Sunday 29 April 2018

LHOSM Challenge #158 - Anything Goes

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.
I hope you are well.

It's time for another month long challenge over on Lovely Haenglar or Sweet Magnolia blog.
Our challenge theme is ANYTHING GOES

I have made a Springtime Birthday card.

I used a Magnolia stamp that I bid on, and won on ebay.
Yes, I am very happy!
I'm not sure what she is called as she hasn't been released yet.
 I'll call the stamp Tilda with Bird!?

I used lots of lovely products from Swedish House Crafts on my card.

Links to the products can be found in my post.

The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Bristol board extra smooth cardstock, and cut using Gummiapan pierced scalloped circle.
I coloured the image with Prismacolor & polychromos pencils.


For the shape of my card, I used GoKreate large frame frilly #10, and Maja Design Celebration papers.
Other dies used are; Cheery Lynn French pastry doily, Gummiapan pierced scalloped circles nesting dies, and birdie die. Marianne Design Ivy circle, Magnolia Doohickey Bloomy tags, fruit tree, and market fence.
The pretty lace is from my stash!



 I used Gummiapan angelpost stamp to stamp around the outside of the scalloped circle, and stamped the bumble bee using Magnolia stamp bumble bee which also includes a lovely May flowers sentiment.
I dotted Tilda's cheeks with a white gelly roll pen, and gave the bee's wings some sparkle with glamour dust.


A close look at my flower arrangement.
The flowers, seam binding, and happy birthday cake charm tied with twine are from my stash! 

The tiny leaves between the arrangement are die cut using a leaf die from Doohickey club vol 16.

The self adhesive letters that I used to spell the name Emma are from Hobby Craft.
I adhered the letters to the tag with 2mm foam tape.


A closer look at the Doohickey fruit tree, market fence, and Gummiapan birdie.


Inside the card is decorated.

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Suha at Swedish House Crafts 

AND LOOK at what she is offering;

Our first prize winner will win £20 store credit
Our second prize winner will win £10 store credit
Our third prize winner will win £5 store credit


She has the new collections Class Trip including the new Suitcase die and the Fixer Upper collection in stock:
Suha is offering the following discounts just for LHOSM followers:
·         10% off everything including kits, there are a couple of Vol. 19 left.
        Use: TILDA10 at checkout. Valid to 5 May 18. Minimum purchase £20.The feelgood discount works for FIXER UPPER and CLASS TRIP:http://shop.swedishhousecrafts.co.uk/products/designer/magnolia-stamps/collections/2018/2018-class-trip/http://shop.swedishhousecrafts.co.uk/products/designer/magnolia-stamps/collections/2018/2018-fixer-upper/The Fixer Upper complete collection for already discounted price. If you use Tilda10 at checkout you will get even another 10% discount. http://shop.swedishhousecrafts.co.uk/fixer-upper-complete-collection/If anyone is interested in the complete collection (12 stamps), Suha taking reservations without payment, but complete commitment. When she has enough orders, she can then place one big order. The price for one complete collection of 2014-Zodiac (12 stamps) is £89.00 excl. VAT (£106.80 incl. VAT) depending on where you are in the world is. This is not available in the shop but by email reservation. Just let us know if you are interested and once we have a minimum of 3 orders, Suha will order them, at this point she will require half of the payment and the following half when the shipment is ready to send, this is a special offer for the LHOSM followers only.  http://shop.swedishhousecrafts.co.uk/products/designer/magnolia-stamps/collections/2009-2014/2014-zodiac/If there are any other collections that you are interested in as complete collection from older collections, Suha is happy to get them and offer them at a very good price, but there has to be a minimum of 3 CC orders.    ·         £1 off each stamp and die added to cart use FEELGOOD at checkout.TIP:  Check which is greater discount for you to enjoy
Zodiac Collection:

We would love you to come, and join in with our current challenge which ends on Friday , 25th May 2018.



My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations.
Why not pop over HERE for a peek?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges;
AAM Challenge #33...............All About Spring

Thank you for stopping by to visit today, and big thanks for all the lovely comments.

Crafty Hugs

Thursday 26 April 2018

Swedish House Crafts - Exploding Box With Laserowe Chipboards

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.
I'm here as well as on Swedish House Crafts blog today with some DT inspiration.
I've made an exploding box using a small selection of the new Laserowe chipboard pieces that are available to buy in store.
I recommend you go take a look! The pieces are gorgeous.

Links to the products are in text, and can be found at the end of my post.


I covered the box, and decorated the inside using Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics 10th, and 11th of April.
I used elegant square rose frame to decorate the top of the box. I lightly inked the frame with distress ink, and stamped over it using rich cocoa ink, and a script stamp from my stash!

The lace, roses, green artificial moss, and seam binding are from my stash!
The tiny butterflies are Laserowe. There are 9 butterflies in total in various sizes.
 I inked them using a lavender ink pad. I used white liquid pearls along their centres.


This is what the inside of the box looks like, decorated with gorgeous Laserowe chipboard pieces.


