Funky Hand - Now That's Funky

Morning All

I have two to share with you today, using the Cold Walk papers from Now That's Funky.

I love these papers, particularly this combination and it shows how easy it is to make some cards quickly and easily.

I shall see you all soon
Sammylou xxx

Funky Hand - Libby Lollipop!!

Hello All

Today I am sharing a card I made for my niece's birthday, using the Lollipop colourway from the Now That's Funky cd rom.

I used the sentiment backers to create toppers by die-cutting her name. Then used a cute Sue Wilson die to create a bow. Layered it up and we're good to go!

I will see you all later in the month for another share.

Sammylou xxx

Funky Hand - New Job

Sammylou here with a share from Now that's Funky, a simple card made for my sister who has secured a new job.

Using the Funky Diva papers, alphas and toppers, I cut out the sentiment and layered them up to create a colourful and slightly retro card to congratulate.

Don't forget the cd is only £1.00 over at the website at the moment, so head on over to get one!

See you all later in the month for another share.

Sammylou xXx

Funky Hand, Smile and Be Happy

Hello to you all, it's Sammylou here with a card made using the V Funky cd-rom.

I have used the Emerald View collection to make a card that's perfect for sending when you don't really have an occasion but just want to send a card, just because!

The collection comes with ready made toppers so once you've printed the papers you want and cut out the topper, you are all ready to go! Finish with a few punched flowers and you're done,

I love making cards like this and the collections on the cd-rom make it really simple to make some lovely cards, and the variety on the cd-rom, which is only £1.00 at the moment means you can make a multitude of cards without any duplication.

See you all soon for another share, Sammylou xxx

Funky Hand - V. Funky

Morning

Today I am sharing a quick make from the All Occasions folder which is included on the V. Funky cd-rom.

Using the Best Teacher topper and co-ordinating papers, I have created a quick thank you for a teacher. I printed off a matching red paper from one of the other collections on the disc and cut out an apple shape, then paper-pieced a leaf. Mat and layer the papers, then pop the home-made topper on and the card is done!

An incredibly quick card to make but still so lovely.

I will see you all soon and don't forget that the cd-rom is available on the Funky Hand website for just £1.00, you'd be mad not to buy it at such a great price!

Sammylou x

Funky Hand - Funky Seasons

Hello :)

It's the last share from me this month and I have two cards to share with you today. I have used the Wake Up Year collection from the Spring section of Funky Seasons

I used some die cut flowers, dragonfly and butterfly to create a negative, backed it with the papers, matted it onto purple card and added card candi on one and liquid pearls on another.

Thanks again for looking!

Enjoy the Spring Equinox, 

Sammylou xxx

Mum Spring Whispers

Hello :) today I am sharing a Mother's Day card I made using the Spring Whispers collection from the Funky Seasons cd.

I love gatefold cards, they are so easy to make but look amazing. I used dies to cut out the flowers, butterfliy, alphas and labels; layered them up and finished with some card candi.

Sammylou xXx

A simple thank you

Hello :)

Today I am sharing a make using one of the Spring colourways from the Funky Hand Funky Seasons cd-rom, currently available for just £1.00. The papers are from the Spring Whispers collection.

See you all soon xXx

I Heart You

Hello :)

A quick share from me today using the I Heart You download from Funky Hand:

The best thing about this card is that the download is currently only £1.00! What fantastic value so pop on over an grab your self a bargain.

See you all soon
Sammylou xXx

Love, Love, Love

Today I'm sharing a card made using Funky Hand's Love, Love, Love download

A simple card made to celebrate the engagement of a very good friend showing what you can achieve using just a few ingredients.

See you all soon, love Sammylou xXx

Funky Love

Hello All, today I'm sharing a make which can be viewed over at the Get Funky and Craft page

Made using the wonderfully versatile I Love You Sew download, some card candi and an alphabet die, the card showcases what you can do when you have some fantastic papers to work with. And the best thing? All love themed downloads are just £1.00 over at Funky Hand so give yourself an early Valentine gift and head on over there and treat yourself (or if you'd prefer to receive them as a gift from your secret admirer, just paste the links into an email and ping it on over to them!)
See you all soon, love Sammylou xXx

Spooky Dooky

Over on the Get Funky blog today we are showcasing the Forgotten Funky that is the Spooky Dooky download.

Over on the blog you can see the wonderful items created by the Funkettes.

I've used three of the papers to start "jubbly" boxes (as termed by 5 year old!) filled with treats for his school friends:

Made from a square of paper they are really simple, even for little fingers and you can decorate them as you wish, they're just fun to do.

The papers in the download are so colourful that you don't actually have to embellish them if you don't want to, but we had some fiendish foam stickers that finished them off perfectly.

Please make sure you pop on over to the blog and take a look at the fabulous creations and I'd we have inspired you toake some Hallween makes then please remember to share them over on our Facebook page.

