Criss Cross Card

At our Alveston Class this month we made this cute little "Criss Cross" card, I re-designed the original tutorial so that you can make two card bases from one sheet of A4 cardstock.

Our colour combo is Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and Pear Pizzazz.  We used the stamp set "Cottage Garden" to create our 3D flowers and with this being a 2 Step Stampin' set the stamp-a-ma-ijg was in full use!!  Such a pretty set consisting of 7 stamps which includes a gift tag, butterfly and greeting images.

So you write your message on the interior "tab" which comes right out of it's pocket.

We used the Big Shot with the "Square Lattice" Embossing Folder on our Marina Mist triangles which gave a lovely textured finish.

The leaf shape is from one of the Sizzlits Dies called "Little Leaves".

To finish off we added Basic Pearls to the centres of our flowers, quite cute!!

Patchwork!

I have been getting so much use out of my new Big Shot Machine, and on this card I used two different Dies and two Embossing Folders.

I had some scraps of "Springtime Vintage" DSP so I punched out random square using the 1 1/4" Square Punch and stuck them onto a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock.  I ran this through the Big Shot Machine with the "Top Note" Die to create my lovely shaped panel.

I next placed this die cut Top Note into the "Square Lattice" Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot which created this gorgeous piece of textured "Patchwork", it is so pretty in real life, the photo does it no justice!

I die cut the flowers using the Bigz XL die called "Fun Flowers" and ran the Not Quite Navy one through the Big Shot inside the "Vintage Wallpaper" Embossing Folder along with the flower centre.  The effect these Embossing Folders create are just stunning, a very deep embossed finish.

The greeting is from "Cottage Garden" punched out with the new "Decorative Label" Punch.  So not much stamping on this one but a very quick and easy card to put together and very beautiful too!

Pillow Box

Hi everyone and Happy Friday, yayyy!

I thought I would share this cute Pillow Box that I created recently.  These are great for holding little gifts such as chocolate or sweet treats or even Jewellery.

The flower and tag stamps are from "Cottage Garden" a gorgeous "2 Step Stampin' Set" which requires the use of the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  You can find this set on Page 53 of the Catalogue, Item No. 120003 £15.95 for Clear Mount or 117068 for Wood Mount.  It contains 7 lovely stamps one of them being a beautiful greeting "Love Life and it will Love you back".

My colour combination is Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.  The flowers are all inked with Marina Mist and inked only once but stamped three times to create three different shades.  The outline flower image which is the second part of the "2 Step Stampin' Process" is inked with Early Espresso.  I added adhesive Pearls to the centres which are so pretty.

The tag image was stamped and then punched out using the Large Tag Punch (IB&C Page No. 106, Item No. 119876 £14.25), I just love how the punches work with the stamp sets, it makes such light work of everything!

I used the "So Swirly" Jumbo Wheel to create a background pattern on my box, for this I used the same colour ink as my card which is Crumb Cake.

The DSP (Designer Series Paper) around the centre of the box is from the Subtles Stack, of course this is Marina Mist to co-ordinate with my stamped flowers and it was layered with Early Espresso Cardstock.  To finish I tied a knot with Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon.

If you would like to see how this is all put together, why not book yourself a Party, invite your friends around and I will do the rest!  You will also have the opportunity as a hostess to earn some great exclusive free products!

Making Gifts and Cards Class

After receiving a swap from Hayley at our Quarterly Meeting in February I just couldn't resist having a go for my 3D project at the Alveston Making Gifts & Cards Class. 

So this is my design, Hayleys swap used "Bliss" stamps which was beautiful, you can see it here.   It is so sweet, holding 3 Ferrero Rocher for your loved one or perfect as a gift for Mother's Day and really quite quick to assemble!  Everyone loved it at the class so thank you Hayley for your inspiration! 

I used the large ornate stamp from "Bliss" for the first stamped layer then added the wording from "Cottage Garden" in Early Espresso Ink over the top.  The flowers were inked in Marina Mist, only inking once but stamping three times so that you get different tones of the same colour.  This is a 2-step Stampin' set so you will need a Stamp-a-ma-jig to help you.  You stamp the solid image first in a paler colour, then use the outline stamp with a darker colour ink to complete your image.  The sweet little butterly is also included in the set and it is soooo easy to hand cut!

To embellish our box we added a bow made from the 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in co-ordinating Marina Mist and some of the Basic Pearls which worked lovely with the stamped images.

If you would like to have a go at creating some lovely little 3D gifts and projects then why not give me a call to book in at one of my classes on 07717 068909 or email me at stampinkerry@aol.com.