Frog, Chick and Sheep Punch Art using the Needle and Thread dies.

Hello!
If you follow me on social media {FB/Insta/Twitter links at the end of post} you will have seen my punch art this week. Originally inspired by the little loop dies and stitched scallop shape die in the Needlepoint Elements dies (part of the needle and thread bundle). Each time I used them all I could see was little chick feet!
Just for fun I had a little Q&A and asked what my lovely followers thought I might have made and I was overwhelmed with great ideas and, not wanting to disappoint, I made the suggested Frog and Sheep as well as my original Chick idea. And I promised to do a little tutorial for each so that's what today's post is all about :-)

Here is the Chick punch art tutorial. I used Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie card for this chick.

TIP: If you don't have the stitched circle dies plain circle dies or even a circle punch would work equally well. 

 This Frog punch art tutorial is super simple and great fun too!
I used Garden Green, Black and White card for this little frog. I also have just realised the 3/8" circle is retired but you can use the cookie cutter builder punch instead .

 And last for today this cute Sheep punch art tutorial.
 Just add fun googly eyes (mine are retired by SU! at halloween from a few years back)

And all together again to finish today.

So, the smallest (big) boys football has been cancelled today due to the rubbish weather ruining the pitch :-( so we are staying in for the day doing some more of those "exciting" jobs in the house ;-)
Fingers crossed that maybe I might even squeeze a little crafting in later today too...
I hope you get a chance to make something today too and if you have a go at one of these punch art animals I'd love to see!! Feel free to share any and all of your papercraft creations on my crafting group on FB, HERE.
That's all from me for today, thanks so much for stopping by :-)
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Products Used to create this project:

Needle & Thread Photopolymer Bundle (£43.00)	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (£7.25)	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (£28.00)	1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch (£5.50)	3/4" (1.9 Cm) Circle Punch (£12.00)	Cookie Cutter Builder Punch (£17.00)	Journaling Pens (£4.75)
Basic Black A4 Cardstock (£8.00)	Garden Green A4 Cardstock (£8.00)	Daffodil Delight A4 Cardstock (£8.00)

Tri-Fold Snowman Poop Tic Tac Holder. FREE Tutorial!

Hello!
This time last week I was in Birmingham at Stampin' Up's OnStage event, swapping and learning and generally having a ball! Sadly, this week it's back to work ;-)
But, I have finally got around to editing the photos of the swaps I made and I also have a little photo tutorial on how to make them too! Let's see....

 Inside a sentiment and Snowman Poop, of course ;-)

 You *may* recognise this adorable Snowmen from Seasonal Chums and the background was stamped using Smitten Mittens.

 Stamp, cut, score , fold and stick ;-)
TIP: If you are making multiples of these change that order to: Stamp, score, cut, fold and stick!

TIP: It's not very often I suggest punch the card first, then stamp. But for this it maximised the amount of labels you can get from a sheet of card and photopolymer stamps make this super easy to stamp.

Secure closed with twine.

TIP: I tied a knot before tying the bow as it was much easier to hold it secure this way!

I made about 36 of these holders but somehow managed to stamp and colour more snowmen that I needed! And after spending several hours colouring I wasn't going to waste those bad boys, so I added them to some Treat Tubes I still had!

And here they are all together!

 If we swapped in Birmingham, I'd like to say a big, huge thank you! I had lots of really lovely swaps in return and I love them all! *mwah* 

 And now for my oops moment. Apparently this snowman was stuck to the holder a little crooked and of course that's the one I choose to photograph! Doh! f you got this in a swap, I apologise, I honestly didn't notice and obviously I didn't spot it when I took the pictures either! Lol!!

Well, that's it for me for today, I really do hope you have enjoyed today's tutorial? Let me know in the comments...
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Products Used to create this project:
Coming soon...

Coffee Cup Mini Gift Bag with Video Tutorial

Hello there,
I knew these coffee cups dies would make awesome little gift bags as soon as I saw them in the new catalogue! You may have seen my first make on Instagram the other day :-) What I didn't share there was the larger one too, but I did promise a video tutorial to go with it and today I have that, for both sizes :-)

This small version was my first design and how cool, it worked perfectly, first time!

This smallest bag easily fits a couple of individual chocolates or sweets in. 

How adorable would these be for the Christmas dinner table?? Just change the colours and papers to suit!! I'm definitely going to do that! Anyway, all of the cups today use the Delightful Daisy DSP, in case you were wondering ;-)

And so I went on to make a bigger sized one with the larger dies in the pack...

 I decided to make these a bit deeper too, so they fit a fun sized chocolate bar in easily. I think they would be great for birthday favours too... Oh, so many uses!!

OK, so here's the video for you :-)
**Please note: The measurements are not transferable between the cups. The bases of the cups are slightly different so please watch the part of the video for the cup size you want to make :-)**

And for those who prefer written measurements ;-)

Small Cup: 12.3cm x 3cm or 1.5" x 4+13/16"
 Long Side: score at 4.5cm and 7.8cm or 1+3/4" and 3+1/16"
Short Side: score at 0.5cm or 1/4" on both sides.
Handle: 1.5cm x 11cm or 5/8" x 4+3/8"
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Large Cup: 15.1cm x 4cm or 5+7/8" x 1+3/4"
Long Side: score at 6cm and 9.1cm or 2+3/8" and 3+9/16"
Short Side: score at 0.5cm or 1/4" on both sides

Well, that's all from me for today. I do hope you have a go at making these. I loved them and hope you do too?
Thanks for looking today!
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Products Used to create this project:

Coffee Café Photopolymer Bundle	Stampin' Trimmer (Metric)	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper	Sahara Sand A4 Cardstock	Calypso Coral A4 Cardstock	Pool Party A4 Cardstock
Pink Pirouette A4 Cardstock	1/8" (3.2 Mm) Circle Punch	Blushing Bride 1/4" Double-Stitched Ribbon	Calypso Coral 1/4" Ombre Ribbon	Big Shot

Easy pencil Holder with Video Tutorial for #washiwednesday

Hello there and welcome to Washi Wednesday!
I have a fun pencil or pen holder to share with you today and I have even made a super short video tutorial with measurements to go with this post ;-)
So, let's see this holder....

 What a fun way to gift something that could look a little *meh* if you just gave it as it is but dressed up in this holder it's just a little more special....

 So, here is the tutorial for you :-)

And one final photo for today!

So, I do hope this inspires you to use your washi tape and maybe even cut into that DSP too!
Don't forget to share your makes with me if you do have a go ;-)
Thanks for looking today,
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Products Used to create this project:

Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper	Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper	Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper	Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series Paper	Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape	Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape	Pop Of Pink Designer Washi Tape
Tasty Treats Designer Washi Tape	Project Life Corner Punch	Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine	Blushing Bride Solid Baker's Twine