See you all soon, Sammylou xXx

Funky Fading Beauty

Today over on the Get Funky and Craft blog I am sharing a make using the Fading Beauty download.

For more information, please head on over to the blog for further information.

See you all soon, love Sammylou xXx

Forgotten Funky Friday - Steam Funk

Hello All

I'm here with a forgotten Funky Hand make for you today.

The fab Steam Funk download is brilliant for all your male card makes and is an absolute steal at £2.99 for 17 papers and 4 digis. I love these papers and they are a definite "go-to" set for me when making male cards.

Today's make is a little sad as it was made for a very well-liked colleague who was leaving the team to take up a different position within the company i work for. He loved the card, we ate a lot of cake and while I deal with the indigestion, you can have a look at the card

If you would like to see what the other Funkettes have made, please pop on over to the Get Funky and Craft blog. There are some fantastic makes over there.

See you all soon, love Sammylou xXx

Forgotten Funkies - Colour Me Happy CD

Hello, well you can certainly tell that Wimbledon and Glastonbury are here because the wonderful sunshine (which inspired the card below) has been replaced by showers!

But with the sunshine in mind came this card, made using the Papercraft Factory Colour Me Happy CD rom by Funky Hand.

Each month we like to share with you some of the wonderful papers available in the archives as it were at Funky Hand HQ and, I have to admit, I was more than a little excited when this was chosen.

It is one of my favourite CD roms, mainly because it is so diverse. (And, if you don't believe me, check out the Get Funky and Craft blog to see what the rest of the Funkettes have made!

I made this card for a lady at work and she is such a vibrant person, i knew that I would have to choose the Barbadian Ecstasy variation for her.

As so often happens with me, I focused on the papers and the only embellishments added were the card candi and the sentiment which I printed out on Word..

Please pop on over and have a look at what we created and hopefully you will see that £6.99 is a tiny amount of money to spend considering the variety available on this CD.

See you all soon
Sammylou xxx

Summer Wedding Forgotten Funky

Hello All

Today over at the Funky Hand blog we are showcasing the Summer Wedding download.

This is a beautiful collection of sumptuous pink, peach and cream; a perfect base for all your Summer wedding makes and more.

I have started some notelets (I do love a mini card) and just using three of the papers, I have created this

I'm going to play around with the papers and make a few more then box them as a gift.

If you would like to see what the other Funkettes created, just head on over to the blog!

And don't forget, as always, we love to see you makes over on our Facebook page.

Lots of love, Sammylou xxx

Retro Fun

So the Forgotten Funky for this month over at Funky Hand is the cute, bright Retro Fun Wordbook download and I have made two cards using a circle punch for this. The first you can see by popping over to the blog at Get Funky and Craft. The second is here:

It's a Retro Muffin.

I know I have said it before but I do love a card when the papers do the talking and this is a fantastic example of that!

Using a circle punch I made circles to create the muffin top, then roughly cut a cake case from contrasting paper. Add on a bit of ribbon, some card candy and a sentiment and this is the result. A quick, easy and effective card!

Enjoy! And I'll see you all soon, love Sammylou xxx

Forgotten Funkies - Minty Madness

Hello All, Sammylou here and today over at the Get Funky and Craft blog we are sharing an oldie but a goldie (sorry I couldn't resist!).

The Minty Madness is a fab paper, sentiment and alpha collection costing just £3.49. I love these papers and they are a vibrant set of green hues with white and black accents. For the showcase I have made a Good Luck card for a colleague leaving work and here it is:

I used some nesties and a flower punch, layered it up and cut a Good Luck sentiment from the Sentiments page included in the download.

The card is slightly busier than my usual style but I really like it! Why not head on over to the blog to see the other gorgeous creations made by the Funkettes and you'll see exactly how brilliant and versatile the download is.

Speak to you all soon, love Sammylou xxx

Forgotten Funkies - Paper Blossoms

Hello all and welcome to my first post of the new year :) I hope you are well and are enjoying the beginning of 2014!!

I am very excited today to be able to show you what I have made using the Funky Hand Forgotten Funky Paper Blossoms

I've never made a star fold card before and although it 's rather fiddly to measure out, once you get going it's really easy to put together and looks rather effective,

The fabulous download contains papers and the delightful Thanks sentiment and some scalloped circles as well as lots of other sentiments and alphas too.

The Funkettes are showcasing their amazing creations over at the Get Funky and Create blog, so please pop on over and see what beauties they have made.

See you all soon

Sammylou xxx

Forgotten Funky - Funky Little Christmas

Hi All, Sammylou here and today I am sharing a little make from the world of Funky Hand.

This card was made using Funky Little Christmas papers and extras, some circles, twine and a little stamp I got free from a magazine. A lovely CAS card showcasing the tremendously fun papers.

Why not pop on over to the Get Funky and Craft blog to see what the other Funkettes have made.

Speak to you soon, love Sammylou xxx