Showing posts with label sweet things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweet things. Show all posts

11 July 2018

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 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


22 February 2018

Little Birdie House

Its that time again where I share my latest 'If You Give A Crafter A Cookie' creation. This fortnights cookie you will find here or at the end of my post.

I just knew as soon as I saw these cookies what I wanted to do. I have had this 'Sweet Things' embossing board for about 6 months & never used it, so these cookies were just shouting for me to use it!! I love the finished piece...my friend decided it would go nicely in her daughters bedroom lol!!



Image & Colouring Mediums
Tim Holtz distress inks
All colour distressing done using 'vintage photo'

Papers & Embellishments
'Stitched Heart' from the Bear Necessities Paper collection by Nit Wit
'Heart' from the Bear Necessities Paper collection by Nit Wit
'Plaid White' from the Bear Necessities Paper collection by Nit Wit
'Pink Quilt' from the Bear Necessities Paper collection by Nit Wit

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
'Sweet Things' embossing folder from the Sweet Treats Ultimate Pro collection by Crafters Companion

This fortnights cookie

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous creation the DT have made to help inspire you.
I will be back on Saturday, until then take care xx