Valentine Pull Gift Card

Hi again,
  I know two posts again, This time it is for the Inkspiration challenge:

I love these colours together, I am a real baja breeze fan, can't get enough of it.  Here is my card:

I have finally made a pull out gift card.  I love the look of these gift card holders.
Stamp set:  Pocket silhouette
Card:  Basic black, cherry cobbler, baja breeze and whisper white
Ink:  Baja breeze and black journal pen
Acc:  Ribbon
Tools:  Heart to heart punch, scallop circle punch, 13/4" circle punch, scallop edge punch, paper crimper and crop-a-dial.
Thanks for stopping and have a great day....

Great Friend Valentine

Hi,
  Yes the morning is quickly fading, can not believe how quickly the days go......
I am doing the Just Add Ink Challenge

Here's the colour combo...

How Cool ate these colours.

I decided to make more than a card.  It is also a gift box that I wanted to give to a friend with a few things in there.  I had written these instructions ages ago and can not remember where I got them!!

So there you have the inside of the card/box and the side on view, so you can see how wide it is.  The soft suede is card that I manipulated to look like ribbon.  I also used versa mark to stamp the twig image over the regal rose and embossed my frame with clear embossing powder.

Stamp set:  Great friend

Card:  Early espresso, soft suede, rose red and regal rose

Ink:  Rose red and versa mark

Acc:  Basic rhinestone jewels and clear embossing powder

Tools:  Heart to heart punch, 13/4" circle punch and heat tool

Thanks for stopping by, hope you like it.

Have a great day..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart to Heart Valentine Top Note Box

Morning,
  Hope everyone is well.  I have another cute box to show you that I copied off Patti (one of my all time favourite bloggers)

These are both done differently.  One I embossed and the other I have left plain.  I, personally, like it both ways.

Not a great photo, but just wanted to show you the inside and how cute the box is, sitting in there!!
Stamp set:
Card:  Pink pirouette, riding hood red
Ink:  Riding hood red
Acc:  Ribbon, twine and brads
Tools:  Full heart punch, word window punch, heart to heart, lge tag and sml tag punch and lastly crop-a-dial
So, some quick instructions:
1 piece of card (pink pirouette) 81/2" x 4", scored at 31/4". 41/4" and 51/4".
1 bottom of the matchbox die (big shot) - riding hood red
Fold the 81/2" x 4" in half, place on top note die (making sure the fold is inside the top note to get an extended top note to fold around your box)
Put aside and make your matchbox.  I love this die, how easy is it to make.  Once you have your bottom made, place sticky strip on the bottom of the box and then carefully put inside the top note.  Use the crop-a-dial to make holes at the top and thread your ribbon through.  Decorate as desired.  Patti has a step by step tutorial on her site.
At any time ( if the instructions are not easy to understand, let me know and) I will do a tutorial on any of my posts.
Have a lovely day...

Flowers and Butterflies

Hi,
  My next challenge, lucky there were some good shows on television tonight.  Yes, I am one of those crafters that needs to have something happening around me.  I concentrate better with a lot happening, think it had something to do with growing up in a big family.
  I have to warn you:  I am into butterfie's for some reason.  The last few cards I have done just needed them!!!!!
  This is my challenge for Colour Q
So, of course I have not done a male card.  I'll leave that for next time.



 And here is my card;

Stamp set:  Pocket silhouette
Card:  Poppy parade, cameo coral, blushing bride, early espresso and vanilla
Ink:  Poppy parade
Acc:  Designer brads
Tools:  Paper piercer and mat, crop-a-dial and word window punch
I hope you like it,
Have a great day....

Love, love, love

Goodn morning,
  I have been struggling with my challenges this week and putting them off.  But I felt inspired today.  I had a friend (Sonja), who is a stampin' up demonstrator as well.  And we were playing with her blog.  So I think that got me inspired tonight.  The only trouble is, my camera won't take a picture at night !!!!!!!, so I have to wait for the morning and I don't know if I will miss one of the challenges.  But I will try.
  I have made a card to fit two of the challenges:

This is one and also
Cooking it up with Katie:
Use something Metal
Add a little Brown
Make sure you have 2 Designer Papers











And here is my card:

This top started off on a box and then on the front of green card but I think it looks great on the chocolate.
Stamp set:  Baroque motifs, cottage garden
Card:  Chocolate chip, pink pirouette, dsp - jolly holiday, cherry cobbler
Ink:  Old olive, pink pirouette and cherry cobbler.
Acc:  Hodgepodge hardware (retired)
Tools:  Big shot, perfect polka dots, 13/8", 1/1/4" and 1" circle punches.
I sponged the edges of the pink pirouette card and I adhered the dsp to the Cherry cobbler and put it through the big shot.  I have seen heaps of cards lately where the layers are added to the embossing and I love it.  Gives it a whole new look.

Hope you have a great day....

Valentine Love Box

Good morning,
  Looks like nothing as bad as it could have been up north, in the cyclone, which is so good.  Had the television on all morning but I suppose when people can start coming out, it may look a little different.
  Today, I have this cute little box (excuse my quality of photo please) that I saw on The Queen's Scene in her tutorial section.  It is so cool but you will have to do a lot of  working it out yourself.

Don't you just love the hearts.  I also love the Always stamp set and use this heart a lot.
Stamp set:  Always
Card:  Pink pirouette, whisper white
Ink:  Old olive, pink pirouette, rose red
Acc:  Designer brads and pink pirouette ribbon
Tools:  Heart to heart punch
Like I said, check out Lynn's tutorial.  But I'll just add some quick instructions.
Need a piece of A4 card.  Your box base is 21/4" x 21/4" with 1/2" all around for the sides.  What I did was stamp and cut out a heart and pencil mark that on my card, then taking into consideration the middle of the box (make sense to you!!!).  I was just thinking it might be good to do a template of the base (and side, so 23/4" x 23/4", with the lines scored for 1/2" sides) and a template of the heart and then place it on your card, to work out the size and shape of your box.  I agree with Lynn, when she said having the hearts as part of the box, makes it stronger.  I would still pencil the shape, cut out and then rub out the pencil.  The hearts will be covered by the stamped image you put on anyway.  I did like the way it looked like matting on the box I did.  I will make another one but do the templates, so I can get the points of the hearts as well.
Then punch holes on both sides (top) of hearts to tie ribbon through, to bring top of box together.
Cut 8" x 3/4" card for the handle.  I used the heart to heart punch to add another little heart, under the brads to hold the handle to the box.  Lynn did that, and I loved that look, extra dimension.
I was going to add the tag to the box but it didn't really go, so I thought I would put a bag of chocolates in there with the tag wrapped around them!!
Hope you like and have a great day....

Happy Birthday Bon Bon

Another afternoon post!!!
  Hope everyone is good, there is so much happening in Australia at the moment.  Very hard to get away from the television with so much happening.
  But I have a little birthday gift box for today, but it looks like a bon bon!!

Isn't this just too cute.  I was going to let you know where I found the pattern but I just tried the blogspot at the bottom of the page, and it won't work.  So you will have to give me time to find it!!!!!
Stamp set:  Teeny tiny sentiments
Card:  Baja breeze, old olive,  dsp - playdate, whisper white, chocolate chip
Ink:  Chocolate chip
Tools:  2 step owl punch, word window punch
Hope you like it, have a lovely date.....