I have some projects that I'm hoping will help ease you into the festive spirit. :)
And that pic features my newest festive addition - the red plastic Joy Marquee kit from Heidi Swapp. It arrived in time for our crop on Friday and I assembled/decorated it that evening.
A nice festive backdrop and hopefully great for boosting Christmas creativity if I stick it on my desk when needed!
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Not so long ago I shared some new card projects on the Hey Little Magpie blog using a selection of items from Crate Paper's Wonder collection.
The full details can be found here, but it's time to share those cards here on my blog.
Paper: Crate Paper - Wonder
Chipboard: Crate Paper - Wonder
Ephemera: Crate Paper - Wonder
Enamel dot: Crate Paper - Wonder
Die: Lil' Inker Designs
Other: 3D foam tape
I really liked the idea of using the wood-effect pattern from the 6x6 pad as the background to a full on greeting. The alphas are cut from one of the scaled-down papers from the pad combined with the LOVELY from the chipboard elements set.
One of the things I like about this collection is that you can create some more uplifting kind of card ideas or indeed something that would work nicely as wall art and put a smile on your face like this "dream a little dream" idea I had:
Paper: Crate Paper - Wonder
Chipboard: Crate Paper - Wonder
Ephemera: Crate Paper - Wonder
Stickers: Crate Paper - Wonder
Enamel dots and sequins: Crate Paper - Wonder
Die: Lil' Inker Designs
Other: 3D foam tape
I combined lots of the elements from the ephemera pack, the chipboard and the stickers in particular to put this together, and dotted some of the very handy (self-adhesive) sequins around as a finishing touch.
The next card may be my favourite from the lot.
As soon as I saw the moon and the stars in the chipboard set I knew I wanted to use it on a baby card... but how?
Paper: Crate Paper - Wonder
Chipboard: Crate Paper - Wonder
Ephemera: Crate Paper - Wonder
Stickers: Crate Paper - Wonder
Sequins: Crate Paper - Wonder
Dies: Lawn Fawn, MFT
Other: 3D foam tape
I wanted to create the illusion of a night sky and then incorporate the cute birdies some how - so the night sky has a string of lights like little stars to separate it from the daytime sky and the little birdies are sat on a branch die cut from the papers in the 6x6 pad.
Next up the house paper in the collection got me thinking about a very simple way to wish someone well in their new home - there's not much to it!
Paper: Crate Paper - Wonder
Chipboard: Crate Paper - Wonder
Enamel dots: Crate Paper - Wonder
Die: Lil' Inker Designs
Stamp: PTI
Other: 3D foam tape
There are quite a few little houses in this collection so you could put them to good use on new home cards or even Christmas cards for winter scenes.
But back to the cuter elements in this collection!
Paper: Crate Paper - Wonder, Crate Paper - Confetti
Ephemera: Crate Paper - Wonder
Enamel dot: Crate Paper - Wonder
Die: MFT
Other: 3D foam tape
There are plenty of elements in this collection for kid-friendly cards - I really liked the little masks in the ephemera pack, but they were missing eyes!
So enter a handy sheet of paper from Maggie Holmes Confetti collection:
And speaking of those ephemera animal masks, another one made the cut for another quick card:
Paper: Crate Paper - Confetti
Ephemera: Crate Paper - Wonder
Die: Lawn Fawn
Other: 3D foam tape
I simply popped up the HELLO from the ephemera pack on 3D foam tape and ta-da!
It looks like I will be getting my brain in gear for Christmas projects next month! In the land of cardmaking it's never too early to start!
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I shared some new card projects on the Hey Little Magpie blog using goodies in this box!
Full details can be found here - the Wonder collection from Crate is super lush and even nicer in real life if you can believe it!
Aside from a very hectic couple of weeks with work, I've also been out and about for some fun times with the ladies. :)
A week ago on Friday it was a theatre night in Newcastle with Zoe and her girls to see The Sound of Music - which was fantastic!
In preparation for the evening I wrapped up some treats in brown paper and tied with string - there were a few of their favourite (sweet) things inside:
We had time to get a snap in front of the poster:
And here are those packages being unwrapped:
Oh and before we headed of to the theatre there was time for some selfie antics, I didn't take this photo, but the amount of attempts it needed for us to be looking in the same direction was hilarious!
Then last Friday Kelly and I were all set to have a movie/dinner night after an afternoon with my little god daughter who's all set to turn three (where does the time go???) next week. As her birthday party coincides with my dad's 60th this year I wasn't going to make it, so I was all prepared with my gifts and it was another Friday morning spent wrapping up something! hehe
Let's just say there was a lot of time spent in the ELC last week staring at the display and deciding what to go with to build on last year's cash register and shop items! I hope she'll like what I picked!
