Another leaving card

Another friend left work today and I made her this card/treat holder. Again it is a design by Becky Roberts and part of her 12 days of Christmas 2010, tutorial.

I made this one in Pretty in Pink and Rose Red cardstock, with Pretty in Pink designer paper from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack. I also used Rose Red ribbon and this time I did use a brad from the gorgeous Hodegepodge Hardware set.

I used the Scallop Trim border punch on the folded edge and the Round Tab punch to create the tab at the top of the tag. Unfortunately I had already written on the tag, so I didn't want to take a photo of it. I decorated the tab with the same motif from the Tiny Tags stamp set as I used yesterday. The greeting is from the wonderfully useful Basic Phrases stamp set and I used the Word Window punch, to punch it out. A couple of Basic Rhinestones finished it off. Here's a closer look:

I filled the box with chocolates and handed it over with some flowers. My friend absolutely loved it and I had fun making it. The effort is always worth it when you see how much people appreciate a handmade gift.

Just for a change my next post is not a leaving card, so check back to see what it is instead. x

Handbag

Morning all. I wanted to show you this handbag which I made for friend who left work yesterday. I made it using a pattern from Becky Roberts.

I used More Mustard cardstock, and stamped one of the motifs from the Tiny Tags stamp set all over, using the More Mustard marker pen to ink the stamp. I attached the handles using gold brads and used a large decorative brad from my own supplies. I could have used one of the lovely brads from Hodgepodge Hardware (still on offer at £20.76 instead of £25.95, until 31.3.11) but I'd already used the gold brads and didn't want to mix my metals by adding a silver Hodgepod brad. Mind you, I didn't have a gold decorative brad either. Still, I think I got away with it...

Here's a side view showing the side panels:

And a close up of the velcro closure:

Hope you like this project. I certainly enjoyed making it. x

Candle and Card set

Apologies for not having posted anything for a while. I've just been really busy and have had etiher no time to craft or I've just been too tired - hard to believe, I know.


Anyway, I work for the local council and lots of people are leaving at the moment because of the spending cuts. This means a lot of my friends are leaving and the only good thing about this, is that I have an excuse to make lots of cards and gifts.


I've made this candle and card set a few times (before I had a blog), so thought I would show you this. Most items are from Stampin' Up!, but not the main butterfly image.


Here is the card, matching envelope and candle. This picture has a horrible blue tint to it, that I couldn't seem to correct:

 Here's a close up of the card and then  the candle.

And the last picture, showing the inside. I love stamping the inside of cards, and I used the same  butterfly image again.



I used rose red, pretty in pink and white whisper cardstock; rose red and pretty in pink ink; baroque motifs stamp set and basic pearls to decorate. The butterfly stamp was one from a set I bought in America. The 3D butterfly was stamped on vellum and heat embossed using irridescent embossing powder. I cut down some pearl dressmaking pins, with pliers, to fasten them to the candle.

Sadly I'll be making lots of leaving cards this week so should have more to show you soon.x



Forgot my camera!!

Can you believe it, I forgot my camera today so can't show you any pictures of the card making event at work today, or what we made but I did promise to share how it went.
Well, only three people showed up to make a card (friday is not a good day) but they had a lot fun. I raffled the 5 cards I had made and in the process managed to get a booking for a Stampin' Up! party, which is great.
The total so far is £27, which I thought was pretty good, just for having some fun at lunchtime.

I'm now inspired to run a monthly 'make & take at lunchtime' session, so I'm off to plan them.

Someone else did take a few photos, so if I get a copy I will post them at a later date. Have a great red nose day. x

Final three cards for Red Nose Day

A bit later than promised but here are the final 3 cards I made to promote a Red Nose Day fundraising event at work, still using the Fox & Friends stamp set. This is just a very quick post today as I'm really tired and still need to pack up my supplies to take to work tomorrow. Hopefully the event will be a success and lots of people will have a go at making a card. I will let you know how it went, tomorrow. 

Here are 2 versions of the owl.

And finally, my favourite, the monkey :

Don't you jjust love his face. It's so cute!

Right, I'm off to pack my goodies. Check back tomorrow to see how it went. x

Red Nose Day

I thought I could do my bit for Comic Relief and Red Nose Day at work, by letting people make a card, using my supplies, if they donate £2 to Comic Relief. I decided to make some cards to inspire people and attached them to the posters advertising the event. I made 5 cards in all, and will show the rest tomorrow. I may even decide to raffle all 5 cards for an extra donation, on the day.

I used the Fox & Friends Stamp Set as I could stick 'noses' on the faces. Here are the first two cards.

I've used some non Stampin Up! supplies as it will help keep the costs down for me (and I need to make room for all my new Stampin Up! goodies)

A close up of Mr Fox. I stamped him in Cajun Craze ink.

And the Giraffe. Stamped in So Saffron ink with some patterned paper from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack.

The noses were punched from Poppy Parade cardstock using the Crop-A-Dile. I then highlighted the noses with a white gel pen, and used Crystal Effects to give the noses a gloss finish.

Visit me again tomorrow to see the other three cards.

First Post

After much messing about, I think I am now at the point of actually posting something on my blog. And what better place to start than with a baby card.
Some very good friends of ours have just become grandparents for the second time, and that is all the excuse I needed to make this card.

I used Bashful Blue and Whisper White cardstock. Some designer paper from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack and the baby stamp from the Sale-A-Bration Punch Bunch set (now retired). I also used a few of the fantastic Basic Pearls and some 6 mm Whisper White grosgrain ribbon