BoBunny Brads and Handmade Flowers

Hello Everyone

Apologies, for being missing in action for a few months. Life has been crazy, as you all will know, but hopefully we are getting back to some new normality!

Today I am going to share some cards with you and also have some fun with brads.

These are little bits that we often forget about and yet are really versatile and cute.

So to start off, I made flowers and leaves by using BoBunny Stamps. I embossed them and then watercoloured them and added brads to the centres. This really was so much fun and I created a whole lot more than I actually needed.

I then went about making the cards, using these flowers and leaves, some lace and other Time & Place bits and bobs.

I also used brads to create and secure the bows for these cards.

I cannot tell you how many brads I have in my stash and I can tell you that I am really excited to get stuck in and use even more for flowers and cards.

How many brads do you have in your stash, just waiting to be used?

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and we really hope to see you back tomorrow. 

Have a beautiful day!

Denise x

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Papers: January, July, October / Time & Place

Cardstock: Evergreen Dot

Noteworthy: Time & Place

Brads: Family Heirlooms, Time & Place, Various

Stamps: Simply Flowers, Flower Garden, Doodle Blooms

Wedding Card - BoBunny Boulevard Collection

Hello Everyone

I hope that everyone is smiling today and that you are having a good one.

Today I have a wedding card to share with you, using the beautiful Boulevard collection from BoBunny.

I also handmade all the flowers for this card too. 

I love making flowers and have a real sense of accomplishment when they are made and end up being so pretty! ;-)

Here's a closer look.

I have used a number of different dies too for the leaves and bits, some BoBunny and some no-name dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I really appreciate the visits!

Have a fabulous day!
Denise x

Handmade Flowers - BoBunny Boulevard

Hello Everyone

I can't believe that it is almost a month since I last posted!!!

Apologies, but time has been of the essence and I have just not had time to spend it here on the blog. I am crafting and creating and that is where I have had to spend my time for projects due and upcoming.

In any case, I hope that you are all well and happily crafting too! ;-)

I was up on the BoBunny blog here with handmade flowers and would love it if you popped along and had a look.

I also have a video up on the BoBunny blog and it shows you how easy it actually is to make one's own flowers. Please check it out.

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: De Belleville, Boulevard/ Boulevard

Cardstock: Blueberry Vintage

Noteworthy: Boulevard

Boxed Cards: Boulevard

Thanks ever so much for stopping by and thanks so much for your kind comments.

Have a great day!

Denise x

Folder Layout - BoBunny Boulevard Collection

Hello Everyone

I am up on the BoBunny blog at the moment, with a folder layout...

If you would like to know more about this and also see the details...

please pop over here.

I really had so much fun creating this page and I want to explore more variations on it.

Here is a sneak peek...

I also got to play with this new collection, which is just absolutely gorgeous!!!!

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Boulevard, D'Amour, De Belleville, Du Parc, De Versailles/ Boulevard
Noteworthy: Boulevard
Layered Chipboard: Boulevard
Cardstock Stickers with foil: Boulevard
Stamps: Boulevard, Take Note
Washi Tape: Boulevard

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

Have a fabulous day!

Denise x

Adventure Layout - Penelope Dee PostCard Collection

Hello Everyone

This layout really took me back a few years, to before I was even married and Johann and I were still dating. That is a lifetime ago....LOL

Anyways, I used the Penelope Dee PostCard collection for this adventure layout.

We had taken a trip on the steam train from Pretoria to Cullinan and then had a picnic there for the day and then travelled back again on the train.  It was a fabulous day.

I layered up lots of fussy cut bits, from the patterned paper, behind the photo. I love the vintage envelopes, tags etc. from this collection.

I used lots of stamps to add to the postage, vintage feel.

I handmade the little blue flowers and then added touches of brown to the edges.

I still have lots of plans for the remainder of this collection but just need time to play some more.

