Gift Box - Butterflies & Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers #5

Well it's time for the last live Hochanda show for this great collection of stamps.
                            

No doubt it won't be the last you see of them on my blog!  I simply love butterfly stamps and this collection gives you every kind and size you could wish for. 
          

             

                

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MATERIALS

       
Cherry Green Stamp - Dancing Butterflies

Spectrum Noir - Aqua Markers
(full colour list below)
 Watercolour Card
Core'dinations Cardstock - Darks
VersaMark Ink Pad
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
Collall All-Purpose Glue
Collall 3D Glue Gel
Uni-ball Signo UM-120AC - White *
Bakers Twine

                   
                  

              

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COLOUR LIST:

BUY YOUR MARKERS HERE
             

Navy & Kingfisher
(From the Primary & Nature sets)
                 

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Links you need to know 

            

                                      

Crafter's Companion - SHOP

Spectrum Noir - Website & Blog

                 

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Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

Hello Friend - Exploding Box Card

Today I'd like to share another
Exploding Box Card
                            

                                
Want to know how to make this?

Find the Exploding Box Tutorial HERE
                 
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Materials
            

A3 Centura Pearl Cardstock - Fresh White *
Crafter's Companion "Just For Men" 6x6 Paper Pad *
Hexagon Dies & Stamps - Crafter's Inspiration (Issue 10)
Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade *
Distress Ink - Peeled Paint *
Archival Ink - Fern Green *
Bakers Twine *

The Big Score - A3 Scoring Board *
Fiskars Paper Trimmer *
Tim Holtz Scissors *

Crafter's Companion Permanent Tape Pen *
Foam Tape *
              

                 

Links you need to know 

                           

                                       
Crafter's Companion - SHOP

                

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Thank you as always for popping by
              
xxSAMxx

Exploding Box Card - English Country Garden

Today I'd like to share a fun and flowery Exploding Box Card made for a special birthday!
                

                  I worked with one A3 sheet of Centura Pearl cardstock to construct the box, lid and belly band with scraps left to embellish the project.
             

                             

                         

I used the following materials:

                  
STAMPS
Sara Davies - English Country Garden - Beautiful Leaves Stamps
Sara Davies - English Country Garde - Blooming Vines Embossing Folder
                 
DIE
Diamond Press - Block Numbers
Diamond Press - Butterly Mini Fashion Die
               
PAPER / CARD
A3 Double Sided Centura Pearl - Fresh White
Sara Davies - English Country Garden - 12x12 Paper Pad
             
MEDIUMS & ADHESIVES
Collall All-Purpose Glue
Collall 3D Glue Gel
Distress Ink - Spun Sugar
Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs
Archival Ink - Leaf Green
           
ANYTHING ELSE
The Big Score - A3 Score Board
       
All products above available from 
CRAFTER'S COMPANION .
             
OTHER MATERIALS
Stickles Glitter Glue - Crystal *
Bakers Twine *
Fiskars High Prescision Paper Trimmer *
Flat-back Gems
                            

           

               
The flower embellishments were all fussy-cut from one 12x12 sheet of paper from the exquisite English Country Garden paper pad.
       

                   

Links you need to know 

                           

                                         
Crafter's Companion - SHOP

Crafter's Companion - BLOG
Crafter's Companion - CLUB INSPIRE

    

Crafter's Companion - FACEBOOK PAGE

FACEBOOK GROUP for sharing your Crafter's Companion Creations!
       

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Thank you as always for popping by
       
xxSAMxx

Pop-Up Box Card - Sara's Signature Collection - Floral Delight

Today I'd like to share a project made for my Mum, featuring

CRAFTER'S COMPANION 
  
I have used the 6x6 paper pad from Sara's Signature Collection titled "Floral Delight".  The flower dies are from Die'sire by Crafter's Companion.

