FOR YOUR MISTLE "TOES"

Hello, Welcome back everyone!

Today I’m sharing a quirky last minute gift bag idea with you all.

These gift bags are great if you’re in a hurry or for that forgotten present!

 

Inside each gift bag is a Essie Nail Polish, a manicure set and a small hand lotion.

This is a cute gift idea for anyone who enjoys pretty nails or just a bit of “me time”.

 

With my nail polish gift idea sorted I wanted a cute and quirky sentiment to match,

So as I’ve done with past projects, I designed my own digital sentiment using GIMP.

 

I printed my sentiment onto a sheet of Trophee Board White Linen 240 GSM Cardstock,

This paper holds up well to printing and leaves a clean ink impression on the cardstock.

To cut out my banner tag sentiment I’ve used the Stampin’ Up! Banners Framelits Dies.

 

The printed gift bag I’m using comes from the retired Stampin’ Up! Celebration Basics Kit,

Alternatively you could also use the Kraft Tag A Bag Gift Bags or Glassine Gift Bags that

Stampin’ Up! supplies, either of these bags would work well for this project.

 

For my “untraditional” mistletoe I used the MFT Die-namics Medium Leafy Flourish die,

Die cutting the mistletoe out of some gorgeous Stampin’ Up! Gold Glimmer Paper.

 

To assemble the gift bags I’ve attached the banner sentiment and gold mistletoe to the

top of the bag using a Heidi Swapp Gold Binder Clip to hold everything firmly in place.

 

A stunning last minute gift bag idea made with minimal supplies!

I hope this gives you some inspiration for that last minute gift.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

- project supply list -

 

STAMPIN' UP!

 

Gold Glimmer Paper

Banners Framelits Dies

Celebration Basics Kit - RETIRED

 

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MY FAVORITE THINGS

 

Die-namics - Medium Leafy Flourish

 

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OTHER SUPPLIES

 

Trophee Board - White Linen 240 GSM Cardstock

Heidi Swapp - MINC Collection - Gold Binder Clips



CASOLOGY WEEK 203 - CONGRATULATIONS

 

Hello, Happy Saturday everyone!

Today’s card I created for this week’s CASology challenge,

Our cue card / challenge at CASology this week is "Congratulations".

 

 

I wanted to create a soft and elegant look for this wedding day congratulations card,

I ended up choosing Basic Gray, White Linen and Silver for today’s colour combination.

 

I started today’s project by making an A2 top folding card out of Basic Gray cardstock,

Using my We R Memory Keepers Trim & Score Board to do all my trimming and paper scoring.

 

Using My Favorite Things Die-Namics Blueprints die set 23, I die cut a banner for my sentiment out of Trophee Board White Linen cardstock, I then stamped my banner using the Best Birds Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!, stamping the word congratulations in Smoky Slate ink.

 

Next I used the My Favorite Things Die-Namics Blueprints die set 22, I then die cut a thin strip of Silver Glimmer Paper to sit under my banner, for the last of the die cutting I used the Hollyhocks die from Impression Obsession
to die cut some flowers out of Trophee Board White Linen cardstock.

 

To add a bit of interest to the card, and to help the die cut elements stand out from the card base I adhered a small messy bundle of Silver Metallic Thread under all the die cut pieces, for my last finishing touch to the card I also added a few Pearl Basic jewels around the focal area.

 

 Another quick and easy card  to make - three die cuts, thread and some pearls!
I hope you enjoyed this CAS (clean and simple) congratulations card.
 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

- SUPPLY LIST -

 

STAMPIN' UP!

 

Mini Glue Dots
Pearl Basic Jewels

Silver Glimmer Paper

Silver Metallic Thread

Basic Gray A4 Cardstock

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

Best Birds Photopolymer Stamp Set

Tombow MONO - Multipurpose Liquid Glue

 

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MY FAVORITE THINGS

 

Die-Namics Blueprints 22

Die-Namics Blueprints 23

 

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OTHER SUPPLIES

 

Impression Obsession - Hollyhocks Die Set

We R Memory Keepers - Trim & Score Board

Trophee Board - White Linen 240 GSM Paper



STAMP INK PAPER CHALLENGE #33

Welcome back, I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend so far,

Today I have a card that I created for the Stamp Ink Paper Challenge blog,

 

This week at the SIP Challenge blog we have a very fancy Colour Challenge !

Our chosen colours to use this week are Basic Black, Real Red and Gold.

 

 

As always I started off by using my We R Memory Keepers Trim & Score Board to trim down my favourite cardstock, making an A2 top folding card out of Trophee Board White Linen 240 GSM Paper.

 

Next using the My Favorite Things Blueprints 15, I took the large side angled die and die cut one panel in Basic Black cardstock and the other using some striped retired Season Of Style Designer Series Paper.

 

Using the larger heart from the Small Hearts Doily die set from Simon Says Stamp I then die cut my heart out of Basic Black cardstock, this die is a bit fiddley as you have to push out all the little bits left in the die cut but it is definitely worth the extra work as it very pretty when finished.

 

Using a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set called A Happy Thing I took the “Love Life” stamp and masked off the life so I was just left with love, I stamped this with Versamark ink to the middle of my die cut heart and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder.

 

Because I felt this card needed just that little something more I also used the banner die from the My Favorite Things Blueprints 23 to add a pop of Real Red behind the Basic Black heart doily.

 

I adhered the two large side angled die cuts down to my card front using Tombow Mono Multipurpose Liquid Glue, I then added the banner to the heart doily using more Tombow Mono Multipurpose Liquid Glue and then popped the whole thing up with a few Best Creation Large 3D Foam Tape Dots so my card wasn’t completely flat.

