A struggle!

The challenge at Try It On Tuesday this time proved a real headache for me! The challenge is 'CUTE'.

I don't do cute.
I CAN'T do cute - in fact looking through the hundreds of stamps here, I have the grand total of 2 sets of Penny Black Hedgehogs which is a testament to how much cuteness there is in this craft space. 

Nothing. Nil. Zilch.

No cuteness overload here at all.

So with nothing else I had to resort to making a relatively CAS card using one hedgehog which got itself stamped onto watercolour card for the first time in the 10 (maybe more) years that I have owned the set.

All coloured with my Mondeluz pencils and the best attempt at cuteness I could muster!

Hope to see lots of cute creations in the link up this time round!

Thanks for looking today. x

 

 

Oh So Sweet

We have a new challenge starting today at Try it on Tuesday and it's called Oh So Sweet.

I have had a change from cards for this challenge- I saw these on Pinterest and thought they were really cute so wanted to try making one - my two friends came for a crafty day so we sat and had fun together.

The terracotta pot is just over 4" high bought for next to nothing at a local small plant nursery.

We thought hard about what to use for the inside to give us something to work on - none of us like touching floral oasis😱 so some polystyrene packaging (salvaged from a friend's new kitchen installation) was cut up (cue lots of mess!) and glued inside the pot virtually to the top.

The bunny's bum was made up using two fur pom poms (from Temu) stitched together and we cut out pieces of felt for his feet.

Once bunny was in position digging up his carrots the artificial flowers and carrots were added.

Using the polystyrene meant we could push the stems in with just a dab of glue on the bottom of each stem.
Some silk flowers were put on the top to fill in any spaces.

The little heart sign was glued to a piece of dowel and the whole thing measures about 10" high.

Really enjoyed doing this with lots of laughs along the way and we each have a really sweet and cute little Easter/Spring decoration for our homes!

Thanks for looking and any comments you may leave.
Hope to see you over at the challenge blog with your cute and sweet creations too! x

Try It On Tuesday - Oh So Sweet

 The latest Try it on Tuesday challenge is called 'Oh So Sweet'.
So your make can be anything you like as long as it has a theme which is sweet related - Cute, pretty, cakes - anything which is sugary!

I used to do a lot of 'cute' cards but it's something that I don't do often now - that said I quite enjoyed doing this one which was simple and quick!

I took a honeycomb background stamp, inked and spritzed with water. This gave me a softer impression.

The bee stamps are all from MFT, coloured with Inktense watercolour pencils.
There was a matching set of dies but at the time I didn't get them so these are all fussy cut - the bees were little 'b's to cut out I can tell you!

Once I decided where they were going I stamped them directly onto the background so I could get their antennae and little stingy bit without having to worry about how I was going to cut them out - they looked real peculiar on the desk with just their round bodies and faces!

Once I'd stuck them down I gave their wings a little glittery dust and finished off with some tiny black paint splatters.

The sentiment is from the same set.

Look forward to seeing what you make this time round! x