Wednesday 27 March 2024

Crossover Card

Just checking through my draft fold and this card is one I made a little while ago and I forgot to add to my blog.

The patterned paper is from an old Papermania pad.  I made the tag with a Stampin' Up punch and added a flower made with dies from the Sue Wilson 'Passion Flower' set.  I put a white pearl in the middle of the flower.

The two side panels inside were embossed with an old Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The plain panel in the centre is for the message.

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Monday 25 March 2024

Christmas Milk Carton Gift Boxes

The Rudolph Days March Challenge begins today.  Helen took over the challenge from the lovely Maureen last month and the new place for finding the challenge is HERE.  I love making these Milk Carton gift boxes after seeing them demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page.  I've made a couple ready for Christmas.

The box is made from one sheet of A4 card.  The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Works.  The box is kept closed with the bulldog clip.

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I made a second one in blue and white, my favourite colour combination for Christmas.  These patterned papers were from The Works too.





Saturday 23 March 2024

Allsorts Challenge ~ Keep It Simple

Sarah has chosen the theme of  'Keep it Simple' for the Allsorts Challenge this week.  You can always choose to use the Anything Goes option if you prefer.  With Easter next weekend, this challenge will be running for two weeks.

A simple masculine card today for a friend who loves pigs.  I used a set of dies from the Creative Expressions 'Farmyard Residents' set to make the pig.  The sentiment is a  Memory Box 'Grand Happy Birthday' die, cut in grey card and attached to the card blank.  I used the die again in pink card and inlaid the 'waste' letters into the letters in the grey card.  As this was a card for a man, I decided not to add any other embellishments.  The pig was from a preloved set of dies I bought recently.  As I used it for the first time, I'll be sharing my card in the NBUS Challenge.

Prizes are from Highlight Crafts  Stamp Addicts.

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Friday 22 March 2024

Craftlandia Challenge 18 ~ Easter/Anything Goes

The Craftlandia Challenge 18 begins today and runs until 30th March. Ayla has chosen the theme of Easter or there is the Anything Goes option if you prefer.

For my DT card, I've used stamps from the Stampin' Up 'Timeless Tulips' set.  The stem and leaves were stamped onto a snippet of white card with Versafine Clair 'Green Oasis'.  The ovals are Memory Box 'Stitched Oval Layers' die cuts.  I used the same ink pad to stamp the sentiment.  The tulip head stamp was stamped with a mixture of Versafine Clair 'Golden Meadow' and 'Summertime', punched out with a matching punch and attached to the card with foam pads to add some dimension.  The designer paper is from Stampin' Up. Three brown pearls finished off my card. 

Prizes (given by Mia):

1st prize:
Deco Star stencil

2nd prize:
Tote bag with handmade bow

3rd prize:
Handmade writing book cover

Please hop over the the challenge blog to see all the creations the DT have made for inspiration.