Mini Album For 2016

Hi everyone,

The other day I was looking at my bucket list and some of the things on it was to go on an adventure, craft more and become organised, now I know being organised really shouldn't be on a bucket list but I figured it would help with the other items on my list.

So yesterday I sat down and made a mini journal and gave it next years calendar 2016, now I have a place to put an adventure and be organised at the same time.

Here is what I made.

Ingredients 

We R Memory Keepers - Chinch 

East Of India - Ribbon

Zutter - Wires 

Affixit Craft - Finger Lift Tape, Ultra Sticky Tape.

Dymo - Label maker and black label tape

From My Stash - Pattern Papers, Bakers Twine, Button, Chipboard.

Thanks for stopping by I will be back soon with another project.

Please leave your comments below.

Becka B xx

ATC - Red, Gold and Brown with Flowers

Hello everyone,

What a lovely day I've had, playing with my children in the sun an outdoor lunch then afternoon crafting with my friend. We wanted to do a quick make so ATC's was the option and out came the distress inks, inka-gold and messy finger.

All 4 ATC's

The Secret

Pandora's Box

Be Proud

A Noble Moment

Messy Fingers

Ingredients

An Old Book

Affixit Craft - Foam Pads, Ultra Sticky Tape & Micro Dots

Stampin Up - Card Stock

Tim Holtz - Distress Inks, Mask

Fernli Designs - MDF Small Squares

Viva Decor - Inca-Gold

Dymo - Label Machine & Black Label Tape

Tattered Angel - Chipboard

Sweet Lilac - Mini Flowers

From My Stash - Gems & ATC Label Stamp

Thank you for stopping by, please leave a comment below.

See you all soon with another project.

Becka B xx

Creative Mixed Media - Challenge Blog Has Gone Live

Hello Everyone,

I have some super exciting news for you all. A new challenge blog has gone live and I'm happy to have been chosen for the DT Team.

www.creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.co.uk

Please pop over to the challenge blog and have a look at the amazing work from the rest of the DT Team, I think you will agree they are a talented bunch.

Here is my first DT project, I have made a greeting card. I really enjoy making greeting cards.

The Card 

The Kissing Booth - Digi Image 

Ingredients 

Cute as a Button - Digi Image - The Kissing Booth 

Copic - Sketch Pens 

Affixit Craft - Foam Tape, Ultra Clear Sticky Tape, Edge Tape.

Ranger - Glossy Accents.  

From my stash - Ribbon patterned paper and gems.

Thanks for stopping by, see you all soon with another crafty project 

Becka B xx

Moving home card

Hello everyone, 

Well I have to say i'm loving making cards at the moment and this one was made for a friend of mine who is not only moving house but starting a new adventure in her life. I'm so happy for her and can't wait for her new life chapter to begin.

The card 

Cute little house 

Bow detail 

Ingredients 

Affixit Craft - Ultra Clear Double Sided Tape, Quick Stick Pads & Foam Pads.

Paper Tray Ink - Stamp Set Scattered Showers & Wonderfully Whimsical.

Memento - Ink Pad Rich Cocoa.

Copic - Sketch Pens.

EK Success - Decorative Punch

From My Stash - Ribbon White Card & 7 x 5 Card Blank.

Thanks for stopping by please leave a comment below, I will be back soon with another crafty project.

Becka B xxx

Card Storage Box.

Hello Everyone,

Todays project has been to create a storage box for all the cards I make, as a crafter I make many different projects and sometimes finding a place to keep them after can be difficult so today I set a goal to create a storage box for my cards.  I have really had fun making this. My next challenge to myself will be a place for my mini albums. 

The box, I love covering the inside

Files for sorting out the cards I make 

Card box with cards inside 

Ingredients

Affixit Craft - Finger Lift Tap, Ultra Clear Double Sided Tap & Quick Stick Pads.

Grey Board - To Make Box (Cut To Size You Like)

Jen Hadfield - 12 x 12 Scrapbook Pad Pebbles

Sizzix - Bigshot & Letter Die Set.

From My Stash - Duck Tape, Wet Glue, Red & White Card and printer.

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon with another craft project.

Becka B xxx

Just For You - Magnolia Card

Hello Everyone,

This little magnolia started out as me showing a friend about blending colours with the Copic pens she had, we had great fun and crafted all afternoon, I had put this to one side and the next time my friend was over she brought me these patterned papers. Well this card was made I really love colouring in stamps, cutting out to make cute cards and scrapbook layouts. 

The front of the card

Detail of the colours

Ingredients

Affixit Craft - Finger Lift tape & Foam Pads.

Copic - Sketch Markers.

Magnolia - Stamps Angel & Jar.

Ranger - Stickles Star Dust.

Uni-Ball - Signo White Pen.

From My Stash - Card Blank, Sentiment Stamp, Patterned Paper, Gems & Ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment below.

See you soon with another crafty project.

Becka B xxx

4x4 inch happy birthday button card

Hello,

After talking to a friend about making small cards I though it would be a good idea to make one as she said she struggles with them as they are tiny, this is a 4x4 inch card and a very quick make.

