Brand New Crafty Best Friend :)

Hello lovelies and hope you are all OK.

It's been another hectic few weeks where I could  not see my desk for stuff. Plus I had my Covid vaccine and I was a bit under the weather for a couple of days - nothing major, and I'd take that over getting the actual virus any day of the week!!

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But we have cleared the decks a bit and calm has been restored!!

So I thought I'd do a bit of a double whammy here. 

I've made this using the new colour trend - first one of the year - from Tonic Studios and it's all about soft and pretty pastels. 

I'll pop my affiliate links to everything here at the end in case you want to have a mooch.

Also I used a brand new piece of kit which has just been released. 

So I do love a bit of stencilling but I have to be honest and say I've never been that successful. 

But Tonic have released a brand new piece of kit for your craft room in the shape of this ... 

... magnetic platform.

Honestly it's like having a spare pair of hands. The super strong magnets anchor your work down so no more slipping about and you get fabulous results. 

I am well impressed with it.

The stencil I used here is called Dreamy Daisy - so pretty. And I used the inks from the colour trend, plus some pretty Nuvo Jewel Drops. 

I love how it turned out.

So that's my card and I will be back before too long because I have so much stuff to share.

Till then, take care and stay safe and well xx

Affiliate Links

UK and Europe -

Magnetic Platform

Magnetic Platform Spare Magnets

Dreamy Daisy Stencil

Nuvo Diamond Hybrid Ink Pads - Sweet Sorbet

Nuvo Jewel Drops - Pink Aura

Craft Perfect Classic Card Sugared Lilac

Craft Perfect Classic Card Arctic Blue

Nuvo Glitter Embossing Powder Fairy Dust

USA -

Magnetic Platform

Magnetic Platform Spare Magnets

Dreamy Daisy Stencil

Nuvo Diamond Hybrid Ink Pads - Sweet Sorbet

Nuvo Jewel Drops - Pink Aura

Craft Perfect Classic Card Sugared Lilac

Craft Perfect Classic Card Arctic Blue

Nuvo Glitter Embossing Powder Fairy Dust

 

Home Sweet Home

 

Hi lovelies - hope you are all OK.

I'm having a bad run at the mo - food poisoning last week (very yukky!!). 

On the mend now though, touch wood.

I'm sharing a cute little house gift box which I made using Tonic Studios Designer Choice #17 - Home Sweet Home. These sets go really fast so if you fancy having a go, I'll pop my affiliate links at the end of the post.

I've also popped a video on my YouTube channel and you can see it here - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCfdNyu207w

Here's some pics - I've left the top unfastened so you can see where the string goes to close ....

All the little elements on here are made using the dies in the set and I think they're super cute.

You could easily turn them into a little church to pop a wedding, Christening or confirmation gift card in. 

Or how about a spooky house for Halloween? 

Or a beach hut? 

Or a dog kennel?

The list is endless.

Right, I'll leave you pondering lol. 

Take care and see you soon xx

Affiliate links - 

UK

Designer's Choice 17 Die Set Designer's Choice - A5 Ringbinder Die Storage Case Craft Perfect - Classic Card - Chilli Red Craft Perfect - Classic Card - Bright White Craft Perfect - Classic Card - Oyster Grey

USA

Designer's Choice 17 Die Set Designer's Choice - A5 Ringbinder Die Storage Case Craft Perfect - Classic Card - Chilli Red Craft Perfect - Classic Card - Bright White Craft Perfect - Classic Card - Oyster Grey

A New Kit (and it's very pretty )

Hello lovelies - hope you are all OK.

So today I'm sharing a card I made for the launch of a brand new Tonic Studios kit - we are up to kit #42 now.

If you haven't seen these, they are a boxed kit which you can either buy with a monthly subscription or you can buy as a one off. 

And each month you get dies, stamps, cardstock and some Nuvo goodies. 

They go like hotcakes and are very popular.

So this month it's a Spring theme with a  pretty pink, gold, lemon and yellow colours

And this is one of my cards.

There's a verso edged die that can cut in or out of your card and all I did here is cut it into the white cardstock and trim the ends. 

It's a stunning pattern and suitable for loads of occasions.

I added some Nuvo sequins which are also in the kit - you get 2 different coloured sequins in nice bottles :)

This month there's an embellishment pick up tool included in the kit which makes adding these a breeze. 

I stamped the sentiment straight onto the yellow cardstock - easy peasy.

Add a bow and a little butterfly cut with one of the dies in the kit and there's a card which did not take very long at all to do.

Hope you like this and if this is something you want a mooch at, my affiliate links are listed below.

Take care and see you soon as soon and stay safe and well xxx

Affiliate Links - 

Kit 42 (UK)

Kit 42 (USA)

 

Beautiful Poppies xx

Hello my lovelies - it's been a wee while since I've been over here and what a few weeks it's been!!

Firstly I had a nasty abscess on my gum - not nice but not as painful as it could have been.  I managed to get to speak to the dentist after a week and she gave me some antibiotics - they did not agree with me and I felt really yukky. I then got an actual appointment last week and she thinks it's not actually a gum abscess after all but a sinus problem. 

