Handbag Gift Holder

I have been busy this week and have neglected my blog so I have popped on very quickly tonight to show you a bag that we made at our class last month - the ladies loved it! Quite a long time ago I made small versions of this which held a lip salve but Elaine, at Papercraft Button, made a larger version which reminded me about them again! Elaine's version, along with all the measurements AND a video tutorial, can be found here. While you are there do have a look at the other fabulous projects Elaine has posted.
This one was made with Very Vanilla cardstock teamed up with paper from the Modern Medley DSP pack which, by the way, is only available until the end of the month so get it while you can. I have also used Flower Shop and Petite Petals with the co-ordinating punches and the handles were made with the Circles Framelits.

That's all for now, I'll be back soon

Margaret x

This is one of the projects we made at last week's class - a card and matching money/gift card holder. It uses Summer Starfruit cardstock and ribbon and some of this year's SAB designer paper.
The flowers were stamped with an image from Flower Shop and one from Petite Petals and punched with the co-ordinating punches. The sentiment on the card is from Field Flowers and was punched out with the Small Oval Punch and matted on a Modern Label. The closure for the money holder was diecut using one of the Labels Collection Framelits (sentiment and punch on holder are now retired).

The weather here has been atrocious today, it hasn't stopped raining so I have been busy making a commissioned engagement card and 'practicing' projects for my next class. Maybe it will be dry tomorrow :0)

Margaret x

Little gifts!

A very quick post from me to show you some little gifts I made for my class ladies last week. A few weeks ago I came across these little bath confetti pods (above right) and, as they were in SU colours, I couldn't resist them!
The little boxes were made with the Envelope Punch Board and each one held two of the confetti pods. They were decorated with matching DSP, a Bitty Butterfly, a little bit of Petite Petals stamping, a sentiment from Chalk Talk, an Itty Bitty flower and finished with co-ordinating ribbon.

I am on half-term this week and yesterday I came down with a cold - why does it always happen when I'm on holiday??

Bye for now

Margaret x

Simples Sunday

 

My Simples Sunday card this week again fits the LIM challenge which is 'Flowers'. I used Naturals White cardstock and stamped a small piece with the tiny flower image from Summer Silhouettes, using Crisp Cantaloupe and Elegant Eggplant. I then punched out 5 scallop circles using the smallest SU punch and matted this onto a Naturals White Scallop Circle punched with the next size punch. I matted another piece of the card onto Elegant Eggplant and positioned this across the card blank before stamping the sentiment from Sassy Salutations in Elegant Eggplant. To finish the card it was simply a case of positioning the scallop circles using dimensionals and adding a few Basic Rhinestones.

I also made a little matching 'Bag in a Box' using the Envelope Punch Board which are also really simple (providing you have an EPB that is!). If you would like to see a video tutorial for this you can see one which was done by Sam Donald here.

 Enjoy your Sunday

Margaret x

Card Swap Group

This is the gorgeous post-it note holder and matching card which I received today from a member of the card swap group.

They were made by Michelle and her blog is here











The photo above is the post-it note holder and on the right is the matching card.

Thanks Michelle I love them :0)

Margaret x

Happy Easter!

A photo heavy post as I am showing you some Easter Treat boxes/bags and packages I have made for my family who are all visiting me today. They all contain chocolate treats of one kind or another

 (The box above and the two above centre were all inspired by Sam Donald at http://pootles.co.uk/)

Have a great Easter break and I'll be back soon

Margaret x

Easter Treats

Today I have some little Easter Treat Holders to show you which I made using the Scallop Tag Topper punch. The idea came from an American demo called Sandi MacIver whose video can be seen here.
I adapted the measurements for the rabbit and chick to make them a bit taller but the basic idea is the same.
I won't bore you with all the product details as you can use whatever you have to hand to make and decorate them.

