Little Lantern x

 Happy Wednesday you lovely lot

I do hope this finds you all well and you are having a good week so far? have you cooled down a little where you are? Or is it still warm? Its cooler here than the weekend but still clammy but with the odd rain shower!

Today I'm sharing with you my L Alphabet make for Use Your Craft Stash

I made a Little Lantern using a fab SVG Cuts file and embellished it with Lawn Fawn Stamps

As you can see I used some Lemon and Lime green papers as well as Light Grey for the body of the Lantern. I used my cute little Lawn fawn cuties stamp and die set Butterfly Kisses coloured with Spectrum Noir Classiques. The dots are my Nuvo Crystal drops along with Distress Oxide on all the edges

Remember you can join in all the fun over at Use Your Craft Stash and can win a wee prize every 2 weeks! See what the other girls have been up too for some fun inspiration! Plus it gets you using you're stash again

Well I've lots of Christmas allocations to get on with plus other bits and bobs

have a super day and stay safe

Huggles Mel xx

Challenges

Simon Says Monday - Grunge it up

A bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

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

Little Fairy Birthday xx

Morning lovelies and Happy Monday

Hope you are all well? Staying safe as you can be? And not getting blown away or washed away with the crazy weather we are having?? One minute we had glorious sun then damp damp damp! It looked like snow hitting the windows at one point it was so heavy!

Enough of the weather, I'm sharing my wee Fairy House today

It was my mother-in laws birthday yesterday and knowing I would need a card for her and a project for the Use Your Craft Stash Challenge, I combined them! Originally I was making a Fawn for my 'F' project but a fairy was more suited to the Birthday (maybe use it later ....... R for reindeer?? Antlers tho and red nose?????? hmmm)

I used the Dreaming Tree SVG file to create the Fairy House along with my Bazzil 12x12 card stock. I used my favourite papers First Edition Chasing Rainbows and the Fairy image is a Some Odd Girl Digi coloured with my Spectrum Noir Classiques. A fern die from Sizzix to decorate, Nuvo Drops, flowers, gems from Lucy's Cards and not forgetting Fairy lights inside! ohhhh and its Fuchsia

I had picked out more Fairy like colours to look more like a Toadstool but these papers were more girly and perfect for the colour scheme I had in mind! Adding some Distress Ink to the edges to finish brought it to life.

I made a little slot in the back and fed the fairy lights inside with the switch hanging out then glued the whole thing closed. If I had thought I would have 'wired' it so the switch was glued on the underside on the roof

Remember anyone can join in the challenge and play along and we're still working on E and F so foil, fairy, easel, elegant...... anything to match the letter goes

Well I've got a super busy week working on ........ let's say the Titanic may be involved lol

'TTFN' Ta ta for now as Tigger would say

Huggles Mel xx

Challenges

Creative Inspirations - In the Garden

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Summertime

Gem of a Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

It's all about the CORNERS!! xx

Good Morning all

Did you catch the shows on HOCHANDA last week??

I missed them as we were away but I did see all the love for them on Facebook! Crafter's Companion and Fiona was on showing you all the new Die'sire Classique Corners, I sooooo love them!!

 

I had so much fun playing with these and know these would be a favourite for loads of crafty people! Here's some of my makes with them

This Stepper card is made with the Lace Corner

 

This wee Wedding Card used the Heart Corner

 

and this wee Tag Card used my favourite the Butterfly Corner

You can find all the differnt corners here on the Crafter's Companion website and on their blog! Plus check out their Pinterest profile for lots of fab inspiration!

Well lots to do and sooooooo little time lol

Huggles Mel xx

All about Words xxx

Afternoon all

Just a wee quick post

I just wanted to stop by and share with you the fab new Die'sire dies  from Crafter's Companion this weekend on Create and Craft TV

Aren't they amazing!

I do love all the "word" dies out there just now but I guess I'm biases when I say ours are the BEST at Crafter's Companion hehehehe

Here's a few of my makes

Firstly the  Classiques Only Words

Tis the Season

Christmas Blessings

Now the Edge'ables

Joy to the World

Seasons Greetings

O'Holy Night

and lastly the Prestige dies

Noel

O'Holy Night

Joy

What you think??

I loved making these wee samples and know my Christmas Cards this year will be looking lovely!

Remember you can find them dies here if you fancy them too

Well until next time

Huggles Mel xxx