Well, once Daddy-o was in from work there was time for a quick family photo before Kelly and I went out for the evening:
It ended up being a non-movie movie night as there was nothing on at the local cinema, so we just headed to Frankie & Bennies and ate a few items from the new menu, when we got back in we were too tired to watch a film on amazon as planned and instead watched the rest of Gogglebox before I set off for the drive home. Zzzzzzz...
Hopefully next time there will be some decent film choices out! It's been a tad quiet this month on the film front.
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I have a new round of projects to share! :)
I hope you'll pop on over!
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Well it has been one tiring week so far! I've had a couple of very long work days that have left no real time to unwind with a bit of crafting.
I had really hoped to get a brand new card made in time for this week's Daring Cardmakers dare which is all about featuring some fruit on your cards - thank you Jo for that one! :D
But had I had time to make a brand new card, I still would have used this aptly named collection by Jillibean Soup which was the focus of my August projects over on the Hey Little Magpie blog.
So for my Miss Cheaty-Pants entry into this week's Daring Cardmaker's dare I am sharing this card from that crafting session as it just fits too well not to!
Paper, stickers, ephemera: Jillibean Soup - Summer Red Raspberry
Stamp: Avery Elle
Die: MFT
Enamel dots: MME
Other: 3D foam tape
I mean come on! Just how perfect is that raspberry paper and those little berry-relate stickers, not to mention the raspberry die-cuts. So, so lovely indeed! :D
Here are the other cards I made with the collection:
Paper, wood veneer, ephemera: Jillibean Soup - Summer Red Raspberry
Stamp: Avery Elle
Dies: MFT, PTI, Lawn Fawn
Enamel heart: Hey Little Magpie
Other: 3D foam tape, glitter paper
I really liked the journaling card paper in this collection - it has some very card-friendly texts and sentiments on it, that hello sunshine card was just begging to be used with my trusty Lawn Fawn sunshine die!
In fact the journaling card paper makes for some very simple yet pretty card ideas:
Paper: Jillibean Soup - Summer Red Raspberry
Other: 3D foam tape
Paper and foam tape - that's all that was needed here... I just love the grey tones against the watercolour pastel shades. So pretty.
And finally, perhaps my favourite card of the lot:
Paper, ephemera: Jillibean Soup - Summer Red Raspberry
Stamp: MFT
Dies: PTI, Lil' Inker Designs
Enamel dots: Basic Grey
Other: 3D foam tape, sewing machine
I just had to use those floral and leafy die-cuts to make a little decorative frame for my greeting, plus those little butterflies which are also from the die-cut pack add a great finishing touch.
And well, I just love that aqua paper against the vibrant pinks and greens!
So, if you are in the mood for more fruit-filled creating ideas, you definitely need to head on over to the Daring Cardmakers blog!
Have a lovely crafty weekend, I'll be working all of it by the looks of it, but I shall definitely be wishing for some crafty time!
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So time for another catch-up from my recent Hey Little Magpie projects.
This post is image heavy - but all the info can be found here in my original post over on the Hey Little Magpie blog.
July was the month of a very special event in my family - my brother's and now sister-in-law's wedding! And what a wonderful event it was.
I wanted to make a couple of special gifts for them.
One was using the Marquee Love letters by Heidi Swapp for their favour table.
Here they are after I assembled them at our June crop:
They're just the contents of the box plus a sheet of silver glitter paper and a sheet of pink glitter paper. They looked lovely on the day I just hope the photographer managed to snap them in their full glory. :D
And in addition to those I made the mini album with photos from the happy couple's pre-wedding photo shoot.
All the products were from the Fancy That collection by My Mind's Eye.
I'll let the pictures do the talking now. ;)
Phew!
That was a lot of photos to take!
Naturally there was also a wedding card to make, and I've already shared it here on the blog, but here it is again in context.
And of course there need to be some artful wrapping of said gift:
The Fancy That collection was fab to work with and it definitely proved popular in the shop - here's what I used in case it is still in stock:
And as for the day itself, I took very little in the way of photos, but here are some Instagram snaps from that whole event:
Looking forward to seeing the official photos now too - with any luck I'll manage to get some copies for my own album. ;)
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It's time for another catch-up post sharing the projects I made for Hey Little Magpie this summer. My June projects were all about those lovely and very handy Standouts that Crate Paper does.
The full details can be found here. :)
So I used a mix of the new summer Poolside line, plus the Maggie Holmes Confetti line and a few paper picks from the Craft Market collection.
