Koala Hugs..

 

Hey,

Happy Friday!

Recently whilst in Connecticut, we dropped into Papercraft Clubhouse - LOVE Tracie and Jona.

I saw the sample for the Avery Elle 'Sending Hugs' set - I am a big Avery Elle fan and the sample made me NEED this set LOL.

It is so much fun, as the envelope is actually x2 pieces that you sandwich the Koala (or other critter from the set) between.

I added a Gina Miller cover plate and watercoloured the stamp. Teeny bit fiddly, but somethings are just worth the extra effort.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend, I'll be brunching, desking and relaxing.

Cx

Happy Easter (A bit late...)

 

Hey,

Today I have a couple of Easter focused layouts for you.. bit late I know, but better late than never right?

Both were made as part of my Creative Team duties, but I love them both SO much.

The first one was for The Nifty Pixel and I just love the  HAPPY GO LUCKY | BUNDLE and the BLOOMIN LOVELY V.2 | PAGE DRAFTS. They paired so well with my silly photo and I think it is the first time I have attempted a cluster of this size!!

Next up is this beauty for Designed by Soco and it also features me and bunny ears and a silly selfie. 

The great templates Hippity Hoppity were on sale last week (still available in store) and it was great to use them with a non-traditional Easter kit - Sunset Memories - also by Soco.

Two very different layouts, but both equally fun!

Cx

Dolphin friendly...

Hey,

I saw this stamp on sale and thought it was just too cute to pass up!

I love the little flower spray on the Dolphin's fin.

I stamped it multiple times to create this cute background and coloured the Dolphin in various shades of blue. Add a stamped banner and voila! easy quick card.

The stamp is by Impression Obsession.

Cx

 

Cat-Cactus aka Catus...

 

Hey,

Happy Monday!!

I have been neglecting my blog a bit, so over the next couple of weeks I am hoping to bring you a few more posts ;)

Starting with today's punny beauties.

On a recent trip we popped into numerous craft stores and these amazing Cat-cactus stickers were on sale.

So I turned them into super quick slimline cards and added stickers for 'Catus - get it...

LOL.

Cx

Fusion Card Challenge - Bees

Hey,

Welcome to another fantastic Fusion Card Challenge.

This time we have 'Bees' for you! As always both the sketch and the inspiration image are awesome.

Which will you try?

I loved both, so I fused them!

I loved the sketch and the Bee and I had a completely different idea in mind for this card. When I sat down to make the card, it kind of felt right to create a piece of 'paper' using the Bee. 

It came out really well and was very easy to colour, a bit of yellow and some shadow on the wings. The Bee stamp is a fave, as it was a gift eons ago from my bestie and craft buddy JT.

It's not obvious in the photo, but I used a scalloped border die to create a decorative edge, love these dies, they are so handy.

The sentiments are new, I bought the set, because I love a pun and I actually have quite a few Bee stamps that are being a bit neglected.. so now I have all these great puns for them!

I used -

Creative Impressions - Bee

Honey Bee Stamps - Buzz Words

Simon Says Stamp - Scallop Stitches dies

Make sure you check out all the rest of the inspiration by the DT over at the Fusion challenge blog, and play along with your own creation! When playing along you may use the sketch OR the photo to inspire your makes. OR, if you are feeling adventurous, you can fuse them together (see what I did there!).

Can't wait to see your makes. 

Challenge ends on April 13th.

Cx