Birthday Pinwheel Card...

For the Bubbly Scrumptious blog this week I've had a go at making a Pinwheel, a first for me!  A lot easier than I thought and so effective. 

The papers are from one of my favourite scrapbook companies  - My Minds Eye.  Love their 6  x 6 paper pads, 24 sheets of cardstock quality paper and each sheet is double sided so 12 unique designs per pad.

There's a full supplies list and a how-to make it guide over on THIS page.

Stars Stripes and more Crochet...

Here's my make for the Bubbly Scrumptious Blog.  A Congratulations card using star dies and stripy patterned paper.   As always there's a full supplies list and a guide to make it over HERE on the Bubbly Scrumptious Blog.

In other news, I'm still hooked on crochet.  Here's a snowflake I made at my class last week.  The yellow yarn was just to practice, now I'm happy with the pattern I'll be making some in white to decorate the tree and gifts this Christmas.   

And I have a list of projects as long as your arm I'd like to make, most of them from this fabulous book by Nicki Trench.  Don't you just love that tea cosy? 

Red White and Blue...

Here's this week's make for the Bubbly Scrumptious Blog.  When I set out to make this card I didn't have a red, white and blue colour combination in mind, it just happened.  I must have been influenced by all the red white and blue in the shops.

It's the first time out for this embossing folder, a universal one from Craft Concepts called In Sttitches.  Lovin' the effect, saves getting the sewing machine out!
Check out the Blog for a full supplies list and a step by step guide to make it HERE.

Sunburst Card...

We're playing catch up over on Bubbly Scrumptious.  So here's another of my makes for the Blog.  A sunburst card.  There's a Step by Step guide to make it and the supplies list over HERE on the Blog.

Short and sweet post from me this evening.  Thanks for stopping by and all your lovely comments, I really do appreciate it :)x  

What's Cookin' ...

Just stopped by today to share my latest make for the Bubbly Scrumptious blog.  I've a lot of recipes cut from magazines my favourites are these recipes from Style At Home magazine.  I love this mag, as well as recipes it's full of home décor ideas to buy and to make, all for just £1.99.  

The recipes are quick and easy, ideal for weekday meals.  The only problem for me is once you cut them out of the magazine they're pretty small and easily lost so I came up with a solution.  I created some recipe cards and a giant wooden peg holder.  I've tested it out in the kitchen and it works perfectly.  The peg is really stable and I no longer have to hunt around for a teeny tiny recipe amongst the veg peelings!

There's a Step by Step guide to make the set over HERE on the Bubbly Scrumptious Blog.

Quilted card and crocheted flowers...

My day to post over on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog again today - the weeks are flying by far too quickly!  This week I've made a quilt inspired card using hand stitching with this pretty Prima flower as the focal point.  I always like to have some ready made flowers in my stash for those times when I  haven't time to make my own.  There's a full supplies list and a step-by-step guide to hand stitching on cards HERE on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog.

Inspired by my blogging pal Katie, I attended a beginners crochet workshop yesterday.  In only two hours I'd made a flower!

A big achievement for a complete novice like me.  I had such a great time I'm going back next week for the intermediate class, best get practising!

Cardboard Wall Hanging...

It's Saturday so it's my turn to post over on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog.  This week I've made a wall hanging using mainly Prima products. Lovin' all things Prima at the moment, can't get enough of their beautiful designs.
As always there's a Step by Step guide to make it plus a full supplies list over HERE on the blog.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Prima Songbird Mini Book...

Here's this week's make for the Bubbly Scrumptious blog.  A teeny mini book using a wooden spool to bind- it.  I do love this Prima Songbird paper collection.   A lovely fresh and clean 'Spring' colour palette with  accents, journal cards and tickets within the paper designs, making a 6 x 6 paper pad go just that little bit further.  For the supplies list and a step by step guide to make it. pop over to THIS page on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog.

Spool Card...

I've had a bit of a breakthrough today and finally made something I'm happy with.  I was getting a little concerned, I've never been so uninspired for so long before.  I'm blaming it on the weather, the sun is shining here today so I'm feeling a whole lot better.
I've been wanting to make a spool card for sometime now.   So, when I received a parcel of goodies from Caroline at Bubbly Funk, with lots of Prima pretties and a bag of wooden spools.  Today seemed the perfect time to give one a go.  Hope you like it as much as I do.  It's featured on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog today with the supplies list and a step by step tutorial to make it on this page.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Box Top Flower...

I'm back with a card to share featuring a box-top flower.  I kept the design simple and let the flower take centre stage.  
It's my make for the Bubbly Scrumptious blog so the supplies list and a tutorial for the flower are over on the blog.
 Hope you like it - I'm still not sure!  :)x

Love is the thread...

It's Saturday so my turn to post over on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog.  A Tando Chipboard Printer Tray decorated with Prima papers and some sewing stamps and embellishments.  Check out the blog to see how to cover the chipboard tray and details of the supplies available from the Bubbly Funk shop.

Thanks so much for all your lovely comments on my set of Mother's Day cards - much appreciated.
I'll be back tomorrow with the new Ribbon Girl challenge.

