theme

Hello again!
Another post today...... My DT card for Crafting When We Can Challenge! The theme this time is colour combo lime green and pink.
Our sponsors are Dilly Beans.

• The card is 6x6
• Image is Dilly Bean digi and coloured in with Copics.
• I have used papers from Nitwit Collection - Perfect Pair and some pink pearlescent card.
• The ribbon and pearls are from my stash.
• The pearl heart is from Mei Flower.
• Mulberry rose - The Hobby House
• The sentiment and die are from Whimsy Stamps - Available from The Hobby House.
• Spellbinder die used - A2 Locking Loops.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Deep Ocean Challenge - Sparkle

The Crafty Bloggers Network - O's and X's (die/punch, flowers, ribbon)

Dilly beans Challenge- Celebrations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Special Dad

Hi fellow bloggers, I hope you are all having a nice weekend:) I have been having a very productive crafting few days..... I had to finish off my projects to send into The Hobby House semi final design team call, which  are supposed to be there for Tuesday .... so off I toddled up to our local Post Office and guess what!!! they decided to close 1 hour earlier than they should..... how annoying, not even a note on the door to apologise:( ...  (I hope to share these projects with you next week!) 
So I came home and made a 'gents' card!!!! No pink!, no lace, but I still couldn't resist a little bit of bling:) I have made the card for my dad for Fathers Day...... thought I had better try and be a bit more organised now that I have DT projects to complete and as I have been promising myself to make a few more male cards, this was the perfect opportunity!

• The card is 8x8
• The image is from LOTV Vintage Boys - Sketch pad set 1. I have coloured the image in using Copics.
• The papers are Nitwit Collection - Petal Fresh. Cardstock is Core'dinations
• Spellbinder dies - Die-D-lites Poppy Patch and Whimsical Tree.  Labels Twenty Eight
• Marianne Design creatables - Grass, Bird, and bird house
• Magnolia Dohickeys - Lovely Fence
• Letters stamps - my stash
• Stickles glitter - Lime green
• Pearl brads and gems -The Hobby House

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Paper creator's crafts - For the Boys



Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Lily of the Valley - Boy oh Boy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



LOTV - Little Fairy

Evening all! I hope you are all doing well......... Today I have been working on my DT work for Heartfelt Creations, but Mr Mojo is really not playing the game this last few day:( I have however made a scrapbook layout.... ( you will get to peek at this next week) not really sure about it but hey we are all a loud our off days, aren't we!
So anyway I decided today that I would have a little clear out in my craft room........ isn't it surprising how much we hoard, even when we know we will probably never use it:(  I have this terrible habit of keeping every single scrap of paper left over from my projects and end up with boxes and drawers of little bit's of paper that I will probably never use.... so now ALLL GONE!. I now have a clean and tidy craft room!
So anyway today I would like to share with you a little card I made a few days ago........ I was going for a clean and elegant look..... but me being me had to add a few more flowers and pearls, oh and lace....... and then a bow! but thats me I suppose, however I am quite pleased with the way it turned out, I hope you like it too:)

• The base card is 5"x7" and is made using Spellbinder die - Enchanted Labels 28 as is the tag.
• The sentiment I think came with a freebie set from a magazine many moons ago.
• The image is a fairy from LOTV sketch pad set 6 - Fairies and I have coloured her in using copics.
• Papers - Nitwits Collection: Country Lady
• Other Spellbinder dies that I used  - Labels 28, A2 matting Basics B
• Flowers - The Hobby House
• Lace, pearls and ribbon - my stash
• The diamante star  - Mei Flower

If you would like to know how to make a base card from this type of die then Becca over at
Amazing Paper Grace has a wonderful video tutorial ........ her cards and projects are absolutely adorable!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Happy Campers - Lace

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Through the Craft room Door - Always Anything Goes

Craft your Passion - Floral Delights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heartfelt Creations - Sun kissed Collection

Today I am sharing with you my very 1st Design Team project that I created for Heartfelt Creations!
We are pleased to introduce the Sun Kissed Fleur Collection. This collection includes 2 dies: the Gift Ensemble die (yes, you can make a fancy box with this die!) and the Sun Kissed Fleur die which cuts out 10 different flowers at a time. How's that for value?
The paper collection, called Sun Kissed Collection, comes in vibrant aquas and oranges and fades to light greens and yellows. You also have a wonderful selection of floral stamps to choose from: fancy tags, an overflowing basket, beautiful patterned backgrounds, borders and corners.
Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by May 14th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $180.91.

 

 For details of the items that I have used and instructions hop over to  Heartfelt Creations and also see what all the other talented Design Team members have created :) There is also a fabulous Video tuturial by Emma Lou Beechy,  showing you how to get the best out of your flower dies and stamps and also how to make up the gift box ...... I have made one of these which I will be sharing with you next week :)