Is it Autumn already?...

 Good evening, crafty friends! Today's make is rather Autumnal and a bit maximalist too - I feel like I have chucked the kitchen sink at this one!...

 I have used the barrel from Spellbinders Rustic Garden (I knew that this die set would be a firm favourite!) and teamed it up with a collection of Autumnal flowers and foliage that I made up last year and have been sat in a box waiting to be used...because of which, this card actually came together quite quickly (for a change!)...and I even finished the inside!...

Dies used - 

Spellbinders Rustic Garden S5-578

Spellbinders Fall Label Motifs S5-519 

Sweet Dixie Stylised Daisy SDD103 (for the sunflowers)

Sizzix Rain Boot Planter 663322 (for the sunflower centre) 

Sweet Dixie Delicate Blossoms SDD102

Generic postage stamp dies 

We seem to be having an early Autumn here in the UK after such dry weather over the Summer period - it's as if the trees have all gone into shock and are in shut down mode already, losing their vibrant green hues... 

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you like my seasonal creation - I'm hoping that Summer hasn't completely finished with us yet, although the rain has been very welcome after months of drought!...

Crafty hugs,

 

How does your garden grow?...

 Good morning, crafty friends! I am on a roll with posting as I scheduled these makes to share when I had an hour to spare on the weekend - it's amazing how long it takes to upload, edit and blog my makes, plus I've had the fun bit of creating them, so don't really feel like spending an hour in front of the computer, but needs must! My recent flurry of creating also means that I now have the tedious task of finishing the cards off with inserts or sentiment panels inside...I should learn to do them at the time!?!...

Anyhow, today's make is another little scene card but this time with more of a gardening feel...

 I used a lot of the same elements that I have in my recent previous cards, but added in the birdhouse and a couple of tree dies. Once again, I tried to keep the colours more neutral and generic, adding in a couple of patterned paper banners and a bold sentiment from Crafter's Companion...

Dies used - 

Spellbinders Rustic dies from the Country Garden Collection S5-578

Creative Expressions Rustic Western Elements (retired)

Marianne Design Creatables Wheelbarrow and Watering Can

Crafter's Companion Enjoy Your Special Day stamp and die set 

Thanks for dropping by and I hope to be back soon with some more crafty inspiration...

Hugs,

 

When is a chicken not a chicken?...

 When is a chicken not a chicken?...when it's a rooster!...

Hello again, Blogger buddies! Today's make is another little scene created using the  Spellbinders On the Farm Collection, only this time, I played around with the Spring Chicken die to create a rooster...

 ...Once again I used the barrel and windmill dies like my last card, but tried to keep the overall feel a touch more masculine, or less feminine at least. I also used a plant pot, wheelbarrow and watering can die that I picked up from the lovely Marianne's destash. The background was inked with a cloud stencil and Peeled Paint Distress Ink for the lower half and I added some extra die cut clouds and an inked sentiment...

This is another one that I am rather pleased with, so I hope you like ti too!

Dies used - 

Spellbinders On the Farm Collection Spring Chicken SDS-197

Spellbinders Rustic dies from the Country Garden Collection S5-578

Creative Expressions Rustic Western Elements (retired)

Marianne Design Creatables Wheelbarrow and Watering Can

Sizzix Daily Sentiments 666519

Thanks for calling by to see me and I hope you like my countryside inspired creation...

Crafty hugs,

 

Animal farm...

 Hey crafty friends, I'm back with another paper creation to share with you all...

When I haven't had much time at my crafty desk, I have been cutting and assembling some of the fabulous layering dies that I have acquired from Spellbinders, including the cute farm animals from the On the Farm collection...

I decided to put them together in a little farm scene, using the fence and windmill from Creative Expressions Rustic Western Elements (sadly retired) and the barrel from Spellbinders Rustic dies. I did change the windmill slightly, by cutting off the paddle and adding in a new one cut using a clock hand die that I had in my stash. I inked the background with a cloud stencil and splattered the die cuts with black ink and white acrylic paint.

For a change, I must admit that I really liked the way that this one turned out - so much so that I made a couple more! 

Dies used -

Spellbinders On the Farm Counting Sheep SDS-200

Ham it Up SDS-199

Spring Chicken SDS-197

Spellbinders Rustic dies from the Country Garden Collection S5-578 

Creative Expressions Rustic Western Elements

Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border for the cloud stencil 

Thanks for dropping by to see me and I'll be back again soon with another crafty make!...

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Rainbow bridge...

 Hey there, crafty buddies! I'm back with a card that's a little different today...

 I picked up this die set in the Spellbinders sale with an idea to create a pet bereavement card - I had a vision of what I thought it would look like...

 ...This is how it turned out, and although it is similar to what I had envisioned, I can't help feeling that there is something missing?! I have been doing a lot of splatters and inking lately and am not sure if it is just the cleanness of it that is throwing me, but it's quite nice!...

 I made the paw print using a small heart die and the petals from a couple of flower dies that I re-homed from the lovely Marianne (as shown in the picture above). I always try to look at dies as shapes rather than the intended use and often rifle through my stash to cobble different die cuts together to create something new!...

Dies used -

Spellbinders Over the Rainbow #S4-1354

Spellbinders Nesting Hearts

Flower dies (unsure of make)

Sizzix Daily Sentiments 666519

Thanks for popping in to have a look at my latest creation and I'll be back with some more crafty inspiration soon...

Crafty hugs,

 

Balloons...

 Well, it took a little longer than expected before posting again - life is pretty hectic at the minute with me almost working full time with extra relief shifts...

But I am here to share a quick crafty make this evening...

 

I made this simple card with Hero Arts Hooray Birthday die plate and some generic balloon dies. I layered some rainbow vellum behind the die cut panel and added strings to the patterned balloons. I used the swirls from Sizzix Sky's the Limit #2 die set to try and create some movement and finished with some die cut stars and hearts and a few silver flat back pearls...

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you find inspiration in my fun card...

Crafty hugs,

Field notes...

 Good afternoon, Blogger buddies! I have a new crafty creation to share with you today and this one uses Spellbinders Field Notes Tools and Wildflowers...

 I went with a collage style, splattering everything in sight with white acrylic paint, Vintage Photo and Broken China Distress inks! I added my all time favourite sentiment dies and accompanying words from an all occasions stamp set. The butterflies were cut from a scrapbook paper and I finished with a bulldog clip die and some cream self adhesive pearls...

Dies used -

Spellbinders Field Notes Tools S2-411

Spellbinders Field Notes Wildflowers S4-1369

Spellbinders Yana's Layered Script Sentiments S5-496

Thanks for dropping by today and I'll be back with some more crafty makes in the near future...

Crafty hugs,