Creative Expressions Vintage Sewing Stamps
Jenni Bowlin Large Button
Seam Binding and Cotton Lace from The Ribbon Girl
Pearl Head Pins and Vintage Buttons

Gift box to match...

My make for the Bubbly Scrumptious blog today is a gift box to match last week's card.  The Tando chipboard 'Cloud Tree' comes in a pack of two and I've used the smaller tree to decorate my gift box.  
I copied the layout of the card for the box top and wrapped a crepe paper frill around the lid and finished with some satin ribbon.from Paperchase.  I've only just discovered Paperchase ribbons - some lovely soft colours.
I've been dabbling in some decoupage today.  I'll be back tomorrow with the results! :)

Cloud Tree...

It's Saturday so here's my make for the Bubbly Scrumptious blog, Saturday is my turn to post over there and this week I've been playing with Tando chipboard and Prima papers, THIS page has all the details.
So much sun today although I'm not complaining but I had to crawl around on the floor to get this photo!
Ever looked at a card for sooooo long you convince yourself you don't like it?
The gorgeous green silk ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl, speaking of which I'll be back tomorrow with my make for this month's challenge, better late than never. 
Enjoy your evening!  :)x

Going Vintage...

This week over on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog it's Product Focus week. This time we're focusing on  Ranger tags and Maya Road keychains and the theme is 'Valentine'.
Each Daily Designer creates their project using these products, together with any other products of their choice.
As my project was going live today, after the 14th, I didn't go for a specific Valentine piece but still kept the love theme going with a romantic keepsake tag.
It's amazing how different our creations are, but still using  the same products, just shows you how versatile your stash can be.  Pop over to the BLOG to see all the Daily Designers' work and if you'd like more details on how I made my tag and a full supplies list then pop over to this PAGE.

Thanks for visiting today and enjoy the rest of your weekend.  I'm off to finish my project for The Ribbon Girls challenge which goes live tomorrow.

Sweet Wishes...

Playing catch up this week.  Here's my make for the Bubbly Scrumptious blog that I should have posted on Saturday.  All the details are HERE

Do you ever have a design in your head that just doesn't quite transfer to paper?  Well, this card is one of mine.  Still not quite right for me, but I'm not ready to bin it just yet! 

Don't forget you've still got a week to enter the Flower Power challenge over at Let's Craft and Create.
Happy Valentine's Day!...

Maya Road Envelope Card...

I've had a stash of these lovely Maya Road kraft envelopes for a while now.  One of those impulse purchases I just had to have.  I've used them before as a tag pocket. But, it's taken me a time to come up with a different way to use them - until now...

I slit open the sides carefully with a letter opener to make a card wrap.

Covered the inside with patterned paper, creating a panel to add a greeting.

It's my make for the Bubbly Scrumptious blog this week.  You can nip over there if you'd like more info and the supplies list.
Thanks for visiting today and all your lovely comments, they're very much appreciated.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Ribbon Tips and Tricks...

It's Saturday, my day to post over on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog.  This week I've used this card to share some tips and tricks to help get a professional finish when using Ribbon and Ric Rac on your cards and projects.  You can find it HERE.

I've got some news to share today too.  Remember THIS card, well it's been featured in Papercraft Inspirations this month (issue 96), in the Beautiful blogs feature on page 88.  Here's a photo of the page.

I'm doing a little happy dance, just as well I'm home alone.  Now it's a lovely bright day here, the sun is streaming through the windows of my craft room so a perfect day to get that pile of cards finished.  I'll be back tomorrow with another 'Baby' card.

Thank You Heart...

I found this cool technique whilst browsing on Homespun With Heart, Danielle Flanders is one of my favourite card designers and if you like, what I like to call 'clean shabby chic' then her blog is well worth a visit. 
The technique is oh so simple, one of those that you wish you'd thought of - Debossing with chipboard.
I found that larger shapes on textured card work best and after a bit of faffing with my Cuttlebug plates the sandwich I used was, from the bottom, A plate, C plate, B plate, cardstock then chipboard.

Here's the finished card, hope you can see the heart, it looks a lot more defined in 'real life'!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend.  I'll be back tomorrow with the new Ribbon Girl challenge.

Papers:  Echo Park Victoria Gardens
Melissa Frances Transfer
Seam Binding from The Ribbon Girl
Crepe Paper for the frill
Papermania heart gem

Thank You Flower...

I finally found some inspiration for my 'Thank You' cards and this is the first one of many I'll be posting over  the next few days, all with a flower theme and using crepe paper.

It's my make for the Bubbly Scrumptious blog this week and there's a how-to make it and supplies list  over on the blog   HERE .

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the weekend.  I must get back to the dreaded accounts.

Edited to add:  The embossing folder I've used is Cuttlebug - Distressed Stripes.

Words to decorate...

Over on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog, it's Product Focus week and this week we're focusing on wooden words.  Each designer has a different word to decorate.  I've gone for a 'Shabby Chic' look and created a photo display - just need to find some photos now...

There's a how-to make it over on the blog and lots more inspiration from the daily designers.  Thank so much for visiting.  :)