Thursday quickies!

Just two makes for today. Ive been catching up with Miss Marple!!!

Its Aidens Birthday this weekend and I haven't even come up with a card for him (awful mummy!!!!) Last year I made him the Lego man card, this year he is still into Lego so I'm a bit stuck for ideas.......... watch this space. I'm at work all day tomorrow so I've got all day to come up with an idea and then the evening to make it!!

Card 1 Thanks:

• Just Magnolia ~ Bev's Sketch.
• Paper Play ~ Thank You.

Card 2:

• Friday Sketchers ~ Jacque's Sketch.
• Vikki & Susie's Christmas Club ~ Gifts & Presents.

• PP ~ Papermania & Dovecraft.
• CS ~ SU & Coredinations.
• Stamps ~ Magnolia & Whiff of Joy.
• Ink ~ SU & Derwent Watercolour.
• Snowflakes ~ Papermania & Essentials.
• Stickles.
• Thanks Sticker ~ Freebie from mag.

Deena's Mini Backpack!!

Deena vistied my blog the other day and left me a link to the tutorial to her Cute Mini Backpack, why not pop over to Deena's Blog Her makes are beautiful.

Mini Backpack Tutorial

I'm going to be cheeky and add this as another entry for "Anything Goes" at Secret Crafter & Paper Cutz.

• PP ~ SU.
• CS ~ Papermania.
• Brads ~ BG.
• Ribbon ~ Dovecraft.

Tuesdays Makes.

Quicky post this evening!!

Card 1 : Birthday Fun.

• Green ~ Raise The Bar, Incy Wincy & Cupcake Challenges.
• Green & Cream ~ Stamp Something.
• Spotty & Dotty ~ One Stop Challenges & Creative Card Crew.
• Sketch ~ Willow Sketchie.

Card 2: Sister's:

• All White ~ Just Cute Bear's.
• Sketch ~ Card Patterns #55.

Card 3: Warm Thoughts:

• Sketch ~ Whiff of Joy.
• Glitter, Bauble's & New Stash ~ Bah Humbug.

Card 4: Easter.

• Easter ~ Sassy Susie & A Spoonful of Sugar.
• Spring Colours ~ Penny Black Friends.
• Sketch ~ Lord have Mercy # 64.

• PP ~ Papermania & Dovecraft.
• Stamps ~ Whiff of Joy , Forever Friends, Imaginsce & Penny Black.
• Brads ~ BG & Papermania.
• Pearls ~ SU.
• Rub on ~ 7Gypsies.
• Snowflake ~ Papermania.
• Ink ~ SU &Whispers.

Mojo makes!

I managed to find a little mojo for a few cards after all.

Happy Spring:

DCM ~Daffodils, The Crafty Pad ~ Ovals & Ribbon.

Sketch #94 from Sketch Saturday.

Happy:

Sketch from Papertake Weekly & Butterflies for Charisma Cardz.

Happy Birthday 30!:

Sketch is from ICS #57 ,Recipe of "Embossing, Vellum & Felt" from Sketches {by Tamara}.

Polka Doodles with Milestone Birthday & "Chipboard" Practical Scrappers.

Sweet:

Sketch is from Simon Say's Stamp.

WHIFF OF JOY CANDY HERE

• PP ~ K&co & DCWV.
• Stamps ~ See D's & Magnolia.
• Metal stickers ~ BG.
• Flowers ~ Prima & Lakelands.
• Gems ~ Anita's.
• Ribbon ~ Dovecraft.
• Brads & Butterflies from Stash.

Mini Bag template.

Inside the bag I have mounted 2 Bind it all bound books with 8 pages for photo's these measure 6.25 in x 4.5 in.

Here is where you can find the instuction video from Denise on how to put it together. This is not my Idea but I adapted it for me to beable to use here is the ORIGINAL.

As I dont have a cricut, I assembled my pieces together onto a piece of 12 x 12 paper then carefully trimmed with a craft knife then flipped over to do the other side.

Today's Project.

I wasn't much in the mood for cards this morning, so found this jar to alter.

My original aim wa to complete a DT make ready for the weekend (the flower's) but needed something to display them in.

The Vase.

Challenges from:

• Die Cut Dreams ~ "Pack a Punch" Use 2 or more punches.
• A Spoonful of Sugar ~ Recycle.
• Pollycraft ~ Sparkly.
• Crafty Cardmaker ~ Feminine Celebration.
• Charisma Cardz ~ Butterflies.
• Paper Cutz & Secret Crafter ~ Anything Goes.
• Fun with Shapes, Kabbodle Doodle & Magnolia Down Under ~ Birthday.
• Rosie Dee's & By the Cute & Girly ~ Spring.
• Our Creative Corner ~ Colour Combo "Pink, Yellow,Green & White".
• Pile it On ~ Pastle colours.

The Flower's.

• DCM ~ A Host of Golden Daffodils.
• Crafty Calender ~ Flower Power.

WHIFF OF JOY CANDY HERE

• Jar ~ Prima.
• PP ~ K&co.
• Stamp ~ Magnolia.
• CS ~ DCWV.
• Gems ~ Anita's.
• Punches ~ SU & Dovecraft.
• Ribbon & Peel off from Stash.
• As for the flower's I will tell you about those later in the week!

Mini Bag/Book!

Glue Scissors Paper, this fortnight asked for a Handbag shaped Mini book. I don't have the luxury of a cricut/craftrobo type machine so cut min by hand using mountboard. The main shape is cut to 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in with 1 1/2 in dividing sections in total I have used 3 sheets of 12 x12 paer by SU, the Alphas are BG,the flower is MIC gems & ribbons are from Dovecraft.

Template HERE

The inside pages are 6 x 4 1/2 in and bound with 3/8 in Bind It All wire.

Apologise for this pic!!

I am entrering this for Anything Goes at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenges & Paper Cutz and Spring at By The Cute & Girly.