Smelly Snowman

Hey there lovelies!

I haven't been around for a while as we were on holiday in the Algarve for a couple of weeks and then since returning I have been mad busy catching up with magazine commissions (still got lots to do).

One of my upcoming projects for one of the magazines is a Christmas set using the Silhouette Curio. As I was browsing the library for images, I came across a cute snowman image. I had to purchase it and use it on a card, so here it is.

What you need...

Digital die cut: Snowman I Smell Carrots (#234001) - Silhouette

Card stock: light green, mid green, aqua, pale aqua, orange, red, light red, black, white

Ribbon: orange

Adhesives

What you do...

1 Purchase and download the snowman image.

2 Use the Silhouette Curio to cut out the pieces of the image in the coloured card stock.

3 Following the image photo, assemble and stick the snowman to a 12.5cm square blank.

4 Wrap and tie orange ribbon around the bottom of the card.

I think I will be doing a few more cards with images that I have fallen in love with. This one was £0.65 to purchase. A lot of the images are around £0.65, some are cheaper and some more expensive, depending on the size and intricacy. Once you have purchased them they are yours to keep :o) 

The good thing is you can re-size and flip the images if you want and also cut out in your own chosen colour theme.

Hope you like this fun little card, thank you for stopping by!

Watermelon Party Set Part 2

Hello lovelies!

I'm back with part 2 of my watermelon party set I did for the June issue of Crafts Beautiful.

*For Faith (Daffodil Cards) - the only difference between the Curio and the Cameo is that the Curio stipples, etches and embosses. I only used the embossing part on the 'party'. I think the watermelon images etc are available to purchase for the Cameo too :o)

They last two projects include some cute watermelon bunting and a little gift bag...

The new issue of Crafts Beautiful is out tomorrow (Fri 27th May), but you can still find these and the other projects in the set on the Crafts Beautiful website or click here to take you to the page. Don't forget you can also follow CB on Facebook and Pinterest for more ideas, tips and inspiration.

I hope you like my watermelon makes, they were such fun to create and would be perfect for a Summer party!

I'm off now, but I'll be back soon with a cool card I made for my brother-in-law. Until then, ta ta! x

Watermelon Party Set Part 1

Happy Sunday all!

In this month's issue of Crafts Beautiful (June 2016) I have a cute little party set that I created using the Silhouette Curio. As I did four makes, I thought I would split them into two posts.

Here is the party invitation...

...and the 3D melon slice...

The full projects can be found in the current issue or here on the Crafts Beautiful website. This cute set is perfect for a summer party. 

You can't really see in the top photo, but the 'party' is printed and then embossed, all done by the Curio.

I hope you like the first part of my mouthwatering makes, I'll be back soon with part 2.

Thanks for looking! x

Some of my makes from PaperCrafter 95

Good morning all!

Issue 95 of PaperCrafter is in the shops now, and this month you get a free set of dies (bunting and a Happy Birthday present) and two double sided embossing boards (zigzags/butterflies and hearts/leaves). 

I'm so chuffed that one of my makes using the free bunting die is this month's cover star! I have lots of projects in the mag using the free gifts.

I was also asked to test the new Silhouette Curio and I came up with three different projects, one using embossing and printing, one using die-cutting and another using the print a card feature. Here is a peek at the projects.

Using the print and emboss feature

Using the die cutting feature

Using the print a card feature

You can find these and all my other projects (and there are a lot of them) in the current issue. These Curio projects with step by step instructions can be found on the PaperCrafter website, click here to take you to the page.

Don't forget lots of inspiration and ideas are available on the website and you can follow PaperCrafter on Facebook and Pinterest too!

I'm off now to get on with some commissions. Thank you for popping by and I hope to be back soon!