 

To add the gold to the card and to tie in with the gold sentiment I also added some Gold Glimmer Paper flowers made with the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. I think this gave the card a really nice elegant / romantic sort of feel - or, that’s how I see it anyway. =)

 

That’s my card all finished, I hope you like what I came up with.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,
 

- SUPPLY LIST -

 

Simon Says Stamp

 

EK Success - Powder Tool Applicator

We R Memory Keepers - Trim & Score Board

Simon Says Stamp - Small Heart Doily Die Set

Ranger - Embossing Powder Super Fine Gold

Best Creation - Large Square 3D Foam Tape Dots

 

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MY FAVORITE THINGS

 

Die-Namics Blueprints 15

Die-Namics Blueprints 23

 

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OTHER

 

 Trophee Board - White Linen 240 GSM Paper

 

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STAMPIN' UP!



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AS YOU SEE IT CHALLENGE #121

 

Hello, Happy Wednesday everyone !

This week I have a card I created for the As You See It Challenge blog.

Over at the As You See It Challenge we have a very fun and flirty sketch to work with,

I knew straight away what I wanted to create for this challenge, which is a first for me!

 

 

I decided to go with lots of ruffles, two shades of pink, and a bit of sparkle !

 

I started off by using my We R Memory Keepers Trim & Score Board to trim down some

Trophee Board White Linen 240 GSM cardstock, making an A2 top folding card.

 

Next using a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set called Hello Darling I took the “Hello Darling” stamp and stamped this with Versamark ink and then heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Black Embossing Powder.

 

To add a bit of colour to the sentiment I used my Crisp Cantaloupe Stampin' Write Marker to colour in the leaves and a little part of one of the flowers, I then used a Blender Pen and my Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad to colour the rest of the little flowers in.

 

For the little berries / circles on the sentiment I added a tiny drop of Rangers Glossy Accents and then added some Gold Stampin' Glitter just to give it a little sparkle and some more interest.

 

Using the My Favorite Things Blueprints 23, I took the scallop trim boarder and die cut four of each using Watermelon Wonder and Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock, I also cut a strip of Gold Glimmer Paper to add to the top of all my scallop trims, just to give the card some sparkle.

 

I adhered everything down using some Tombow Mono Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

 

To finish off the card and to add a bit more detail, I tied some Gold Cord Trim around the card front, overlapping the Gold Glimmer Paper and the first Watermelon Wonder scallop trim.

I really liked how this card turned out and I hope you liked what I did with the As You See It sketch.
I am also entering this card in over at The Paper Players Blog, they have a super fun Tic Tac Toe challenge going at the moment and this card ties in perfectly with it, I chose to play with the middle line, going across with Die Cuts, Pink and Girly !

 

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,
 

- SUPPLY LIST -

 

Simon Says Stamp

 

EK Success - Powder Tool Applicator

We R Memory Keepers - Trim & Score Board

Ranger - Embossing Powder Super Fine Black

Ranger - Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive

 

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MY FAVORITE THINGS

 

Die-Namics Blueprints 23

 

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OTHER

 

Trophee Board - White Linen 240 GSM Paper

 

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STAMPIN' UP!



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GOLDEN THANKS

Hello, Happy Wednesday!

Recently I did a rather large haul at My Favorite Things (MFT) and  Lil' Inker Designs (LID),

Today’s card features some of the dies I got from both companies. 

I used MFT Die-Namics Blueprints 22 as my main building block for this card,

I started by die cut some pretty pattern paper from Rosie Studios using the large one corner rounded stitched panel, taking Basic Black cardstock I die cut the awesome peek-a-boo cover up as well as a sentiment strip, I also die cut another of the sentiment stripes using some retired Moonlight DSP.

Now I could of used the circle that came in the Blueprints set but I wanted to tie in that stitched theme from the one corner rounded  piece so I took a stitched circle from LID and die cut some Blackberry Bliss cardstock, I also die cut two stitched rectangles to go behind my peek-a-boo piece, I die cut one using a Project Life Grid Card and the other using Blackberry Bliss cardstock again, I also ran the Blackberry Bliss die cut through my Cuttlebug using the Pretty Print Embossing Folder to give my card design some more interest. Lastly I took one of my favourite word dies from LID and die cut the word “Thanks” three times using Basic Black cardstock and once using Gold Foil Paper. 

 

Now for my favourite part - Assembling the card front!

Before starting I took some Basic Black cardstock and made a top folding A2 card.

Taking the large stitched pattern paper piece I adhered this straight to my card base,

I adhered the two stitched rectangles next layering them semi crisscrossed on top of each other,
I propped the Peek-a-boo die cut up on some Foam Dots to give the card some added dimension.

I glued my three Basic Black “Thanks” pieces on top of one another and added the Gold Foil Paper on the very top - this just gave it some dimension without been too much. I placed both sentiment stripes under the Thanks die cut as more of an embellishment than anything else, To finish off my card I added a few Doodlebug Design Enamel Dots and that was my card done.

 

I highly recommend checking out these two companies, they both offer really great products.
  The prices are affordable and they ship worldwide - Yeah for us crafters in New Zealand !

Thanks for reading,
 

- SUPPLY LIST -

 

 

Stampin’ up!

 

Gold Foil Sheets

Basic Black A4 Cardstock
Project Life 4" X 3" Grid Cards

Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock

Tombow MONO - Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack - RETIRED

Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - RETIRED

 

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Simon Says Stamp

 

Tombow - Adhesive Stamp Runner Tape
We R Memory Keepers - Trim & Score Board 

Best Creation - Big Circles 3D Foam Tape Dots

Doodlebug Design - Sprinkles - Enamel Dots - Beetle Black

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My Favorite Things

 

Die-Namics Blueprints 22

 

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Lil' Inker Designs

 

Thanks Word Die

Stitched Mats - Circles
Stitched Mats - Rectangles