Light-Up Snowflake Card x

 

Hello you lovely lot

I hope this finds you all well? Having a super week so far and finding time for crafting. It’s been busy here for me with work, some more fun Christmas makes plus even Halloween on my craft table. But today it’s back to Christmas

For my latest YouTube tutorial I created this 8x8 Christmas themed card and added some lights to make the Snowflakes sparkle a little more. The lush papers are more of my new faves from Craft Consortium and these are the Ink Drops Earth 12x12 bundle. I used Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide around the edges to add some darkness like through the papers

The wee Diodes I used are blue to match in with the cards colour-way. I used some older Dies from Chloe’s Creative Cards to make the 3 layered Snowflakes and with the same pattern papers and vellum on top. I also inked the edges of these. The swirls I used for foliage is a berry old die set from Crafters Companion but you could some leaf dies or stamps for a similar effect

The large sentiment die is another old one from my stash but you could use any you have or even a stamped sentiment would be great here.I mixed two glitters from Chloe’s, Starlit and Snowball to give a softer look that still catches the light and not forgetting all the gems

I also created this card below to show you can make a Light-Up card for any occasion

This one has more Craft Consortium paper but in the Dusk 12x12 papers. The floral dies are Summer Trio from Chloe’s along with the different layering dies

I changed it up and used some Black Soot Distress Ink on the edges of everything and an older Memory Box Sentiment die. The glitter on the flowers is Disco Fever and sadly you can’t get anymore.

Well check my YouTube for more emails and everything you need to make your own Light-Up card plus how to make it

Until next time

huggles Mel xxx

Material - with Affiliated Links

Pattern Paper - Craft Consortium- Ink Drops 12x12 - Earth

12x12 Bazzill Card

Glue - Tonic Nuvo Adhesive

Glitter -Chloe’s Creative Cards - Snowball and Starlit- https://www.chloescreativecards.co.uk/collections/glitter

Stamp and Die Set -Very Old set from Chloe’s Creative Cards - Glitzy Snowflakes

Vellum

Sentiment Die Set - Card Making Magic - Merry Christmas 

Swirl Die set from stash

WOW White Detail Embossing Powder

Gems from stash and AliExpress

Hot Glue Gun

Copper Tape

Battery 

Lights Diodes 

Birthday Floral Card -

Pattern Papers - Craft Consortium- Ink Drops 12x12 -Dusk

Floral Stamps and Dies Set - Chloe’s Creative Cards - Summer Trio

Sentiment Die Set - Memory Box - Happy Birthday Posh Script 

Foliage - Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits - Garden Greens 

Glitter - Chloe’s Creative Cards- Disco Fever 

Beginning to look like Christmas..

 Well almost!!

Hello you lovely lot, I do hope you’re well? I can’t believe we are less than a month away from Christmas! This year has just been soooooo fast! Tho I bet most can’t wait for it to be over 

'keep reading for a lucky treat'

Today I wanted to share my last little make from the Alphabet Challenge, yip we’re at the end already

I coloured you this cute little guy for Y but never got a chance to use him but with Z I created a Double Z-Fold card! I do love this little Yeti

I used Tangled Yeti from Stamping Bella coloured with Spectrum Noir Classiques and Glossy Accents to the lights. Lots of Lucy's Cards gems and snowflakes along with some matching ribbon. The lush papers are the new North Star First Edition ones that I just adore!

When I did the Y I coloured up 5 Yeti images and of course the other 4 needed to be on cards too

These 3 I used Distress Oxide inks and some masking to create the backgrounds along with some paint for snow

and this one I coloured the background with my markers including the tree then added snow again with paint splashes

What do you think?? Do you have a favourite? I love this little pink guy and the Brown one looks more like a bear but the cute light grey is my fav!!

Now for you lucky ones I have something a little SPECIAL for my lucky followers

I recently got my Makers pack and made a little video of my haul and wanted to share! Its not the best but at least you can see all the loveliness from Craft Label

Now you lucky lot can get 15% off all craft goodies (except Circuit) over at Craft Label

This discount will run from the 8th - 31st December just use

CL15OFF

but don't worry until then you can still get Buy 2 get 1 FREE

just check out the Craft Label site now or Facebook and Instagram for Makers inspiration!

I best get some work done, do you sometimes just want to curl up with a good book and read the day away??

Stay Safe and be careful

Huggles Mel

Christmas Bears x

 Happy Wednesday lovelies

I do hope you are all well? Staying safe and trying to stay cool??

