Hippo's

Good morning, I hope you are all staying safe out there & enjoying some you time. I'm in isolation now until at least the end of June. Our youngest is due with her first baby on the 16th June & her immune system is bad, so as I work with the public I'm to stay at home. Thank fully hubby being a wagon driver, can go back to work sooner (if that happens) yay....driving me mad already lol!!

Anyhoos, I'm here to share my latest creation for 'Simply Create Too' where for the next month the theme is......

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

so after much debating & thinking I decided to make a jigsaw with a box.

I think it was my last post I said about you getting fed up of seeing 'Clearly Besotted' stamps....well here's some more lol xx

Made a nice little box for it to go in x

These hippo's remind me of a kids programme I used to watch (ok still watch & have DVD's lol Moomins....thats the main reason I got these cuties x

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Lavina World- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG

Country View- animal magic

Crafty Animals- ATG

Die-Cut Diva's- animals

Scor-Pal- ATG with a Scor-Pal

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- Hippo's from the 'Cooling Off' stamp set by Clearly Besotted

Images- leaf from the 'Birds of a Feather' stamp set by Clearly Besotted

Tri-Blend markers by Spectrum Noir

Hippo's- ice grey blend

Leaves- alpine green blend

Lolly- orange blend & citrus blend

Stick- muted brown blend

Ice cream- blue turquoise blend

Cone- muted brown blend

Glass- blue turquoise blend

Drink- bright pink blend 

Straw & brolly- burnt orange blend

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'blue' card from the essential colourways Adorable Scorable stack by Hunkydory

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'piece by piece' jigsaw die cut from Issue 54 of Die Cutting Essentials

Scor-Pal scoreboard for the box

Thank you for stopping by today, please stay safe & I will see you soon xx

Grrrrrr!!

I'm here to share my latest make with you from 'Sheepski' Facebook challenge. Don't forget to enter you need to use a Sheepski image & believe me there are some super cute, some a bit quirky, some romantic.....put it this way there is something for everyone & every occasion!! Make sure you pop over here & check them out for yourself!!

The optional theme is WINGS  as you can see I didn't use it lol!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Aud Sentiments- ATG with sentiment

Moving Along With The Times- texture (embossing)

Back To Basics- use a digi image

Lil Red Wagon- wild animals

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Bear' by Sheepski

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell words in brown

Bear- firewood, cinnamon, ice grey 5, black, praline & brown ochre

Grass- green shoot & permanent green

Tim Holtz distress inks

Sky- salty ocean

Embossing- vintage photo

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Geometric' by Simply Creative

'blue' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'brown' card from the essential colourways Adorable Scorable stack by Hunkydory

sentiment from the 'Woodlands Friends' stamp set by Crafti Potential

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'vine leaf' border embossing folder from the Autumn Morning Signature Collection by Sara Davies

sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' by Versafine

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over here & see what fabulous 'Sheepski' makes the DT have come up with!!

I will be back on Thursday with my next make, until then take care xx

Beach Hut

Hey there fellow crafters, hope you are all good. I'm busy at work, but still loving it!! Anyhoos I'm here today to announce that I am on a new Design Team.....how cool is that & thank you Helen for asking me to join. Oh yeah might be helpful if I told you which one lol!!  'Not Just Cards' I just wanted to push myself & make things other than cards so here we go with my first creation!!!

One of the girls at work is mad about beach huts, seagulls, the sea..... well anything nautical really but especially beach huts. So I thought I would make her a beach hut! Hope you like it, she loved it xx

The theme over at 'Not Just Cards' is always

ANYTHING GOES

but don't forget to enter your quirky makes as well!

Lots of photos sorry x

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Cardmakers- use at least two dies

Simon Says Stamp- summer fun

Dragonfly Dreams- summer

Dragonfly Journeys- summer lovin

International Art & Soul- summer fun

Images & Colouring Mediums

'blue' acrylic paint by Reeves (for the stripes)

Tim Holtz distress inks 

 on the folds & roof I colour distressed using 'antique linen'

Papers & Embellishments

'white' adorable scorable card by Hunkydory

'black, brown & yellow' card form the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Crafters Companion 'Sweet Treats Ultimate Pro' board 'Sweet Things'

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'seahorse, seaweed, bucket & spade, crab, dolphins, mermaid, beach sigh & sun'  die cuts from the mini  'Tropical' collection by Cut & Make

number 8 die is from a magazine cover gift set

distress inks applied using a Dreamweaver stencil brush

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what other fabulous 'Not Just Cards' creation the DT have made. I will be back tomorrow with my next make to share with you. Until then take care xx