Let's start with the Poolside projects:
Paper: Crate Paper
Standout: Crate Paper
Chipboard: Dear Lizzy
Die: PTI
Enamel dots: Simple Stories
Other: 3D foam
I wanted to bring a bit of fun texture to the card that would feature this ice cream accent, so I cut lots of scallop strips from the dotty background paper and layered them up. And the Fine & Dandy Thickers elements provided the ideal sentiment. :)
The kite Standout had me thinking clouds and sunshine:
Standouts: Crate Paper
Papers: Crate Paper
Dies: Lawn Fawn, MFT
Other: 3D foam
I loved the combination of kite and sun Standouts with the dies and sentiment from Lawn Fawn.
Next up another Poolside card featuring the fab camera Standout:
Papers: Crate Paper
Standouts: Crate Paper
Dies: Spellbinders, Lil' Inker Designs, Pebbles Inc
Stamp: WPlus9
Alpha stickers: Basic Grey
Enamel dots: MME
Other: 3D foam
I loved the combo of the pinked circle to frame the camera a bit like the flash from the bulb together with the flower Standouts that match the background paper.
Next was a project that wasn't a card for a change! It's a pillow box that I cut from the gold foiled dot paper and added tails to the rosette Standout to give the pillow box a bit of glam.
Paper: Crate Paper
Standout: Crate Paper
Then it was onto more cards this time focussing on the Confetti line.
Paper: Crate Paper
Standouts: Crate Paper
Stamp: PTI
Dies: Pebbles Inc, PTI
Enamel dots: MME
Other: 3D foam, Corner Chomper
I wanted to totally go layer crazy on one card, and this is the one! each layer around the frame is popped up with 3D foam tape and the final frame is cut with the Polaroid die from the Jen Hadfield Cottage Living set.
And finally, there was a cheeky card in preparation for Father's day.
Paper: Crate Paper
Standout: Crate Paper
Dies: Avery Elle, Lil' Inker Designs
Stamps: Avery Elle
Other: 3D foam
I used the toothpick banner Standout to decorate the stamped beer bottle and added a glitter pretzel for good measure, as you do!
Well, here are the products I used for these projects. :)
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Wow, firstly, I can't believe it was a year ago today that I was sharing my first projects for Hey Little Magpie!
Time has certainly flown by - I've been through every season of crafty products and collections and I am definitely looking forward to working with the new products that will be coming in (especially in the lead up to Christmas!).
But it's still August so definitely time to bask in the glory of those lush and vibrant summer colours. You can see my latest round of cards here on the blog. :D
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I have some new summery projects featuring the lovely Summer Red Raspberry collection by Jillibean Soup. :)
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Gosh, I had no idea I had got so behind with sharing my projects for Hey Little Magpie over recent months.
Time to remedy that!
We need to go all the way back to my May projects the full details of which can be found here.
These cards all featured the gorgeous 12x12 paper pad and chipboard Thickers from the Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy collection by American Crafts.
Card 1:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Other: 3D foam
Boy did I love the aqua tones in this collection, and that candle paper in particular! It got used quite a lot. :)
Card 2:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Stamp: MFT
Enamel dots: MME
Other: 3D foam
The cut-apart paper designs in the pad were great for showcasing the chipboard accents and stamped sentiments.
Card 3:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Other: 3D foam
It really didn't take much effort to create pretty looks - just layering up the papers and chipboard elements worked nicely. :)
Card 4:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Dies: MFT, Lil' Inker Designs, WPlus9, Lawn Fawn
Other: 3D foam, glitter paper
This one was a very fun one to make as I really wanted to try a technique where you die-cut into the card front but make your die-cut stand out by mounting it on layers and layers of the same die-cut cut from a contrasting colour of cardstock. It took a bit of effort, but the results were well worth it I think!
Card 5:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs, Mama Elephant
Other: 3D foam
So this was a bit more in your face - that flamingo paper was needing something a tad more outrageous looking, and I think those black and white stripes did the job!
Card 6:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs
Other: 3D foam
I really like how versatile this paper pad is - the bow paper here was shouting baby card to me - as was that chipboard accent. :)
Card 7:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Dies: Avery Elle, Mama Elephant, Lawn Fawn
Enamel dots: MME
Other: 3D foam
When I saw the umbrella in the chipboard set I knew I wanted to mix it up with some cloud dies and some very apt stamped sentiments.
Card 8:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Dies: MFT, Lawn Fawn
Enamel dots: MME
Other: 3D foam, Promarkers
And well, one weather-related card led to another!
Card 9:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Stamp: MFT
Other: 3D foam
I really liked the cut-outs in the papers, which included this typewriter that was the perfect size for a notelet and stamped greeting.
Card 10:
Paper: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
Chipboard accents: Dear Lizzy - Fine & Dandy
And last but not least, another notelet to use up scraps of paper left over from the other cards. That chipboard accent was perfect for the job!