The weather is crazy up here with hot clammy dull days then yesterday freak Lightning storms! We had sheet lighting (when its stuck in the clouds) at 10 last night for hours then at around 1 am were work to the thunder that turned into rain and giant hail lasting hours! It was running down the road and the thunder was so load with the lightning brighten the sky! Totally magical at times

Today I'm sharing my wee make from the Alphabet Challenge over at Use You're Craft Stash where we are up too K and L

Here is my 'Kissing' Gatefold Card inspired by the amazing Jennifer McGuire

When you open the sides go the card the cute little bears slide together to decorate the tree in a 'Kissing' motion. See the video below for how it works

I used the super cute Mama Elephant stamps and dies coloured Wirth Spectrum Noir Classique markers, some First Edition papers from my stash and the My Favourite Things trifold slider die to create the interactive mechanism for the card to work

You can see Jennifer's amazing video on how the basic card can be made here. My card is an 8x8 card and I had to extend the slider die-cut to fit my card and finished with the super cute snowflake sequins

Remember you can play along with the challenge as long as you use you're old stash and follow the Alphabet theme! Hope you will join us

Well I've dishes to do then some ironing (yeah in this heat)

until next time

Huggles Mel x

Happy 2017!!!

Well Happy New Year!!

Yeah I know I'm a bit late with it, but with having that horrible virus that lasted weeks and weeks and then being soooo busy............. I'm BACK!!

Not only am I back with a fab lush new Blog,(isn't it lush hehhehe) I also have the most super news!!! Ekkk its just amazing!

Yeah I DID!!

Little old me not only entered Papercraft Magazine Designer of the year Competition, I WON!! I couldn't believe it, ME little ME won!!

When I go the call in December I just couldn't believe what I was hearing and the lovely Natalie that phoned me had to repeat herself a few times! All I remember is saying "Really??" and something about going to a panto that night lol! Yeah I was over the moon! Once she came off the phone I had to lie down as I knew I'd pass out otherwise, not good when your home alone! I then phoned hubby and got emotional all over again! 

He couldn't understand a thing I was saying and I could tell he thought something bad had happened! So getting myself under control I could tell him and all he said was "I knew it! Told you you could do it!!" and then I cried some more

So sitting on that was hard and thought I had to wait till February for the mag but my lovely friend seen me in the magazine Papercraft Essentials and let me know! That's it, I now have the most amazing year ahead of me and I just can't wait to get stuck in!!

Here's my wee magazine post

Ekk yip that's my wee face in a magazine! I still can't believe it and feels so amazing! Here is a close up of my creations! I didn't get the best pictures but you can still see them ehhhh ok 

My wee Fairy House is my favourite make and has twinkly lights inside to make it so magical! 

One of my favourite makes of last year was Bow Front cards and knew I needed to make one for the competition! 

 

and lastly is a little Tri-fold card in my favourite colour and pretty images coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Hope you like my wee makes as much as I loved making them??

The best part of winning the competition is getting to be a place on the the Papercraft Magazine Design Team and ekkkk I've already had my first allocation! I can't wait to share it with you all but sadly you will have to wait till March hehehe

Will that's my good news for the start of 2017 and I knew that its gonna be amazing for the rest of this year! Its gonna be the BEST!!

Will tell next time everyone

huggles xx

It's Beginning .... ekkkkkk xxx

Afternoon all

I do hope to find you all well?? Are you getting ready for the Christmas??

The radio just informed me its 34 DAYS away ekkkk!! When you hear it like that it really makes you start to panic! I have to gifts so I'm like 10% finished hehehhe

I have been so busy with allocations the past few weeks and then orders that I haven't really had much time to make Christmas cards! All my ordered ones are done apart from a few but now I have to get my own started!! Plus fitting in more work, a wee demo next week then to hands on crafty classes oh plus craft club! Hmmm time is running away again lol

We did manage to finish our spare room tho so, we're half way there for getting the house ready for Christmas! My brother will be here and wanted it all nice for him instead of the dumping ground a spare room always becomes!

Anyways enough talk, here's a wee card I did manage to make 2 weeks ago 

 

I managed to make another of those Twist and POP cards

 

The papers are last years Hobbycrafts own collection and I coloured the wee birds with my Spectrum Noirs 

IG1, IG2, GB2, GB6, GB7, BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4, GT1, GT2, GT3, TN7, TN9, EB8

everything else was in my Christmas stash box

I would like to enter the following Challenges

 Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy - Different Fold Cards

Cute Card Thursday - Christmas

Crafty Ribbons - Blue

The Ribbon Girl - Any image

Simon Says - Christmas Critters

I hope you like my wee card as much as I enjoyed making it!

Well gotta light the fire, have some lunch and then back onto the rest of my work!

Have a great week lovelies

Huggles Mel xxx