I really enjoy making tiny cards as you get to use tiny scraps of paper that you would normally throw away and also buttons and tiny flowers that would normally get lost on a bigger card.

Ingredients 

Affixit Craft - Foam Pads & Ultra Clear Double Sided Tape.

Couture Creations - Embossing Floder Peacock Pleasure.

Copic - Sketch Maker Black.

From My Stash - Buttons, Happy birthday Sentiment, 4x4 inch Kart Card Blank.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment below.

See you soon with another crafty project.

Becka B xxx

Design Your Own Background Paper Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Todays blog is for the February challenge called "Design your own background" over at My Little Craft Group on Facebook. I have to say this one was a hard one for me as I love patterned papers so having to create something myself seemed a bit daunting as I didn't know how to start. Tim Holtz came to the rescue with some distress ink pads, I created my background by gliding different colours across the paper until I was happy with the style. Then cut it down into a curve and made card number 1, card number 2 was using the left over paper I punched out 3 flowers and trimmed down a strip of the paper and created card number 2.  

This is the sheet of patterned paper I created. I know it don't look much but when i cut it down I have to say i was happy with what i had done.

Card Number 1

Ingredients 

Time Holtz - Ink Pads of your choice.

Papermania - Card Blank 6 x 4". 

Affixit Craft - Fingerlift Tape & Foam Pads.

From My Stash - Gems and Word chipboard pieces.

Card Number 2 

Ingredients 

Time Holtz - Ink Pads of your choice.

Paper Tray Ink - Stamp set Signature Greeting.

Memento - Ink Pad Tuxedo Black.

Papermania - Card Blank 6 x 4".

Affixit Craft - Fingerlift Tape & Foam Pads.

EK Success - Flower Punch.

From My Stash - Gem.

Thanks for stopping by please leave your comments below.

Be back soon with some more crafty ideas and projects.

Becka B xxx

Thank you so much - Zig Zag Card

Hello Everyone, 

I have been looking at card folds and will be trying out some new and exciting folds, not sure of the name of this one so will call it a zig zag fold. it is using 2, 7x5 cards, folding one to create the zig zag then sticking them together.

The front of the card

The inside of the card

Close up of the front 

Ingredients 

Affixit Craft - Finger Lift Tape, Quick Stick Pads 3mm & Ultra Clear Double Sided Tape.

Copic - Sketch marker 100 Black.

Sweet Lilac - Pink Flower.

From My Stash - 7x5 Card Blacks, Patterned paper. 

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment below as i love to read your feedback.

I will be back soon with another crafty project.

Becka B xxx 

Love is the best medicine card

Hello, 

I have been meaning to use this embossing folder for a while now, so when I popped into my local RSPCA charity shop and saw someone had donated some craft goodies I was please to find this penny black flower stamp and new it would work well with this embossing folder. 

The card

Close up of the sentiment 

Close up of the stamp

Ingredients 

Affixit Craft - Quick Stick Pads 3mm & Foam Tape 1mm.

Spellbinders - Oval Die

EK Success - Punch

Ranger - Stickles Star Dust Glitter Glue 

Penny Black - Stamp Irises

Ancient Page - Ink Pad Sage &Lavender

Die'sire - Embossing Folder EF6-LATT

From My Stash - Gems, Ribbon, Sentiment Stamp, 6 x 4 card blank & white card stock.

Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment below. 

I will be back soon with a new project.

Becka B xxx

Footballer birthday card

Hi All,

Today was fun, I managed to tidy up my craft space and then sat and made this card. the image I coloured in while o was away over christmas with my family. we had a lovely time sight seeing in London. This cute little chap reminds of when my son was little and at football training.

The card 

Close up of the little chap.

The happy birthday and football.

Ingredients 

Affixit craft - 3D Foam Pads, Finger Lift Tape and Ultra Clear Sticky Tape.

Spellbinders - Oval Die.

Lily of the Valley - Stamp

Prima - Stamp Happy Birthday 

K & Company - 6 x 6 Designer Paper Hopscotch

Copic - Sketch Pens 

Memento - Black Ink Pad

From My Stash - Football button, Red Card Stock, Ribbon, 7 x 5 card blank.

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon with another project.

Becka B xxx

Boys Birthday Card - Game Crazy

Hello everyone, 

While I was away over Christmas I took my copic pens and some stamps and done some colouring, then once home set about making them into lovely cards. This is one I made with my some in mind as his is game crazy. 

The card. 

The rosette, and the layers edged with a black copic pen. 

Close up of the image.

Ingredients 

Affixtit Craft - Finger Lift Tape, Ultra Clear Tape and 3D Foam Pads.

Lily Of The Valley - Stamp.

K&Company - 6x6 Paper Pad - Hopscotch.

EK Success - Scallop Circle Punch & Circle Punch.

Copic - Pens.

From My Stash - Ribbon, White, Red & Blue Card.

I really enjoyed making this card. Please leave me a comment below. 

Thanks for popping by. 