Soon..... :-)

This was a fabulous walk down memory lane and I loved creating with these papers. They made me very nostalgic! ;-)

Have you had a walk down memory lane lately??

Have a super day!

Denise x

Chin Up Buttercup Mixed Media Layout - Penelope Dee Utopia

Hello Everyone

I love the name of this collection....Utopia!!! Such a fun and fabulous collection from Penelope Dee.

I had this photo of my niece and thought that this collection would be perfect for it.

I fussy cut the artsy bits and then also cut circles for the background. I then did some water colour techniques and splashes with distress oxide. It gave a lovely and soft effect.

I also fussy cut flowers which I layered up and used for my embelishments.

I love the retro,whimsy feel! :-)

Thanks for stopping by today!

I really appreciate the visit.

Have a super day!

Denise x

Free Spirit Mixed Media Layout - FabScraps Free Spirit

Hello Everybody

I am back today with a FabScraps layout, using the gorgeous and beautiful Free Spirit Collection.

This layout is of my beautiful niece. She was at the beach when this photo was taken, in the morning sunlight.

I used a palette knife and pink paint to create the splashy and artsy background.

As per usual, I also did a lot of fussy cutting for most of the leaves and some of the flowers.

The rest of the flowers were handmade from FabScraps cardstock.

I also added some more blooms to the dream catcher on the patterned paper and gave them dimension.

I love this colour combo and this collection is definitely one of my favourites.

Thanks so much for popping in today!

I really appreciate all the love and visits.

Have a fabulous day!

Denise x

Easter Cards - FabScraps Egg-Stravaganza Collection

Hello Everyone

I am still busy with sharing Easter projects and I hope that you will still enjoy these ! LOL

Today I have some cards and a tag, using the cute and sweet FabScraps collection - Egg-Stravaganza.

So let's start with the cards.

I love the colour combo here. It is so soft and gorgeous for Easter.

For the next card I went with blues.

I love that sweet little bunny.

I also created a little pink tag.

On these projects you will also see my own handmade little flowers.

Thanks so much for popping in!

See you again tomorrow!

Cheers for now!

Denise x

Beloved Aunt - Penelope Dee - Be You Collection

Hello Everyone

I have a new Penelope Dee page to share with you and this is such a special page for me.
This page is devoted to a special Aunt of mine.

I used lots of the Penelope Dee stamps on the background and then fussy cut the gorgeous hexagons.

The photo I used was of my beautiful Aunt under a flowering plum, right at the beginning of Spring.
I think this photo is just perfect, as she blooms in every single way and has been such an inspiration to me.

I fussy cut the letters for the title and then stamped Aunt. I wanted the title to flow with the design element on the page.

I coloured the Colour Me Flowers with Fired Brick Distress Oxide and love how they turned out, along with lots of die-cut leaves.

I also handmade little pink flowers and filled the centres with Nuvo drops.

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!
I hope you had a great weekend and good Monday.

Cheers for now.
Denise x

Take Time to Live - Timeless Collection - Penelope Dee

Hello Everyone

I have a layout to share with you today, using the Timeless collection from Penelope Dee.

I did a lot of splatters of distress ink on the background and then added some stamping.

I also added a few bits and pieces and die-cuts.

I also handmade my own flowers and these are the one's shown above.

I really love the sunset colours on this paper range! ;-)

I really did not have much time for blogging lately, but hopefully I can find a little more time and share some more projects with you!

Wishing you a fabulous and awesome weekend!

Denise x

Have Your Cake and Eat it Too Birthday Card - BoBunny Land of Wonder

Hello Everyone

Sorry that my blog has been a little quiet again for about 10 days.

I had a big class inbetween, with lots of preparation, as well as DT projects due all round!

It has been a busy, busy time.

But I do have a Birthday card to share with you today, which I made for my niece.

She turned 15 a few weeks back.

I also created a video tutorial for this project here:

If you would like to see the creative process, then please check it out.

Give me a thumbs up or down and let me know if you liked it.