I chose to use the 3D wheelbarrow for the centerpiece, and ornamented corners to create a frame around the wheelbarrow. 
I have rubbed all of the chipboard pieces with distress ink before assembling them.

Tip: It is best to remove the chipboard pieces from the packaging so that you are familiar with how to assemble the wheelbarrow. 
When it comes to placing the wheelbarrow onto the centre, be careful not to press down too hard as the  pieces that are holding the wheel together are very delicate, and could quite easily break.

I made the lavender type flowers using a 2" length of wire, coating approximately 1" from one end with thick pva glue, and then sprinkled Flowersoft over the glue. 
Let the flowers dry in a piece of cut floristry foam that will fit inside the wheelbarrow. 
Adhere the foam inside the wheelbarrow, and add some artificial moss.

The doily has been cut from Doohickey vol 14.


I used the larger chipboard butterfly, sponged it with lavender ink, and adhered it to the centre of the white doily.
I used a selection of flowers from my stash, and adhered a chipboard China corner.
The white pearl flatbacks are from my stash!

I repeated the same layout on the opposite side.


The birdhouse chipboard is from my stash! I sponged it with lavender ink.
I placed artificial moss in the centre opening, and adhered a rhinestone heart above it.
The white bird is die cut from Gummiapan Birdie die. There are 2 little birdie dies in the pack.

Once again I used the chipboard butterflies, and china corner in the same way as previously mentioned.


Thank you for stopping by today! 

Links to the products I used;


Thursday 12 April 2018

Swedish House Crafts - Celebrate Memories at Eighty

Hello, everyone!
I'm on Swedish House Crafts blog as well as here on my own blog today with a shaped card featuring one of the gorgeous images from Maja Design Sofiero Ephemera.
 There are eight large images, and six small images on the 12" x 12" sheet.
All of them are stunning.

Links to the products are in text, and can be found at the end of my post.


For the base of my card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #5.

I used the new Gummiapan pierced scalloped circle nesting dies at the top, and sides of the card to make the card a different shape.
Everything has been die cut from the Maja Design Celebration papers.

The pretty lace is from my stash!


I die cut the image using Gummiapan nesting stitched rectangles, and matted the image onto a larger stitched rectangle using 3D foam tape.

I added sparkle to the bow, and tied bow on the hat using glamour dust from my stash!


I die cut Magnolia Doohickey so wrapped lovely heart, and positioned it behind the cake.

I used Gummiapan story cake with glasing die to cut, and layer the pieces.
This has to be my favourite Gummiapan die. It is so versatile, and can be used for any occasion. You'll be seeing more of this gorgeous die on my cards in the future.

I die cut the number 80 using Gummiapan anniversary numbers set.

Numbers that are included in the set are 10, 15 , 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 60, 70, 80, and 90.


The flowers and green artificial moss are from my stash!


Inside the card is decorated to complement the front.


Thank you for stopping by today! 

Links to the products I used ;


Sunday 1 April 2018

Tilda with Spring Flowers - And A New Challenge At LHOSM

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.
Easter blessings!

I can't believe it's April 1st which means it's time again for another month long challenge over on Lovely Haenglar or Sweet Magnolia challenge blog.

Our challenge theme is SPRING FLOWERS!

Our wonderful sponsor is Noor Design UK.

I have made a shaped card using lots of lovely products from SWEDISH HOUSE CRAFTS
Links to the products that I used can be found at the end of my post.

SUHA, THE STORE OWNER IS OFFERING 15% OFF ENTIRE SITE
USE CODE; BUNNY at the checkout
(valid until Sunday, 8th April 2018)

I used Tilda with Spring Flowers from Magnolia Spring Fever Collection 2016, and the bumble bee from bumble bee, and May flowers sentiment kit Magnolia Sunbeam collection 2018.


For the shape of my card I used GoKreate large frame frilly # 10, and Maja Design Sofiero papers.
Other dies used are; Gummiapan pierced stitched squares, and hen net.
Leaves, and hedgehog from Magnolia Doohickey club vol 16, and wedding lace from Your Invited collection 2018.
The pretty lace is from my stash!


I die cut Gummiapan stitched square using Bristol board extra smooth cardstock and stamped the image's onto it using Memento rich cocoa ink.
I coloured the images with Prismacolour & Polychromos pencils 😊
I stamped around the inside of the square using a script stamp, and Gummiapan Stockholm stamp.
The tiny butterflies are punched using a Woodware punch I added Ranger white liquid pearls to their centres, and around the image.
I added glamour dust to the bumble bee's wings, and dotted Tilda's cheeks with a white gelly roll pen.


I love the hedgehog!
The flowers are from my stash.


I placed Gummiapan hen net between the layers.


Inside the card is decorated to complement the front.

We would love you to come, and join in with our current challenges which ends on Friday, 27th April 2018.
Please remember that it's Haenglar or Magnolia images only, and follow the challenge theme rules.

My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations.
Why not pop over HERE for a peek, and maybe leave some love?

Thank you for stopping by to visit today!

Here are the links to the products;

DON'T FORGET TO USE YOUR CODE?

I am entering the following super challenge's;


Crafty hugs