Coffin Treat Boxes | #lovefallart

Good Afternoon

Here is my fourth and final contribution to the #lovefallart Creative Arts Collaboration on YouTube.

Halloween Coffin Trick or Treat Boxes.

 

Coffin Template

I used tags from google if you search halloween free tags there are pages and pages.

Remember search google, twitter and Youtube for #lovefallart if you are needing any fall inspiration.

Thanks for taking the time to look and any comments left xx
Its much appreciated.
Sam xx

Relaxing weekend!

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. I have been doing over time all this week and I think I work 53 hours in total normally only do 37.5 so I have been very tired and ratty and mostly taking it out on Adam - opps!
So was defo glad when the weekend was here and boo its Sunday night I am back at work at 7.30 tomorrow. So wish I could win the lottery then never work again and sit and craft all day :-) How totally awesome would that be!!! Never gonna happen but I can dream!!

Last night I was up till the early hours of the morning scrapbooking. I duno why I do it do nothing all day then it comes to 7/8 pm then I get a sudden burst of inspiration and I am there crafting till easily 2.30am! Anyone else a night owl when it comes to crafting?

I made 4 8x8 scrapbook pages and some yummie cookies

All the pages were for Amelia's scrapbook as I am trying to finish this one off so I can start her new one.

Red Polka Dot and a Ledger Paper from a DCWV paper stack not sure of the name but my friend Andrea across the road gave me them - Thanks Hun :-) its great having a fellow crafter in my street not only do I pinch sugar, her cake mixer (when mine died) she also lets me raid her craft stash when I babysit for her - Best Friend eva!!

No idea what the photo sizes are they were 4 x 6" photos and cut into a square (I think they may have been 10 x 10 cms). The "Girl" Chipboard is the Audrey collection by Mia Road and coloured Black.
Chipboard arrow and lips are from a huge chipboard can I got from WallMart like 4/5 years ago. I did alot of hand writing on this page but wasnt sure it really made sence as it was late and I couldnt really think straight.

My brother build Amelia a big sandbox and a play area in their backgarden for her birthday and these are of her sitting in it! Shame with UK Weather its never really warm and her birthday was in March so she had to have her coat on hehe!

I was soo pleased with this embelishment I made it was a sandcastle using actual sand paper.

Template for this and the inspiration is here only difference I gave my castle two towers - only the best castle for my baby niece :-) There are lots of different templates if you google sandcastle template. I just thought this would be the easiest to cut out of the sandpaper - it was alot easier than I thought sharpened my scissors too but wasnt very good for my rotorary trimmer.
Couldnt find a decent template for the bucket and spade so they are printed from clip art and cut out.

This Easter page was inspired by a page Kristina Werner did on the Basic Inspiration Class No. 1

Papers used are First Edition - Hideaway 6x6 which I got a sample pack from Ebay for only £1.99 I think I might start and do this get the 6x6 sample pack from ebay as some are only £1 and if I like them I can buy the big pads. Chipard letters are Basic Grey not sure of the name of this pack as I lost the insert to box.

This is patterned paper which I printed from google as I wanted it to look like paint splats.
Used plain coloured paper to double mount the photo up.

Absoultley loved this sentiment "I am not messy, I am creative" I just added the last line as it is true :-)

Finally... sorry ive bored you but look at how yummie these cookies are!!

Cornflake cookies recipe.
INGREDIENTS

• 125g butter, chopped, at room temperature
• ½ cup caster sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup self-raising flour, sifted
• 2 cups cornflakes, Crushed (I used crunchy Nut)

METHOD

• Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and line 2 large oven trays.
• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla, then fold flour in.
• Roll tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls and roll into crushed cornflakes. Arrange on trays about 4cm apart.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. Cool on tray for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Love to all
Hope you have a great week x

Baby Sitting Scrap Night

I was baby sitting at my fellowcrafters across the road last night and I took some scrap packs with me as I have alot of cards and catch up work in scrapbooks. The time flew, before I knew it 2 cards and 3 scrapbook pages they were home!

This card is a little similar to my Matryoshka Dolls Card but this time it is only one doll.

I found this template on the Paprcraft Inspirations Website

I used the free Russian doll papers from Quick Cards craft magazine (Feb Addition)

There was alot of paper piecing on this card.

Birthday card for my little sister who was 14 today.

