3D Christmas Card

A few weeks ago I purchased a tutorial from a very clever lady, Lynn Pratt and yesterday I settled down to have a go. This isn't a total case, as Lyn had tulips as her flowers. I decided to make it christmasy with Poinsettias and I suspended a dove in the centre using Acetate.

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, More Mustard and Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black

Punches: Five Petal Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch and 1/4" punch

I put some Dazzling Diamonds in the centre of each flower and covered the dove with it also.

Thanks for looking xx

Something New

At the Peterborough training day Jo shared with us some examples using the Scallop Trim Border and Scallop Trim Corner Punches. I couldn't wait to have a go. These are what I came up with when I got home. THANKS FOR LOOKING XX

Card Stock: Rose Red

Inks : Rose Red, Old Olive and Basic Black

Punches: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Word Window, Scallop Oval, Boho Blossoms

Accesories: Basic Rhinestones, Organza Ribbon, Vellum Card

Stamps Set: Punch Potpourri

Card stock: Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo

Punches: Scallop Trim Border, Word Window, Scallop Oval

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden

What a fabulous weekend. I went to stay with Ann my Aunt in Cottingham (craftysquirrel.blogspot.com) and on Sunday we went on a Stampin'Up! training day in Peterborough.

I felt like I had died and gone to heaven, stamping all day with 29 other stampers, it was absolute bliss. On Saturday evening Ann and I set too and made 30 of the little cards below for swapping. I had never done it before and it felt a bit strange but after the first couple of swaps and seeing the wonderful ideas that everybody had I just loved it.

We made five cards a box and a 6 x 6 album. which I will post in a day or two. I can't thank Monica and Bekka enough for all the planning and cutting it must have taken to put the day together and a huge thank you to Ann for asking me to go with her.

The whole weekend totally inspired me. We made a little blue box and when I got home I made it again in black changing the decoration to match 4 cards which I made to go inside.

Card stock: Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Old Olive and Whisper White

Stamp Set: Punch Potpourri (new level 1 hostess gift set)

Punches: 5 Petal punch, 1 3/4 Circle punch, Boho Blossoms punch and Fancy Flower extra

large punch.

Inks: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Ribbon: Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon

Accesories: Basic Rhinestone

13th September Workshop

The dreaded return to work happens tomorrow and I so do not want to go back BUT I do want to eat and pay the bill so I suppose I have no choice. More importantly I need to save lots of pennies for the new catalogue due on the 1st October yipee!!!

My lovely crafting friends wanted to do a little box of Christmas labels at our next workshop. I created this little box with 4 each of the wreath and robin tags a while ago. As there is no stamping involved I have added 4 stamped tags

We are also going to make this card using Scandinavian Christmas.

I have used gold and silver embossing powder for the tree and mounted the layers onto Elegant Eggplant card which I clear embossed with the flower from the same set.

8 Little Christmas Gift Tags in a Box

Christmas........ My very favourite time of year, this little box looks big in the photo but actually it is only 2.5 inches square. I made the box and then didn't know quite what to do with it, as its size limits its use. Finally decided to make some gift tags.
Whilst visiting my Aunt (craftysquirrel) I saw a little christmas wreath on her cupboard door and loved it. I made 4 tags with the little wreath on them and 4 cards using the Large One Step Bird Punch. Thanks for looking xxx

The wreath is made using the Boho Blossoms punch, mounting the flowers on a circle of card using the scallop circle punch with the centre punched out using the 1" circle punch, such fun to do

Table Gift Boxes

Whenever I recieve something in an unusual box I am never happy until I have recreated it or at least something similar. The box itself is a six pointed star. I have used to of the new colour card stock Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry.
I used the Boho Blossoms punch to make the flowers
A Ferrero Roche Chocolate fits nicely inside. I had 6 chocolates but only made 4 little boxes, that left 2 chocolates (wonder where they went) he he

Little Boxes for little Gifts

Sat down the other day and just fancied making some little boxes, this is what I did:
A little Easter Basket: Taken with Teal and Whisper White, I filled it with very very thin strips of the same colour card and thought it would fun to put some little mini easter eggs in.
Just love this little box the shape was inspired by Jenny Moors, I have used Barely Bannana and Gable Green Card Stock. I made the flower by stamping the new Flower Accent stamp with Barely Bannana ink and then stamping in each petal with the little flower swirl from Tiny Tags in Summer Sun ink, I used the small flower from Vintage Vogue for the centre flower, stamped in Summer Sun ink. I stamped the leaves using Autumn Splendor stamp set and Gable Green ink and then cut them out.

For this little box I have used Certain Celery and Old Olive Card Stock.

The Big flower was made using the new Flower Accent Stamp and the new Silver Shimmer paint. I used the Boho Blossoms Punch for the little flowers. I think it is a really sweet little box and very sturdy once all the mats are stuck on.

I am sorry I have been absent for so long. I have been to Dubai to stay with my son, daughter in law and at last to see my granddaughter Sofia and being a typical new grandmother had to show her off... isn't she beautiful... We came back with 478 photos on the camera and at the moment I can't even delete the ones that are blurred.

It was my friends mother's 90th birthday and we were invited to her surprise party. I decided to try something new this pop up card, not quite sure if I like the was I have put it together or not (the colours and flowers etc) but it was great fun to do. Sorry the photos are sort of yellow, I am not sure why.

Opened upSide View

Twirly Card, Faux Wood Frame and Crayon Resist

The idea for these two cards also came from SCS.
There are some incredably clever people and I am grateful that they let us use their ideas when making our projects.
The Faux Wooden Frame card: Cameo Coral and Very Vanilla card stock.
The stamps are In My Garden a level 1 hostess gift and the Medallion stamp.
I have watercoloured the flower with Water Colour Wonder Crayons Real Red and Garden Green.

I used Perfect Plum, Pale Plum and Whisper White card for this Crayon Resist card
Stamps set are Pocket Silhouettes and Happy Everything
I have stamped the images using perfect plum, gone over them with wax and then sponged the whole background with pale plum.

The idea for this amazing card came from SCS.
I have used Perfect Plum and Whisper White card for the card itself.
For the flowers I used Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom and Mellow Moss, they were punched using Boho Blossoms punch
The sentiment is from a stamp I borrowed from a friend Suzy - thank you Suzy.