Hoppin By Pop Up

Sneak Peak Day 2, So as soon as I received the Hopping By Stamp Set From the new release from Crafty Purple Frog I knew I wanted to do something a little different. But I could not make up my mind what, so a scene card, come pop up, come shaker all rolled into one emerged

Otter

I really can not believe how fast this year is going. It is time for another new release at Crafty Purple Frog and it follows on the animal theme and makes me think back to childhood stories of wind in the willows. Mr Otter here is attempting to catch his dinner

T4TD Swap

I signed up to take part in the Time For Tea Designs Card Swap on Facebook, my recipient has received her card so I can now share

Then I had a big on a mental block on the sort of card I could send and eventually came up with this idea

Howdy Partner

I got this stamp set in a mystery box from a fellow crafter who was destashing. The company are no longer trading but I thought this would make a great desert shaker

Anniversary

 It was our Wedding Anniversary in April, we have been married 13 years. I intended to make a pop up box card but that evolved into a different card somewhere along the way so here is the anniversary card I ended up making

tgf neighbours

This card has been created as part of the spring hop for Team Tiny on YouTube, It is a hashtag driven hop so if you do want to hop along your search term is #teamtinyspinghop over on YouTube

Paper Hug Shaker

 My inspiration for this card came from this months monthly class at Kit and Clowder. The class is called botanical notes and the first chapter starts with colouring a vintage, aged envelope. This was where I got the idea for the edges

How is he 12

So Monday morning I woke up to a 12 year old!! How I have no idea, I think I blinked and his childhood was over. He is mad on computer games, especially the switch, mainly as a result of Covid I fear as this was a way to play with his friends. But we do also play quite alot as a family. He is at quite an awkward age but I do think I nailed his card

21st shaker

Having a birthday during in lockdown in mot fabulous but having a special birthday ay the moment must be awful. So I really wanted to make this card for my cousin a little special.

collaboration

I am extremely excited to be part of a YouTube Collaboration with Kelly's Craft, Lauren Taylor Made and Vikki Carter

Heart new arrival

My baby days are over so I literally  can not wait to hold my Brother and Sister In Laws baby. Lockdown means we are missing out on so much. Baby snuggles are just one. He has arrived and is just gorgeous, both are well

Team Tiny Love Hop

Apologises I do not participate in a hop for ages and then bombard you with a number of them all at once. I like to keep on my toes...

This card has been created as part of the Team Tiny Love Hop on YouTube. Team Tiny is a group of like minded people on facebook who have less than 1000 subscribers and want to grow their channel. 

In the spirit of Valentine's Day the theme this month is a Love Hop. This is a hashtag driven hop so you search #teamtinylovehop on YouTube to see all participation 

Valentine Shaker

Time for a new challenge over at A perfect Time To Craft Challenge Blog. As always the theme is Anything Goes

Todays inspiration 

Polkadoodles Snow Image

It is Tuesday so time for a new challenge over at the polkadoodles Digi-Choosday Challenge Blog. Pop over and claim todays discount on digital images available unitl midnight GMT 

The design Teams brief this week was to use a snow image. I got this image before christmas and just never got the chance to use it so thought it would be just perfect. 

The UK is in our third lockdown so the sentiment felt just perfect. There are a number of people I want to spend time and I especially want a hug off my mum, like everyone else, my last one was March.

Sassy & Crafty Rainbow words Shaker

A shaker card using the rainbow words clear stamp set from the new release at Sassy & Crafty I wanted too create a non traditional rainbow. So after a few false starts, one of those where you have so many ideas but can not quite pin down all the right elements. I arrived at this shaker card

There is a video on my YouTube Channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies

Sassy & Crafty Rainbow Words Clear Stamp Set

Versamark Embossing Ink

Cosmic Shimmer Embossing Powder in Gold and Silver

Time For Tea Designs Stripes Cover Plate Die

Got You Covered Stencil by Clearly Besotted

Distress Oxide in Mermaid Lagoon

Acetate

Glitter Nuvo Drops

Banner Die

Distress Ink in Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Green, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet

Black Card

A6 Card Base

Foam sheet

Fimo rainbow slices

Card Making Tutorial

The rainbow was embossed in the silver, gold and fussy cut out.

While the black card and the foam sheet were cut with the stripes plate die

Onto the back of the black card I glued a piece of acetate

The foam was attached onto the back of this

I cut a banner for the sentiment and coloured this with the rainbow spectrum of distress inks

The rainbow was glued onto the front of this with the rainbow banner

This panel was finished with a range of different coloured nuvo glitter drops

The stencil was used with the diatress oxide to create the back drop

The acetate pockets were filled with the fimo rainbows and the foiled back secured with double sided tape

This was then adhered onto an A6 card base

Hope you like my non tradotionsl take on the rainbow. I think it is perfect for the sentiment 

Thanks for reading

Happy Crafting

Claire xx

Mum Shaker

I have been asked to make my first card for my friends mum's 60th. The only specification was it had to say 60 and mum on it at some point

There is a quick video on my YouTube Channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies 

Mum Cut File on Brother Scan N Cut Canvas

Acetate

Nuvo Drops 

Heart Sequins

Apple Blossom Bubble and Fizz stamp, (Free with Papercraft Essentials Issue 161)

60 Confetti

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Marker 

Foam Tape

Card Making Tutorial

I used scan n cut canvas to create my word card and a separate Mum to create the front panel

Acatate was attached over the front heart and then the front base panel was covered in foam tape

I stamped and coloured the images and fussy cut these out.

A piece of acatate was secured behind the heart in the separate mum panel. 

