Beautiful Flag Bunting

I have been making some more bunting to put up for the summer season and it fills the  perfect wall space too.

To create my bunting I used the Beautiful Bunting Flag printable PDF digital download from Opulence by Design Crafts. 

I printed out 6 of these flags to create my bunting for my project.

I also added the All eyes are on me rose, I do love this flower, not only is it a beauty and easy to cut out and shape but can also be used as cherry blossoms if you reduce the size.

I've teamed that with the rose leaves which I think look very natural with a little scrunch.

I turned my flower sheet over and put it back in my printer and selected the paler pink backing  paper from the same digital download file to print the colour on the back of my flowers.

I then inked the edges of my petals to add a little depth and texture with one of my Dreamees Sparkle reinkers. I still love these reinkers because I always manage to find a shade to match my blooms and that gentle shimmer is just enough to add some life to your blooms.

Gently curl the petals and add a few layers and it gets a little addictive!

I added some 1cm green ribbon for my bunting and thought that these roses would work really well this beautiful design.

On the ends of my bunting I decided to add some ivy that I had fussy cut from Amanda's Elegant Ivy Backing paper & Insert set, as it was just the proportions of foliage that I as looking for and I thought that it fitted in with ivy in this beautiful design too.

The bunting brightens up my small space but it would also look lovely in the garden too for summer BBQs.  if you didn't fancy flower making, there are lots of very pretty ready blooms you could add, or just some ribbon bows.

Checkout a few of the links below for Opulence by Design Crafts for some great inspiration on their designs and tutorials too. They have a varied selection of kits and crafting sheets and a freebie section that you might what to download too.  Beautiful designs that makes crafting easier.

opulencebydesign - YouTube

or Instagram Opulence By Designs

I'm enjoying the better weather and especially being able to get back into my garden....there's lots to do!

From roses to peonies. My mums peony, that now grow in my garden.  My garden is a eclectic mix of memories.

Have a great day, whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy Crafting

Challenges

A Perfect time to Craft - ATG

Beautiful Blossoms - Blooms

Paper Rock Scissors - AG

Fourseasons -AG Summer

Outlawz -AG

Unicorn - Not Square

Christmas Bunting WOYWW 27

I'm sharing my Christmas NOEL bunting that I have just finished making and is now ready to replace my seasonal Autumnal one for December.

I created my bunting using the Christmas NOEL bunting Kit - PDF Digital Download from Opulence by Design Crafts.

On my desk is the 10 page digital download kit that I printed onto 180gsm smooth card from my craft stash. I intend to use the rest of these wonderful embellishments for tags. These are beautiful for card making too as there is an A4 design sheet in the kit  that can be used for your backing paper.

I have missed a few of the weekly WOYWW group link ups  (what's on your work Wednesday) over on Sarah's Craft Shed, so I've got some catching up to do and I am very late with my post today.

WOYWW is a weekly blog hop where we all have a look at look at what everyone has been up to. Follow the link above for more information.

I'm so happy that Amanda has designed some festive bunting as this downloadable kit can be used for so much more.  If you are a Patreon member subscribing to Opulence by Design Crafts you have probably already noticed that this kit is part of your free club members gift.

I highlighted all the little fairy lights designed in the background for the flags with a Spectrum Noir clear overlay sparkle pen for a little shimmer and then edged the flags with the pen too.

Next, I have added the additional lettering to layer up and added some foam pads to the back for a little dimension. I also edged the letters with my trusty stardust Sakura gelly roll pen to add some twinkle and highlight.

Then, I added my ribbon. The bunting flag has a top line to create a small hem, when folded back you just need to add glue/double sided tape to create a small pocket to thread your string chosen ribbon through it.

For the area where I will be displaying this I like to add natural bindwire which I attached to my ribbon using a glue gun. It does take a little more time but it's a great way to keep your projects in shape especially when you have doors that keep opening and causing your bunting to flap about......those little things.

I really enjoyed making this and it was an easy project to put together. I added glossy accents to these adorable gingerbread cookies and for their smiles and around the piped edges I used a Sakura clear glaze gelly roll pen for the fine detail. On my travels I have often found the best deals on these pens have been in the little craft/art shops for these pens as sometimes online, the postage can be the same price for just one pen.

I also added some of these white and green helleborus from Opulence by Design Crafts along with their rose leaves.  One of my many favourite flowers and this one is an easy one to cut out too, very forgiving if you struggle with cutting out and so beautiful. I just added a few drops of glossy accents and let them set in the centre like tiny little clear globes and it really highlights all that detail of the design.

I have used foam pads and my hot glue gun to stick everything down. The sprigs of die cut holly are from John Next Doors christmas collection Helens Holly die set.

For the centre of my bunting I have gone a little cookie crazy. I've glazed the heart shaped cookies with my Sakura clear gel pen but for the star shaped cookies I have added some Stickles glitter glue in stardust. I have gently moulded the cookies with my fingers and added a little ink around the edges of the gingerbread and cookies for that just cooked look too. I also added some little vintage bells with hot glue.

I tucked a gingerbread latte embellishment at both ends of the bunting with a tasty cookie in front, very apt for this time of year, especially as it seems to have got very cold all of a sudden.

I have lots of lovely embellishments leftover from my kit to make some great festive tags too.

If you are interested in more inspiration and demos from Opulence by Design, you can follow her on Youtube

 opulencebydesign - YouTube

or Instagram Opulence ByDesigns

Have an enjoyable evening, whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy Crafting

Challenges

Holly and the Ivy - ACG

Unicorn - Christmas/winter

Allys Angels - ATG

Classic Designs - O.twist - bells

Crafts Galore - ATG

Daisy Chains - Christmas/winter

Day of the month card club - gingerbread cookie day - Top 3

Merry Little Christmas -ACG

Cutie Pie - Special occasions - Prepping for Christmas!

CD Sunday Plus - ATG

Pammies Pinkies - ATG  - Honorary Mention

Enchanted Birthday card

 I have a birthday card for a friend to share today using a mix of digital downloads.

My DL birthday card was made using part of the Enchanted Seasons Treasure Hunt download by Debbi Moore designs with the beautiful Christmas Hellibore Roses and rose petal leaves by Opulence by Design Crafts.   

I've used just part of the Enchanted Seasons download to create my card. I really liked the papers and topper on this particular set and I think they go really well with the flowers for my card too.

As you probably know by now, one of my favourite things to make is flowers and I've chosen these hellebores because I really like their hues of green and the rose petals are so natural looking too. I printed these out onto 120gsm Navigator paper for colour documents. I have also reduced the original size of these flowers so that I could use them for smaller projects too.

The centres of these flowers are so detailed that I just added glossy accents to the middle of them and stardust Stickles glitter glue around the edges of the stamens. I also added a few little sprigs of die cut ferns.

I've loved crafting with Debbi Moore designs products for many years now and it's always one that I return to. Debbi offers a free monthly download on her website along with weekly treasure hunts on her Facebook live shows. Great Inspiration.

Have a great day, whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy crafting

Challenges:-

Daisy Chains - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Love to Scrap - ATG

The Sisterhood of Crafters - ATG

A Place to Start - ATG

Creative Fingers -ATG