Too Much Berry Burst.

Having bought the new Designer Series Paper  (DSP) last year,  I figured it was time to use it.

I bought the stamp set quite sometime before I decided to buy the matching. paper. 

The stamp set has some lovely sentiments in that I thought would be useful for scrapbooking,  as well as for card making, and I was right. 

I used a few of the stamps in this set in a wedding scrapbook I made last year. The stamp set is called Floral phrases. 

I used Berry Burst ink pad to stamp the image and text in the centre. 

The DSP is  Berry Burst too.  I never thought I'd say this, as I love the colour.  But this.... is too much Berry Burst for my liking.

Easter Card,

I chose this lime green DSP to make this card using the new punch from S.U.

The bright, fresh green makes me think of Spring and the new leaves appearing on  trees and shrubs. A non religious card for Easter or Spring Holidays.

Another Gift Bag

I found a tutorial on Youtube for this little gift bag and decided to have a go at making it myself. I don't know the  lady's name and I am not 100% sure of  her website name but I think it was  called something like paper buttons,  if you want to check out her video.

I  chose to use Stampin' up's  card stock and the designer series paper in Blushing Bride. 

It's my new favourite colour.

                        

 The bag is made from one and a half sheets of  12x12 cardstock 
 One sheet of the coordinating designer series paper for decorating,
 A sheet of white card stock to punch out the flower shapes and tag. 
Plus two lengths of ribbon for the handles.
I also used a scrap of glimmer paper for the center of the flower and to cover the button.


I followed the video tutorial step by step until I got to the end panels. Where I added some extra score lines.

 I scored lines on the  end panels, in an upside down Y shape to make the closing of the bag easier,  it looks  a little neater than the crumpled folds that form when you close the bag without scoring.

This is a really sturdy little bag when made up and it will hold about six cards and envelopes.
I am thinking this  bag filled with handmade colour coordinated cards would make a lovely gift.

Now for my confession this particular bag will never be gifted. As I was attaching the tag I dropped it .....on to an open black ink pad  so there is black  ink on the base, the back and both the ribbon handles.

Handmade Gift Bag

These  bag in box projects  a have been around for  years but I have never got round to making one now. 

I was reminded of them when I came across a fellow demonstrators website last week and found she had made a  great video tutorial on making them.
So I decided it was now or never.

I used  Stampin' Ups  designer series paper and the plain card stock in  the colour  Blushing Bride.

I wasn't too keen on this colour when it first came out but it has grown on me big time. 
So be warned there could be many post in this colour.

This bag is so easy to make it's unreal.

If you want to make this bag yourself hop over to Crafty Hallets  website.  and watch Carolines video.

here 's the link to the tutorial.
http://www.craftyhallett.co.uk/bag-in-a-box-handbag/

My bag looks taller than Caroline's,  but  it was made to the measurements  she gives in her tutorial.

Stippled Blossoms Again

 
 
 

Have I mentioned how much I love this is stamp set.

 Here's another card or two using this beautiful two step stamping set.  These cards are  8x6 inches in size.

The colours I chose are from Stampin' up.


Pretty in pink and raspberry ripple.
Pool party and Bermuda bay
Old olive and always artichoke
Crumb cake and Black memento ink.

There is a lot of stamping and masking in this card. I began by stamping the flowers and masking them off before stamping the leaves and chicken wire background.

 Okay so this is basically  the same card as above. I have just changed the colour of one colour  the chicken wire and mounted the piece onto Stampin ups Wonderful Wisteria dsp.

 I swapped the pool party and  Bermuda bay inks for  Stampin 'Up's,   Almost  Amethyst  and Concorde Crush ink pads for the flower and the chicken wire was stamped using the Smokey Slate ink pad.

The sentiment is from an SU stamp set called chalk talk.
The seam binding ribbon is from SU along with the designer series papers  (DSP) used for mounting these mini works of art.