Becka B xx

New Year New Start - Challenge - Theme Rainbow

Good Morning Everyone,

This is my first blog post of the year and it is for a facebook group I'm in called "My Little Craft Group", it's a fun little group and everyone is so friendly, we have monthly challenges and talk about all sorts of things crafty and not so crafty. This month its new starts and as we all write our new years resolutions pinning them to the fridge and popping them in our diaries, one of my resolutions was to make more cards and as our challenge for January was to make something with a rainbow, I started with me resolution and made this bright and cheery card.

The card

A closer look

Wink Of Stella in her hair and on the Rainbow

Detail of the raised background

Ingredients 

Affixit Craft - Finger Lift Tape and 3D Foam Pads 

Magnolia Stamp - Background, Charater 

Copic - Sketch Pens 

Wink Of Stella - Pens 

White Card Blank 7" x 5"

E K Success Punches - Circle and Scallop Circle

From my Stash - Card Stock - Red, Blue and Green, Patterned Paper and Happy Birthday Stamp.

Thank you for stopping by please leave a comment below.

Will see you soon with another project.

Becka B xxx

Keepsake Mini Album - Fernli Design GDT

Hello Everyone,

I was so happy to be asked by Fernli Designs to be a GDT (Guest Design Team) member and had so much fun creating my first project for them.

It was very easy to pick a project and make it as Fernli Designs make so many wonderful goodies that all work well together. I chose to make a keepsake mini album, I chose to add a matchbox as to hold trinkets and bulkier treasures.

Ingredients 

Fernli Designs - 8 x 8 Mini Album and Matchbox

My Minds Eye Papers Kits - Memorable and Notable

Affixit Craft - Ultra Clear Sticky Tape, Double Sided Tape and Foam Tape 

From My Stash - Gems and Cotton Ribbon

Here is the video link for my youtube tutorial Click Here

Thanks for popping by, please leave a comment below.

Becka xxx

My Little Teapot

Hello Everyone,

I made this little teapot for a challenge. The rules are to make a teapot, fill it with goodies and then leave it for someone to find and enjoy.

I have made it from 2 teapots cut outs with a box in the middle filled with some sweetie goodies.

This is mine and I plan on leaving it for a friend at her work tomorrow. 

More Photos to follow tomorrow..............

Thank you for stopping by, please leave a comment below.

Thanks and see you soon Becka B xxx

DT Project For Dragons Lair Designs - Vintage Scrapbook Page

Hello Everyone,

This is a scrapbook page using the lovely Dragons Lair Designs - Southern Comfort range, I have had great fun using this kit and I have to say it is very easy to use.

Vintage Scrapbook Page 

Step 1 - Print out the element and cut out the strip background is cut to 8"x8"

Step 2 - Arrange all the elements on your page Then start to affix them using foam pads and double sided tape 

Step 3 - When all suck down add the flat back pearls to centre of the flowers and to the bow.

Beautiful Paper Bow

Flowers and Fan 

Ingredients 

Dragons Lair - Southern Comfort Kit.

Affixit Craft - 3D Foam Pads, Ultra Sticky Tape, Tap Pen.

From My Stash - 12x12 Brown Card Stock, Flat Back Pearls, Ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment below.

See you soon 

Becka xxx

Thank you teacher card

Hello All,

As my little boy grows up and heads off to the "big" school in september he wanted me to make this teacher a thank you card for all the help she has given to him over the year.

This is the card I made for her. All the elements have been cut out and layered on the card.

Ingridiants

Plain card 7 x 5 inches

Affixit Craft - Ultra Sticky Tape, Foam Pads and Finger Lift Tape

Lawn Fawn - A Good Apple - Stamp Set

E K Success - scallop punch & circle punch 

Copic Markers - C1, W1, W3, Y02, E29, E33, E39,R27 & YG09

Ink pads  - Black Memento and Versa Mark 

Black Card - for chalkboard ( 2" x 3.25")

From My Stash - Ribbon, Black Card cut to 2' x 3.25" & Pattern Paper.

Thank for stopping by, will see you soon with another crafty make.

Becka B xx

Altered Tin

Hello everyone,

I got this little tin a few weeks ago and have had it on my desk waiting to be altered, I have never altered one before, I didn't know how tricking it would be (tricky but loads of fun). the charm of these little tins is you can add all the little bits and bobs you have lying around and never want to throw away, all those bits of trim and odd gems and flowers and anything else you can find.

I have to say I am pleased with how it turned out and will be out looking for more tins to alter this weekend.

My little tin 

Potion bottle with made with love charm and Mavis the spider 

Gems and layered trim across the top of the tin

Doris the spider 

Bling feet made from broken bracelet and a small wood block

Top with lace trim and Tim Holtz die

Ingredients 

1 Tin 

Graphic 45 - Paper Pace Steampunk Spells 

Sweet Lilac - Flowers 

Affixit Craft - Ultra Sticky Tape and Foam Tape 

Tim Holtz - Glass Bottle, die Pediments

 and Heart Wings

My Stash - Pearls, Trim, Gems, Charms and Spiders  

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment below.

Becka B