12 tags of 2015

and this one is so pretty....couldn't do all of Tim's techniques had to freehand my splatters and hand stitch the stitching, but I love the my finished tag !!

These two beauties are Tim's  April inspiration for us !!



Aren't they lovely....

Best kiss ....

...of the day !!

Well my only one actually.....wonder why ??

On Your Wedding Day

 It's funny how we start a card which for me usually is with the image and I build round that,  but for this gate fold card it was with the papers !! 

 My sweet friend Nicki gave me some left over papers from the fab paper collection called "Blue Bay" by Kaisercraft and for me it shouts wedding !!

 

And how sweet is the Little Claire stamp set called "On Your Wedding Day " . I've paper pieced the happy couple and decoupaged the bride,  then coloured their hair and skin using spectrum noir pens.

 Even the little dog got paper pieced !!

 The sentiment comes with the stamp set too.

 To finish off I made two rolled roses using the teal card which came from my friend Carol as I didn't have anything which matched (cheers Carol !!) what would we do without crafty friends......and two ribbon bows !!

Would love to enter:

Craft Dee Bowz: anything goes with a handmade bow

Stamp and Create: anything goes

April Showers

BUT not rain in my case....just flour !!

Where does the weekend go guys, really hope you had a fun one !!

This fortnight challenge over at House Mouse and Friends is "April Showers" and my Happy Hopper sure is making loads of showers of flour !!

I've used this time a Joanna Sheen decoupage sheet which has loads of layers to cut out. Papers are from my stash, faux stitching round edges, a few die cuts and a couple of ribbon roses from the fab trim I got in one of my local shops !!

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Would love to enter:

Scribble and Scrap: always anything goes
Eureka Stamps; four legged friends
Ooh La La Creations: at least 5 layers
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Use Kraft Card

and I've used a lot on mine !!

Our challenge theme for you this month at Little Claire is to use Kraft Card, easy peasy !!

Just had to use "Daschunds Squares" as they match the kraft card :) , coloured with spectrum noir pens. Inked all my paper and card edges and added loads of faux stitching. Punched out some little red flowers and die cut the heart branches to tie in with the ones in the top left corner square. Clever or what......ha,ha  (well I tried)

Finished off with  a sentiment from "Sentiments Mix" and big yellow ribbon bow !!

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Would love to enter:

Crazy 4 Challenges; pet
Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge: anything goes/spring flowers
Crafting for all Seasons; animal magic
Fan-tastic Tuesday: anything goes/ twist use a die or punch
Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Some easter gifts

I made for a few friends.....a big bunny box and two small containers for chocolate bunnies.

 And then I went to town on making this easter basket

The bunting goes all the way round the top which I stamped, coloured and fussy cut out. The Little Claire Bunting set is such fun !!

 I've used dies to cut the fence and bunnies, then cut some grass and punched out a few flowers.

Lift the top,  the sides fold down and you find this inside !!  A big chocolate bunny sitting with a fence all round with flowers and more bunnies round the edge.

 Now Little Claires Daisy Dots Alphabet set is another fun set of useful stamps which I've used for my Hoppy Easter, again stamped, coloured and fussy cut out.

 So has all your easter chocolate gone then ??

A little bit....

...shabby chic I think

I've used my Little Claire RWAV Wardrobe stamp set to make this 8" x 8" card, distressing all the edges of brown and pink papers from my stash,  I think make it a bit shabby chic.

 The set contains the doors and clothes to go inside your wardrobe and you can carefully cut round the doors so they open to revel the hanging clothes inside as I have done.

There is a really cute and useful stitched edged heart stamp, which as you can see I have used a lot and added more faux stitching round all my paper edges to match.

The sentiment stamps can be stamped and then cut apart as I have done and you can add or change the individual stamp words as you like !!

Why not pop over to Little Claires and check out all the RWAV stamp sets,   their great fun to play with !!

Would love to enter: 

613 Avenue Create: anything goes

 Scribble and Scrap; always anything goes

Crafty Calender: add a sentiment