The images were glued on, and the panel decorated with sequins and nuvo drops

60 confetti was placed inside the heart

Before the front panel was attached

Thank you for reading

Happy Crafting

Claire xx

picnic time

I love these little bears so much they just make me go awwww every time I see them

There is a video on my YouTube Channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Cardmaking Supplies

Time For Tea Designs Teddy Bear Picnic Stamp and Die Set

Time For Tea Designs Sweet Treats Dies

Sixxiz Embossing Mat

Versamark Embossing Ink

Wow Embossing Powder in Pastel Pink

Distress Ink in Speckled Egg, Worn Lipstick and Scattered Rose

Time For Tea Designs Stripes Cover plate Die

Spectrum Noir Finesse Ink in Rustic Brown

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

White card

Acetate

Sprinkles

A5 Card Base

Nuvo Drops in Grey Oyster

Card Making Tutorial

The bear picnic images were stamped, coloured and die cut out.

Using the sizzix embossing mat and the sweet treat dies I embossed the card.

Each image was them stamped in versamark and heat embossed

This was blended using speckled egg and the edges with worn lipstick

The stripes cover plate was used 

A piece of card was blended in tattered rose

The cut outs were adhered onto the pink card.

 While a sheet of acetate was adhered to the back of the speckled egg card. And foam tape was arrange 2 stripes down from the top and 2 stripes up from the bottom. These were filled with sprinkles

Then adhered onto the separate pink card

The bears were arranged into this, while the food and picnic basket was glued onto the middle of the card panel

The card was then finished with a few grey nuvo drops and the panel was adhered onto a piece of A5 Card which had been scored and folded at the half way mark

Thank you for reading

Happy Crafting

Claire xx

Sweet Treats Shaker

I have had these little cake embellishments sat waiting to be loved for some time and what would be more perfect than a sweet treats shaker card made using the new releases from Time For Tea Designs called Treat your Self. I love the sentiment that reads treat your self Birthday Calories don't count

There is a video on my YouTube Channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies

1 Sheet Purple A4 Card

2 A5 white Pieces of Card

Blue Metallic Card

Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers and Pocked Raspberry 

Time For Tea Designs Treat Yourself Stamp and Die Set

Spectrum Noir Finesse in Rustic Brown

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Spectrum Noie Harmony Ink in Smoked Pearl

Acetate

Square dies from July Papercraft Society Box

Stitched circle nesting die

Clear Dew Drops from Polkadoodles

Nuvo Drops

Ice cream cone embellishment 

Card Making Tutorial

The 2 A5 pieces of white card were blended, one with Picked Raspberry and one with peacock Feathers

Using the square die the window was cut into the pink one.

A border was created with the Metallic blue and adhered down.

An acetate window was adhered onto.the wrong side and foam tape applied to the edges of the card panel and around the square.

Onto the peacock Feathers I stamped the sentiments using the Smoked Pearl ink.

The shaker was filled and the Peacock Feathers card secured onto the back.

This was adhered onto the sheet of A4 which had been folded down the centre to create the card base.

Using what was left of the peacock feathers and the blue card stitched rectangle circles were die cut. 

The images were stamped in Finesse rustic brown, coloured and die cut out. These were then arranged onto the die cut circles.

The card was finished with an ice cream cone embellishment, clear dew drops and nuvo drops

I am entering this into

The Alphabet Challenge -Anything beginning with M Mice

Thanks for reading

Happy crafting

Claire xx

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Interactive Invitation

Its Tuesday so that can only mean one thing!!! A new Digi-choosday challenge and discount code. Hop over to Polkadoodles Digi-Chooseday Challenge Blog to claim yours and enter.

The Design Teams brief was an invitation to Thanksgiving or Christmas that is Interactive.

I wanted to create something a little different I did contemplate just making a shaker but then I quite like the idea of revealing the date. I think it works really well. I wanted to step away from the tradition Christmas colours as well.

There is a video on my YouTube channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies

Polkadoodles digi stamp Winnie Rolling Snowball

Polkadoodles digi bundle  Winnie White Christmas Alphabet

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Silver Sequins

Nuvo Drops in Antique Rose

A4 blue card

A5 white card

Rust Card

Rose Gold Card

Pull Tab Die

Stitched Rectangle Nesting Dies

Stitched Star Dies

Acetate

Cardmaking Tutorial

To begin I sized and printed my image and the words you are invited, onto smooth card stock suitable for alcohol markers.

I then printed the same image with the date and time in the snowball on normal printed paper.

I coloured the original image and die cut with a stitched rectangle 

Using the rust card and a largest stitched rectangle die I cut a another rectangle

Using a craft knife I cut the snowball from the image

With my largest rectangle die I cut a piece of white card, and positioned my pull tab insert and a stitched star die

With the smaller stars I cut a number of rust and a number of rose gold stars

The image that had been printed with the date and time was mounted onto the rust rectangle and adhered to the white card with double sided tape.

The coloured image was then lined up over the top so the information could be seen through the cutout snowball

The slit was die cut in 

A piece of acetate was glued over the inside of the star.

The pull tab was secured. Foam tape was place around the edges of the star and it was filled with silver sequins

A piece of rose gold card was adhered to the back of this to secure the shaker element.

Foam tape was run around the edges and this was adhered to the blue a4 card to form a card base

The die cut stars were added around the edges

Then silvers sequins and nuvo drops were spotted around 

The pull tab was was accessorised with the rust card.

This card was very time consuming and one of those that you end up doing numerous times, I had the pull tab too high, then too low, then glued the acetate onto the wrong side.

But I am so glad I persevered as I really do love the finished product.

This is being entered into the following challenges

Lemon Shortbread Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

Creatalicious Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Love To Craft

Thorough The Craft Room Door

Thank you for reading

Happy crafting

Claire xx