Valentine's Card

Another emboss resist card using the same technique I have mentioned in previous posts. This card is actually going to be given to somebody, so I made a box to send the card in. I couldn't post this on here earlier just incase the lady who received it saw it before Valentines Day. And that would never do.

I do hope she liked it.

I love doing this technique and it's alot easier than one might think. The card is 7"x 5" there are a lot of layers in this one.

Well, I am off to make wedding invitation s, Menu s Place cards and favours now. I will post some photos when I have one of each finished.

We decided on something totally different from the invitations examples I posted earlier.

Stampin' Up's Cracker

I found the template for this little cracker on the stampin' up web site. So I though I would give it whirl using card I don't really like as I just wanted to see how easy or difficult it is to make.

It turned out to be really easy. Might make nice little wedding favour for those winter weddings.

Mr Piggy

This gorgeous fat piggy was made using four circle punches and the five petal flower punch (all from SU)
I daubed the edges with creamy caramel ink using a sponge dauber.

The fence was created using the train tracks wheel stamp and white craft ink (both available from SU) I filled in the little gaps in the fence with a white gel pen. Stamped my foliage, daubed and drew in the grass and the daisies.

Can't quite think of an occassion one would use this card for apart get well soon. Perhaps it should read
" I hope you're cured soon."

So If anyone has any other suggestions , please tell, I would be delighted to read them.

For Clare, Happy Birthday

It's Clare's birthday today and she will be receiving this little bag with some gift vouchers later today.

I think I am safe posting this before she gets this.

I expect she is far too busy to be reading my blog.

I used the Stampin' up's Stripey paper for the bottom section of the bag and added a

co ordinating pink card flap. A sticky foam pad as the closure and a flat back pearl to represent the fastener.

The bird punch from stampin' up came in handy again for the foliage for the spiral rose.

Pale pink grosgrain was used to make the handle.

The template was purchased from our local craft shop.

Treat bags

I helped a Karen make a load of these last Saturday as gifts for the teachers at her childrens schools.

We used The Vintage Vogue stamp set from stampin, because it does exactly what it's called...... Stays on.

We used chocolate chip card stock for the bag topper and choc chip grosgrain to fasten the bag after filling them with chocolate.

An inexpensive way to say thank you.

Winterpost gift bag

Using Close to cocoa ink pad the winter post stamp set and a sponge dauber I turned an 8X6 brown envelope into the little gift bag.

I stamped the envelope and daubed close to cocoa ink below the deer as I don't like my deer to appear to floating in the air. I scored the envelope about an inch in on the bottom and sides then folded the envelope so the original crease was pushed in and the new folds become the new edges. I cut the top off to remove the seal and punched an oval hole for the handle.

Jelly Bean Card

This card was a lot quicker and simpler to make than you may at first think.

When I first saw this set of stamps from Stampin up I was not at all impressed with the small stamps in the collection. Then I started to play with the jelly bean and 5 different colour inks and this is what I ended up with. I was really quite pleased with this.

The pale purple and reddy pink colours I achieved by stamping twice without re inking the stamp between impressions.

I started with a three fold card which I had stamped then I used stampin up's largest circle punch to make the holes for the plastic cup (these are featured in the mini catalogue) I used double sided tape along the two long inside front edges and ONE of the short inside edges of the card to form a pocket.

And then I attached the self adhesive cup to the front of the card.

I made a book mark about 2" wide and about 5" long to slide into the pocket to seal the back of the cup and stop the contents of the cup from spilling out.

I Cut a strip of jelly bean stamped card and a red strip of card (slightly wider) and punched the holes making sure that the card layers and the holes all lined up perfectly. I applied double sided tape and positioned both layers over the cup to conceal the cup mounting. I then stamped and punched out my greeting and mounted it onto foam pads before sticking it onto my card. Then all that was left to do was to persuade my sweet, sweet loving husband to go to Ma humbugs for some gourmet jelly beans . These are smaller than standard jelly beans and look far better in these little cups.

Congratulations card

Using Baroque Motif Stamp silver embossing powder, pink silver and white card and pink ribbon.

Pixie pink pillow box and bag

I think the SU Bella toile has to be my favourite background stamp. This small gift bag and pillow box were stamped using stampin ups pixie pink ink pad .