I am also up on the BoBunny blog here if you would like to see more details.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I hope you have a fabulous day!

Denise x

Farewell/Retirement Card - Penelope Dee Rustique & Travel Notes

Hello Everyone

Penelope Dee really have had some great collections and I am still enjoying Rustique and Travel Notes.

I had to create a card for a colleague at work, who is retiring at the end of the month and so used these 2 collections to make a card, but also a little book of memories, all in one.

I went for the vintage look! ;-)

All the little flowers are handmade.

Here's a little look at the inside, that has quite a few pages for messages and signing.

I included some little messages etc.

Below you can see all the various pages and bits.

Lastly, just a pic of one of the little notes again.

I really hope it will be special and meaningful for Marianne.

I know that this is one of my favourite projects to date! ;-)

Wishing you a fabulous and enjoyable day!

Thanks for the visit.

Cheers for now.

Denise x

General Card - FabScraps A Moment in Time

Hello Everyone

Happy Monday! ;-)

I hope this week is kind to you! ;-)

I have a step by step tutorial to share with you today, to create the general card for FabScraps! ;-)

I used the gorgeous Moment in Time Collection.

For This Project You Will Need:

• FabScraps A Moment in Time paper range: C109 004, C109 008, C109 001
• Peach and 2 different greens cardstock
• Tim Holtz Distress Oxides: Fired Brick and Hickory Smoke
• Dies: Flower Set, 2 x Leaves, Decorative circle and small flower and leaf set
• White Gel Pen
• Orange pearls
• 4 white resin corners
• Art Accentz Micro Beadz – Silver
• Metal Leaves
• Silicon Glue

Instructions:

1. Sizzix Big Shot Machine:

• Cut 2x the flower set from from the peachy patterned papers
• Make 2x flowers and assemble the flower layers with glue.
• Add glue and micro beadz to the flower centres and ink the edges with Fired Brick
• Cut 2x the small flower and leaf set dies from the peachy patterned papers and ink the edges with Fired Brick and Peeled Paint. Add orange pearls to the centres of the flowers
• Cut 1x decorative circle from the pink lacey patterned paper and ink with Hickory Smoke
• Cut 6x leaf dies from the 2 different green cardstocks. Add highlights with a white gel pen to the dark green leaves and ink the edges of the light green leaves with Hickory Smoke.

2. Cut the peach cardstock for a folded card 15cmx15cm.Ink the edges with fired brick distress oxide ink.
3. Cut a 14cmx14cm square from the grey and white patterned paper. Ink the edges with Hickory Smoke distress oxide ink and adhere to the card background.
4. Adhere the 4 resin corners to the grey & white square on the card.
5. Add the decorative circle to the centre of the card. Layer the flowers, leaves, small flower and leaf set and lace, as per the photo.
6. All Done!

I love keeping general cards on hand, like this one, so that I can use them for any occasion.

Sometimes I might add a title and sometimes I don't.

Anyways, thanks so much for the visit.

I really appreciate it.

Have a fabulous day!

Denise x

All Ears and Stripes Mixed Media Layout - BoBunny Jungle Life

Hello Everyone

Thank goodness for weekends and some crafty time and some down time! ;-)

I was recently up on the BoBunny Blog here, with a cute All Ears and Stripes layout.

I would love it if you popped over and had a look! ;-)

Here is a sneak peek.

I also made some gorgeous handmade flowers, with BoBunny cardstock.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Jungle Life, Prowl, Species, Canopy/Jungle Life
Cardstock: Orange Citrus Vintage, Chocolate, Coffee Stripe
Noteworthy: Jungle Life
Jewels: Citrus

American Crafts:
Jungle Life Thickers
Vicki Boutin Colour Wheel Warm Tones

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

I really appreciate the visit.

Have a super day!