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It's my turn to set the dare over on the Daring Cardmakers blog this week, and as it so happens today is the last day of an almost 15-year chapter in what I do in my day job and tomorrow is my first day of being self-employed...
Wow!
So it seemed kind of apt to that this week we should celebrate new beginnings, whether they be in work, love, family, life in general or just sharing words of wisdom and inspiration for those who are about to embark on a new adventure or a new chapter.
Well, the past month has been pretty full on behind the scenes for me as you could probably tell from the lack of crafting and blog updates.
But August 1st is also a very special day for a couple of newlyweds who are heading off on their honeymoon. My brother and my lovely sister-in-law:
So it seemed only fitting to share the card I made for them on their big day, the first day of their new adventure as Mr and Mrs:
Paper, ephemera, stickers, chipboard, flair, brads, enamel dots: My Mind's Eye - Fancy That! collection
Other: 3D foam
There was gold galore on this card and also on the accents I used inside:
I used the bride and groom brads on a journaling card for the inside. :)
And of course the all important date, amazing to think it was just two weeks ago!
The design team has really gone all out with some spectacular cards for this week's dare so head on over to the blog and check them out!
This card was part of the big wedding celebration post I shared on the Hey Little Magpie blog earlier this week, so head on over there too to see more details about the product used and what else I made. ;)
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I have a super special and top secret project up on the Hey Little Magpie blog today - happy to report the new Mr and Mrs H loved it! :)
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I have some new projects up on the Hey Little Magpie blog today featuring one of my favourite lines of embellishments that Crate Paper does...
Standouts!
Head on over to the blog for more details. :)
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I have "a few" card projects to share featuring the oh so lush papers and Thickers from the new Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy collection! :D
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I have some new projects to share on the Hey Little Magpie blog tomorrow... :D
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Well it's been a very dreary day in these parts, so time to inject a little colour and brightness and share the projects I made for Hey Little Magpie this month. :)
Full details can be found here as well as a few tips on some techniques.
My blog post was all about using the new Jen Hadfield dies and stamps from the Cottage Living collection by Pebbles.
Here are the products from the Hey Little Magpie store that I used:
First up I wanted to use some of the motivational sentiments and text in the stamp set to create a mini canvas with the fab canvas die and easel I kindly received recently from Lil' Inker Designs. :D
Stamps: Jen Hadfield Cottage Living - Pebbles Inc
Die: Lil' Inker Designs (mini canvas die)
Other: watercolour paper, distress inks, Versafine
I totally love how simple it is to create watercolour backgrounds using Distress ink pads! Fab for ombré effects.
Sticking with the blush tones and black contrast is this very simple card - you don't need much to make a bold statement, just a journaling card and some contrasting paper. ;o)
Paper: Simple Stories
Journaling card: MME
Dies and stamp: Jen Hadfield Cottage Living - Pebbles Inc
Enamel dots: MME
Other: 3D foam
I used the larger heart in the die set to create an aperture in the journaling card and backed it with a piece of glittery gold paper. The banner die from the set was also the perfect size for the greeting from the stamp set. Love these colours together!
And now the real show piece of the die set - the fab frame which is the perfect size for larger format cards like this 5x7 number! This size frame has been missing from my die collection so I am especially pleased to have a polaroid style die for larger cards now. :)
Paper: Crate Paper, American Crafts, Pink Paislee
Dies: Jen Hadfield Cottage Living, Altenew Vintage Flowers
Stamps: Jen Hadfield Cottage Living, Altenew Vintage Flowers
Other: enamel dots, 3D foam tape
I had some stamped flowers to hand ready to put to good use on a project, and they were the perfect fit for the frame and to accent the greeting. A few enamel dots on the confetti background and the card was good to go.
I shared the technique for how to create a partially die-cut border on the Hey Little Magpie blog post, I love the look created by using word dies for this technique:
Paper: Simple Stories, Pebbles Inc, American Crafts
Dies: Jen Hadfield Cottage Living - Pebbles Inc, Lil' Inker Designs
Other: 3D foam
A bit of gold glitter behind the die-cut heart lifted the card a bit against all those pastels. Very simple.
Finally, a little hello notelet using some left-over papers:
Paper: Pebbles Inc, Crate Paper
Die and stamp: Jen Hadfield Cottage Living - Pebbles Inc
Other: 3D foam tape
I loved how the speech bubble die frames the Hello speech bubble greeting. And that solid greeting is great stamped out in a contrasting colour that isn't black! :)
And there we have it - some versatile looks with the same dies and stamps that aren't just for scrapbooking projects! :)
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Head on over to the Hey Little Magpie blog to check out my projects for April using the very versatile dies and stamps from the Jen Hadfield Cottage Living collection by Pebbles Inc.
I've shared a few ideas to hopefully inspire you to use these products beyond a scrapbook page.
