Claudia's Butterflies

Hi everyone, welcome back...

I've had a lovely day out with my best friend Sue today....craft shopping...just for a change. I've spent the rest of my birthday money plus a bit more from my wonderful hubby Ted. I got various papers, embossing folders, stamps and bits and bobs which I'm sure will feature quite soon, in fact I've used one of my new backing papers for this card. I also got some of the Boofle stamps but I'm gonna have to practise with these so watch this space. I've made this card for my next door neighbour's birthday, which is on Sunday. I hope she likes it....

The image is a super digi from Pollycraft. I was lucky enough to win her a few weeks ago when one of my cards was picked as one of the favourites. The quality of the digi stamps is fantastic. I've coloured with promarkers and added glitter to both little butterflies and a gem to one of them. I was going to add tiny gems to the other little butterfly but the eyesight wasn't up to it.... I've cut the image with a spellbinder die. The backing paper is Daisy and Dandelion - Lovingly Yours. I've punched a lace border (Martha Stewart) and a butterfly and tropical flourish, both Cheery Lynn, from pink card which has a slight texture. I also added some ribbon and flowers from my stash.

 I would like to enter this into the following:-

Cheery Lynn - challenge 24
Whimsy Stamps - punches or dies
Fussy and Fancy - punches or dies
Polly Craft - Cute critters
Crop stop - paper lace

Thank you for visiting. I hope you like what you see. Thank you to those of you who are kind enough to leave me a message. I love to read them.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Have a Hoot!

Hi everyone, hope you're all well. I had some great, if a little scary, news yesterday. I'm going to be a GDT member for Craft Your Passion for the month of May. I've never done anything like this before so I'm a bit nervous. I just hope I can do them justice, I'll certainly try my best...

Anyhow, here is my card share for today. I'm really pleased with this one...

 I've used a lovely digi stamp from Whimsy Stamps. It took me a few attempts till I was happy with the colouring, using promarkers. I've cut him out with Spellbinders Labels 5, which I've edged with Momento Rich cocoa. The tree has been made up of a piece of coredinations white wash cardstock which has been embossed using the Spellbinders M-bossabilities 'Flora' folder (design B) and then I've sanded it and edged it with Rich Cocoa. The trunk has been cut freehand from some Woodland Folk paper. I've used a Martha Stewart punch for the brown strip. Te green checked backing paper is by Serif, called 'Picnic in the park' and was free with a magazine a while ago. I made the sentiments using word and edged with Rich Cocoa.

I love this little owl and can see me using it a lot. I hope you like it too.

I would like to enter this into the following:-
Whimsy Stamps - Punches or die cuts 
Craft your passion - die cuts and punches 
Polly Craft - cute critters 
PaperPlay challenges - animal antics 
Make it Monday 

Thank you so much for visiting, I hope you like what you see and that you'll come back soon.

Happy crafting
Helen xx
 

Rudolph

Hi everyone, I thought it was time for another Christmas card! It is the middle of April after all....I've never been this organised. Every year I say I'll start early and every year it gets to December and PANIC....but not this year...thanks to my recent addiction to blogging I'll have a great stash...

This is for Crafty Hazelnut's Let's have a sing song challenge. I don't think I need to tell you which Christmas song it is...

 The backing paper has lots of writing on it including 'Santa Claus is coming to town', 'Jingle Bells' and there are pictures of Rudolph pulling a sleigh. I've distressed the edges with a Tim Holtz distress tool. I've cut Rudolph with my cricut using Doodlecharms. I've added googly eyes and painted his nose with Pinflair Craft glaze. The die cut is Labels 3 with gold peeloffs saying 'Rudolph the red nosed reindeer'. The spotty ribbon is by Anita and Rudolph's bow is from the Papermania capsule collection - Red Hot ribbon bows. The flowers are punched with a Martha Stewart Poinsettia punch.

I hope you like him. Thank you for visiting. I hope I'll see you again soon and that you'll join me on my crafting journey.

Happy crafting
Helen xx
 

White on white

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well and enjoying your crafting. I decided to challenge myself to make a white on white card today.....so here it is...