Denise x

I love Coffee the Daily Grind Layout - CSI Case File 255 FabScraps

Hello Everyone

I hope that you are having a super weekend! ;-)

FabScraps is sponsoring CSI this month and so I was asked to create a page for the new Case File.

EVIDENCE

• solid white background
• scallops
• stripes
• hearts
• dots
• rhinestones
• ribbons/bows
• circles
• donut (or other food accents)
• decorative border
• seal or other animal
• glitter
• stars/starburst/ asterisk
• texture paste
• heat embossing
• people embellishments
• crown
• mimic the sprinkles on the donuts

TESTIMONY (JOURNALING IDEAS)

• Topic: Document something about food or a meal.
• Prompt Idea: Get inspired at Three Word Wednesday (inspired by the 3 donuts in the air). Be sure to scroll down or use the archives to get the words. 
• Presentation: Add your journaling to a circular journaling spot or tag.
• Writing Format: Write a haiku (inspired by the 3 donuts in the air).
• Inspiration Words: sparkle, playful, juggle

THE SCHEME

• 86.144.158 – teal
• 185.226.212 – pale turquoise
• 255.255.255 – bright white
• 211.149.174 – pinkish purple
• 90.75.108 – dark violet

So for the evidence, this is what I used:

Solid White Background

Stripes

People Embelishments

Testimony: I documented about food or a meal - I documented about coffee and a Chelsea bun.

And lastly, I used all the colours.

So here's my page.

I used FabScraps paper and chippies, along various stamps, diecuts and I also used a FabScraps stencil on the background.

I handmade the purple flowers from cardstock, using the gorgeous Sizzix diecut set, small tattered florals.

Journalling:

There is nothing better, than a cup of coffee and a Chelsea Bun.

Coffee is a daily...a few times daily and the Chelsea an added bonus, every now and then!

Coffee starts the day and the coffee aroma, as one makes it, just signals the start of the day and indicates that I have to get my butt into gear and get ready for the day ahead.

Coffee is also the inbetweener, when I need a little break at work and I can take 10 mins to go off to the kitchen and have a change of scenery and perhaps a little chat.

Coffee is also sometimes the last action for the day, where I can reflect on the day gone past and it warm my tummy before I get into bed!

It is pure medicine for the soul!

Perhaps you can play along this month! ;-)

Pop over here for all the details.

Anyways, hope you have a fabulous day!

I am just about to go and have another cup of the medicine brew!!! ;-)

Cheers for now!

Denise x

Happy Easter Cards - BoBunny Cottontail

Hello Everyone

I was recently up on the BoBunny blog here with some cards for Easter.

I would really love it if you popped along and had a look! ;-)

This is really one of my favourite collections, for a long time!

Here are some sneak peeks from the cards.

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BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Springtime, Bunnies, Festive, Gardening/Cottontail
Cardstock: French Vanilla, Brilliant Blue Damask, Power Blue Vintage, Wasabi Vintage
Noteworthy: Cottontail
Jewels: Blue Hues
Stamps: Captured, Eggcellent
Pearlescent: Licorice
Dies: Mandala 

Sizzix Die-Cuts:

Thinlits Small Tattered Florals

Tattered Lace Die-cuts:

Meadow Leaves

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

I really appreciate your love and comments!

Have a super day!

Denise x

Mixed Media Christmas Cards

Hello Everyone

I still have some Christmas Cards to share and I hope that you won't get bored of them, now that Christmas is past and the New year has begun, with a bang! ;-)

Here is the first one.

I used some ScrapBerry papers, along with die-cuts and coloured, fussy cut stamped items.

The centre circle was created by using the resist technique with acrylic paint and distress inks.

I really loved the colours of this card and this was definitely one of my favourites.

Here is the second card.

I really loved this craft card too and the little red flowers are handmade. Here's a closer look below.

I love how the colours pop against this kraft background. I really think I must use kraft more often.

Thanks so much for popping by my blog today!

I always so appreciate your visits and comments!

Have a fabulous day!

Denise x