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I have a new blog post going up on the Hey Little Magpie blog tomorrow - I'll be showcasing the fab dies and stamps in the new Jen Hadfield Cottage Living collection by Pebbles Inc.
Hope you have time to check it out! :D
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Things have been busy behind the scenes at home recently - but it's time for a little spring cleaning on my PC and to-do list and I wanted to share the rest of the card projects I made for my Hey Little Magpie blog post this month before April arrives! :)
I already shared more details about one of the cards here.
But yes here are the rest.
First up the Simple Stories stripes:
Paper, die-cut, sticker, enamel dots: Simple Stories I Am collection
Other: 3D foam
This has to be one of the simplest cards ever. Just some pretty background paper, die-cut ephemera with added heart sticker, and matching enamel dots for pop.
Next up, a take on a tried-and-tested new home card design that I've used many a time!
Paper, chipboard frame, chipboard accent, stickers, enamel dots: Simple Stories I Am collection
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Other: 3D foam
I love how simple sentiments can fit in the white stripes of this background paper, there's nothing more needed, just a couple of enamel dots to make the sentiment stand out and ta-da!
And another I Am collection card - this one makes use of the travel themed chipboard frame and the suitcase elements in the collection:
Paper, stickers, chipboard frame, enamel dots: Simple Stories I Am collection
Stamps: Lawn Fawn
Other: 3D foam
I added lots of sticker elements to the suitcase and inside the frame and of course enamel dots!
This next card uses a mix of Simple Stories I Am collection and My Mind's Eye Fancy That collection:
Paper: Simple Stories, My Mind's Eye
Chipboard: MME
Ephemera: Simple Stories
Dies: PTI, MFT
Stamp: WPlus9
Other: 3D foam
I love the contrast of the blush pink and gold from the Fancy That collection against the black striped Simple Stories paper. :)
My Mind's Eye also have some great simple stripes in its On Trend collection too:
Paper: MME
Die-cut: Simple Stories
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Enamel dots: MME
Other: 3D foam
A really simple card again, but I love that the scripty stamped greeting fits into the white space so nicely and how lovely that gold foiled bike die-cut goes with the rest of the card. :)
The next card is a celebration of all that gold foiling in the Fancy That collection!
Paper: MME
Die-cut ephemera: MME
Chipboard bird: Simple Stories
Sticker: MME
Enamel dots: MME
Stamps: MFT, WPlus9
Other: 3D foam
I love the gold-striped background paper in the 6x6 Fancy That pad - lots of gold goodness on this card. The die-cut frame is from the Fancy That mixed bag, as is the speech bubble. The "celebrate" is a sticker from the same line. I just added the stamped Make a Wish and happy birthday. Also thought the mint/gold chipboard bird from the I Am collection was a good match here. :)
And finally, there had to be something wedding-related using the Fancy That line, right?
Paper, stickers, die-cut, enamel dots: My Mind's Eye Fancy That collection
Die: MFT
Other: 3D foam
The gold foil alpha stickers are a great size for cards too - I created a double-ended banner with the Fishtail Stax dies from MFT and finished everything off with a couple of enamel dots from the Fancy That collection. :)
And that's it for March's projects. :D
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I shared a couple of cards from my recent Hey Little Magpie blog post on Instagram yesterday and since yesterday's out-takes on my blog were all about the I Am collection from Simple Stories, it's time for the Fancy That collection from My Mind's Eye to take centre stage today! :oD
I think this card is probably my favourite that I made - I just love it when things come together and having the perfect greeting combo (the fab Seriously Awesome die and stamp set from Lil' Inker Designs) is just the icing on the cake - as soon as I saw the diamond gold-foiled die-cuts in the ephemera pack I knew where my greeting would be going!
Paper, journaling card, die-cut diamond, enamel heart: My Mind's Eye Fancy That Collection
Dies and stamp: Lil' Inker Designs
Other: 3D foam
Look how gorgeous all that gold is against the lovely pink tones! All the papers are from the 6x6 pad, including the black I used to cut the die, it was a scrap left-over from another project and was just perfect here.
I really like the journaling cards in this line, because if you don't need the wedding-related content on the A-side, there's a really versatile B-side like this diagonal stripe. I used one of the fab stitched circle dies from my trusty Lil' Inker set (which gets used A LOT) to create an aperture for the gold-foiled diamond. I just love how the stitching runs around the outside of the cut line so you can create some rather fancy aperture accents too.
So yeah, not the most complicated card, but it's definitely one that stands out. :oD
There's another diamond die-cut in the ephemera pack, so I will definitely be creating a counterpart to this card. ;o)
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I have some new card projects coming to the Hey Little Magpie blog in the morning - here's a sneaky peek of what to expect:
My projects all focus on the simple stripes in the new Fancy That and On Trend collections from My Mind's Eye and the I Am collection by Simple Stories.