Back soon

Margaret x

Treat Boxes

Today I have a couple of little treat boxes to show you that I made last week to give to a friend and her daughter. They are super easy to make and only use a piece of 6"x6" DSP and the Envelope Punch Board. For mine I used some of the SAB paper along with the Petite Petal, Boho Blossoms and Itty Bitty Shapes punches. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments punched with the Word Window punch. I filled the bags with some mini eggs and tied them with a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe Stretch Ruffled Ribbon. If you would like to see Sam Donald's YouTube video which gives you all measurements and instructions then click here.

Thanks for stopping by

Margaret x

Card Swap with a Difference

Our card swap group has branched out into making a 3D item this month - which suits me down to the ground!!
Jane sent us a link to a YouTube video post-it note holder, made by the very talented Angie Kennedy Juda (which can be seen here) as a guide to the size it should be but, other than that, she gave us free reign to create our own version.
It was my turn to make something for Jane and I happen to know that her favourite colour is pink so I used Pink Pirouette cardstock and DSP for the holder which matched perfectly with a pink post-it note pad I already had. I used a Labels Collection Framelit to shape the front of the cover and added a (retired) label, punched with the Extra Large Oval punch. Five flowers, punched from one of the Itty Bitty Punch Pack with a tiny Basic Pearl for the centre, and a Papillon Potpourri butterfly decorated the front cover. Two small magnets keep the holder closed.

Thanks for visiting

Margaret x

Thank you for lunch!

Firstly I must explain the title of today's post. I was invited to lunch by a friend (and ex-colleague) at her house today, along with some other friends and these are the gifts I made to take along as a thank you. The box (above left) was made with the Natural Composition Specialty DSP and decorated with a flower, made with several punches (Pansy, Petite Petals, Boho Blossoms and one from the Itty Bitty Shapes pack), in Crisp Cantaloupe and some Stretch Ruffled Ribbon. This held a box of After Eight Mints. For the other ladies I made a cute little basket with the Envelope Punch Board using a tutorial which I had seen on a fellow SU demonstrators blog - Lindsey's tutorial can be found here. For this I used Baked Brown Sugar cardstock and decorated with a flower made in the same way as for the box.

The lunch was delicious and it was good to get together with friends and have a good old natter!!

Back soon

Margaret x

Treat Box & Matching Card

This is a matching treat box and card we made at a class today and the box is similar to the one I posted a few weeks ago which can be seen here. (The card was CASE'd from Jill Franchett)
The idea came about when I was doing some instructions for another box which we also made at today's class and, whilst checking them over, this idea popped into my head. The box measures approx 2" wide and 5" high so is just the right size for a few sweet treats.
It is made in Smoky Slate cardstock and decorated with DSP from the Watercolour Wonder pack. Of course it has to have some Petite Petals flowers (I don't seem to make much these days that hasn't got these little beauties on!!) and they are stamped in Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate then cut out with the co-ordinating punch. A few leaves from the Bird Builder punch and some colored paper cut with the Fringe Scissors finished the project.
If you would like to order any Stampin'Up! supplies then please do not hesitate to contact me and I'll be happy to help

Margaret x

Gift box

As promised this is the gift box I made to co-ordinate with yesterday's Simples Sunday card. (If you missed it scroll down to the previous post) It measures 3" square by 3" high.
I think it was because the sun was so bright yesterday that the cardstock looks bright lilac when it is, in fact, Perfect Plum! Anyway it matches the card and the contents so that's all that matters :0)
I made the lid with Brushed Silver cardstock and the silver stamped butterflies are from Papillon Potpourri. I wrapped some Perfect Plum Taffeta Ribbon around the box lid and added a Perfect Plum Scallop Circle matted with a Brushed Silver Circle on top. The butterflies are a stamped one and the other punched with the co-ordinating punch with three Basic Rhinestones for the body.
Would you like to see what's in it? Well it's a pretty Bath Fizzer and the wrapper matches perfectly with Perfect Plum - even if the photo doesn't look like it!

Life is still rather hectic here as my sister and I still have arrangements to make for Dad's funeral so I will be back when I can. Until next time - happy crafting!

Margaret x