I used:

Kraft Cardstock

Pink, Blue and White card

Tredding water boarder punch

Dovecraft - PIECE OF CAKE-CUPCAKE GLITTER STICKERS

White Gel Pen

Recycled sentiment from old birthday card.

Quick and simple scrapbook page as the title says the top says it all :-) (I'm a little angel)

Not sure who the papers are by as they are no name brands from local craft shop.

I used some textures yellow paper for the chicken and used template

For the attempted daffodil look alike flowers :-) I cut circles and sun shape from my cricut (George and basics cartridge).

Thanks for stopping by x

Matryoshka Dolls Card

Adam bought me the Quick Cards craft magazine last week and it had a template in for Matryoshka Dolls.

There is also a free templete (slightly different design) Template1 or Template2

Since it was coming up to my niece's 2nd birthday party today and her little tea party at my parents was yesterday I made this card for her.

It was a little time consuming cutting out the little pieces to paper piece this together but for my first attempt it turned out pretty cute.

Papers used were from a free Garden Rose 6x6 paper pad a got free with a different magazine a month or two ago but I cant remember the name of the pad.Ill check and update this post tomorrow when I find where I put it.

I wasnt very good at drawing in the faces and the blush on the cheeks I stamped a rubber from the top of my pencil in and stamped them on faces , I should of really thought about it before I did that as the little doll has huge rosey cheeks!! I also put a number 2 mini peal off just above the trim on the big doll after I took this picture.

This is them all layed flat. Only problem as I used a 6x6 pad I had to cut the dresses separate so I didnt waste alot of paper I just traced the bottom half of the body so I only ended up using one 6x6 piece but I noticed as I folded them the paper on the hinge started to curl - argh!! Good job Amelia is only 2 and she wont really notice this :-)

Thanks for looking x

Hibiscus Flower 12x12 Layout

I had this paper pack for a while and it had some ideas on the back so I used one of them to make the below 12x12 layout for Layla's scrapbook.

I used:
Colorbök - Blue Skies Perfect Pages - Everyday Grid Layout paper pack
No brand - Blue, Olive and Brown

Photos are:

• 3.5 x 3.5
• 7 x 7

I found the hibiscus flower template on Valita's Designs & Fresh Folds her work is awesome my hibiscus flower didn't turn out as good as her's did but this was my first attempt and it was 1am when I was making it. I really hope Valita doesnt mind me linking her page above!!

It was a little bulky for Layla's album so I have had to cut the stamen down really short but you still get the idea on what sort of flower it is. I will definately be making some more of these and putting them on a card!

I need to think of something to write in the journalling box and then this page is complete.

Thanks for stopping by,
Sam

Lovebirds Anniversary Card

Happy Valentines day everyone xxxx
Its my parents 28th Wedding anniversary today (Valentines Day - some may say aww sweet but to be honest I think its a little cheesy lol)

Birds in crafting at the minute are very hot and I think they are adorable.

My parents used to have love birds when I was little so I thought it appropriate to use this on their card.

I didn't have and chipboard birds so I searched online and the lovely Alex AKA Lola Nova had created a template for making a tote bag with this design on the front and as I am not an avid sewer I thought I'd change it up a bit.
If you would like to use the template please click here.

Guess what I used scraps on this project too as I have a box and a carrier bag full.

Apart from using the template I didn't do much, added some faux stitching, a rub on heart I had spare. LOL I have just noticed my birds dont have any eyes - oh well never mind - dont they say love blinds you?

I had a little issue with the stamping as you maybe able to tell. First off I stamped the "Love" in white but my white pad is starting to dry out and I don't have a re-inker (boohoo). The image wasn't very good so I stamped over in Black, it looks ok looks like it has a little white shadow back ground. I didn't have a stamp for the birds section so I cheated as I don't have very stylish hand writing (my writing looks alot like Verdana font!). I wanted script so I printed out the word in Abbeyline font and used tracing paper to get it onto my card. Then I wrote over with a white gel pen hey presto!

Sorry alot of writing and not alot of pictures on this blog.

Hand Sewn Card

Sewing on cards is alot harder than I thought it was going to be.

I made this card for my gran who loves to embroider.


Image - Penny Black stamp. Coloured with H2O's

Greeting - Silver Rub on
Embellishments - Crafty bits from Hobby Craft
Sewing pattern - modified on card.
http://www.stitchingcards.com/product.php/16/free-flowering-vine-pattern