Butterfly class - the box

Hi all, well it was card class last night and we made 4 cards and a 'pizza' box' to keep them in. This would make a great gift for someone. We used the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and Paisley Petals Designer Papers. This is what the box looked like:



I used Always Artichoke card for the box itself and the belly band is made out of Whisper White and Not Quite Navy with a strip of designer paper down the middle. The edges have been punched using the Eyelet Border Punch.

The butterfly has been stamped with Baja Breeze and Marina Mist and punched with  the matching Butterfly punch. The circle is punched from River Rock card stock. I often use 'stamens' as the antenae. You used to be able to get these for silk flowers etc but I haven't been able to get them lately. You may have more luck.

So here is what is in the box. I'll give you the details in another post. Keep looking. x

Butterfly Class 11th January

Hi everyone, I just wanted to remind you all that card classes start again on Wednesday 11th Jan 7.00-9.30pm, at my house. I am going to ease us in gently and we'll be using the fabulous Paisley Petals designer papers and the Flight of the Butterflies stamp set. Here are a couple of sneaky previews:

The Paisley Petals Designer papers have 11 colours in them. This means you can match it with lots of different colours of cardstock to get very different looks. We'll be matching it with Marina Mist and Baja Breeze for 1 colour scheme, and Always Artichoke and River Rock for the other. Here is one of the completed cards we'll be making: 

If you want to join us, it's not too late. Just give me a ring on 07970 708348. Cost is £12 as usual which includes everything you need, except adhesives. More details are on the classes page of the blog, the tab  is at the top of the blog. I'll be showing you the other projects at a later date so keep checking the blog. x

A Paisley Get Well

Hi everyone, I wanted to share this Get Well card with you. I made this for one of my regular card class ladies, who has been feeling under the weather recently.

I made this card using the Paisley Petal Designer papers. I love these papers. the colours are so rich and there are lots of different colours in the papers, so you can choose your own favourites for the base card and detail. There is also a matching Paisley Petals stamp set, but I haven't used it on this card.

I used Always Artichoke for my base card and Marina Mist for the ribbon and the card behind the greeting, which was stamped with the Sincere Salutations stamp set and punched out with the Decorative Label punch. To get the 'double layered punched effect'  I punched  a label in Marina Mist and then cut it in half. You can then place it behind the stamped label, to give it a coloured base which helps it to stand out.

I used Marina Mist ink, so it all matched, and added a bit of bling in the form of  3 Rhinestones.

 

I also decorated the inside of the card by using the Scallop Trim Border punch on Whisper White card and stamping it with the butterfly from the Creative Elements stamp set. I love this butterfly and you will see it on some cards soon.

I hope you liked today's card. I've had a bit of a session so will have more to share with you over the next few days. Hope to see you back soon and remember, if you want any of these goodies for Christmas, contact me before the 7th December. x