Happy Easter

 

Happy Easter everyone.

I hope you all had a lovely day yesterday.

 

I am sharing a little treat project today using a Christmas die for an Easter creation.

 

I was looking through all my dies and I realised that none of them were Easter themed.  But I noticed on the Shapeabilities Deck The Halls die by Sharyn Sowell they were some little bunnies. 

 

So to embellish my project I used some kraft card and just die cut these little fellas out.  I even added some cute little pom poms for the bunnies tails.

 

 

My little treat boxes hold 3 tiny chocolate eggs and I found some fabulous tutorials over on U Tube to create the boxes.

 

I cut a little window in the top so you could see the contents using the tag die from the Die D-Lites Spring Time set.

 

I finished each box with some bakers twine to keep them closed.

 

These made perfect little gifts to give to my work colleagues.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Please head over to the Spellbinders Website for all the details about the dies I have used on todays project.

 

 

 

 

 



Lets Do Digi

 

 Hello there.

 

Its challenge time over at Daring Cardmakers.  Kathy our lovely host has picked a brilliant challenge this week, something that I haven't used in a long time.

 

For this weeks challenge The Daring Cardmakers would like you to use something digital on your creations.  This could be some papers you have downloaded, an image or a sentiment you have created on your PC.

 

 

I went to my favourite site for this challenge, The Lovely Studio (Pink Petticoat).  I had these beach huts sat in a file for all my digital crafts and couldn't wait to use them.

 

I also used some beach themed papers which are also a digital download.

 

I coloured my image using pro markers and added some little die cut nautical shapes from Spellbinders.

 

Anyone else wishing for summer?

 I think wishing for some nicer weather has inspired me this week.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and please check out the blog at Daring Cardmakers for more lovely digital inspiration.

 

We can't wait to see what you create.

 

Have fun.

 

 

Coffee Rings

Hello everyone.

 

 

 

For this weeks Spellblogger post using dies from Spellbinders I wanted to create a male card.  I really struggle with these cards and I thought I needed some to add to my card box.

 

I thought the Shapeabilities Coffee Break die from Seth Apter would be a great one to use.  I decided to use the die to create a background.

 

I cut 4 of the Coffee rings from white card stock.  I then added ink to each using some Tim Holtz distress inks in various colours.  I then sprayed these with water and allowed them to dry.  After they were dry I added some versamark ink in a few random places and used some gold embossing powder, which I then heat set.

 

I then added the Coffee Rings to a square of white card stock, trimmed off the excess and layered this onto some black card stock.

 

I finished my card with a sentiment using the Simply Said Phrase One die set also from Spellbinders.  I cut this from black card stock and added a drop shadow in gold.

 

A card perfect for a coffee lover or great for a masculine card.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and please check out the website over at Spellbinders for all the details about the dies I have used on todays project.

 

 

Back To Basics

Happy weekend to all.

 

Its challenge time at Daring Cardmakers.  Its a difficult one, well I thought it was and I do like a challenge.  Joanne our lovely host this week would like you to choose one geometric shape and one primary colour to be feature on your card.

 

I decided to go with red and hexagons and keep my card very simple.

 

I layered some white card stock onto a piece of red and then I used a stencil to create my hexagon background.  I then die cut some larger hexagons from a kit of the month from Spellbinders called Fun & Sparkle.

 

I then attached these hexagons to the front of my card and stamped "happy" in one and die cut a little banner and stamped "birthday" on to it.

 

I then finished with a few sequins.  If you look very closely the sequins have hexagons in them as well.  I didn't notice this until Joanne (our host) pointed it out to me. 

 

I can't wait to see what you come up with and please link your cards over on the Daring Cardmakers Blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and please check out more lovely inspiration from the design team over on the BLOG. 

 

Springtime Thank You.

Hello Bubbly Funk Fans and happy weekend to you all.

 

 

I am sharing a little thank you project with you today.  Its a little gift bag to say thank you all those lovely Easter eggs that you may receive.

 

 

To make my gift bag I used some neutral designer paper as I wanted this lovely fabric flower to stand out.  I layered up the felt flower and added a little button to the centre.  I also had these little cute wooden ladybirds in my craft stash which I thought would look rather sweet.
 

To make the bag you need a piece of card of patterned paper 6 x 12 inches.  The score of the long side at 2 7/8, 5 3/4, 8 5/8 and 11 1/2.  The score of the short side at 2".  I have a score board which makes things really easy for me when making bags.

 

 

I then added a little tag with a stamped sentiment.  The mini tag came from the "love is" through the letter box which you can find HERE.  

 

Please stop by the Bubbly Funk SHOP where you will find a vast selection of pretty flowers to use on your projects.

 

Also please check out the Bubbly Funk BLOG for more amazing inspiration from the Design Team using lots of lovely craft items from the SHOP.

 

 

 

BBQ King

Hello everyone and welcome to another Spellblogger post from Spellbinders.

 

 

Does anyone else like to get ahead with their card making?  I am already thinking about Fathers Day.  So today I have a BBQ themed card to share with you.

 

To make my card I layered a square of white card stock onto some black.  I then added some strips of designer paper to the bottom and added the Daddy sentiment use an alphabet die from Spellbinders.

 

I then die cut a circle using the pierced circles set also from Spellbinders.

Next I cut out all the BBQ elements using the Die D-Lites Weekend Grill.  The set is super cute as it also comes with the BBQ tools and a little bottle.

 

Please check out my other Weekend Grill post HERE where I have used the little bottle from the set.

 

 

 

I then finished with my card with a few sequins.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and please check out the website over at Spellbinders for details about the dies I have used on todays project.

 

SPELLBINDERS

 

 

Watch The Birdie

Happy Friday everyone.

 

Its challenge time at Daring Cardmakers.  The lovely Shabneez is the host and this week its all about birds.

 

Shabneez would like to see a bird on your creation.  It can be a focal point, embellishment, stamp or a die.

 

For my card I just stamped a little bird flying in the distance.

 

I created my card using a lovely die set from Spellbinders called Die D-Lites Flight 2.

 

I started by adding a square of patterned paper to my card blank.  I then trimmed down a white piece of card stock and used the cloud from the die set so you can see the paper behind.  I then added more clouds cut from white and glitter card. 

 

I cut the hot balloon from white card and used some blue ink to highlight the embossed areas and then created a drop shadow with another balloon cut from black card stock.  I thought this way the hot air balloon would stand out more.  I also used the little bunting die that comes in the set and cut this using some yellow designer paper.

 

To finish I die cut the word Dad, again creating a drop shadow using a lovely die set from Spellbinders which you can find HERE.

 

I then added some enamel dots to complete my card.

 

Please stop by the Daring Cardmakers blog for more lovely inspiration from the Design Team and we can wait to see what you create.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely weekend.