Masculine Cards part 2

Hi Everyone, I have been so bad at blogging lately. I have no excuses. I want to show you the other projects we made in our Masculine Cards class. Although this class was some time ago, we haven't had Father's Day yet, so the projects are still very relevant.

I showed you the 2 cards we made in my last post. In this one, I will show you the decorated gift box and the gift card holder.

Here's the gift box:

 

These Kraft gift boxes are fantastic. You can transform them in so many ways and they are a great bargain at £2.75 for 4 boxes.

We also made this gift card holder. This fits on a bottle (a wine bottle is always good) and holds a gift card/voucher. These are a great way to jazz up giving a voucher which can be a bit boring. What do you think?

 

Here are all of the projects together:

 

 

Just look at the state of the garden! Luckily my husband was there, in the background, cutting the grass.

 

Although we had this class at the beginning of May, you have another chance to make these projects. In card class on Wed 5th June we will be making calendar inserts for the last 6 months of the year, following on from this class or you can choose to make masculine cards along similar lines to the ones posted here. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible. It's not too late for Father's Day. x

Masculine Cards - Class Wednesday 1st May

Hi everyone, apologies for being absent for a while. I've been away for a week and the internet cover wasn't as good as I had hoped, so no blogging. But, I'm back with a preview of what we will be making at our next class.
This class will cover all your Father's Day needs or the projects can be made for any man in your life. We will be making 2 cards, a gift box and a gift card holder. I can only share the 2 cards with you today as I'm waiting for some more supplies but hopefully this will inspire you to come and join us and make your own projects. Here's the first card:



I used the Clockworks stamp set and have loved playing with it in different colours. This card uses Crazy Cajun, Early Espresso and So Saffron ink. In the other projects, I changed the So Saffron ink for More Mustard as I wanted it to stand out a bit more. This card was pretty easy - I was going for the Clean and Simple Look. Here's a close up:



The next one is very similar but I stepped it up a bit using some 3D pads to raise images and I also used some small silver brads. This time I included Not Quite Navy Ink instead of the Crazy Cajun, and turned it into a birthday card:



And the close up:



Which colour scheme do you prefer? I couldn't decide, so for the gift box and the gift card holder I used all of them. I will have to show you those later though, once my Kraft gift boxes have arrived from Stampin' Up.

If you fancy having a go at these projects then please contact me (07970 708348 or mapleleafstampin@yahoo.co.uk) to book your place. Cost is £12 and includes everything you need to complete these projects. I'll be back soon to show you the other 2 projects. x 

More Tea Caddies

Hi everyone, after we made the Tea Caddy for Mother's day, I got a bit carried away and made several more. I love how they all have their own character.
I made this one for my mum as she likes these colours. These papers are now retired:



This one has a slightly different base to the others:

 

Here's one I made to put in a hamper for Red Nose Day, at work. I thought the polka dots were appropriate:

 

And finally I made one using the free papers from Sale-A-Bration. Sadly these are no longer available. This one is my favourite:



Here are all of them. Which one do you like best? x

 

Easter basket close ups

Hi everyone, here are the close ups of the Easter Basket we made in our last class. There were lots of elements to this and we were hard pushed for time but I think everyone was pleased with the results:


Here's the butterfly on top of the handle. It was cut using the Beautiful Wings die, as were all the butterflies:



The side and handle attachement are shown below. The flowers were cut using the Blossom Party die, the label is from the Framelits Labels Collection. The Easter Greeting is from a retired stamp set.



Here are some close ups of the garden scene which is revealed when you lift the lid:

 

 

If you want to have a go at making this yourself, the tutorial can be bought from a very talented Australian demonstrator, Tanya Bell. You can find the details here. If you need any of the details, let me know as I'll be placing an order at the begining of April. Hope you have a lovely Easter. x

Sale-A-Bration 2013

This post will stay at the top of my blog. Please scroll down for other updates and new projects.

 

It's my favourite time of the Stampin' Up! year.....

It's our best promotion and absolutely EVERYONE can take the opportunity to benefit from FREE products.

Bigger and better than ever before, this year you can choose from 17 products!!

So, to get your freebies, for every £45 you spend on Stampin' Up! products with me, you can choose one for free, no limits. Here are your choices:

I'll be adding projects to my blog, showing you how great these products are, so don't forget to scroll down.

If you'd like a copy of the brochure, please email me with your address to mapleleafstampin@yahoo.co.uk and I can post one to you.

Exploding Easter Basket class 20th March

Hi everyone, here is a sneak preview of the next class on Wednesday 20th March. We will be making this little Easter basket:

 

When you open the basket, it reveals this beautiful garden scene, complete with chocolate bunny:

If you fancy joining us, please contact me by Sunday 17th March. The class is £12 as usual, which includes everything you need, even the chocolate bunny. There are some more details on the classes page (tab at the top of the blog). I will show you this project in more detail at a later date, but for now I hope you contact me and join us. x

Mother's Day projects

Good morning everyone. As promised here is a closer look at the Mother's Day projects we made on Wednesday. We made a tea caddy and a Mother's Day card.



I used the fantastic Sycamore Street, Sale-A-Bration FREE papers for this class. They have lovely bright colours and for this project I used Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit and Island Indigo. Here's a closer look at the tea caddy:



There are a variety of tutorials for the tea caddy on the internet, just do a search and choose one you like. Here's a close up of the lid. We used the Blossom punch and Boho Blossoms punch for the flowers on top:




I used the Wonderful Mother stampset for the sentiments on the Tea Caddy and card. This is a lovely little set and only costs £10.95 for the wood version and £8.95 for the clear set. (Page 26 in the main catalogue) 

Now for the card. It was made using the same products, except we also used the Tea Shoppe stamp set: 

I even decorated the inside of the card, unusual for me, I know:

I hope you like these projects and will have a go yourself. Sale-A-Bration is only till the 22nd March, so if you want some free goodies, don't delay ordering. Remember it's not just the freebies that are on offer. If you buy the starter kit for £99, you actually get to choose £162.50 worth of products during Sale-A-Bration. Who can resist such a great bargain? x