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I used the following materials:

     
PAPER/CARD USED
Sara Signature Floral Delight 6x6 Paper Pad
Centura Pearl Hint of Gold (A3, although only needed A4 for this project)
     
DIES USED
Die'sire Classiques 3D Flower Collection - Forget Me Not, Delicate Flower and Lace Bloom Dies
 
 STAMPS USED
  "Happy Birthday" from BeBunni Bunches of Love Stamp Set
  Frame from Die'sire Sentimentals Rubber Stamps Set - Ornate
        
MEDIUMS AND ADHESIVES
Archival Ink - Leaf Green
  Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs
Collall Tacky Glue
  Crafter's Companion Extra Strong Permanent Glue Tape Pen
 
All products above available from CRAFTER'S COMPANION .
    

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Links you need to know 

  
Crafter's Companion - SHOP

Crafter's Companion - BLOG
Crafter's Companion - CLUB INSPIRE

    

Crafter's Companion - FACEBOOK PAGE

FACEBOOK GROUP for sharing your Crafter's Companion Creations!
       

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Thank you as always for popping by

     

xxSAMxx

Butterfly Pop-Up Box Card

Just another quick post before I log off for the night. This past week I've been making some pop-up box cards and this was the last one of the week! 

Stepping away from the mid-year Christmas card making, I chose a nice summery theme this time.

The flowers and flourishes were die cut using does by Tonic, Xcut, Leanne Creatif and Sizzix. 

The butterfly and Happy Birthday die cuts were gifted to me in a swap. 

And now, after a week of intensive die cutting and a very achy shoulder that is my last box card for a while!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

xxSAMxx

Snowflakes and snowmen in March!

I can't believe it's getting on for 1am already!  I just wanted to finish my blogging off before I get some much needed shut eye.

Today I have been continuing with the pop-up box cards, although this time I decided to make a couple of Christmas ones ready for the end of the year! I'm going on the theory that if I make a couple a month then I won't have as many to do come winter time!

I have already posted a blog entry about the first of these cards. The second card I made using white cardstock as the base of the box and covered with Christmas themed papers from my stash. 

I cut more flowers from matching paper using the same dies as mentioned in yesterday's blog post. I also cut more flourishes and tags using ,the same dies as yesterday. 

I drew a simple snowman and top hat freehand. I cut 2 of each of these from white and black cardstock. I used tiny nail art black gems for the eyes and buttons.

I finished off by adding a couple of silver metal star charms and some padded snowflake embellishments from my stash.

Thankyou for stopping by, if you haven't done so already, do please pop back to my home page and check out today's other blog post featuring another Christmas box card.

Again I would like to finish with a quote from one of my favourite YouTubers, Kelly Donovan. This simple statement always resonates with me each time Kelly finishes one of her wonderful videos with it. 

"Be kind to each other, you never know what battles someone is fighting"

xxSAMxx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

That Craft Place - Add a Charm (Sun 29 Mar)
Christmas Card Challenges - #15 Inspiration Photo, blue and silver (Sat 21 Mar)
ABC Christmas Challenge - F for Frosty (Wed 1 Apr)
Sweet Stampin Christmas - Blue Christmas (Wed 8 Apr)

Pop-up box card 1 of ... however many I end up making this week!

Hi folks, this week I've been putting my mind to making a few pop-up box cards. 

 

It's been some time since I've made some so thought I'd make a few as they are always popular with customer and card recipient alike!

 

 

Yesterday's creation had an autumnal theme, I just love autumn colours at any time of year!

 

All the flowers were die cut using my Big Shot from Leanne Creatif, Sizzix and Xcut dies.  The flourishes and ornate tag by Tonic, and the simple tags by Sizzix.

 

 

 

 

 

The box card itself was made from kraft card and the papers were from my stash. 

 

 

Just before I go, 12th May will mark my 1 year Blogversary!

 

To celebrate I will be offering up some yummy tasty blog candy in the shape of one of my own canvases along with some goodies to be decided!  So keep an eye on this blog in the coming weeks so you don't miss out!

 

Thank you for stopping by! 

 

xxSAMxx

Box Crayzee

Another pop-up card!  I said in my last post that they are addictive!

Anyway, this card was made for my Nephews 7th birthday last weekend and I am assured that he was sufficiently overjoyed at receiving it! (sadly I missed out on seeing him on his birthday for the first time since he was born, if I remember correctly!).