A lot to love in those lines!
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I used the February sketch and colour elements as a jumping off board for the card projects I made for Hey Little Magpie this month - the post can be found here.
But first, here's a reminder of the sketch for February:
And here's the card:
Paper: Pebbles Inc - We Go Together
Dies: PTI, MFT, Lawn Fawn
Stamp: MFT
Other: Enamel dots, glitter card, 3D foam
I loved the strip of pink/white/red that was on the end of the paper, a great accent against the larger patterns and grey tones. :) Also glitter card seems to be my current addition, using it in small doses, but a little goes a long way!
My next card also kinda fits the Feb colour palette:
I also added a hint of yellow into the mix as the love hearts featured quite a bit of it.
Paper: Pebbles Inc - We Go Together
Dies: MFT
Stamp: American Crafts
Other: Enamel dots
Again the border strip on the paper came in handy as a way to finish off the hexagonal edge - this card had started as a portrait card hence the patterns from the die-cut hexagons being a bit more portrait friendly, but after adding the greeting the way I did, it looked better standing up horizontally.
Here are the products used:
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Well it's been a while since I had an scrapping projects to share, but last week on the Hey Little Magpie blog I had a post featuring some of my 2014 album catch-up plus a couple of cards that I'll share in another post.
All the details can be found here, this post is mainly photos and a few explanations for the pics. ;) I mainly used Crate Paper's Notes & Things, Kiss Kiss, and Open Book collections.
And some of the stash used from the store can be found here:
So yes, it's back to April we go!
And the first double spread page was all about my week dog-sitting miss Lola, and the many walkies we went on with various people.
I definitely had lots of gold accents to play with, including making my own Thickers with Lawn Fawn alpha dies, funky foam, and gold glitter paper.
The Notes & Things ephemera and chipboard products have plenty of gold foiling in them too:
And it's the return of the Caroline Gardner 2014 desktop calendar I'm using as a way to mark the dates. The April page was a perfect match for the pinks in the Notes & Things collection.
I'm a big fan of these configurations of Simple Stories pocket pages and Echo Park photo freedom pockets with a 6x12 pocket ideal for each monthly calendar entry.
I really went to town layering up various accents - chipboard, vellum die-cuts, wood veneer:
There were even some apt labels in the Notes & Things ephemera pack, perfect for those photos where a dog has parked her butt in your handbag because that's where the sun is!
And I've now added some little star enamel dots to my rather large enamel dot collection!
And onto April part 2:
The focus was spring fun and Easter celebrations.
Also plenty of random things, like the END of Silk, sob, sob - and it ended on such a non-ending too. I hate how it was left. I'll just have to enjoy re-watching everything that came before the last 5 minutes. ;)
There were lots of signs of spring being in the air - we had sun, bees, blossom...
Ice creams in the park. Fun and Stotties at Finchale Priory... a thoroughly nice time.
I also got using up some journaling cards and cutting them down to size where needed.
I'm wondering when our warmer temperatures and sunshine will hit this year!
Then Easter was on the way.
I found a bunny of a sort in the Open Book chipboard set and ran with it.
The Notes & Things chipboard set had some lovely spring blooms that were the perfect accent.
I cut down this journaling card and altered the layered sticker a bit with a heart enamel dot.
And wood veneer accents were a perfect complement to the rustic Easter display in the pic.
And then it was onto May!
Lots to celebrate in May, my cousin's baby daughter entered the world, my brother got engaged, my mum and dad's Kitchen redo finally happened (many, many years in the making) and some Bank Holiday antics were enjoyed.
The pink for the May calendar page definitely found a great match in Crate's Kiss Kiss collection.
I remembered that this gold ephemera from Notes & Things would finally have the perfect use.
Still digging the look of that darker paper being used for negative die-cutting.
More funky foam and gold glitter paper, plus a DIY engagement ring using an enamel shape and a heart crystal from Prima. Tada!
Got to love how various chipboard sets by Crate Paper can come together so well.
And you can make every bit of a piece of paper work for you some how. :)
And onto May part 2:
I had a lovely long BH weekend with Zoe - we attempted to recreate our Warkworth road trip from the previous year, but the weather wasn't as kind to us. However we finally found some sun in the park!
I think May 2014 also marked the first in the series of photo ops where my friend Kelly and I remember our cinema outings by me making her pose with whatever promo prop they have in the cinema and she obliging like the true friend she is.
May it was the Postman Pat van - perfectly paired with some of the Pebbles Inc We Got Together Valentine's line that had paper aeroplanes on it:
More everyday, the rhododendrons and lavender where in bloom:
I had some little pics that I wanted to frame in some way, and the chipboard frames in the Crate chipboard sets did the job nicely.
