Believe in magic

Hello lovely people,

It's Friday and although I am always looking forward to the weekend, I think this one will be a really fabulous one as I am off to the Dies to Die For pop-up shop both days...and I'm doing colouring classes with the amazingly talented Faye - eeeeeek, so excited!

Now, talking of Dies to Die For I have a DT project to share with you and I thought that the MFT tall tag duo would make excellent bookmarks...what do you reckon?!

I have so many small stamps that would fit onto these bookmarks and I think I shall be making a lot more of these, but there was only one choice for my first one...a gorgeous magical unicorn!

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the links at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Also if you are free to drop into the pop-up shop this weekend we would love to see you; we will be at Merriott Village Hall, 51 Broadway, Merriott, Somerset, TA16 5QH, from 10-4 Saturday and 10-12 Sunday.  I'll be colouring but you can just shop and enjoy a slice of cake and hot drink!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Body: C00, C0, C2
Mane: BG10, BG32, BG15
Bow / horn: RV11, RV32, RV34
Inside ear: R000, R01

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Be a unicorn stamps - The Greeting Farm
Be a unicorn dies - The Greeting Farm
Tall tag duo - My Favorite Things
Tiny hearts pastels 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things 
Puffy cloud borders - Lawn Fawn

Other ingredients;
twine, star charm - from stash

Book token presentation pack

Hello lovely people,

Are you all settling back into the usual routines post Christmas?  Doesn't it feel like ages ago already?!  Well, here is something I made to give to my aunt-in-law for Christmas to make a book token a bit more exciting!

I found a quote I liked for the front and played around with some fonts on the computer to make a focal point and then added some pretty flowers and leaves to frame it.

I created 2 pockets inside to hold the book token on the left and a matching bookmark on the right.  I only added a little stamped detail and one flower so that the card would actually shut since the pockets and gifts already made it quite bulky!

I made a corner bookmark very similar to a previous one; check out this post if you want to see how it fits on a book!  This also had to be flat so it wouldn't created lumps in the book!

Card recipe;

Image (on bookmark): Posy trio - LOTV

DP: Vintage Summer Basics - Maja Designs

Label shape / scalloped circle: cut with Cricut

Lace: 12mm white scallop flat lace - The Ribbon Girl

Brown/white flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Pink flowers: The Ribbon Girl
Dies: Lavish branch - Memory Box, Cherry blossom (for flower centre) - Memory Box

Fancy edge: Martha Stewart edge punch

Pearls: from Wild Orchid Crafts

Copic colours (for bookmark);

Fur: E40/41/42/44
Flower: R81/83

I am working this weekend but can look forward to having Monday off and am really hoping for an end to this grey weather so I can photograph some of my recent projects!  I hope you are all having a lovely weekend and haven't been washed away/snowed in etc. depending on where you live.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

1.  Papertake Weekly (pick of the year...flower power)

Bookmark bear

Hello lovely people,

I hope you all enjoyed yourselves over the bank holiday weekend and wasn't it fab to have some sunshine?  I did loads of gardening which did cut into my crafting time but I can't really complain about that can I?

Anyhoo, it's challenge day over at Lili's Little Fairies and this week it is time for something a little bit different as our theme is 'Anything but a Card.'  I decided to make a corner bookmark and think I will be keeping this one for my own use!

This is the first time I have used one of these cute mini stamps from LOTV and it is the perfect size for a bookmark.  I coloured it with Copics, cut it out with a Nestie then layered it onto a scalloped circle cut with my Cricut.
Here is a shot to show the bookmark 'in action' (on a Sherlock Holmes book in case anyone is wondering!);

Card recipe; 

Image: LOTV Posy Trio

DP: Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics

Lace: from The Ribbon Girl

Fancy edge: Martha Stewart edge punch

Copic colours;

Bear: E42/43/44 + R30 for ears

Flower: BV00/01/02

The rest of the Fairies have created some fab projects that aren't cards so do pop over to Lili's Little Fairies to take a look.  We have Crafty Ribbons sponsoring us this week so the lucky winner of our challenge will have loads of beautiful ribbons and more to choose from!

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx