Flower Shop Card.

Happy Monday everyone!!

I made this card this morning. The flowers are from SU Flower Shop and matching punch.  The leaves are also from SU, Secret Garden stamps and dies.  (Thanks to Andrea for these!)

 I die cut the word "Hugs" first from pink card and then craft foam.  I adhered the craft foam under the card. This gives it some height.  The gold sequins are from Close To My Heart and are self adhesive.  I added the gold border (above) but took this photo before I did that - oops!  The first photo shows the finished card.

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Playing With My Gel Press!

 I made this card using my Gel Press.  Once the paint was dry (it dries in a few minutes) I stamped the words (Quietfire Designs) and added some bits of grass as well.  I also added some self adhesive gold sequins (Close To My Heart), and the gold lines and corners.  I glued two Angel wings above the words.  This was a fun card to make!

Above and below are some more Gel Press images I did this morning.  The one above is very pretty in real life, and the stamp is another Quietfire Designs stamp.

 These butterfly images were done in white paint on black card.  I really like how they turned out and I will make them into cards, or maybe bookmarks.  I used a butterfly stencil for the pattern.

 Here they are close up.  Lot's of fun and I get different patterns each time.

 I took this photo below, yesterday.  These are Watercress, and Cress seeds.  The larger ones are the Cress seeds.  The very tiny dot ones you can barely see are Watercress.

And here, below, are the same seeds 24 hours later!  You can see the Cress ones have actually burst open and have little tendrils growing!  I used a close up lens to take these photo's, otherwise the seeds would have been too small to see well.  These are growing so quickly!  I have them growing on a damp/wet paper towel.  I sit them in the sun during the day so they get some warmth.  My two cats are very interested in what mom is growing!  I seriously doubt they will eat Watercress, but they like to check them out!

I haven't done much crafting lately  as I am busy doing my third Psychology course and it takes up some of my crafting time. But I am doing little bits of crafting here and there! 

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Random Stuff!

 This is another card I made using my circle Gelli Press.  There are some very tiny clear  sparkly gems scattered over the card,however they are not showing in these photo's.  Below is a close up of the card.

Below is what I stamped on the inside of the card.  Funnily enough, when I went too the Post Office to post it, they gave me a Butterfly postage stamp!  A perfect match for the card!

Below is a photo of my first Paper White that is flowering.  I have dozens more about to flower too.

Here is Mr. Blackbird waiting for some sultanas.  I feed them some every day.  I also feed the wild birds some Wild Birdseed.

Below is a closeup of one of the Paper White flowers.  So pretty!

 Above and below are the same view, but I took the top photo about two months ago.  I took the bottom photo this morning.  Most of the pretty red/rust coloured leave have gone and left the tree looking bare.  Still pretty though in my view!

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

No Covid19 in New Zealand!!

Yay, we did it!!  New Zealand now has NO active Covid 19 cases in the entire country!! This is awesome news! As of mid night tonight, we go down to Alert Level One which means things go back to normal.  We can go out and meet up with our friends and not have to worry about keeping our distance from others.  No more having to wear a face mask when I am out!  

I celebrated with Mini Pumpkin and  Cinnamon muffins I made!  OMG they taste delicious!

Ok, that's me for today, I have nothing crafty to post at this time.

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day! {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Gel Press Card

Above and below are my first attempt at using a circle shaped Gel Press!  I had been watching a You Tube video of someone using them, and was instantly hooked!  I chose to buy a circle shape instead of the oblong/square one.  The Gel Press measures just over 3 1/2 inches in diameter. The completed card measures 5 1/2 inches by 5 3/4 inches, so it is bigger than the normal size cards I make. I used a stencil I had, to get the wavy shapes, and  some black acrylic paint.  Below is a partial close up of the finished card.

The strip of words are from a Taylored Expressions stamp/die set.  The orange flower was die cut using some dies I have.  So far this is the only actual card I have made using the Gel Press.  I have lot's of impressions I have done, but nothing else made into a card, as yet.  The Gel Press is SO much fun to use, and I can use paints, inks, powders etc to get the impressions.  I am using cheap ($2) acrylic paints I get from my local $2 Shop.  I can mix the colours and add Mica powders to get different effects and colours.  It's messy and FUN!

Ok, that's it for now, thanks for dropping by!  Have a SUNSHNE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Mr. Bear and Romeo-Valentino!

 I made this bear card this morning. I used various sized oval dies for the entire bear. (I had no pattern so I just made it up as I went along.)  I lightly sponged Tip Top Taupe SU ink around his paws, ears, nose and head.  I used a white gel pen for the dotted white lines as well as his eyes.  I lightly sponged white Hero Arts ink on his cheeks and ears.  I lastly added a small bow on one of his ears.  The words are from Taylored Expressions.

I think he is so cute!

Above is a photo of Romeo-Valentino!  He sleeps on his climbing tree, in the sun,which has about 6 platforms in different heights. Underneath him, sitting on the window ledge, is Big Ted.  When Romeo falls asleep, his head falls off the platform and rests on Big Teds head!  I think he is using Big Ted's head as a nice soft cushion! And why not!

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Giraffe Circle Card

I made this circle card yesterday.  All the bits were sitting on my desk, so I just put them together to make the card. The only thing I had to die cut were the leaves. The card opens from the top. 

Just a quick post for now, may be more later!

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day! {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)