Thursday 28 February 2019

Hopping into March, Springing into Spring!

The daffodils are out, the sun has been gloriously shining and Spring is definitely on its way!

I have been 'Hopping' with joy at the thought of bringing you my next blog post and I am sure you will be 'Hoppy' with it too! (Spotted a theme yet?)

With my last Stampin' Up! order, I took full advantage of the Sale-A-Bration freebies and got the 'So Hoppy Together' stamp set, and I love it! It is so much fun to use, these cheeky chappies can be used in a number of ways and they work well with wording from other sets too.

Here I used all of the frogs, colouring with the Old Olive Dark and Light Blends, Old Olive coloured card stock. The flies stamp I coloured to look like bees, because... well... I like bees! The dots to make them look like they are flying, I drew on by hand using a 'Stampin' Write' marker pen. I love this card, it is just so fun!


Next, I made some tags, I seem to think of this Hoppy chap as a juggler, and so I thought I would see if I could make him one! 
I am hoping soon to get the scalloped edge punch to create a truly gorgeous top to any tags I make, but for now, I had to use a standard hole punch! It does the job, just not as pretty as the scalloped edge would!
The tag is quite big, but I wanted it to make a statement, and I think it does!


Finally, for my morning of crafting, I wanted to make a little note card for a friend. Something to make them smile... so I thought, googly eyes! 
You can pick up googly eyes from most craft/hobby stores, and to me it just made this card pop! It turns it from a cute card into something that would make you giggle! (Working perfectly with the sentiment from the Part of my Story stamp set, which is also a freebie from the Sale-A-Bration!)

I have had so much fun playing with these frogs, I think there are so many more possibilities for them yet and I can't wait to discover them.



This set is free with qualifying orders until the end of March... Don't miss out! Contact me for more information.

Have a wonderful day!

Dawn x









Saturday 23 February 2019

Starting my Stampin' Up! Journey

Hello!

Welcome to my brand new shiny blog, isn't it pretty!

I'll start by introducing myself, I'm Dawn, a 30 something lass living in South London/Kent in a little town called Orpington. I live with my 2 cats, Charlie and Georgie, and a housemate Bernie. I thought they deserve a mention due to having to constantly put up with my craft things covering the house!

So this is my first ever blog post for crafting, it's very exciting isn't it!

My plan is to showcase lots of crafty things I have made and bring you some tutorials to go along with them, and I will also direct you towards getting all the materials you may need to recreate anything you find on the blog.
I am also hoping to show you the inner workings of workshops and crafty parties, maybe one day you will come along to something I am running, or maybe host your own party?

Whilst the blog is new, please bear in mind that I am too! I am sure there will be a couple of hiccups along the way whilst I get used to the updating, and making things, and trying to keep it all running smoothly... with this in mind, if you do spot something, or have questions please let me know, I'm very approachable (especially when I have a cup of tea in hand!)

If you like, you can find me on Facebook - @CraftingontheGreen

Right, time to go and make something pretty so I can add something to my brand new blog!!

Thanks for reading,

Dawn x