As did the cut-outs from the Notes & Things paper:
And next I'll be working on my June 2014 pages. :D
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I took delivery of some lovely new CHA goodies from Hey Little Magpie the other day. Sadly I am currently without free time for a good crafty session - but wow, seriously nice products from Simple Stories and the Fancy That line fro MME is just that - FANCY! :D
Here's what I ordered:
Really looking forward to using the 6x6 Fancy That pad with the 12x12 papers as it's a really nice complement to the larger patterns. Also those I Am papers and elements will be a nice way to bring us out of winter and into spring!
Speaking of Hey Little Magpie - I had my most recent projects up on the blog on Monday:
Lots of Crate Paper bits and pieces in there plus some cards featuring the Pebbles We Go Together valentine's release. :)
It seems to have been the week for goodies - I also had my pre-ordered digital copy of the new Imagine Dragons album come through my amazon music app:
I'll be enjoying that on shuffle while I have my evening soak tonight, plus added to the mix was Hozier's album... And my current favourite tracks are between this one:
And this one:
And on that note, I'd best get back to my to-do list so I can start running my bath!
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I have some new projects up on the Hey Little Magpie blog tomorrow morning - I hope you check them out. :)
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Where has the time gone of late?
I've been meaning to share my January card projects for Hey Little Magpie since last weekend but failed to do so.
The original blog post can be found here. :)
And here are the products used from the store:
And here are the projects:
Paper: Crate Paper, AC glitter paper
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Die: Avery Elle
Other: funky foam, MM border strip
I totally love this particular patterned paper, a great A-side and B-side! And the Love die is fab cut from gold glitter paper and funky foam.
Next I wanted to feature a bit of negative die-cutting with the word die, a bit like the look of veneer journaling cards:
Paper: Crate Paper
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Dies: Avery Elle, WPlus9
Other: 3D foam
I love the look of the negative die-cut word against a darker background, and the gold accents on the chipboard are just lovely.
Next up a card featuring another of the Simply Said Avery Elle dies:
Paper: Crate Paper
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Enamel dots: Simple Stories, MME
Dies: Avery Elle, Lil' Inker Designs, Lawn Fawn, Paper Smooches
Other: 3D foam, pink vellum
The greeting wasn't standing out very well against the black and white background so I cut a strip of pink vellum and used the stitch dies by Paper Smooches to add a row of stitching to the top and bottom. The vellum is adhered with glue hidden behind the chipboard and enamel dots.
I used the hello die for a little notelet too. Couldn't resist the bold paper on a smaller card:
Paper: Crate Paper
Dies: Avery Elle, Lawn Fawn
Other: 3D foam
I really like the aperture created with a speech bubble and the matching sentiment is stuck to the inside. :)
And now for a few cards that are more heartfelt. ;o)
Paper: Crate Paper
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Dies: MFT, Mama Elephant, Lil' Inker Designs
Stamps: MFT, Dear Lizzy
Enamel dots: Freckled Fawn
Other: 3D foam
I covered the original sentiment on the chipboard so I could use it for something a little less Valentine-y.
This one is a personal favourite - as soon as I saw the Love Life paper and all the colour swatches in it.... an ombre effect:
Paper: Crate Paper
Die: Lil' Inker Designs
Stamp: WPlus9
Enamel dots: MME
Very simple, but I just love the look of the different shades together, and the little hearts were all scored before gluing them down so they lift off the card a bit.
Another card using my favourite floral print paper in the line:
Paper: Crate Paper, AC glitter paper
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Stamp: Wplus9
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs, Lawn Fawn
Other: 3D foam
The frame is simply created with two of the rectangle stitched dies nested. Very handy! And I was still on my little folded heart kick so added a teeny one here for good measure.
And finally, a card that is 100% Valentine's Day related!
Paper: Crate Paper
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Die: Spellbinders
Star: Elle's Studio
Enamel dots: Simple Stories
The little Love Hearts in the chipboard set are a great touch. I mixed them up a bit and added a little star die-cut I had left-over from Christmas combined with some enamel dots. Very handy!
And that's it for January's projects. I now need to start thinking about February's. :) But first, perhaps it's time for a little crafting this evening.
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Head on over to the blog to see some new card ideas from me featuring Crate Paper Kiss Kiss collection and Simply Said word dies by Avery Elle.
Oh and there's definitely some gold sparkle for good measure too! :)
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I wanted to share the last of my 2014 makes on the blog before Big Ben chimes midnight tonight!
Full details of my "Thank you" card gift set can be found here on the Hey Little Magpie blog. :)
Here's what was inside that box!
Cards featuring the lovely Dear Lizzy Serendipity papers plus some ideas for the matching stamp set.
And here are the cards inside the box:
Paper: American Crafts Dear Lizzy Serendipity
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs, MFT, WPlus9
Stamp: WPlus9
Enamel dots: Basic Grey
Other: 3D foam
I totally loved this "Liz Lemon" paper in the line. The navy/white stripe is the reverse and I really liked the combination of navy and lemon yellow tones. So fresh and happy!
Next up, I used the jar stamp from the accompanying stamp set and filled it with lots of fluttery hearts:
Paper: Dear Lizzy Serendipity
Stamps: Dear Lizzy, MFT
Enamel dots: MFT
Ink: Hero Arts
Other: 3D foam
More yellow tones on this card - but mixed in with a rainbow of hearts flying out the jar. Just scoring your heart die-cuts before gluing them down makes such a difference. Totally lifts them from the card. :)
And another outing for the jar stamp, this time keeping things more simple by creating layers through stamping:
Paper: Dear Lizzy Serendipity
Stamps: Dear Lizzy
Die: Lil' Inker Designs
Ink: Hero Arts
Other: 3D foam
To create the jar I first stamped the greeting on a strip of paper, the scallop border is actually a stamp in the Serendipity stamp set stamped in pink ink. I then glued the strip onto the aqua paper and stamped the jar image and fussy cut the jar out. Simple!
Next up some more sunshine yellow:
Paper: Dear Lizzy Serendipity
Stamps: WPlus9, Avery Elle
Dies: WPlus9, MFT, Lil' Inker Designs
Enamel dots: Basic Grey
Ink: Hero Arts
Other: 3D foam, Corner Chomper, Stickles
There were a couple of behind-the-scenes accidents with this card which ended up why the sentiment is on that blue strip of paper, but in fact it was like the name of this line suggests, a happy accident!
And to end, there's a bright and bold number!
Paper: Dear Lizzy Serendipity, AC glitter paper
Stamps: Avery Elle
Dies: Mama Elephant, Lil' Inker Designs, Lawn Fawn
Ink: Hero Arts
Other: pattern wheel
I loved the raspberry, leaf and teal tones on this floral paper, so much so I paired them up with a little glitter in the bow and I die-cut the sentiment 4 times from raspberry pink cardstock to create a chunky solid greeting that really pops. I love this technique for solid word dies, so effective! :D
Here are the products used in these projects:
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Today's the day to find out what's in this box under the tree...
Head on over to the Hey Little Magpie blog today to check out my projects for December. :D
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Find out what's in the box on the Hey Little Magpie blog this Tuesday! :D
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Just popping in this fine Sunday to share the cards I made for my November blog post for Hey Little Magpie - all the details can be found here. :)
I used the following items from the DIY Christmas collection for all these cards:
I also used some staple dies in my collection:
Here's what I made...
Papers, die-cut embellishments, chipboard and enamel dots: Simple Stories DIY Christmas collection
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs, Marianne
Other: 3D foam
I definitely needed to make a festive "tree scene" for that chipboard bauble - so the perfect solution was to use the pine tree branch die to do it and of course the Lil' Inker Designs photo frame die. :)
Another little scene with the chipboard Christmas tree against a nighttime background:
Papers, chipboard and enamel dots: Simple Stories DIY Christmas collection
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs
Other: 3D foam
I love the polka paper against the dark text paper - that little tree was the perfect match for the greeting banner. :)
I then wanted to share some ideas for using the circular card element greetings:
Papers, die-cut embellishments, chipboard and enamel dots: Simple Stories DIY Christmas collection
Dies: Spellbinders, WPlus9
Other: 3D foam
I used a nesties die that was the perfect fit for the WPlus9 spring wreath die to create a festive frame around the greeting. Also for a bit of pop in the bottom right corner, I layered up some of the embellishments from various accessory packs.
Next up, a cool way to use the circular greetings on rosettes, like snowflake rosettes:
Papers, die-cut embellishments, and enamel dots: Simple Stories DIY Christmas collection
Die: Sizzix
Other: 3D foam
I love how the snowflake pops against that black and white chevron paper. :)
Here's a card with lots of layering of the die-cut elements:
Papers, die-cut embellishments, chipboard and enamel dots: Simple Stories DIY Christmas collection
Other: 3D foam
You get a pretty good idea of the shapes in the card layers pack here as I think I used almost every one of them on this card! :)
And finally, I went with a big bold statement for this card:
Papers, die-cut embellishments, chipboard and enamel dots: Simple Stories DIY Christmas collection
Dies: X-cut
Other: 3D foam
Nothing says bold Christmas wishes like a huuuge poinsettia right? :)
I really enjoyed working with this collection and will definitely be using the card layer elements to make some Christmas tags too. :D
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