Non Card project at As You Like It

 Hello and welcome, friends and visitors. How on earth is it July!? I really must get a wriggle on with my Christmas makes but for now...

We have a new challenge starting today at

where we would love to see your NON CARD projects.

In a bid to use my old paper pads I have been making little folios for Mollie and Jackson. If the designs aren't suitable I add to my stash for tucking into journals.

This one used a summery Doodlebug Designs paper pad that included little tags and messages on the double sided papers. 

Thank you for calling in today, it's much appreciated.

See you soon xx

From the Garden at Allsorts

 Happy weekend friends and visitors.

Over at

we are Anything Goes from the Garden chosen by Brenda

As well as card making I do love to make little folios and journals from printed digitals. The little tri-fold folio I an sharing today was a Friday Freebie designed by the lovely Gi Kerr from Happiness in crafting. If you are a member of her Facebook group these can be downloaded and she shares a You Tube tutorial to accompany the kit. The little bird is actually a hidden paper clip that keeps everything neatly folded.

I would love to say that my garden looks like that but sadly we have a really exposed garden so cottage garden plants do not fare well and we have to stick to low to the ground shrubs. Ooh, actually we do have a similar bird bath!!

The forecast doesn't look brilliant for the weekend which is a shame as we have a family get together on Sunday for the Hubby's Birthday. We were hoping that the hot weather would still be with us as we bought the Grandchildren a water slide for the garden and, I admit, I did have a go...in the name of market research you understand!! Such fun!!

Whatever you are up to I hope it's a good weekend.

See you soon xx

Allsorts Animals

The optional theme at Allsorts this time, chosen by Helen is

ANIMALS

Two prizes of Lavinia Stamps, stencil and stampscapes (photos not to scale). Please note, we (Lavinia) cannot provide exchanges/replacements/refunds for any products received through this third-party giveaway.

I have gone with a horsey make and am sharing a lovely little folio. It was made using a digital kit from  Pretty Prints by Nicole.

I do enjoy a little bit of a cutting out session followed by gluing and sticking!! The little closure is a hidden paperclip. There were heaps of little tags included in this kit and I had a chuckle sifting through them to find suitable messages. I think the two I picked are absolutely bang on!!

Thank you for your visit. See you soon xx

 

Patterned papers at Allsorts

 My name is Sarah and I have an unhealthy addiction to Patterned Papers!!

It's my turn to host so that's why the optional theme at Allsorts challenge this week is

Patterned Paper, it will also be lovely to see your Anything Goes projects too.

This year I've been dabbling in other kinds of papercrafts so for this challenge I made a folio to hold photographs. I found a lovely instruction sheet to accompany a You Tube tutorial by Karolinas Krafts and, using a WHOLE paper pad from Simple Stories, made this.

It's full of pockets, little tuck spots and hidden flaps. Such fun to make.

Three AALL and Create stamps

 

I hope you will support my theme and join in this week xx

Birthday Girls at The Cutie Pie Challenge

I might have mentioned that I am branching out a bit in my papercrafting and have made several folio/journal type projects. The new theme at

this month is Birthday Girls 

so it's the perfect opportunity to share a lovely little gatefold folio that I made from a kit that I bought at My Porch Prints, it's called Cottage Girls and is absolutely adorable.

Here is the front

the kit is complete with all the little tags and ephemera so I had a lovely time fussing with the bits and pieces. 

Here it is unfolded

I think it would be a lovely way to present a gift card or real life money too!!

I hope that you will support the Cuties and join our Birthday Girls challenge this time. This prize is up for grabs as its our Birthday!!

See you there xx