Just Believe with Flower

A variation of the previous post, this time I used my Stampin' Write Markers to colour the image, a little more subtle than the chalks, but still a pretty effect.

I made the flower from the 5 Petal flower punch which I ran through my paper crimper a few times to break down the fibres. You can then split the flower into 2 thin layers. I then crumpled them and used 4 layers held together with a brad. I think they match the flowers on the stmaped image quite nicely.

Thanks for looking,
Kathy x

Just Believe & Blossom

I made this card when I was playing around with both my chalks (which I really should use more) and the new Build a Blossom stamp set and matching Blossom Petals punch.

I stamped the large image in Whisper White craft ink then used my chalks to colour the image, this enables me to have an image on dark card.

I finished it off with a punched blossom.

Take care,
Kathy x

Lap of Luxury Workshop #2

As anyone who knows me will say, I just can't resist purple! So as I had a pack of the gorgeous Lap of Luxury DSP, I had to do another workshop!

I made the top card as my sample, but it evolved into the second card at the workshop. This often happens when we think of ways to improve on my first design. The little notebook was made out of 2 beer mats and some sheets of Very Vanilla CS which we then bound together with my Cinch binding tool.

I have my Stampin' Up! Mum to thank for this project as she gave me a whole stack of beer mats, which came in very handy for my school's Summer Fayre, so thanks Abi!! I made some kits up to decorate these little books & sold them for £2 each, I even sold the samples!!

We also made a gift bag to hold the book in, together I think it made a lovely set.

Thanks for looking,
Kathy.

Baja Breeze Workshop

This workshop was held last month, sorry it's taken this long to show what we made.


When I first saw Baja Breeze, it was my favourite, and still is! We used some retired foiled DSP and brayered ink all over it. The vase template was used to wrap the vase (although when printing it from the template it came out smaller, so add a little depending on what printer you have.

Flowers were punched out using the Boho Blossoms punch and layered up, pearls were added to the centres. The vase was then sprayed with a gloss varnish to make it waterproof, you'll need a few layers, leaving drying time in between.

We then made a gift box to hold the vase in, decorating the top to match the vase. Finally a matching card, using one of my favourite stamp sets, Just Believe. A knot of Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon finishes it off nicely.

Thanks for looking,
Kathy. x

Lap of Luxury Workshop

These are the items made at last weeks workshop. I based the projects around the Lap of Luxury DSP and used accent stamps from Just Believe, Punch Bunch and Perfect Punches. The colour combination is Very Vanilla, Concord Crush, Pretty in Pink and Basic Grey.... very girly. I think these would make lovely Mothers Day gifts, which is coming up at the beginning of April.

I kept the projects very simple as I wanted to show off the gorgeous papers. A few punched elements and some ribbon finished them off nicely.

The card was made by embossing the acetate with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and using it as the card base, then attached a piece of DSP to the inside. I created a spine for the card with some Concord Crush CS, which I had punched using the Eyelet Border punch. This hides any adhesives used on the acetate. I used the Flower for You stamp and matching Fancy Flower punch for the focal point. The centres of the cards I used different stamps, one is from the Just Believe and the other from Punch Bunch SAB. I finished the card off with a ribbon bow (Pretty in pink Taffeta).

The notebook was covered in Concord Crush CS and a DSP panel added. This time I used the Scallop Circle punch for the base of the embellishment. One was stamped using a Perfect Punches stamp, the other left plain. The centres were the same as the card. They were finished off with some Concord Crush Stitched Poly Ribbon, which is lovely and soft not to mention a gorgous colour (I wonder why! lol).

I made a cute little post-it note keyring using a scrap of DSP, some Concord Crush CS and some punched sheets of pink Post-it notes. Top Tip - please only punch 4 or 5 sheets of post-its at a time or it will jam, and make sure you punch on the sticky end! My cropodile was strong enough to punch a hole through all the layers to fit on the keyring.

I bought the keyrings from The Range at £1.99 for 12, the notepads for £1 for 10 from Poundland and the pens were also from poundland. If any of you are thinking of doing some craft fayres, these would make lovely items to sell, especially if you put them in a pretty presentation box. 

Thanks for looking, and thanks to my ladies for another lovely evening,
Kathy. x

Christmas Teacher Gifts - 2010

Happy New Year everyone, hope you all had a fantastic Christmas & here's to a healthy (& crafty) New Year!!

Sorry they're a bit late, but here are the photos of a couple of the gifts I made for my son's teachers, I made several of these & other gifts but I forgot to take photos of them. I suppose my New Years resolution should be take photos of everything before I give them away!

I did 4 of these, each in diferent colourways, they hold a notebook which is ideal for shopping lists (or Stampin' Up! wishlists!) a little calendar & some post-it notes. I bought the notebooks in Poundland at £1 for six & I only used a few post-it's or the folder wouldn't have shut properly. The folders shut using a set of self-adhesive magnets.

Lastly, I added a pencil holder, the holder was made from a template designed by Nicole Heady for Papertreyink, so thanks Nicole for such a great idea. You can download Nicole's fab pencil holder with her version of a notepad cover here.


Some stamping, buttons & ribbon finished the projects off, hope you like them.
Take care,
Kathy. x