 The base card is 13.5 x 13.5cms. I've added some white paper which has a slight leafy pattern embossed on it and distressed the edges. On top of this I've used my new Martha Stewart round the page punch and mounted using foam tape. The image, from Crafters Companion, has been stamped on white pearlescent paper and I've colored it with promarkers. There's also a panel of the white pearlescent paper behind the flowers, which I've embossed using versamark in the folder to add some holographic embossing powder for a bit of sparkle. I've cut a spellbinder labels six die and embossed it with dots, onto which I've glued the image. This diecut is mounted on foam pads too. I've added some white flowers and a white lace bow. Here are some close-ups.

 I hope you can see all the different white layers in the photos. I would like to enter this in I ♥ ProMarkers - white on white challenge and Delicious doodles - loads of layers.

Thanks for visiting, I hope you'll leave me a message. Hope to see you again soon.

Happy Crafting

Helen xx

Bella with presents - Especially For You

Hi everyone, I've just got back from a trip out to spend some more of my birthday money on craft stuff. Today I bought a Tim Holtz clock die, a gentle leaf die, some flowers, an embossing folder, some magnetic storage sheets, 3 promarkers and a Martha Stewart round the page punch (scallop 3-dot). Looking forward to creating with it all. I have started to play with the stuff I got on Saturday so here is my card...

 The image is called Bella with presents and is from Wild Rose Studios. I've coloured with promarkers and used pink sakura glitter pen on the 2 small butterflies. The doily started life white and has been coloured with spun sugar distress ink. The backing paper is from the Wild Rose Studios Bella paper pack and is matted with a pinky lilac paper, which I've also used as the liner. The flowers are docraft with a pink brad and a gem heat fixed on top. The lilac butterfly brad has been in my stash for a few years (good to use these things up at last). The bow is a ready made one by docrafts. The sentiment is a Daisy and Dandelion message tag. I love this image, I think it's really cute. I just hope I've done it justice! Here's a close-up..

I would like to enter this in the following:-

Joanna Sheen - someone special
Stamptacularsundaychallenge - anything goes
Card crafters circle - gentle pastel colours
Craft your passion - die cuts and punches
Pollycraft Monday Challenge - cute critters
Crafters Companion - 4 legged friends
Penny Black and more - April

Thanks for visiting, I hope you like what you see. Please come back soon.

Happy crafting
Helen xx

Tea with Mrs Tiggywinkle

Hi everyone and welcome to my newest followers...

I've been wanting to make a Tiggywinkle card ever since we saw a hedgehog in our garden for the first time the other day...haven't seen it since so it could be a one off...Anyway, here is my card.

 The stamp is by Crafters Companion and the backing papers have been printed on my laser printer from the Crafters Companion Mrs Tiggywinkle cd. The die cut is Spellbinders labels six.  I've added a charm which is a teapot. This originated on a necklace which one of my daughters got years ago free with a magazine...why any kid would want to wear a teapot round their neck is beyond me but at least it came in useful eventually. I knew I hoarded things for a reason. I've added ribbon and flowers from my stash and a Daisy and Dandelion message tag sentiment which I've layered up with some of the gingham backing paper.

It was my birthday yesterday and I got an absolutely brilliant pressie from my bestest buddy Sue. A new toy! Here it is..

It's a heated gem setter. It's fab, no more faffing about trying to glue gems on. I've used it to add some pink gems to the corners of my card..

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

Craft your days away - metal (the charm)
Joanna Sheen - Someone special
Stamptacular Sunday challenge - Freebie Week
Divas by design - Charmed I'm sure
Crafters Companion - 4 legged friends

Thank you for reading my blog and can I thank those of you who leave me wonderful words of encouragement. Your comments mean a lot to me.

Happy crafting
Helen xx
 

Childhood memories

Hi everyone, I'm back again...This time I've made a card inspired by childhood memories....don't laugh...

 I got one of Crafters Companions Paintbox Poppets stamps last week and have just had my first go with it...

The background paper is from Papermania Rose Garden and is matted with pink paper. The piece of pink glitter card must have come with a magazine at some point and I've added more fancy flowers than I have in the past....Need more flowers!! I've coloured the image with promarkers and edged with spun sugar distress ink. The die is Spellbinders Labels Six. I think she looks quite sweet, but I bet she has all her teeth, unlike me in my photo!

 I would like to enter this in the following:-

One stop craft - pastels and die cuts
Card makin mamas - getting girlie
Penny Black and more - April

Thanks for stopping by. See you again soon

Happy crafting
Helen xx