Valentine Hearts (photo holder)

The pocket for the photo is a plastic CD wallet

I found some cute wooden hearts, already painted in a local discount store. They are actually a kids chalking notice board but I couldn't resist them for a pound!!

I made a load of flowers 

cut on the Cricut using
Tags Bags and Boxes
Accent Essentials 
and Home Decor carts
for the centre's I used brads for some and rolled flowers for others, 

Put glossy accents in the centre and added micro beads

made with the new Marianne Dies.  I also made some extra's to pop round the larger flowers.
I just need to finish assembling when its all dry, add a little "bling" and it will be finished
TFL
xx

Cutting Die Storage

Sorry these will not rotate :-(

I had a load of little folders to keep my die's in but they were wearing out.  The pages were torn and it was all getting a mess.  So I made a new larger folder to store them in.

• Old cereal boxes or thick cardboard
• DVD plastic wallets
• binding rings
• papers
• glue
• red tape
• printer generated text

Due to the weight of these when the dies are in place the card needs to be sturdy to hold it.  I was amazed at just how heavy it was.  Also I would use at least 3 rings to make it more stable

You can get 4 folders per layout if you make it about 11inches by 7 inches.  My Cropodile was useful for making the holes in the thick board

I used the largest rings I could get as it gets quite bulky

Extra pages for more dies.  Papers K & Co boxed collection and Laura Ashley

I used magnet sheet for the dies with small elements

The Christmas section

Sideways again :-(  I made pockets on the back and front inside covers to hold the longer border dies

Sorting out and a little bling too

I badly needed to sort out all m scrap pieces of papers that I had in a box.  I am not a huge horder but some are just too nice to just bin.  I covered a shoe box and folded coloured card so I can put them into some semblance of order.  Simple but it works for me. 

Cut on the Cricut using vynil

Colour coded folders

I also got a little box a while ago so I added some bling and I may make a little album to go inside for "Secret little thoughts"

Mini metal closure
Paper flowers sprayed with mica sprays
Mini adhesive mirror tiles
H2O's

Get Well Dad

I made this card for my Dad who had to go into hospital for an operation this week.  Hope he likes it

Sent via mobile so not cropped, sorry about that :-(

Upcycle a jar

I got a load of buttons and they look so pretty I wanted to show them off.  So I did a bit of glass painting and sticking and hey ho an old coffee jar blinged up to now  hold buttons.  It still needs a little work but it looks o'k till I get chance to clean it up when the paint is finally dry enough.

Birthday Cards reminder book

I made a place to put my finished cards ready to send out on the relevant birthday.  I think I might make some of these with cards to give as gifts too.

Papers from K & Co

Stamp - Teresa Collins

Each month has a page to put the birthday details on and a pocket to slide a card into. The front cover has a pocket to put store postage stamps or address labels etc

 Bird - Tim Holtz "Alterations" Bird Cage die

 Heart - Nellie Snellen die

 Marianne Butterfly die

 

 Teresa Collins Fabrications stamp

 

 Cuttlebug Swirls embossing folder

Valentines Card and more

Still snowed in which is making it so easy to craft as I have no guilty feelings that I should be doing something else :-)  I am making some cards to take to sell and thought I had better get a bit seasonal.  

My plan is to get ahead this year and have all the cards I need ready, rather than having a mad dash to finish one a couple of days before it's needed.  I made my sisters birthday card, her birthday's in May...lol

Valentines Card

Scalloped card blank 8 x 8
clear acetate made into a wrap, stamped with white stazon, stamp by Personal Impressions "Swirls and Flourishes" set one. Hearts in staggered sizes cut on Cricut, cart - Plantin Schoolbook. Embossed on Cuttlebug with swirl folder. wording Penny Black, Clearly Love stamp set

 Papers by K and Co Seasonal papers, glittered and embossed pad, Hearts cut with new Vintage Notes die " Filigree Heart" by Papermania

 Fiskars hearts corner punch and lots of gems

 Birthday Cards

 Papers by Teresa Collins - Toppers, Kanban " The Seasons" Autumn Flowers

 

Snow day so making cards

Well we finally got our share of the snow here in Wiltshire.  We had about 5 inches overnight and it's still falling.  What better than staying in the warm and making a few cards.