 

For once, I kind of remember where the papers are from.  The come from Cricut paper pad called "Tags, bags, boxes and more".  I do not have a Cricut machine, but just loved this paper pad so had to grab it!

The stars are hand drawn/cut and the letters are Sizzix Bigz dies.  The cardstock is from American Crafts.



 

 

The image is a free one, available to members of the Jelly Park Post Pals Club.  The creator of the Jelly Park stamps kindly gives away a series of stamps to those who use them to send cards/projects to poorly kids as part of the Post Pals scheme.  This is certainly worth a look and very rewarding. 

 

I coloured this image using the following Promarkers:

HAT: Burgundy, Poppy, Red, Cool Aqua.

SKIN: Ivory, Dusky Pink, Coral, Blush.

HAIR: Cocoa.

JUMPER: Ginger, Mandarin.

TROUSERS: China Blue, Prussian.

SHOES: Cool Grey 3 to 5.

SOCK MONKEY: Ivory, Grass, Yellow, Tulip Yellow.

 

The blue details on the hat and the yellow stripes on the sock monkey are blinged up with stickles.

 

I would please like to enter this card in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - #205 Anything Goes (Wed 6 August)

Crafty Girls Challenges - #23 Anything Goes (Thu 7 August)

Creative Knockouts - #48 Happy Birthday (Wed 6 August)

MilkCoffee - More Die Cuts (Thu 14 August)

Scrapbooker PHD - #13 Go Digital + Optional Animal (Sun 10 August)

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes + Option Yellow (Tue 12 August)

7 Kids Challenge Blog - #105 Anything Goes + Optional Get Wordy (Wed 13 August)

Addicted To Stamps - #106 Anything Goes (Tue 5 August)

The Crafters Café - #74 Use A Digi (Wed 6 August)

Crafting By Designs - August Anything Goes (Tues 26 August)

Fab N Funky - #224 Walk On The Wild Side/Animals (Wed 6 August)

Pigs might fly

I can't be the other crafter out there completely obsessed by the Pop-Up Box?!

This was made this week for an order, the brief being "pigs"!

 

 

The digi-stamp I used for this is "floating pig" by Hambo Stamps.

The balloon(s) came as part of the image, but I separated this out and printed several in different sizes to separately "attach" the piggy using bakers twine. 

 

I mounted the balloons and hand cut clouds on acetate strips. 

 

 

The balloons and pig are coloured using the following Promarkers:

 

PIG: Dusky Pink, Pale Pink.

BALLOONS: Blender, Cerise, Cyan, Grass, Bright Green, Tulip Yellow, Buttercup.

 

The sentiment and name is stamped in "Seedless Preserves" Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  The papers are from my stash (as always I haven't a clue where they came from!) and the pink cardstock is by American Crafts.

 

Please can I enter this card in the following challenges:

 

4 Crafty Chicks - #205 Anything Goes (Wed 6 August)

Crafty Girls Challenges - #23 Anything Goes (Thu 7 August)

Hanna and Friends - #202 Animals (Wed 13 August)

Charisma Cardz Challenges - #16 Charm, Ribbon & Twine (Wed 6 August)

Creative Knockouts - #48 Happy Birthday (Wed 6 August)

Sassy Studio Designs - #240 String It Up (Fri 8 August)

Scrapbooker PHD - #13 Go Digital + Optional Animal (Sun 10 August)

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes + Option Yellow (Tue 12 August)

7 Kids Challenge Blog - #105 Anything Goes + Optional Get Wordy (Wed 13 August)

Addicted To Stamps - #106 Anything Goes (Tue 5 August)

The Crafters Café - #74 Use A Digi (Wed 6 August)

Crafting By Designs - August Anything Goes (Tues 26 August)

Fab N Funky - #224 Walk On The Wild Side/Animals (Wed 6 August)

 

Dipping my Acrylic Toe In!

Yesterday I had a bit of a try at Monoprinting but as I don't have a Gelli Plate (yet!) or even a brayer (yet!) I kept it simple and spread the paint by brush onto a sheet of Acetate.  After pulling and then drying I made it an integral part of a tea bag card and this was the result!

 

I just love the textures and look of the finished piece and it certainly has given me the mixed media bug!