Chocolate box

Hi, this is the last of these projects to show you. This box holds 4 chocolates:

I used the same products as before including the Fresh Prints papers and the Boho Blossoms Punch. Here is the Valentine version: 

The labels were die cut using the Big Shot and the Chalk Talk Framelits. Here are all the projects together:

I hope you liked these projects. I'll be back soon to show you some other projects. x

Tic Tac holder box

Hi everyone, as promised here is the box we made for the Tic Tac holder. I made this using the Envelope Punch Board (EVB). 

 

We will be using the EVB in class on Wednesday 5th March and I'll be showing you those projects soon. Here is the tic tac holder in the box. I used Coastal Cabana, Real Red and Whisper White cardstock. We also used the Fresh Prints DSP stack. The flowers were punched using the Boho Blossoms punch.

Here is the Valentine Version:

And here is the Valentine Tic Tac Holder in its box:

 

The last thing from this class to show you will be the chocolate box, but tomorrow I'll show you the Envelope Punch Board Class projects. Don't forget to check back. x

 

Celebration Card

Here's a bright, clean card for you today. I used the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack. I love these papers as they are so clean looking with great colours.

The tag was cut using the Chalk Talk Framelits and Coastal Cabana card. The bow was made using Crum Cake Seam Binding and the flowers were punches using the Boho Blossoms punch and the small flower from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

 

Here's a Valentine's version of the same card:

 

 

This uses the the small and large heart punches.

 

 

Hope you like them both. xx

Elegant Mixed Bunch

Hi everyone, this is the last card from the Mixed Bunch class and my favourite. The photo doesn't really do it justice but some of the close ups are better:



For this card we used some of the lovely Twitterpated designer papers to create a background layer. I embossed a piece of Whisper White using the Stripes embossing folder and the Big Shot. The Blossom punch was used to punch the flower shape and the layer was stuck onto the base card, using 3D pads. The colours we used are Blushing Bride and Cherry Cobbler.

Additional flower shapes were cut using the Blossom Party die and the Big Shot, the Boho Blossom punch and the Itty Bitty punches. Flower centres were stamped and added:




A strip of Pleated Satin ribbon in Blushing Bride was added. This ribbon is truly gorgeous and comes ready pleated - all you need to do is stick it on your projects. We'll be using more of it soon: 

There is plenty of room to add a greeting although I quite like it left with 'white' space. I'll be back soon with more projects. x

Aviary - Card 2.

Hi everyone, apologies for not blogging for a while. I've done 2 fairs this week and now I'm not very well with a nasty cold. Still it gives me a bit of time to do some typing. I bet you thought I'd forgotten about the Aviary cards but I haven't. Here's the second of the Aviary cards which we made at the last card class. This one use the oak tree from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set, as a fern. Have a look:

I used Old Olive, Melon Mambo and Always Artichoke cardstock. The foliage of the oak tree was inked using old Olive, taking care not to ink the tree trunk. An Always Artichoke marker was then used to dab spots of darker green onto the stamp, to create depth. The small stamp from Lovely as a Tree (just 2 leaves and a pine cone) was stamped round the edges, creating a 'fern leaf look'.  The birdcage was then stamped on top of the 'fern' in Basic Grey ink, which looks less stark than black (although in the photos it looks like blue) Here's a closer look:

The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set again. I've used the gorgeous dotted scallop ribbon in Melon Mambo and the fllower was punched using the Boho Blossom punch with a rhinestone in the centre for a bit of bling. Here you are:

The scalloped edge was punched using the Scallop Edge Border punch. If you fancy making these cards and need any products, then please get in touch. x

The last two Sale-A-Bration cards

Hi everyone, I hope you've had a great weekend. Wasn't the sunshine lovely? Here are the last 2 cards we made at card class last weekend. This was my favourite card - I think I just really liked these colours although they look a bit dull in this photo:

The stampset is the FREE Outlined Occasions set and I used Lucky Limeade for the base card, and scraps of Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Coral Calypso and the Boho Blossoms punch to make the flowers. My favourite Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch and some Calypso Coral card created the border. I also used the fantastic Every Day Enchantment FREE Sale-A-Bration designer papers. The sentiment was stamped with Staz-On ink and coloured with the In Colour markers which match all the papers and card colours. Here are the close ups:

Now for the last card. This is actually very similar to one I have shown you before here. This time I've used Crumb Cake for the base card and I've stamped the images using Lucky Limeade ink and the FREE Elementary Elegance stamp set:

I used Pear Pizzazz seam binding and Tangerine Tango for the lovely little rose. It should have had a rhinestone in the middle but it fell out and I didn't notice until after I had taken the photos. Here's a close up of the flower:

To make the flower, I punched a large circle, cut it into a spirral and rolled it up. This works equally well with the scalloped circle punch too. I've used my Colour Spritzer tool again - can you see the 'speckled' effect?

Anyway, I hope you like these cards. Remember, if you want any of the FREE products, contact me to place a £45 order. I'll be showing you a preview of our Mother's Day class project soon - we'll be making a flip photo album with a matching card, so keep looking and don't forget to book your place if you want to join in with us on the class..x

SAB to see you go

Hi everyone, today I'm showing you a card I made for work, as a colleague was leaving our team. I've used Calypso Coral for the base card again (seems to be becoming a favourite). I also couldn't wait to play with the Sale-A-Bration FREE papers - Everyday Enchantment, so have used them for this card:



I cut the flag 'freehand' using my trimmer and die cut the letters using the Big Shot and the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet. I was trying to think what word I could use on the flags. Thought of saying 'Goodbye' but it was a bit long, thought of 'Leaving' but it's the same number of letters so ended up with 'Miss U', which I quite like. The sentiment at the bottom has been printed on the computer.

The flower on the flag was created using the Boho Blossom punch and the little flowers in between the flags are punched using one the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack. I used some of the other In Colours that match the papers to create these - Pool Party, Lucky Limeade and ofcourse, Calypso Coral.

Finally, I stamped the inside using the matching FREE Sale-A-Bration set Fresh Vintage, to create a border in Calypso Coral ink. By the way, the paper the card is lying on is one of the sheets from the FREE  Everyday Enchantment designer paper set.

 

I hope she likes this. Check back soon for more. x

Happy Mother's Day

Well, although my 15 yr old son promised me a cup of tea in bed, I got up before him - no surprise there.... He did give me a lovely card though and the Vintage Vogue stamp set, so it's not all bad. I also had a lovely top from my daughter and a very appropriate card from my other son (who is skint).

I made this card for my mother-in-law:

I couldn't show you this card before today, in case she read my blog. I actually saw this card on the very talented Gilly's blog. The original is here and mine is almost a straight copy.

Here's another view:

I used Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink and Crumb cake cardstock, Pretty in Pink and Crumb cake ink and the Butterfly punch. I also used a flower from the Boho Blossoms punch on the butterfly and the circle is the circle punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch set. I used a card blank, background stamp and ribbon which I already had.

My mum lives in Holland and they don't have Mother's Day until mid May, so I have plenty of time to make her a card. She doesn't know about my blog yet and I may have to keep it quiet for a bit longer, in case I decide to make this card again.

I was feeling creative yesterday so decided to wrap my mother-in-law's present in hand decorated paper. The wrapping paper is from Ikea, and I stamped it with Baroque Motifs. I punched some flowers using the Boho Blossoms punch and stuck them on, after wetting and shaping them. The label is from the Four Frames stamp set, punched using the Decorative Label punch.

This is what it looked like when I was finished:

I've had a great day. Hope you had a good time too. x