Something a little different

Well the LIM challenge today, to use metal, is definitely outside my comfort zone! I racked my brains for this challenge - should I use brads, heat embossing, some sort of charm - but none of these really inspired me. Then I suddenly remembered that a while back I'd bought a sheet of thin metal (which actually didn't work for the project I needed it for!) so I hunted that down and came up with this card. Being a Teaching Assistant in Science means that whenever I think of mixing metal with papercrafting I immediately think of magnets so this is where my 'something a little different' comes in - I made the 'Mr & Mrs' panel in the centre into a fridge magnet!! (see picture bottom right - stuck on my conservatory heater)
I used framelits from Apothecary Accents to cut out the aperture and also the 'Mr & Mrs' which had been stamped, with a now retired stamp, in Silver Encore ink. A piece of metal was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder and positioned behind the aperture panel. The congratulations banner was stamped with an Itty Bitty Banners sentiment and cut with the co-ordinating framelit and the metal flowers punched with an Itty Bitty Shapes punch. A few leaves from the Bird Builder punch and some Basic Rhinestones were added to finish the card.
The fridge magnet was made by cutting several shapes from fairly stiff card then glued together to give a much sturdier panel.

Have a great weekend and I'll be back soon

Margaret x

Pop'n'Cuts Gift Card Holder

Back as promised with another project made with the Pop'n'Cuts die (the idea is from a YouTube video by Diane Dimich - see yesterday's post for the link)
This time it's a gift card holder, but money fits in it equally well, and a significantly nicer way to present it than in an envelope!! For this I have used Cherry Cobbler cardstock, ink, ribbon and DSP (retired) with stamps from Papillon Potpourri, Itty Bitty Banners and Sweetly Framed ( a hostess set). The oval inside was cut with an Ovals Collection Framelit die.
These are so easy to make with the die but, if you don't have the die, they could be made by hand using just a rectangle of cardstock. I have a feeling I will be making a few of these to use up some of the mountain of retired cardstock and DSP that are lurking in my craft room :0)
Back tomorrow to show you the third project from the die.

Matching Pair

This is another matching set which was one of the projects we made at a class I held last week. The treat holder holds three Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
I used the Oval dies (available in the Spring Mini) to make both the card and the outside of the treat holder and a small open top box held the chocolates inside the Scallop Ovals. The colours used are Perfect Plum and Certainly Celery for the leaves, which were punched with the Bird Builder punch. The flowers are a stamp from Bloomin' Marvelous, the sentiment on the card from Bring on the Cake and the sentiment on the box is one from Itty Bitty Banners cut with the co-ordinating die. Perfect Plum Taffeta ribbon and some Basic Rhinestones were used for the finishing touches.

If you would like to order any of these products, or any others in the current catalogues, please do not hesitate to contact me, and don't forget you only have until 22nd March to get those free SAB goodies with a spend of £45.