White walls

They've started the harling on our house now. They have completed this side first so they can take the scaffold down and make a start on the garage. Can't wait to see the garage going up!

Hopefully more progress soon.

Tonic Studios Woodland Walk Paper Pack

Tonic Studios have recently brought out some gorgeous paper packs. The papers I've feature on this card are all from one pack in particular - woodland walks. You can see how they all coordinate so well together. I used a tonic die to cut the hexagons. ( Indulgence Thins – My Gift To You Tag and Base Die ) The dragonfly is the small rococo dragonfly...I thought you might find him on your woodland walk!

And I doodled the stitching with a Tonic Nuvo pen of course !

The other paper packs are all equally lovely. Not sure which one to try next ! 

Have a lovely day !

Fancy Filigree Card

This lovely filigree die is from one of Tonic Studios more recent die sets - Festive Flurry – 1095E
Instead of using the snowflakes that come with it, I have added flowers from the Entwining Trellis Die Set – Bellus Buttercup – 767e. I love how all Tonic Products work so well together. BTW, this all cut like a dream on my orange machine, (Tonic Studios Tangerine die cutting machine)

For the centre of the flowers, I used the smallest of the snowflakes and at the very tips of them,  I added some Crystal Drops in Carnation pink for a touch of dimension.

I cannot wait to get my gluey little paws on the latest Tonic Alphabet dies, they look absolutely gorgeous and I am sure they will be a big hit. To be kept up to date with all things Tonic, make sure you follow their Facebook Page. For more ideas on things to make, grab a cuppa, and have a look around my blog.

Thanks for visiting  today.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

We have blocks

Although they have been busy working on the inside of our new house, there has not been much progress to see on the outside, so we are delighted to finally see blockwork appearing on the house. Once they have completed this, they will start on the garage. Excited to see some more progress...feels like it has been a long wait.

Hope you have a lovely day

An elegant place setting with Tonic Studios Crystal Carousel Box Die

I have used Tonic Studios Crystal – Carousel Box Die – 1020E gift box die to make an elegant place setting for a winter table or winter wedding. I lined my die-cut with white organza . I actually filled mine with lavender so that would make a nice wedding favor, but you could fill yours with after dinner mints, or sugared almonds.

You can also use the little die cut stars as table confetti to add further decoration to your place setting. I've used some on the little ribbon too.

Very classy don't you think? Hope this gives you some ideas.

Have a lovely day.

Bee Happy

I've just finished a little batch of Bee Notebooks for my local art gallery where we sell our handmade beeswax candles. You might just spot a fair usage of Tonic Studios gorgeous diecuts in there. Also the Bee stamp is from the Lily set of stamps I used in my last blogpost.

Bee prepared, there are one or two pictures...and one or two puns!

Two bee or not two bee....that is the question

You've heard of a 2B pencil? Well this is a 2 Bee notebook to go with it !

OK, I'll button it now! 

Have a nice day ! 

Relaxation - colouring in with Tonic Studios

Colouring in is all the rage just now, and it is perfect for relaxing and de-stressing. I've been enjoying having a play with Tonic Studios new Nuvo range of colouring pens.

What better to colour in than Tonic Studios stamps. The lady is from one of their latest sets of stamps, and the lilies are from the Pick of the Bunch range of stamps Tonic brought out some time ago drawn by Ruth Hamilton. The sentiment is one I wrote a while back and is useful for a dear friend or daughter. I had my two lovely daughters in mind when I wrote it.

Tonic Products used...

Layering Die – Elegant Oval – 527e
Nuvo Pen Collection – Marina Blues – 314N
Nuvo Pen Collection – Fragrant Oranges – 311N
Nuvo Pen Collection – Sunshine Yellow – 312N
Nuvo Pen Collection – Depth & Shadows – 320N
Exquisite Stamps – Ladies Day – 1132E
Crystal Drops Gloss – Dandelion Yellow – 673N
Tiny flowers from Simplicity Pattern Punch – Floral Border – 949E
Pick of the Bunch Lilies clear stamps... (If you do a hunt on the internet I am sure you can still find these somewhere. I spotted some for sale on Ebay)

Do you love to colour?

Hope you have a wonderful day.