So it's all up in the air. 

Then on Wednesday I went for my Covid jab. I wasn't too good yesterday but I'm right as rain again today. 

Sooo glad I had it.

So hopefully things will get back to normal now.

I'm posting a card which I made using the brand new Tonic Studios Stamp Club issue - this is Compassion and Poppies. 

17 stamps 18 dies in this set and it's a stunner.

I'll pop my affiliate links at the bottom so you can check it out. 

I've also popped a video together with some of the other samples I made, another step by step project and some hints and tips which you might find useful. 

You can check that out here - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQpYxUL7J4w&t=10s

So ....

... this is what I did. 

These poppies are so easy to colour and don't take very long at all. 

Also there are dies in the set that allow you to cut out your flowers if you want,  so if you're anything like me, and you know I'm very honest about the fact that I am rubbish at cutting out,  then they're worth their weight in gold for sure.

There are 6 different sentiments which you can really stretch to make more and if you have a look at the video, I'll show you how to cut up your long sentiments if you want a longer border at each end, which you wouldn't get if you just snipped them up

It's a really easy technique which  I hope you'll find useful.

 Lovely words :)

So that's the card for today and I'll be back tomorrow with another one for you. 

Stay safe and well and crafty hugs xxx

My affiliate links - 

UK
https://bit.ly/3utPZyu

USA

https://bit.ly/3svDHE5 

 

Chicky Chicky Cheep Cheep :)

Hello my lovelies and hope you are all OK today and that you had a nice weekend.

I'm sharing a nice bright and sunny little Easter card which I made using the Tonic Studios Egg-Cellent Easter showcase set. 

There's chicks, bunnies, hats, eggs etc etc and loads and loads of cuteness in that set and there's dies and stamps so a lot going on.. 

I've popped my affiliate links below so you can have a nosey if you want.

I made the striped background using Nuvo alcohol pens, double sided tape and glitter. 

I've put together a step by step tutorial over on the Tonic blog which shows you how to do this, and also how to colour the chickadee and put the card together and you can see that  here

There's also a YouTube video which runs through the kit and there's more samples for using the showcase there, plus a tutorial on putting a sweet little pop up card together. 

You can see that here 

Right, I'm off to the shed. It's a busy week for me so I need to make a start., The fire is on already in there and it should be nice and toasty now. 

Have a great week and stay safe and well xxx

Affiliate links - 

UK

Tonic Studios - Showcase - Egg-cellent Easter

USA

Tonic Studios - Showcase - Egg-cellent Easter

 

Love You Beary Much, Awwww

Hello lovelies - hope you are all OK.

So today I'm sharing another card which I made using products from the gorgeous Polkadoodles Hearts And Happiness collection.

Today we are using an image from Cutie Pie and it's the sweet little bear.

And this is what I made ....

I coloured him in using Copics in these colours - 

Bear - RV00, RV10, W00, W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9

Hearts - RV00, RV10

Grounding - W0, W1, W3 + glitter!!

Another really easy peasy one to colour.

The papers I used are from the Hearts And Happiness 6x6 paper pack - they're rather yummy I have to say.

And I used the Love Heart Stencil and some Gathered Twigs Distress Ink to make the circle mat.  To be honest, Frayed Burlap woud have looked better but my ink pad had dried out, poor thing!!

Then, because I could not help myself, I added a bit of bling.

Both sentiments are in the stamp set. 

I think he's a little sweetie.

So I've added my affiliate links below, just in case you want a nosey :)

And I'll love you and leave you on that note and I'll see you again soon xxx

Cutie Pie 4 x 4" stamp set

Hearts And Happiness Paper Pack 6 x 6"

Hearts And Happiness Harmony Paper Pack 6 x 6"

Love Heart 1 stencil 4 X 8"

 

Turtley Cute :)

Hello lovelies - hope you are all OK today.

How sweet are these turtles!! 

They are from the new Polkadoodles Hearts & Happiness collection.... 

...  I just love them.

And this is what I made with them .....

It's such a sweet image and ever so easy to colour.

I used Copics and these are what I used - 

Turtles - W00, W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, 

YG00, YG01, YG03, YG95

Hearts - RV00, RV10, RV13, RV14

I also added a bit of bling over the shell - you probably noticed lol.

The background was made using a stencil from the same collection - 

I do love polka dots. 

It's a really easy stencil to line up as well.

 I like it a lot and I will be using it again for backgrounds.

 It's a great way to make sure everything matches nicely and also it would look fab on a mixed media project.

I used Distress Oxide Ink in Peeled Paint to create the background -  I'd clean forgotten I had these inks.  Whilst looking for them I came across a brayer which I knew I had but couldn't find when I needed it, so it was a double happy whammy when I found both. 

Here's some more pics - 

The sentiment and heart banner are both from the stamp set.

So that's my card all done and hope you like it. 

I've added my affiliate links for the stamp set and stencil below 

I'll be back very soon with another bit of cardage to share so I'll see you then. 

Take care and stay safe.

Donuts About You 4 x 4" stamp set

Large Polka dot stencil 4 X 8"