Love Birds

Hi everyone.

I hope you're all well.

I'd like to share a Valentine's card which I've made for my lovely hubby Ted...

I've cut out a couple of love birds from gold mirri and sandwiched it between the white and black layers of the top panel, which has been mounted with foam pads to raise it off the base. The aperture was made using a Spellbinder die. I've finished off with a couple of Sissix hearts and a Spellbinder sentiment. Obviously I haven't gone too fussy as it's for a bloke...

I would like to enter this for the following:-

Chocolate, coffee and cards - Love is in the air

Fussy and Fancy - It's all about love

Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day

Creative Knockouts - Hearts a flutter

Crafting for all seasons - Have a heart

The Paper Shelter - Be my Valentine

Thank you so much for visiting. I hope to see you again soon.

Hugs Helen xx

Birthday flowers

Hi everyone.

I hope you're all well.

I saw a post by Sue Wilson yesterday which really inspired me to make the card I'm going to share with you today. You can see the original card here.

Here's what I made...

I've had the white card in my stash for years and thought it was time to use some of it up. The flowers have been made up from my scraps box too. I've recently sorted out all my die storage and came across a set I haven't used in a while so used this to cut out the aperture (Spellbinders Adorning Squares). I've used 3 different sized flower punches and added hot fix pearls to the centres. I love how this has turned out. Think I might make a few more based on this design.

I would like to enter this for the following:-

Clear it out - Anything goes

Craft your passion - Anything goes

Through the craftroom door - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Thank you so much for visiting. I hope I'll see you again soon.

Hugs Helen xx

Soon be Spring with Ruby's Rainbow

Good morning. Bit of a chilly one today...

It's time for a new challenge at Ruby's Rainbow. 

Our theme is 'Soon be Spring'.

We'd like to see anything Spring related. Here's my little bit of inspiration...

I've used a stamp which I got free with a recent magazine (Papercraft Essentials Issue 115). It's from the Bebunni range from Crafter's Companion and is called Birthday Wishes. I've coloured it using Copics before fussy cutting it and mounting it with glue gel. The papers were also a freebie which I've been stashing for some time... I tidied my paper drawer recently and found lots of stuff I'd forgotten about so I'm trying to remember to look through this stuff first before buying more...

I've used a few dies and finished off with a flower I bought from LOTV last year and a ribbon sentiment. I think this looks lovely and fresh and as I look out at the snow and ice it reminds me that it won't be too long till Spring is here...It can't come quick enough for me!

I would  like to enter this for the following:-

Crafts Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi

Clear it out - Anything goes

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes

Through the craftroom door - Anything goes

Sister Act card Challenge - Anything goes

Thank you so much for visiting. Stay safe and warm.

Hugs Helen x

You'll be with me...

Hi everyone.

I hope you're all well.

My daughter asked me earlier this afternoon if I could make a card for her friend's 21st birthday next month. She adores the musical Wicked and the sentiment on this card features her favourite line of the lyrics for the song 'For Good'. She's currently studying at uni in America so they won't be together for her birthday... hence the sentiment inside the card...

The image is Crafty Sentiments and is called Harriet - Witchy ride. I've coloured using Copics.

The handprint has been embossed with clear embossing powder before I inked the heart with Pearlescent Purple Brilliance ink. 

I would like to enter this for the current challenge at Use your stuff - inspired by a song.

Thank you so much for visiting. I'll see you soon.

Hugs Helen x

Let's party with Sparkles Christmas Challenges

Hi everyone.

As I'm typing this it's just started to snow again. Luckily it's too wet for it to hang around.  I hope you're all managing to stay snug at the moment.

It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges and as it's our 4th Anniversary our theme is 'Let's party'. Here's my little piece of inspiration using a gorgeous LOTV stamp which I got for Christmas...

I've coloured him using Copics. If you look closely at the cracker you'll see that I added one of the tiny stars from the bunting. The red strip and the green part of the embellishment at the bottom corner of the image are made using a Sue Wilson bow die set. I've added a scalloped circle and star with a glazed candi to finish off the embellishment, also adding starts and candi to the red strip. The star die is a Spellbinder one and I glazed using Glossy Accents. The sentiment is from an old Dandelion and Daisy set. The bunting is a Joanna Sheen die.

We have 2 fabulous sponsors this month...

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I hope you'll join us. Also please pop over and visit the rest of the design team and have a look at their gorgeous inspiration...

I would like to enter this for the following:-

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - February

Penny Black and more - Anything goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi

Robyn's Fetish - Anything goes

Thank you so much for visiting. I hope I'll see you again soon.

Hugs Helen x

Painted Love Heart

Hi everyone.

I hope you're not suffering too much with the weather. We've had some snow but it hasn't hung around, thank goodness.

I've been having a play about in my craft room this week as I wanted to enter the current challenge at Use Your Stuff. The theme is to use some paint on your project. I chose to spray a heart shape, which I recycled from a card someone bought me a couple of years ago, using spray lacquer. I've also painted some chipboard letters with acrylic paint before coating them with pinflair glaze and addind a gem to each letter. I finished off with some flowers and a ribbon...

Here's the before picture of the letters...

I just need to find somewhere to hang it now.

I really enjoyed making this. Thanks for visiting.

I hope to see you again soon.

Happy crafting

Helen x

Make it masculine for Ruby's Rainbow

Hi everyone.

There's a new challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow.

Our theme for the next fortnight is 'Make it masculine'.

Here's my little bit of inspiration...

I've used a retro paper which has been in my stash for years and used dies and co-ordinating card to layer it up. The sentiment is a Spellbinder die. It's a simple design but effective all the same. I hope you like it.

I would like to enter this for the following:-

Use your stuff - geometric shapes

Gem of a challenge - birthday card for a boy

Paper creators - anything goes

Thanks for visiting. I hope you'll check out the challenge at Ruby's.

See you soon.

Hugs Helen x