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Here we have a tag using the image from the fluffy friends collection and it’s called Monty bear flower bunch and you can find him HERE I’ve coloured him up with alcohol markers, I created the background using distressed inks and stencil paste.

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Card with a closure!

How are you enjoying the summer? It has been a tad warm hasn’t it phew!! 

This weeks project is a card with a closure and I’ve made this card for a friend who was the big 60 recently. Using Belle Papillon from Polkadoodles for a shabby chic feeling soft pink tones. I created the closure using a tag punch and layering papers over the top, I really went back into craft history and decoupaged the flowers and  made a wax seal! I do hope you like it.

PRODUCTS USED

Belle Papillon bepapdl

Not so plain Kraft papers pd9156

Sentiments, the great sentiment strip pd9115.

Back to school notebook

I wish it was time for the children to go back to school but alas there’s still 3 weeks left ha ha ! For this project I created a notebook/journal it’s an essential item to have for the beginning of the new term isn’t it?  I used Polkadoodles Rebel flower digi stamp and coloured her with markers, the design paper is Polkadoodles scrumptious sugar paper pack. I see an old Polkadoodles stamp which is always my go to when I want to create a mixed media effect! I think this is rather cute, hope you like it!

Products used

Dlpd9170  Flower Rebel digi image

Pd7984 scrumptious sugar paper pack

Pd7932 vintage text

Pd7938 Birds together 

Get organised for Christmas- quick 5 minute cards

For this weeks  project I needed to get organised for Christmas!  My granddaughter who is only 4 wants a batch of small cards to send to her friends at school? “ I only need 30 Nana” lol! Hmmm so i decided to make quick 5 minute cards using 4 x 4 pre scored cards, printing pre coloured images I set to work, i also used  stencils to create a quick background and the sentiments were from a stamps set…. I think I can make 30 of these and be well prepared.

Products Used;

DL PD 9803 Jingle bells gingerbread cookie digital collection

PD 7907 magic moon stencil

PD 7434 Holly Flourish stencil

PD 8094 latte Christmas (sentiment)

PD 8095 merry. Christmas poinsettia (sentiment)

Back to school pencil case wallet

It’s a new month! …where does the time go! The team was tasked to create a wallet with a back to school theme, this inspired me to make my granddaughter a stationary wallet for when she starts school In September, it’s not hard as it looks to create, it’s justA4 card scored into a trifold and I die cut one edge.

I used the stack of books object and sentiment from the graduation collection and the link is below.

Products used

Dlpd10005 student-object-digital-stamp-and-printable-clipart-pack-for-card-making-scrapbooking-and-junk-journaling/

Jasper cat with balloon! Theme use animal no rabbits

Are you a cat person? ….me personally is allergic to cats but I absolutely adore them, so making a lovely cat card is somewhat comforting! 

This weeks team challenge was to create a shape down one edge, this card is a tri fold with a teardrop front panel, this was perfect to hold the fuzzy puff cat birthday image! He’s so adorable right?

I kept the colours a soft brown pallette and i think it suits this card perfectly?

Product used

Pd7178 Fuzzypuff, Jasper cat balloon (0n sale £3.50) 

Pd9155 great outdoors paper pad

Pd7995 super sentiment.

Toadally in love - Interactive notelet cards with matching envelopes

Happy Saturday everyone! …. This weeks task was to creat an interactive project using a colour palette, this inspired me to create the envelopes with the said palette, to compliment this I created 4 interactive notelet cards, I have placed a spring, wobble behind the images so the toads wobble when you flick it with your  finger! I do hope you like these and inspire you to create them they really are so simple to make.

If you love the toads stamps set be quick they have been reduced to only £1 each set, an absolute bargain!!

You can find the products by clicking the links below;

PD8143 toadal-sweetheart-4-x-4-stamp-set/ 

Pd8144 unfrogettable-4-x-4-clear-stamp-set/

Pd9005 sun-moon-stencil-for-card-making-craft-scrapbooking-mixed-media/

Pd7389 grass-clouds-sun-great-outdoors-6-x-6-stencil-for-crafts-card-making-scrapbooking/